Rich Kids & Philanthropy Training

Filed in archive Hedgetalk on July 3, 2007

RESOURCE GENERATION, based in New York, runs annual retreats called "Making Money Make Change." More than 60 young people ages 18 to 35 attend the sessions, which focus on the political, technical, and personal aspects of using financial resources to pursue social change. Monthly dinners in cities across the country allow members to talk about how to make their money do good. In February two Resource Generation alumni, Alison Goldberg and Karen Pittelman, will release a guidebook, Creating Change Through Family Philanthropy: The Next Generation, published by Brooklyn (N.Y.)-based Soft skull Press.

Then there's GrandStreet, operated by 21/64, part of the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies. At its sessions, leaders toss out terms such as "justice" and "compassion" to prompt discussions among participants about what matters to them. The dozen or so members of each group are encouraged to keep in touch through regular meetings, conversations, and even trips during the year.

More here; Young Donors In Training