Join Edgar Villanueva at the 2024 National Forum on Family Philanthropy – for three days family philanthropists will come together in Atlanta to explore the theme of making bold choices to achieve bold change. 

Edgar’s speaking on Thursday, September 19th on a panel titled: The Urgency and Opportunity to Spend Down: 

As many philanthropic families begin to consider their legacy to focus on what best serves communities, they are asking whether a time-bound partnership that allocates more immediate resources or a longer-term commitment is a more impactful choice. Perpetuity has long been the default position but, given the myriad crises that have been affecting our world for the past several years, families are challenging this norm and are leaning into different grantmaking practices. Join this session to learn from family funders about why making the decision to spend down their assets today can improve the future of tomorrow, how they are setting grantees up for success, and ways they are navigating conversations with family along the way.