Here’s what ICS is all about:

Philanthropy as a lifestyle, not a year-end check.

You are so much more than a checkbook. You are a person with hard-won skills and experience, social and professional networks of influence, a particular appetite for risk and a unique lens on the world informed by your life history. 

At Integrated Capital Strategies, we help you articulate and then operationalize your vision for impact - going beyond traditional grantmaking to activate all your assets.

Our Services

Structuring for Impact

Modern foundations and family offices want to put more assets to work toward social impact. We help you define your goals and preferences, then work with your legal/tax advisors to develop a structure to successfully execute your vision, which could include LLCs, donor-advised funds, foundations, operating entities, etc. Read more about this process here.

Strategy Development/Impact Measurement

We can help you develop and articulate a coherent strategy for impacting the issues you care about, including a landscape analysis, an identification of where you can uniquely contribute to solutions, a long-term learning agenda and an impact dashboard to keep your eye on the big picture.

An Integrated Life

In a perfect world, your everyday activities would be informed by the same values that animate your philanthropic giving and impact investing. We work with your household and property management team, personal assistants and others to develop new ways of working, shopping, cleaning and eating that reflects your value system. Learn more here.

Implementation and Operations

If you are just getting started or ready to expand, Integrated Capital Strategies can help you set up your impact operations including accounting and financial controls, policies, good governance practices, developing partners, and defining and recruiting key hires.