Helping Create Communities That Serve Our Communities
The Legacy Philanthropy Group provides social impact advisory and coaching services for mission driven organizations and those who support them. We help our clients make more impact.
We guide our clients through structured, interactive, hands-on programs and workshops where they develop the knowledge and skills required to identify, build, and foster connections based on shared values, a shared passion, and a commitment to work together towards a shared mission.
In a nutshell, we help create communities that serve our communities.
Nonprofit Capacity Building
We serve as consultants, coaches, and thought partners to innovative leaders who are looking to unlock potential and increase the impact of their mission-driven organizations.
Our Ambassador Excellence programs help educate and inspire board members, providing the knowledge, skills, and perspective they need to be more impactful as friendraising Ambassadors. Our Board Impact programs help strengthen board structure, governance, and culture, while our Rapid Strategic Planning services help develop the strategic framework and foster the culture needed to build organizational resiliency, agility, and grit in today’s complex and rapidly changing environment.
Collaborative Giving
We believe that giving is a powerful, emotional, and visceral experience. For some, it's a spiritual journey. A key part of generosity is choosing who to share that journey with.
Our Hands On! Philanthropy, 3D Relationships, and Family Philanthropy Roadmap programs help guide participants as they clarify and articulate their philanthropic values, passions, and mission. They then use that clarity to put a purposeful plan of action in place to honor those values and maximize the impact they can make in their communities.
About LPG
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Our Team
Jay Weisman
Jay Weisman
Jay Weisman
Jay Weisman is a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® (CAP®) and the founder of Legacy Philanthropy Group.
Jay brings a unique and fresh perspective to his work, having spent many years working with mission driven organizations, donors, foundations, and corporate giving programs throughout the United States. He is a widely sought-after s
Jay Weisman is a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® (CAP®) and the founder of Legacy Philanthropy Group.
Jay brings a unique and fresh perspective to his work, having spent many years working with mission driven organizations, donors, foundations, and corporate giving programs throughout the United States. He is a widely sought-after speaker recognized for his expertise and thought leadership in nonprofit capacity building and collaborative giving.
Jay has taught at the University of Wisconsin School of Business, Fairleigh Dickinson University, the University of San Diego, and the University of Delaware. He has also spoken extensively on wide ranging philanthropic and nonprofit leadership topics for the Candid Foundation Center in New York City, the International Association of Advisors in Philanthropy, the Morris County Chamber of Commerce, among others.
Jay has served on the boards of the American Red Cross, New Jersey Region and the National Board for the International Association of Advisors in Philanthropy. He holds a Certificate of Nonprofit Board Consulting from BoardSource, and is a member of the Association of Nonprofit Specialists and the NJ Center for Non-Profits.
Mark Ewert
Jay Weisman
Jay Weisman
Mark gained his Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® from the American College of Finance, and Leadership Coaching Certification from Georgetown University. He is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation.
This unique combination of philanthropy advising and professional coaching skills fuels his active
Mark gained his Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® from the American College of Finance, and Leadership Coaching Certification from Georgetown University. He is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation.
This unique combination of philanthropy advising and professional coaching skills fuels his active practice in both philanthropy coaching and nonprofit leadership coaching; working with individuals, families, teams, and coaching groups. His writings have been featured on The Motley Fool website, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Council on Foundations website, and Sojourner’s Magazine.
Mark is the author of the book, The Generosity Path: Finding the Richness in Giving.
The LPG Sequoia
Our sequoia logo speaks to our mission on many different levels. These trees can live to be thousands of years old and grow to over 300 feet tall and over 50 feet in diameter. They live on for generation after generation, all the while giving rise to new branches and planting seeds for the future by dropping their cones to the forest floor.
The roots and branches of a majestic tree have long been a metaphor for the history and relationships of family. The family tree links us to our ancestors and provides a visual reference of our genealogy. The tree is also a great representation of how family values, passions and learnings impact our legacies. From a common root in values, individuals, families, and their descendants will branch out, creating their own paths through life and ultimately dropping the pine cones we see as a family’s philanthropy.
The same exact thing applies to a company or nonprofit organization. These seeds, that embody the essence of our values, can grow to have a huge social impact on our communities. From a single seed can come many trees, and ultimately a forest will grow. This becomes our organic legacy.