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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Junior Board Organizes Community Meet and Greet

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Ana Gonzalez

Their Junior Board had been doing collaborative grantmaking for two years, but the community didn’t know them very well. A "Meet and Greet" would be the perfect opportunity to let the world of philanthropy in Laredo gather on a larger scale… Read More

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Transact or Transform: What Kind of Giver Are You?

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Kris Putnam-Walkerly

Transactional philanthropy is important and necessary to help those in immediate crises meet very pressing needs. For many donors, that’s enough. But what happens when we think more strategically about the needs in question?… Read More

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Making Advocacy a Family Philanthropy Affair

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Ali Sirkus Brody, Jennifer Wegbreit

Advocacy is an important tool for family philanthropists seeking to address mounting issues of inequality or for those who recognize that funding direct services alone is not enough to create lasting change… Read More

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Ready! Fire! Aim?

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Mark Larimer

Don’t ask, “What can technology do for me?” Instead ask, “How can I leverage technology to do better?” The right solution should be an extension of your knowledge, talents, and passion...not a replacement… Read More

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Front Row Seat on Impact Investing: Finding Market-Rate Returns in Mission Investments in Smaller Communities

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Rosalie Sheehy Cates

There are many options for foundations to make these private mission investments and earn relatively low financial returns. But as foundations open more of their endowments to mission investing, they want more market-rate mission investments… Read More

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North Bay Fires: Five Lessons Learned

Voices from the Field

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

Junior Board Organizes Community Meet and Greet

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Ana Gonzalez

Transact or Transform: What Kind of Giver Are You?

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Kris Putnam-Walkerly

Making Advocacy a Family Philanthropy Affair

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Ali Sirkus Brody, Jennifer Wegbreit

Ready! Fire! Aim?

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Mark Larimer

Front Row Seat on Impact Investing: Finding Market-Rate Returns in Mission Investments in Smaller Communities

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Rosalie Sheehy Cates

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