Philanthropy Roundtable

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The Philanthropy Roundtable was established by the Bradley Foundation to help facilitate conservative grantmaking.

1 About the Roundtable
2 History
3 Board of directors
4 Funding
5 External links

[edit] About the Roundtable

"The Philanthropy Roundtable is a national association of more than 600 conservative individual donors, corporate giving representatives, foundation staff and trustees, and trust and estate officers. Its Associates include donors who are involved in philanthropy on a professional basis, as well as individual donors for whom giving is a serious avocation.

"The Roundtable is founded on the principle that voluntary private action offers the best means of addressing many of society's needs, and that a vibrant private sector is critical to generating the wealth that makes philanthropy possible. Its work is motivated by the belief that philanthropy is most likely to succeed when it focuses not on grand social designs, but on individual achievement, and where it rewards not dependence, but personal initiative, self-reliance, and private enterprise.

"The Roundtable attracts independent-minded donors who understand that philanthropy is difficult to do well. In addition to offering expert advice and counsel, the Roundtable puts donors in touch with conservatives who share similar concerns and interests. Roundtable Associates thereby gain access to the full range of ideas and approaches to giving and information on what works and what doesn't.

"The Roundtable is strongly committed to donor intent, and to helping donors ensure that their intentions will be adhered to in the long-term administration of their foundations and trusts. As an organization dedicated to serving donors' needs, the Roundtable represents a unique resource for those who want to make the most of their giving."

[edit] History

"The Philanthropy Roundtable began in the late 1970s as an informal network of grantmakers who were troubled by an increasing lack of political and intellectual diversity within parts of the philanthropic community, and who wanted to promote greater respect for private, voluntary approaches to individual and community betterment. The goal of the Roundtable's founders was to provide a forum where donors could discuss the principles and practices that inform the best of America's charitable tradition. Currently, there are more than 600 Roundtable Associates.

"Despite its rapid growth, the organizational structure of the Roundtable has remained lean, carrying out a full program of meetings, publications, and consulting services with a staff of eight."