Foundations 101: How to Start and Run a Great Foundation - Paperback

by Paul S. Jellinek (Author), Stephen L. Isaacs (Author)

For the past fifteen years, Stephen Isaacs and Paul Jellinek have been go-to advisors to foundations. They have consulted on everything from basic governance and management to strategic planning, program development, and impact assessment. Distilling more than fifty years of hands-on philanthropic experience into a short, highly readable book, the authors guide founders and leaders of foundations through many of the issues and challenges they are likely to encounter. These include the technical aspects of starting and running an effective foundation as well as critical insights about what it takes to become a truly great foundation. Indispensable for board and staff members of new and established foundations alike-and for individuals who may be considering launching a new foundation of their own-the book is available through Amazon.com and other major outlets.

Author Biography

Stephen Isaacs, JD, and Paul Jellinek, PhD, are the founding partners of Isaacs/Jellinek, a consulting firm that helps foundations and foundation-funded organizations reach their full potential. Together, they have more than fifty years' experience in the field of philanthropy: as grant makers, grant seekers, and advisors to foundations. Mr. Isaacs is an attorney, a writer-editor, and a retired Columbia University professor. He served as a program officer in the U.S. Agency for International Development, a vice president of International Planned Parenthood, and as president of the Center for Health and Social Policy. A graduate of Brown University and Columbia Law School, Mr. Isaacs also serves as a director of The Royce Funds. Dr. Jellinek spent nearly twenty years at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the last twenty as a program vice president. He managed a portfolio of $370 million in fields ranging from children's health to substance abuse prevention. Dr. Jellinek received a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and his doctorate in health policy and administration from the University of North Carolina.