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Forward Thinking

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Welcome to Forward Thinking, a podcast from Foundation Source. The best ideas in philanthropy aren’t always the tried and true. Trailblazing entrepreneurs and next generation philanthropists are transforming the sector with inspiring ideas and innovative strategies. Join us as we explore the advice, experience and insights of some of the creative minds shaping our collective future.

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My Father’s Shadow

Featuring Author Christina Lewis Halpern

A parent’s success, fame, and achievement can be a complicated legacy for the next generation. Author Christina Lewis Halpern lost her father, Reginald F. Lewis, the famed entrepreneur and, at the time of his death, the richest black man in America. In this conversation, Christina shares her struggles and ultimate triumphs, as well as how philanthropy helped her forge a powerful identity of her own.

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October 3, 2016
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Succession Happens

Featuring Mary Galeti

Mary Galeti shares how her family’s foundation became a tool for legacy and personal discovery after the deaths of the Tecovas Foundation’s founder and two family trustees. She provides a millennial lens to tackling issues that many next-generation successors of family foundations will ultimately face: finding one’s voice as a leader, navigating family dynamics, and uniting multi-generational members in shared purpose.

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August 7, 2016
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Women in Philanthropy

Featuring Jacki Zehner, Chief Engagement Officer of Women Moving Millions and President of The Jacqueline and Gregory Zehner Foundation, and Dr. Debra Mesch, Director of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute

Increasingly, women are rising as leaders in philanthropy. They’re creating their own wealth, establishing private foundations, and collaborating with their philanthropic peers. In this podcast, we hear from two extraordinary women who are transforming the sector through research and convening power. Together, Jacki Zehner, Chief Engagement Officer of Women Moving Millions and President of The Jacqueline and Gregory Zehner Foundation, and Dr. Debra Mesch, Director of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute discuss gender differences in giving and their significance as more women take the helm affecting social change.

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August 6, 2016
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Built to Last: A 4th Generation Foundation Still Going Strong

Featuring Peter Haas, a fellow of the Haas family’s William Penn Foundation

What does it take to keep a foundation vital and effective for more than four generations? The Haas family’s William Penn Foundation, a recipient of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, has been improving the quality of life in Philadelphia for more than 70 years—and it’s not slowing down. In this episode, we talk to Peter Haas, a fellow of the Foundation established by his great-grandparents, Otto and Phoebe Haas. He shares his family’s tips for success and explains how they’ve engaged foundation members to build an enduring philanthropic legacy.

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August 6, 2016