The ability to support and advance a worthy cause is one of wealth’s greatest perks, but it can also be a frustrating and daunting undertaking. Kling Philanthropy Group is dedicated to helping donors experience success and realize the full joy and contentment of their giving.
KPG helps donors recognize and grant effectively in the face of the “Philanthropy Paradoxes.”
• Worthy causes must satisfy not just your heart, but also your brain. KPG helps donors assess whether the charities whose missions they admire are also well-run and meet high levels of accountability. With thorough due-diligence research in hand, donors can feel confident in both an organization’s passion and its execution.
• Even high-minded charity and ministry leaders need to be queried about their organizations. Regardless of a charity’s noble intent or spiritual grounding, donors have a right to expect well-conceived implementation plans for their donations. KPG helps donors identify charities with a compelling vision, a plan for achieving it, and an openness to inquiry and accountability. Read the case study.
• While progressive donors often want to make strategic gifts that break new ground, charities’ greatest needs are usually general operating expenses, or overhead. KPG helps donors plan their giving to reward successful charities, while also encouraging those charities to innovate and adapt.
• Saying “no” to a proposal is sometimes the best way to help a charity. Whether to give, when to give, and how much to give. Donors’ answers to these questions can significantly affect a charity’s future, for better or worse, especially with small or young organizations. KPG managed this Philanthropy Paradox to a positive outcome with the Youth Life Foundation of Richmond (YLFR). Read the case study.
• Donors like to support “pilot projects,” but charities are rarely good at assessing and reporting on their impact. Donors who are willing to make seed-money grants to new programs should negotiate their expectations in advance. By requiring accountability and detailed communication, donors can help charities adopt best business practices for future growth.
Kling Philanthropy Group has a proven record of guiding donors and charities through the many challenges of effective and meaningful giving—achieving donors’ objectives while strengthening charities’ organizational capacity.