Interview by Ellie Frey Zagel
What You Will Discover:
– How family philanthropy and family foundations are growing exponentially in the USA.
– The impact that family philanthropy can have on social issues beyond just financial resources.
– Why there are so many cynical misconceptions about private philanthropy.
– Some of the most common misconceptions around family foundations being self-serving, opaque, only for the extremely rich, et cetera.
– What Bob, through his work as a researcher, is doing to disprove these misconceptions.
– How we can help the public see family philanthropy in a new way.
– What Bob means when he talks about shame-based philanthropy.
– Where the best family foundations and philanthropists set themselves apart from the rest in how they serve.
– The differences we’re seeing in transitioning wealth between generations of philanthropic families over the past few decades.
– How Philanthropy is changing with the introduction of the involvement of the millennial generation.
