Philip B. Cubeta

Morals Tutor To America's Wealthiest Families

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Press, Talks, Citations

Graduate Courses Created for Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy

  • GS 859: Gift Planning in a Nonprofit Context (October, 2009)
  • GS 839: Planning for Philanthropic Impact in the Context of Family Wealth (forthcoming, April 1, 2010)
  • GS 849: Charitable Tools, Strategies, and Techniques (forthcoming, Oct 1, 2010)

Served as Source

  • LA Times, Vanity Fair, Benefit, Fast Company, Private Asset Management.

Cited in

  • Philanthropy's Challenge: Can Passion Overcome Pessimism?, On Wall Street, Oct. 2009. 
  • Sean Stannard-Stockton, "How to Make Your Giving More Effective, The Financial Times, November 26, 2007.
  • Tracy Gary, Inspired Legacies Winter, 2007 Newsletter
  • Noam Cohen and James Freed, NY Times, November 12, 2007, In the Fund-raising Game Blogs Cut Both Ways
  • Jim Grote, Financial Planning, October, 2007, Extreme Philanthropy Give Until It Hurts
  • Randall Ottinger, Beyond Success (McGraw-Hill, 2008).
  • Tracy Gary, Inspired Philanthropy (Jossey-Bass, 2008).
  • H. Peter Karoff, The World We Want (Altimira Press, 2008)
  • Steve Johnson, Journal of Gift Planning, January, 2005, Best Practices: Asking the Philanthropic Question
  • Steve Johnson, Journal of Gift Planning, January 2005, Involving Advisors in Philanthropic Planning

Studies

  • Served in February 2008 as resource to Lucy Bernholz in a study of donor impact for The Association of Small Foundations.
  • Was a resource for a study done in February 2008 by Lucy Bernholz and The Philanthropic Initiative for New Ventures In Phlanthropy on resources for financial advisors.
  • Served in February 2008 on an advisory panel for Bank of America for a study of high net worth people and their giving patterns.

Talks, Articles, Chapters

  • With Tracy Gary addressed the Annual Conference of Partnership for Philanthropic Planning on a planning for philanthropic impact in the context of family wealth. October, 2009.
  • Addressed the Northern CA Council of Partnership for Philanthropic Planning, on Partnering with Advisors for Inspired Outcomes, on September 10, 2009. Had given a version of this talk to advisors for Philadelphia Foundation earlier in the year.
  • Association of Fundraising Professionals, March, 2009:  Gave all day workshop on planned giving.
  • Feature article on Phil Cubeta in Lifestyle Magazine for February, 2009.
  • Spoke on philanthropy for Mass Mutual in San Jose, February, 2009.
  • Spoke on legacy planning for New York Life's Nautilus Group, November, 2008.
  • Spoke on philanthropy at C.A. Fitt's event, "Financial Permaculture: The Greening of a Rural American Community," October 24-28, 2008, in Hohenwald, TN.
  • Spoke with Tracy Gary at the Association of Fundraising Professionals in Dallas on September 24, 2008. It was really her talk, but she invited me to speak a little on planned giving and the role of advisors.
  • Spoke with Tracy Gary in Seattle for Financial Planning Association, Seattle Philanthropic Advisors, and Tacoma Community Foundation, September 17-18, 2008.
  • Team taught a "train the trainer" session at Inspired Legacies for fundraisers and donor consultants. June, 2008.
  • Joined Tracy Gary in addressing the Dallas Womens Foundation on partnering with advisors for inspired outcomes. May, 2008.
  • Southeastern Council of Foundations, April, 2008, delivered two case studies on family dynamics and also a facilitated a conversation about leadership, jumping off from short philosophical reading.
  • Advisors in Philanthropy, 2008 Annual Conference, spoke with Tracy Gary on getting advisors, donors, and nonprofits on the same page.
  • Hudson Institute, Panel on Advising Benefactors, January 18, 2008.  Phil's post-meeting notes on, Speaking of Philanthropy at Hudson.
  • National Underwriter, November, 2006, "Getting Involved in Charitable Planning."
  • Dialogues on Civic Philanthropy, November, 2005, Communities Foundation of Texas Conference of Southwest Foundations: Bequests and Legacies: What should guide people who leave their money? What should govern its receipt?
  • Panel at Council on Foundations with Steve Johnson, Heather Hiles, Ellen Remmer and Katherine Fulton, April 2003, "21st Century Philanthropy."
  • Presentation to National Committee on Planned Giving's Annual Conference, October 2002, "Donor-Centered Philanthropy." Download in pdf (15 pages)
  • Presentation to a "Summit" of Philanthropy Advisors convened by The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI) and New Ventures in Philanthropy, December, 2001, "Questions and Talking Points for Financial and Legal Advisors: Raising the Philanthropic Question," edited by Steve Johnson of TPI. Download in pdf, (4 pages).

Interviews

  • Interviewed by Karen Jones, editor of Citywealth Magazine in London, December 11, 2007, posted  at Charity and Wealth.

Convenings

  • Convened an Advisory Board for Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy program. October, 2009.
  • Convened with Tracy Gary, a one day symposium on giving for philanthropy mavens (donors, advisors and nonprofit leaders) in Chicago, August 2007.
  • Convened an "Open Space for Giving To Flourish" conference in Chicago, July 9-11, 2004, attended by a broad range of citizens and netizens.
  • Convened with The Institute for International Research, June 25-26, 2002, "Emerging Trends in Philanthropy and Planned Giving."
  • As an employee of a national financial services company, Phil has organized and/or taught training programs on philanthropy for financial services professionals from 1991-2008.