NCFP Blog

The Link Between Transparency, Privilege, and Power in Family Philanthropy

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Elaine Gast Fawcett

What choices do family foundations and funds have when it comes to transparency? And what approaches are families taking when it comes to managing transparency, communications, and privacy? … Read More

Network News

News and Notes from NCFP’s Friends of the Family Network

Posted on October 26, 2018 by National Center for Family Philanthropy

Friends Focus highlights updates from members of our Friends of the Family network and their cutting edge work. This month features updates from Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund; Castellano Family Foundation; Russell Family Foundationn; Wyncote Foundation; Frey Foundation; and the JF Maddox Foundation… Read More

Voices from the Field

Foundations Partnering to Raise the Next Generation of Philanthropists

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Susan Crites Price

From a community foundation standpoint, teaching philanthropy at a very early age is part of donor development… Read More

Voices from the Field

Four Questions for Nonprofit and Foundation Boards to Protect Their Organizations

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Anne Wallestad, Aaron Dorfman

The board’s role in CEO oversight is not a straightforward or easy role to play, but it is an absolutely critical one… Read More

Voices from the Field

Census 2020: Five Strategies for Family Foundations Seeking to Help Ensure an Accurate Count

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Perla Ni

If you care about funding for your local community’s low-income housing, early-childhood education, healthcare and food stamps, few initiatives have as much impact on these services as the Census… Read More

Voices from the Field

North Bay Fires: Five Lessons Learned

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Elizabeth Brown

How can we replicate the outreach and support that was so easy to offer in urgent times to the more chronic challenges our communities face every day?… Read More

Voices from the Field

Podcast: 10 Things My Family Did to Engage Us in Philanthropy

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Ellie Frey Zagel

People always ask how our family got us involved in philanthropy. This podcast is dedicated to answering that question. Here are 10 things the Frey family did well and some of lessons learned… Read More

Voices from the Field

Six Predictions for Family Philanthropy’s Future: Takeaways from NCFP’s 20th Anniversary Symposium Opening Plenary

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Elaine Gast Fawcett

What does the future of family philanthropy look like? At NCFP’s 20th Anniversary Symposium in San Francisco, 10 thought leaders attempted to answer this question… Read More

Voices from the Field

Soliciting Grantee Feedback: a Benefit to Both Sides

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Alexia Cameron

To best help the nonprofit organizations that we say we wish to serve, foundations must be prepared to invite open, honest feedback, consider it carefully, and then communicate findings and decisions back to the public… Read More

Voices from the Field

Want Effective Capacity Building? Get Rid of the Incubation Mentality

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Vu Le

The incubation mentality is the belief that effective nonprofits have to eventually “grow” out of whatever partnership they are in, whether it’s with a fiscal sponsor or a funding partner. It is a pervasive mentality, happening all across our sector, and it is downright harmful to our work… Read More

NCFP Blog

The Link Between Transparency, Privilege, and Power in Family Philanthropy

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Elaine Gast Fawcett

News and Notes from NCFP’s Friends of the Family Network

Posted on October 26, 2018 by National Center for Family Philanthropy

Foundations Partnering to Raise the Next Generation of Philanthropists

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Susan Crites Price

Four Questions for Nonprofit and Foundation Boards to Protect Their Organizations

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Anne Wallestad, Aaron Dorfman

Census 2020: Five Strategies for Family Foundations Seeking to Help Ensure an Accurate Count

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Perla Ni

North Bay Fires: Five Lessons Learned

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Elizabeth Brown

Podcast: 10 Things My Family Did to Engage Us in Philanthropy

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Ellie Frey Zagel

Six Predictions for Family Philanthropy’s Future: Takeaways from NCFP’s 20th Anniversary Symposium Opening Plenary

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Elaine Gast Fawcett

Soliciting Grantee Feedback: a Benefit to Both Sides

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Alexia Cameron

Want Effective Capacity Building? Get Rid of the Incubation Mentality

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Vu Le

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