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When It Comes to Perpetuity, Find Your Own Path

by Bernstein Family Foundation DC | Feb 24, 2021 | Ami Becker Aronson

Posted by June Wilson and Lenore Hanisch on May 18, 2017 on National Center for Family Philanthropy If your foundation is considering a deliberate decisionto operate in perpetuity or choose a limited lifespan, undoubtedly you’ve done a Google...

Building Real Collaboration Into Your Organization

by Bernstein Family Foundation DC | Feb 24, 2021 | Ami Becker Aronson

How focusing on the three organizational pillars of culture, people, and leadership can help fuel meaningful collaboration. By Pratichi Shah posted on Stanford Social Innovation Review on May. 24, 2017 It is the long history of humankind (and...

Embracing Philanthropy’s Risky Business

by Bernstein Family Foundation DC | Feb 11, 2021 | Ami Becker Aronson

Until risk management becomes common philanthropic practice, we will miss the boat on maximizing impact. Here’s how to start developing the policies and practices you need. By Laurie Michaels & Judith Rodin posted on Stanford Social Innovation...
The Future and The Past: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s The Vietnam War

The Future and The Past: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s The Vietnam War

by Bernstein Family Foundation DC | Oct 10, 2017 | Ami Becker Aronson

Tuesday Night, September 12, 2017, the Kennedy Center Opera House was filled to the brim. A room of over two thousand people, of all ages, dressed in their finest, awaited the moment: an exclusive preview of Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s documentary–The Vietnam...
Letter from Executive Director

Letter from Executive Director

by Bernstein Family Foundation DC | Sep 22, 2015 | Ami Becker Aronson

Imagine if … our nation’s capital could be a model for social change and best practice. We have the talent, resources and tools to flip the switch and raise the bar. Are we asking the right questions – what works? What doesn’t work? How do we overcome redundancy and...

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