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Seven Key Lessons in Strategic PhilanthropySeven Key Lessons in Strategic Philanthropy

What works, and what doesn’t.

Bruce DeBoskey, Philanthropic Strategist

August 19, 2019

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Nine years ago, I began working closely with families, family offices, businesses and public and private foundations. My goal was (and is) to help them achieve greater impact for themselves and their communities through philanthropy.

In the years since, the field of strategic philanthropy has evolved significantly. In addition, I’ve learned valuable lessons about what works—and what doesn’t. Although truly strategic philanthropy is highly individualized, some lessons are universal.

Bruce DeBoskey, J.D., is a philanthropic strategist working across the U.S. with The DeBoskey Group to help families, businesses, foundations, and family offices design and implement thoughtful philanthropic strategies and actionable plans. He is a frequent keynote speaker at conferences and workshops on philanthropy. Visit deboskeygroup.com

About the Author

Bruce DeBoskey

Philanthropic Strategist, The DeBoskey Group

Bruce DeBoskey, J.D., is a Colorado-based Philanthropic Strategist with The DeBoskey Group, a national consulting practice founded in 2010 to help businesses, individuals, families, and foundations design and implement thoughtful philanthropic strategies to achieve meaningful impact for themselves and their communities.

He writes a nationally-syndicated column “On Philanthropy” appearing initially in the Denver Post and then distributed to over 600 newspapers and other news outlets across the U.S. and abroad, is the Dean of Philanthropy for the Purposeful Planning Institute, and a Certified 21/64 Trainer. Bruce served for nearly nine years as the Anti-Defamation League’s Mountain States Regional Director, and before that, as a Colorado civil litigator. He holds a B.A. from Indiana University and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.