Tony MacklinAvoiding Avoidance: Managing Healthy Family ConflictAvoiding conflict can often seem like the easiest path to take, but if families are to truly practice effective family philanthropy, they…Feb 28, 2023Feb 28, 2023
Tony MacklinBuilding and Maintaining Successful Board Chair-CEO Relationships“Will you let the other person be a whole person-be who they really are?”Jan 19, 2023Jan 19, 2023
Tony MacklinSupporting Systems ChangeOriginally published at https://www.ncfp.org on December 7, 2022.Dec 7, 2022Dec 7, 2022
Tony MacklinNew Resources for Private Foundations and their Donors“How much should we spend?” It’s a fundamental question for founders and boards of private foundations. Finding an answer becomes more…Sep 14, 2020Sep 14, 2020
Tony MacklinNew Resources for Those Serving Giving FamiliesThe late summer and early fall were a bounty harvest of new information useful for advisors, consultants, and staff to wealthy…Nov 6, 2019Nov 6, 2019
Tony MacklinMonthly Musings — Sep. 2018: Anonymous Giving and Transparent GrantmakingPrimary audience — donors and their advisorsSep 5, 2018Sep 5, 2018
Tony MacklinMonthly Musings — Aug. 2018I’m jumping back into blogging through a new monthly series reflecting on things I’ve recently read, seen, or worked on. I’ll identify the…Aug 6, 2018Aug 6, 2018
Tony MacklinWhat does your family need your foundation (or DAF) to be?Congratulations! You have a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) or Family Foundation, perhaps set up by your advisors in response to changing tax…Mar 7, 2018Mar 7, 2018
Tony MacklinThe Charitable Question, R.I.P.?Dear friends in philanthropic advising — you community foundations, planned giving councils, Chartered Advisers in Philanthropy, Purposeful…Feb 2, 2018Feb 2, 2018