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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.
Society is becoming increasingly divisive. What roles can family foundations play in finding ways to support meaningful dialogue across “party lines” within their community?
NCFP’s benchmark Trends study found that regardless of age or size, family foundations that are engaging their younger members believe new generations bring innovative ideas and vibrancy to the foundation.
Influencing public policy is one way to increase your organization’s impact for changing people’s lives. Join NCFP for an insightful webinar on how you can develop a strong advocacy plan, and how to legally use your funding and your voice to shine light on critical issues.
What does it mean to have “pride of place”? How do giving families retain their commitment to the founding region or community where their philanthropic resources were first created?
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.
Giving families can wear many hats. At times, families may feel like they are losing the family identity in their giving. How does one keep the family in family philanthropy? What are steps can families take to make sure they are serving the public good while maintaining the family value & legacy?
As NCFP celebrates their 20th Anniversary, NCFP invites you to participate in an exciting new program. NCFP is using the opportunity of this anniversary to “Imagine the Future” of the field of family philanthropy.
NCFP's Non-family Staff Peer Network, co-chaired by Chris Koehn of the Farris Foundation and Kelly Chopus of the Robins Foundation, is designed for senior level non-family staff members who are Friends of the Family of the National Center for Family Philanthropy. Build a network of your peers facing the unique challenges, complications, and joys that are inherent in this role.
An increasing number of community foundations provide services that actively involve multiple generations or family branches in giving, granting, learning, investing, and/or volunteering together.
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.
Grantmaking practices are some of the most public (and sometime the only) expression of grantmakers’ values. Values include what grantmakers care about, how they sees the world, and their orientation toward grantseeker partners. Despite this, grantmaking practices are not always aligned grantmakers’ values. Learn how to bring a values-based approach to your grantmaking in a workshop.
NCFP’s three new fellows—Mary Mountcastle, Kelly Nowlin, and June Wilson—will share what it means to be a giving family in today’s world.
In this webinar, discover a variety of techniques available for engaging with elders to document a family history that may be shared with generations to come.
