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Family foundations represent an enduring way to impart a philanthropic vision across generations, requiring thoughtful planning in a changing environment. In this recorded webinar, Foundation Source experts Jeannea Varrichio and Robyn Hullihan discuss the legal considerations and strategic approaches family foundation leaders use to build a philanthropic legacy that lasts. The conversation explores planning for institutional perpetuity, engaging future generations, preparing new leadership, and developing giving programs.

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How to Incorporate Philanthropy Into Your Practice – Key Takeaways

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This resource highlights key takeaways from the webinar, focusing on how family foundation leaders can intentionally build and sustain a philanthropic legacy. It highlights considerations around defining legacy and donor intent, planning for perpetuity and succession, engaging future generations, and building governance structures that allow for flexibility as family dynamics…
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How to Incorporate Philanthropy Into Your Practice – Q&A

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This Q&A features highlights from the discussion with Foundation Source experts on building a philanthropic legacy through a family foundation. It addresses practical questions around perpetuity, governance, engaging the next generation, preserving founder intent, and balancing legal considerations with strategic approaches to create structures that endure for generations.
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ABOUT FOUNDATION SOURCE

Foundation Source is the leading provider of philanthropic software and services. A pioneer in philanthropic technology, Foundation Source is the partner of choice for integrated, enterprise-grade solutions spanning private foundations, donor-advised funds and planned giving programs. Its flexible suite of tools and resources include end-to-end administrative support for the most popular charitable vehicles, specialized compliance, tax, development and consulting capabilities, and deep domain expertise to help maximize impact, mitigate risk, and improve efficiency for all parts of the philanthropic ecosystem. Foundation Source works with donors, nonprofits, wealth advisors and financial institutions to launch, enhance or augment charitable initiatives with turnkey, white-label and outsourced offerings that meet a wide range of philanthropic objectives quickly, professionally, and compliantly.

As of December 31, 2025, Foundation Source supports more than 5,600 private foundations, 20,000 DAF accounts, and 1,700 nonprofits, administers more than $55 billion in charitable assets and facilitate more than 190,000 grants and planned gifts representing more than $4 billion in charitable aid annually.

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