Adam Rockefeller Growald’s Secret to Success in the Boardroom
Posted on March 19, 2018
For seasoned trustees: Are you preparing your young people for success?… Read More
NCFP Blog
Nothing Should Keep Us from Listening
Posted on March 13, 2018 by Lindsay Louie
CEP’s new report, Staying Connected: How Five Foundations Understand Those They Seek to Help, profiles five foundations that rank among the top 15 percent of foundations that commissioned a Grantee Perception Report (GPR) between 2016 and 2017. My biggest takeaway from this research? Nothing should keep us from listening!… Read More
Achieve Podcast: Building Awareness and Attention for Social Causes
Posted on March 8, 2018 by Derrick Feldmann, Stacey Faella
Listen to Woodcock Foundation’s Executive Director Stacey Faella in conversation with Achieve’s President Derrick Feldmann about building awareness and attention for social causes. … Read More
Social Impact Culture: Three Strategies to Help Your Family Foundation Connect with the Next Generation
Posted on March 6, 2018 by Exponent Philanthropy
How does today’s social impact culture affect the way you engage your children and grandchildren in your family’s philanthropy? That’s a question many trustees of America’s 42,000 family foundations are asking themselves as they look more closely at strategies to fulfill community passions, conduct responsible grantmaking, and inspire a philanthropic legacy for the next generation… Read More
Impact Investing and Donor Advised Funds: Guidance for the Savvy Donor
Posted on March 1, 2018 by David A. Levitt
Donor advised funds (DAFs) can prove to be a useful tool for impact investing, provided that donors and their advisors are aware of certain points before making these investments… Read More
Thrive at Five: Families Sharing Stories
Posted on February 27, 2018 by Elaine Gast Fawcett
If you are a newer family foundation with one or two generations on the board, five generations may seem like a long time away. Yet in family philanthropy, quite a few foundations have been operating and thriving, for 50, 75, even 100 years. What’s the secret of these family philanthropies that make it five generations or more? How do they stay united over time, over generations, and across family branches? How do they successfully attract and engage younger family members?… Read More
The Right Kind of Tears
Posted on February 26, 2018 by Leap Ambassadors Community
Lowell Weiss and Jennifer Hoos Rothberg, executive director of the Einhorn Family Charitable Trust, continue their longstanding dialogue about how funders can pay careful heed–not just lip service–to what their grantees need for improving performance… Read More
Binge Reading Takeaways: 8 Philanthropy Trends of Note
Posted on February 23, 2018 by Richard Marker
After a binge reading marathon, some clear trends start to emerge. … Read More
Foundations Engaging in Policy: Not an Option but an Obligation
Posted on February 21, 2018 by John Mullaney
Shaping policy that influences and shapes what government does cannot and should not be relegated to nonprofits acting by themselves or to individuals in town hall meetings. Grantmakers have a powerful voice to contribute to these deliberations… Read More
Blockchain Explained: Risks And Opportunities For Philanthropy
Posted on February 20, 2018 by Nick Hamlin
Blockchain for philanthropy comes with risks and opportunities. Nick Hamlin of GlobalGiving explains its technical, social, and ethical implications… Read More