I recently learned of a very exciting and important initiative called the Grandparent Legacy Project. A joint effort of the Association of Small Foundations and the 21/64 initiative, the GLP is dedicated to helping small family foundations (which represent about half of the nation's vast philanthropic effort) pass not just money, but values, lessons and stories to the coming generations.
While their focus is apparently on the wealthier segment of society, the message of legacy transference is very similar to Priceless Legacy's. I have reached out to the leadership of the GLP. There are bound to be useful ways that we can work together for our common aim.
The GLP has books and other resources available at their website.
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Peter, what a wonderful discovery!I'm developing a couple of intergenerational projects with the intention of sparking curiousity in grandchildren about their family heritage and teaching them fun ways to immerse themselves in the process.
I notice one of the products sold on the 21/64 website is called "What Am I Inheriting?" I love thinking about our work preserving the voices and memories of elders as capturing part of a rich inheritance.
As the product description says: "The act of writing down family history intensifies the participants' sense of what they are 'inheriting' in terms of values and legacies beyond financial inheritance and how that informs their own lives."
I found it here: http://www.2164.net/2164resources.html#inheriting
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