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Organizations and Publications:

Association of Small Foundations is committed to building and strengthening small foundation philanthropy by providing top quality, timely, practical, member-driven programs to all foundations with few or no staff. One of the Association's resources is Foundation in A Box, with lots of foundation materials, available at http://www.foundationinabox.org. The organization also hosts a Trustee leadership seminar for the Next Generation. (Holli Rivera, 888-212-992, http://www.smallfoundations.org)

Council on Foundations is a national membership association for grantmakers and offers educational publications, national conferences and trainings. The Council sponsors a yearly conference on family foundations, and organizes a Next Generation Retreat. (Karen Green, 202-467-0407, http://www.cof.org) The Council on Foundations offers a number of family philanthropy publications. Here is a partial list:

- Family Foundation Library Series (includes Family Issues, Governance, Grantmaking, Management)
- Family Foundations: Now – and Forever?
- Family Foundation Retreat Guide
- The Family Advisor: Generational Succession
- The Family Advisor: Trustee Orientation
- The Giving Family: Raising Our Children To Help Others
- The Succession Workbook: Continuity Planning for Family Foundations

National Center for Family Philanthropy encourages families and individuals to create and sustain their philanthropic missions. Offers educational materials, research and programs. (Jason Born, 202-293-3424, http://www.ncfp.org) NCFP offers a number of family philanthropy publications. Here is a partial list:

- Opportunity of a Lifetime: Young Adults in Family Philanthropy
- Splendid Legacy: The Guide To Creating Your Family Foundation
- Successful Succession: Inspiring and Preparing New Generations of Charitable Leaders
- Voyage of Discovery: A Planning Workbook for Philanthropic Families

Regional Association of Grantmakers are nonprofit membership associations of private and community foundations, corporations, individuals and others committed to strengthening philanthropy in the geographic areas in which they operate, within the United States. (See http://www.givingforum.org/about/index.html for links to regional associations around the country.)