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Why, in 2017, are we still relying on grandma’s photo albums and poorly scanned Facebook uploads to preserve our family histories?
In the 2015 Trends Study, NCFP found that nearly three-quarters of all family foundations are still considering whether they want to limit their philanthropic lifespans.
While transparency is an important value in principle, what do you do when your foundation’s privacy is also your family’s privacy? How do you balance the need for public accountability with a family’s right to privacy?
Wondering what to do with your 8 to 28-year-olds this summer? Unsure of how to get them involved in – and excited about – your family’s philanthropy?
How can your board develop a transition plan to maximize your new executive director’s prospects for success?
This conversation will feature a variety of practical tips for bridging the power divide with your grantees, with one another, and with other partners in your work.
For a decade, Knight Foundation has been intentional about identifying high quality, diversely-owned asset managers when investing its endowment. In response to frequent questions from a variety of stakeholders into the performance of the charitable sector regarding this issue — the questions arising from the general lack of data — Knight Foundation asked Global Economics Group to assess the representation of diverse asset managers among foundations.
Philanthropic families are increasingly using multiple tools and strategies to achieve their goals for social impact.
The idea of incorporating equity in philanthropy is gaining traction in the field. The reasons why may be obvious – from longstanding commitments to helping those most marginalized to recent electoral outcomes.
Your community foundation wants to provide more intensive services to philanthropic families. But how will you define your customer segments and their goals? What unique value proposition will you deliver?
The idea of incorporating equity in philanthropy is gaining traction in the field. The reasons why may be obvious – from longstanding commitments to helping those most marginalized to recent electoral outcomes.
Impact investing – which seeks a specific environmental, social or governance return above and beyond a strictly financial return – can be a particularly valuable tool for foundations and donor advised funds that seek to align their investments with their grantmaking mission. This webinar will discuss this investing approach, and share perspectives and examples from families who have made this choice.
Join us for an interactive conversation on questions you may want to ask as a mission-aligned investor!
Building on their respective strengths, the two organizations have entered into a partnership to support regional nonprofits considering sustained alliances.
In response to data about the rise of hunger and food insecurity in Philadelphia, Philanthropy Network's Food Funders Affinity Group is holding a series of meetings to discuss what we can collectively do to reverse this trend.
Philanthropy Network's Regional Roundtable series provides community leaders, non profit leadership and people with lived experience with a platform to educate members and other on pressing issues, in our region.