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July 8, 2025
11:00am to 12:00pm
PDT

How does your family philanthropy define and cultivate a legacy? What is the desired impact of your giving and who do you hope will contribute to it? At what stage do you bring participants into the work — including the next generation — and engage them in a meaningful way? We’ll explore these...

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April 8, 2025
11:00am to 12:00pm
PDT

What philanthropic vehicles are available to family philanthropies? Which are best suited to support your mission and goals, and what is the value of employing multiple vehicles?

In this session we will discuss the benefits (and limitations), flexibility and potential impact of each...

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March 11, 2025
11:00am to 12:00pm
PDT

In light of your philanthropic goals and values, what governance structures and legal implications should you consider? How can effective governance support and sustain effective, compliant and mission-driven family philanthropy foundations?

This session will go beyond regulatory...

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December 2024 | The Giving Practice

Funder Collaboratives. Everyone wants to do it. But starting and sustaining one can be an uphill climb. 

In this post, we’re excited to share our observations, reflections and lessons learned based on our experiences of engaging in, leading, and holding space for funder collaboratives....

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November 2024 | The Giving Practice

When Brenda Solórzano first joined Headwaters as the founding CEO in 2017, she knew she wanted to do philanthropy differently. “I had a vision to create an entire organization that is rooted in the notion of ceding power, creating more equitable ways to work together and being in authentic...

Brenda Solórzano on Building a Trust-Based Organization. Reflections on 7 1/2 years at Headwaters Foundation.
June 2024 | The Giving Practice

For nearly 25 years, TGP senior advisors have been designing and facilitating strategy projects for a wide range of clients from small family and community foundations to large private foundations, philanthropy serving organizations (PSOs) and funder collaboratives. 

Across our team, we...

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May 23, 2024 to October 29, 2024
9:00am to 12:00pm
PDT

This cohort is designed to be a space for senior leaders in foundations to step into their personal leadership and drive impact in their spheres of influence.

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