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Measuring the Success of Your Family
For 2023, consider making some adjustments for your family. I often say that one of the simple ways to measure the success…
Start with Your Family Stories
Building great family culture starts with stories. Brad Grey of Walking the Text teaches a simple truth: in Jewish families, from birth…
How Do You Measure Family Wealth?
When we think about wealth, we usually think of financial wealth. But I submit that family wealth includes an additional range of…
What Does It Take To Be Generous?
It was late. I was tired and cold. It was Monday night in the airport, and I was trying to get home.
Remember, It Was Their First Time
I am often invited to step into family generational transitions. Inevitably, I encounter some feelings of discontent about the failings of the…
The Most Generous Person You Know
Do you know someone that is extremely generous? What makes you view them as generous, and what other words would you use to…
The Drawbacks of Woke Philanthropy
No doubt you’ve heard about “woke” this and that. I’ve watched developments in the world of “woke capitalism” with concern, especially as…
Is Philanthropy A Form of Free Speech?
I came across this fascinating interview sometime last year and am finally getting around to sharing it here. Philanthropy Roundtable interviewed Nadine…
Why Multi-Generational Family Matters
I speak often on the multi-generational view of family. For many it’s a new concept, but I have yet to have anyone…
What’s The Best Gift You’ve Ever Received?
What’s the best gift you’ve ever been given? Not necessarily the most extravagant, or the most costly, but the best gift? For me, it…
The Surprise Christmas Blessing
My father died a week before Christmas. I was just 12 years old. My mom was left with six kids to raise…