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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?
While mission investing is a trend that’s sweeping the field, families may face a variety of unexpected challenges when implementing a mission (or impact) investment strategy.
How can your board develop a transition plan to maximize your new executive director’s prospects for success?
NCFP's Family Staff and Volunteer Peer Learning Network is a peer discussion forum for NCFP Friends who serve in a paid or volunteer family staffing role.
Collaboration and respect are key to building a healthy and strong family, organization, and community. Learn from three giving families working on donor collaboratives, innovative grantee/grantor partnerships, and strategic funder and government collaborations.
Coming July 2018: NCFP’s Strategic Lifespan Peer Network. NCFP’s benchmark trends study found that 20% of the youngest family foundations have decided to operate with a limited lifespan.
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.
The inauguration of a new Federal administration brings significant potential impact to the practice of Philanthropy in our region as well as the communities we collectively serve.
Join us for lunch to network, learn, and share with your fellow lean funders from across the greater Philadelphia area.
Following the release of our new strategic direction in the fall, Philanthropy Network will be hitting the road for a series of Town Hall meetings around the region to meet with members and delve deeper into the strategy that will be guiding our work.
Join us for the next gathering of the Delaware County Funders (snow date Friday, February 2).
New Year, New Administration: Impact of Federal, State, and Local Changes on Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector
We invite our corporate members to join Philanthropy Network for the first Corporate Roundtable of 2017.
Topics for discussion will include:
Following the release of our new strategic direction in the fall, Philanthropy Network will be hitting the road for a series of Town Hall meetings around the region to meet with members and delve deeper into the strategy that will be guiding our work.
Plan to join your fellow Chester County funders for a breakfast gathering with Philanthropy Network’s new President Christine Robinson as part of her regional Listening Tour.
What does it take to measure and fund positive social change?
Please join the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Nonprofit Finance Fund, Wharton Social Impact Initiative, and Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia to discuss how service providers, funders, and government are working together to achieve lasting outcomes for their communities, as well as practical strategies for reorienting around outcomes in your work.
Join us for an update on national, statewide and local activities currently being undertaken – and where philanthropy can continue to play a role – to ensure a fair and accurate census count.