Events Detail

Bequests and Legacies: What should guide people who leave their money? What should govern its receipt?

This event took place on November 29, 2005 in Dallas, TX. The Conference of Southwest Foundations co-sponsored and hosted this dialogue at the Communities Foundation of Texas.

Five opinion pieces were prepared for the discussion:

"What I've Learned from Peter Drucker about Philanthropy" by Bob Buford

"Legacies and Bequests: What Should Guide the Client/Person/Donor/Citizen?" by Phil Cubeta

"Legacies and the Middleman" by Neal Freeman

"On Legacies and Bequests" by H. Peter Karoff

The entire transcript of the November 29 dialogue is available now by clicking here.

To learn more about the other events in this series please click below:

Dialogue 1:  Goals and Intentions: What Should Today's Philanthropy Aim To Do?

Dialogue 2:  Accountability: For what and to whom should philanthropy be responsible?

Dialogue 3:  Grants, Grantors, Grantees: What is the Meaning of a Grant?

Dialogue 4:  Philanthropic Leadership: What Should We Expect from Philanthropic Leadership?

Dialogue 6:  Effectiveness: How Should Philanthropy Judge Its Success?