Over the last seventeen years of working with next generation donors, their families and their advisors, we have had the privilege of learning about their giving traditions and strategies for doing good in the world. These ideas inspired us to collect and share meaningful and family bonding activities your kids...
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...AUTHOR: By Paul Tough (Mariner Books, 2012) REVIEWER: Lindsey Bodner, Executive Director, The Naomi Prawer Kadar Foundation BOOK LINK: https://www.amazon.com/How-Children-Succeed-Curiosity-Character/dp/0544104404 REVIEW: This readable 231 page book written by education journalist Paul Tough explores the vastly divergent educational outcomes that are the product of income inequality in the United States. The...
by Charles W. Collier, Harvard University, 2007 A call to families to think deeply about the fundamental questions surrounding wealth and its effect on a family, offering ways in which to plan and act with regard to both wealth and family.
...Lisa Parker Provides tips for families on how to celebrate the holidays in a meaningful way and how to impart lessons of giving and generosity to children during the holiday season.
...AUTHOR: Ellen Miley Perry (Egremont Press, 2012) REVIEWER: Sharna Goldseker, Executive Director, 21/64 BOOK LINK: https://goo.gl/JmrbpD REVIEW: A mentor and founder of the field of family wealth advising, Jay Hughes, recently sent me a copy of Ellen Miley Perry’s A Wealth of Possibilities: Navigating Family, Money, and Legacy. Because it...
AUTHOR: Brené Brown (Gotham, 2012) REVIEWER: Danielle Oristian York, Managing Director, 21/64 BOOK LINK: https://goo.gl/sJUs3J REVIEW: In a culture and a profession where we like to fix or prevent vulnerability, Brené Brown and her book Daring Greatly reminds me of how our struggles make us who we are. I saw...
AUTHOR: Pauline Boss (Harvard University Press, November 2000) REVIEWER: Barbara Feinberg, Life Coach/Psychotherapist, Futures BOOK LINK: https://www.amazon.com/Ambiguous-Loss-Learning-Unresolved-Grief/dp/0674003810 REVIEW: Barbara Feinberg, LISW-S, IMFT is a life coach/psychotherapist and certified 21/64 trainer and consultant with particular expertise in the emotional impact of wealth. Her clients have a wide range of issues, many...
AUTHOR: James E. Hughes, Jr., Susan E. Massenzio, and Keith Whitaker (Bloomberg Press, 2012) REVIEWER: Dawn Franks, President, Your Philanthropy BOOK LINK: https://goo.gl/V2WocD REVIEW: The Cycle of the Gift should be required reading for anyone working with families of wealth. It is a remarkable book focused on the work necessary...
AUTHOR: James Grubman Ph.D. (FamilyWealth Consulting, 2013) REVIEWER: Jillian Wagenheim, Founder & Principal, Sertus Consulting BOOK LINK: https://goo.gl/CW2pZ7 REVIEW: Strangers in Paradise, written by psychologist and wealth advisor, James Grubman, is a captivating look at how families cope with wealth across generations. In his book, Grubman theorizes that, much like...
