We are very excited to present the findings of our white paper “Philanthropy in the Family Office: A Global Perspective” during the Global Family Office Community gathering of family offices and their staff on June 2, 2015 in London.
The comprehensive report discusses philanthropy in the family office and trends around next gen giving, social impact investing, and women & philanthropy WHILE providing plenty of questions to get the conversation started…or help improve existing philanthropy.
A few tidbits include:
- Global philanthropy is not uniform but rich in its diversity. Trying to impose uniformity in defining global practices may marginalize some cultures and local practices.
- Some reported noticing a trend globally toward strategic philanthropy; however, in many parts of the world, there is still no common definition or practice of strategic philanthropy. Many families are still relatively less structured in their giving–especially in the first and second generation, they tend to be more impulsive givers.
- People the world over still prefer privacy in their giving. In most countries, people are private about their wealth and giving. The U.S. is the anomaly, and in the last three decades, it has become more accepted to discuss philanthropy openly; however many donors and private foundations still prefer to remain anonymous.
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See you in London!
thank you Suzanne,
i look forward to reading this paper and sorry I did not know about it for a few people I know in the UK.
Best regards,
margaret