Next Gen Donors: Respecting Legacy, Revolutionizing Philanthropy
According to research by the Investment Management Consulting Association, financial advisors only retain 2% of their clients' children once both parents have passed away. With the expected 59 trillion dollar wealth transfer upon us, effectively navigating generational differences is more critical than ever. Sharna Goldseker, Executive Director of 21/64, a boutique consulting firm specializing in next generation and multigenerational engagement in philanthropy and family enterprise, will offer an interactive exploration of the four generations of clients over 21 who we are managing and cultivating. Specifically, she will highlight the NextGenDonors: Respecting Legacy, Revolutionizing Philanthropy research that she co-authored with the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, as well as offer 21/64's approach and tools to engaging the next generation of clients.

About the Presenter
Sharna Goldseker is Executive Director of 21/64, a non-profit consulting practice specializing in next generation and multigenerational engagement in philanthropy and family enterprise. In that capacity, Sharna consults and speaks on generational transitions often using 21/64's uniquely developed tools; facilitates a network of next gen donors who are exploring their identity as well as their impact; and trains other advisors on 21/64's approach to multigenerational engagement. Sharna is editor of The Grandparent Legacy Project and co-author of #NextGenDonors, a first-of-its-kind study of high-capacity next gen donors in the United States.

Sharna earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania with majors in Urban Studies and Religious Studies. She has a Masters in Public Administration in Non-Profit Management from New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, where she was the inaugural Charles H. Tenney Fellow. She also has training in organizational development, group dynamics, and family systems.

Sharna currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Goldseker Foundation, a foundation established by her great uncle, and is a member of the Collaboration for Family Flourishing, a network of family wealth advisors. She is married with two children and lives in New York City.