Leading By Example: Best Practices in Charitable Giving

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The Boston Foundation, Boston College, and Ropes & Gray LLP are pleased to announce that the third daylong Leading By Example conference on the latest developments and best practices in charitable giving will be held at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston on October 4, 2018.  The conference will provide a forum for professional advisors, family office leaders, non-profit professionals, and donors to share their experiences, review recent developments, discuss best practices, learn from other experts, and express their passion for philanthropy.

Themes for this year’s conference include the implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and potential follow on legislation, workforce development, the face of nonprofit leadership, impact investing, social capital, effective philanthropy and alternative giving vehicles, political advocacy, multi-generational philanthropy, and the science of happier spending.  Introductory remarks will be made by Paul Grogan, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Boston Foundation. Michael I. Norton, Brierley Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, will present the keynote address.