Family foundations are uniquely capable of contributing fresh strategies in responding to society’s perplexing challenges. They are intrinsically entrepreneurial organizations capable of thinking “outside the box” and they tend to create uniquely safe places for grantees to experiment and innovate.

Families tend to bring highly relational dynamics to their grant making, not merely viewing grants through a transactional lens. They seek to know their grantees and are often deeply engaged with them. We see this as a “secret sauce” in grant making as families bring much more than money to their philanthropy. Families make very special contributions through their shared philanthropic experiences.

This requires family engagement, often across multiple generations. However, facilitating effective family engagement can be less than straightforward and exceedingly complex. This is an area of special expertise within Edge Philanthropy and one to which we are deeply committed. We believe in the inherent special value of family philanthropy and strive to assure the engagement of families in philanthropic practice is productive, effective, and rewarding. One of the most important benefits of family philanthropy is the joy of working together in creating a better world and witnessing the wonderful outcomes realized.

We believe families engaged in shared philanthropic experience should enjoy these benefits as they contribute to an ever-improving society. Contact Edge today to learn how we can help your family with its philanthropic activities.