elpis helps donors create and direct thoughtful, effective charitable giving programs throughout the world and especially in Greece. We represent the cumulative knowledge and experience of more than sixteen years in the field and have supported over euro 1 billion of grantmaking.
We offer to grantmakers the following services:
• Establishing a foundation or other giving vehicle
• Developing and evaluating a mission statement together with strategic and operating plans.
• Structuring key governance and investment policies
• Providing in-depth research and advice on issues, approaches and best practices
• Supporting fiscal sponsorship and re-granting programs
• Establishing procedures for due diligence, grant distributions, post-grant evaluations, and recordkeeping
• Implementing and evaluating grant programs
• Assessing the quality, results and impact of grantmaking
• Advising on grant payments in installments and as per progress of each grant
• Online services
elpis has the skill and expertise to engage clients at all stages of the philanthropic life cycle, from concept and start-up to ongoing operations and succession planning.
Our clients include:
• Individual donors and families
• Family foundations, charitable trusts and donor-advised fundholders
• Independent foundations
• Corporations and corporate foundations
• Public institutions and agencies
• Family offices
