A Family Foundation’s Quest for Long-Term Impact
Vivian Long talks about how to make grants with long-term impact, ease the pressure on nonprofits, and navigate giving priorities of different generations.
September 27, 2024 | Read Time: 1 minute
Long Family Foundation Executive Director Vivian Long joins Phil Buchanan and Grace Nicolette to discuss her family’s approach to giving together, navigating intergenerational philanthropic priorities, and the long-term commitment from funders that true transformation requires.
Long also addresses her family foundation’s approach to building close relationships with grantees and its focus on the “how” of giving.
She also shares her family’s story of humble beginnings and her own path to leadership at the family foundation, and the surprises that came with it.
The Chronicle appreciates the opportunity to share this podcast and wants to note that the interview was conducted by Buchanan and Nicolette with no involvement from the Chronicle’s newsroom.
