Turning Complex Dynamics into Catalytic Impact
Restorative strategy facilitation for families and foundations ready to move from tension—or transition—into clarity, confidence, and catalytic impact.
Family philanthropy is personal.
Restorative Strategy is a supported, structured process that helps families and boards reconnect to shared purpose and make aligned, confident decisions.
Our approach draws from an array of evidence-based disciplines including systems and human-centered design, change management and organizational psychology — even somatics and family therapy. It combines the best of facilitation, strategy, and capacity building—helping families resolve tensions, clarify direction, and design strategies that actually work.
Legacy Impact works with family foundations and donor-advised funds to navigate complexity, design clear strategies, and strengthen philanthropic systems. Whether you’re starting a new chapter, preparing for a generational handoff, or feeling stuck in old dynamics, our process helps you move forward—together.
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Board and Family Retreats
Thoughtfully designed experiences that surface what matters most—values, vision, and next steps—and build shared understanding to move forward.
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Strategic Direction Support
Guided processes that turn broad intentions into actionable philanthropic roadmaps, ensuring your generosity drives measurable, lasting change.
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Systemic Grantmaking
Support for families ready to think beyond individual grants—connecting giving to the larger systems where it can make the biggest difference.
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Family foundations and donor-advised funds carry enormous potential—and complex dynamics. Even with shared intent, boards and families can find themselves stuck: repeating old patterns, circling decisions, or losing momentum in the face of competing priorities.
At Legacy Impact, we help families move from friction to flow—turning misalignment into momentum and vision into action.
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Restorative Strategy blends disciplines rarely seen together: systems design, strategic planning, and relational facilitation.
It’s a whole-systems approach to family philanthropy—addressing not just what decisions need to be made, but how they’re made, and how trust, clarity, and follow-through are rebuilt in the process.Every engagement is tailored, beginning with a deep understanding of your context, goals, and history. The work often culminates in a retreat, but most of the transformation happens in the preparation: through structured interviews, design sessions, and facilitated planning that clarify values, strengthen communication, and surface shared priorities.
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Families leave with alignment, renewed trust, and a clear strategic direction. Advisors and wealth managers gain a trusted partner who elevates their clients’ experience and ensures philanthropic decisions are disciplined, effective, and sustainable.
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Legacy Impact is led by SaraJoy Pond, PhD, a strategist and facilitator with two decades of experience in philanthropy, systems design, and impact evaluation. Her work spans sectors—from mental health and education to food systems, climate, and finance—and her clients include family offices, private foundations, and global organizations.
This cross-sector experience means we understand both the rigor of institutional philanthropy and the nuance of family dynamics.