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Scenario

When family foundation leaders clash over mission and legacy

Our family foundation has been running for three generations and my cousins and I are supposed to take over, but we have completely different visions for what the work should be — some want to modernize everything, others want to preserve our grandfather's original mission, and we're stuck in meetings where everyone's polite but nothing gets decided. The staff is starting to lose faith in our leadership.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A family's shared commitment to continuing their philanthropic work is being tested by generational differences and competing visions of impact.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Work as legacy — when the work outlasts you?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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