TESTIMONIALS

“When history reflects on  the leaders who created the greatest impact for the family foundation movement, Lisa Parker and the Welk Family will be on the exemplary practice list. Lisa's leadership is a remarkable combination of grace, magnificent listening, support, and attention to the details that matter. She is an action heroine. Run do not walk to hire this person for your family foundation engagements, your intergenerational dialogues and for inspiring the next generation of givers.“ 

~ Tracy Gary, author, Inspired Philanthropy

"Lisa Parker has the rare talents of actively listening to and nurturing each family member as they struggle to understand how to give effectively.  She had the psychological awareness and the broad imagination needed to motivate and inspire each member of our family – child and adult alike. Of all the professionals with whom we have worked over many decades she is the one that every member of our Foundation finds outstanding."

~ Current Client (privacy respected)

"Lisa Parker is simply masterful at all of the intricate and unique aspects of family philanthropy, having lived it through her own remarkable family. In terms of bringing on the next generation, she draws from decades of pioneering strategies that her family introduced to foundations across the nation and she continues to find new and inventive ways to engage tomorrow’s philanthropists.  She is a superb writer and a gifted speaker, widely sought out for her exceptional perspective and insights.  Lisa Parker is readily acknowledged as a brilliant national expert who has made and will continue to make important contributions to the field of family philanthropy."

~ Jan McElwee, Principal, The McElwee Group