Creating Change Through Family Philanthropy (CCTFP)
Programs and resources for young people who want to transform their own family funds, and the field of family philanthropy, to support social change

Current Programming | RG Delegation | CCTFP Listserv
History of CCTFP | Media/ Press

“At my first Creating Change Through Family Philanthropy conference, I remember meeting people and thinking, "There are actually other people out there whose families have foundations??" I had no idea. I thought I was a really odd duck….Being a part of this community has made me see how much my active involvement in the foundation can significantly impact social change. The program has given me leadership skills and confidence to make my voice louder within the foundations in which I am a part, and has dramatically increased my abilities as a strong, effective, and valued board member. I am really grateful for this community, which I find to be consistently inspiring.”
- Zoe Estrin, General Service Foundation

Through our Family Philanthropy Program, Resource Generation is:

• Engaging more young people in family philanthropy
• Inspiring and offering tools for young people to relate their social change values to their family giving
• Building community among progressive young people involved in family giving

CCTFP seeks to help young people by addressing the following questions:

• What strategies can I use to bring new topics to the table and have a voice?
• How does my family’s relationship impact the ways we give together?
• What are the skills I need to be a more effective board member?
• How can I look critically at questions of history, legacy and mission?
• How can I incorporate social change giving strategies into my family’s philanthropy?

Current CCTFP Programming
The Council on Foundations (COF) brings together leaders in institutional philanthropy from around the country, representing over $280 billion in collective assets. Over the last three years, Resource Generation, along with organizational partners, has played a key role at the COF Family Philanthropy conferences, creating Next Gen programming and being an advocate for social change philanthropy values within this powerful and influential space. This year, RG is growing our presence within COF and using the occasion of the COF Philanthropy Summit as an opportunity to build momentum for the future of our Creating Change Through Family Philanthropy program. [top]

May 3 - 7, 2008: RG Delegation to the 2008 Council on Foundations Philanthropy Summit. Washington, DC.
Join a delegation of RG staff, board and constituents to the Council on Foundations (COF) Summit. There will be a Next Generation Retreat for Family Members, Generational Leadership sessions, Emerging Leaders and Social Justice Philanthropy receptions, Emerging Leader Salons and much more. This is our opportunity to build community, share our stories and leverage our access to support and advocate for social change philanthropy.

For more information about the Generational Leadership program check out: www.philanthropysummit.org/emerging or check out the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12927116214

Click here for more information about the RG delegation

How can I get involved in the delegation?

• Contact Mike Gast, mike(at)resourcegeneration.org to RSVP, ask questions and receive more information
• Register at www.philanthropysummit.org
• Join a COF delegation informational conference call, March 14th, 8pm EST! RSVP to Mike for the call-in information.
• Fund another Next Gen leader to go to the Summit by contacting Rusty Stahl at EPIP, rusty@epip.org

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Join the CCTFP Listserve at http://groups.google.com/group/familyphilanthropy. The purpose of the list serve is to share information, articles, events and stories about creating change through family philanthropy. It is a non-solicitation space.

Check out Creating Change Through Family Philanthropy the book!
Many families are looking for ways to engage the "next generation" in philanthropy. But for next generation members, getting involved raises complicated questions. How can they bring their values to the table? How can they move more resources to social justice? Complete with personal stories and exercises, this guide gives young people the tools they need to not just participate, but help transform the field itself.

While written specifically for young people ages 15-35, this guide is also an essential resource for all those who work with wealthy families, from philanthropic advisors to financial managers to non-profit fundraisers.

Find out more and order a copy today at www.changephilanthropy.org

“When I started being involved with Resource Generation, my parents had just made an offer to their three children: If one of us would administer the foundation, they would more than double the endowment. I really wanted to do it, but it seemed daunting to take on this role and move so fully into being public about my wealth and access. So I called Allison Goldberg, Donor Education Coordinator at RG. Having her support and the support of others at RG gave me the confidence and tools I needed to take on this new role with intention, strategic analysis and passion. Five years later it is hard to imagine having made a different choice--we have grown from giving away around $70,000/year to giving away around $270,000/year and providing technical assistance, making strategic grants and building long-term, sustained partnerships with a number of amazing grassroots groups.”
- Tracy Burt, Burt Family Foundation

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History of CCTFP Program
Since 2001, Resource Generation has developed programs specifically for young people with wealth who are involved, or who want to be involved, in their families’ foundations.  In 2003, 2005 and 2006, RG organized successful Creating Change Through Family Philanthropy (CCTFP) conferences, with over 100 total participants. In 2007, former staff Alison Goldberg and Karen Pittleman wrote the CCTFP Book, bringing together much of the learning, stories and insights developed over the previous years. Since 2005, RG has co-facilitated and organized the Next Gen Retreat for Family Members at the annual Council on Foundations Family Philanthropy conference in partnership with 21/64.  RG staff and constituents have written and been featured in many articles and spoken on numerous panels on the subject of Next Gen philanthropy, intergenerational giving, social change philanthropy and more. Through a partnership with Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP), RG has also offered programming to foster dialogue across roles within in the Next Gen philanthropic community (staff and trustees). [top]

For Media/Press
Are you interested in interviewing an inspiring young person involved in their families’ foundation?
Do you need an article about Next Gen family philanthropy in your newspaper, newsletter or book?

Articles

• Mobilizing Young Progressive Philanthropists by Alison Goldberg. National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Quarterly, Summer 2002.
• Opportunity of a Lifetime: Young Adults in Family Philanthropy by Alison Goldberg. National Center for Family Philanthropy, Vol. 3.4, 2002.
• Social Change and How its Done by Alison Goldberg. Foundation News, Vol. 43, No. 3, May/June 2002

Click here For additional RG press.

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Common Questions
How do you define a young person involved in their family funds?
Any young person, 35 and under, who is involved in organized family giving. This can be through a family foundation, donor advised fund, donor circle or other giving strategy.

What is Social Change Philanthropy?
Social change philanthropy focuses on the root causes of social, economic and environmental injustices.  It strives to include the people who are impacted by those injustices as decision-makers. It also aims to make the field of philanthropy more accessible and diverse.  In social change philanthropy, foundations are accountable, transparent and responsive in their grantmaking.  Donors and foundations act as allies to social justice movements by contributing, not only monetary resources, but their time, knowledge, skills and access.

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