Generation Impact (eBook)

SHARNA GOLDSEKER is today's leading expert on next generation and multigenerational family philanthropy. A next gen donor herself, she offers a trusted insider's perspective. As Founder of 21/64, a nonprofit practice serving philanthropic and family enterprises, Sharna has created the industry's gold standard tools for transforming how philanthropic families define their values, collaborate, and govern. MICHAEL MOODY helps people navigate today's complex world of giving and social innovation. He holds the world's first-ever endowed chair for family philanthropy, the Frey Foundation Chair at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University. A well-known commentator on the vital role that philanthropy plays in our lives, he is coauthor of Understanding Philanthropy: Its Meaning and Mission and The Philanthropy Reader.

Preface to the Updated and Expanded Edition xvii

Acknowledgements xxxi

1 Introduction: The Most Significant Philanthropists Ever 1

Part One The Impact Revolution

2 Show Me the Impact 23
Feature: Daniel Lurie

3 Changing Strategies for a New Golden Age 43
Feature: Mary Galeti

4 Why Not Innovate? 67
Features: Justin Rockefeller, Scott Belsky

Part Two Going All In

5 The "Do Something" Generation 99
Features: Victoria Rogers, Hannah Quimby

6 More Than an ATM 125
Features: Jenna Segal, Hadi Partovi

7 Inspirational Peer Pressure 151
Feature: Jenna Weinberg

Part Three Respectful Revolutionaries

8 Living Values Seamlessly 175
Features: John Rutherford Seydel III, Justin Rockefeller

9 On the Shoulders of Giants 193
Features: Alexander Soros, John Rutherford Seydel III

10 Fielding a Multigenerational Team 215
Feature: Katherine Lorenz

11 Next Gen Philanthropic Identity 239
Feature: Sara Ojjeh

12 Conclusion: Making the Most of the Golden Age of Giving 263

Best Practices for Engaging Generation Impact

Appendix A: Best Practices for Nonprofits and Fundraisers 279
Features: Sarah Arenstein, David Muehlke, Emily Davis

Appendix B: Best Practices for Families 329
Features: Zach Whitten, John Rutherford Seydel III, Anne Swayne

Appendix C: Best Practices for Advisors 373
Features: Matthew Goldman, Ashley Blanchard

Appendix D: Discussion Guide 405

Appendix E: Methods and Data 433

Notes 447

About The Authors 461

Index 463