Liz Dozier

November 21, 2022
From education to thought leadership around transforming philanthropy and systems, Liz Dozier has spent her career working tirelessly to support young people by disrupting the culture of inequity that is often pervasive in urban neighborhoods. In 2016, Liz founded and launched Chicago Beyond, a philanthropic organization that works to ensure all young people and community members are free to live Read More

Christy Vickers

November 10, 2022
Christy Vickers is the Marketing and Communications Manager at the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP). He works with the marketing team to promote NCFP’s work across the website, social media, and email. In addition, he helps to track analytics across all marketing channels. Originally from Ireland, he previously worked in communications for both Charities Institute Ireland and The Irish Read More
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November 2022: News and Notes from NCFP’s Friends of the Family Network

November 9, 2022
Friends Focus highlights updates from members of our Friends of the Family network and their work. Are you a current Friend or Leadership Circle member of NCFP with an update or good news about your foundation that you would like to share with Family Giving News readers? Please email us. Interested in learning more about the families involved in NCFP’s Friends of the Family network? Go Read More
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Five Questions for Armando Castellano

August 25, 2022 | Armando Castellano
Anniversaries are times for reflection on and celebration of the past, as well as an opportunity to imagine the future. As the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP) celebrates our 25th anniversary, we are speaking with community members about their reflections on the evolutions of their own philanthropy, the sector, and NCFP as well as their hopes for the future.  Read More
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August 2022: News and Notes from NCFP’s Friends of the Family Network

August 8, 2022
Friends Focus highlights updates from members of our Friends of the Family network and their work. Are you a current Friend or Leadership Circle member of NCFP with an update or good news about your foundation that you would like to share with Family Giving News readers? Please email us. Interested in learning more about the families involved in NCFP’s Friends of the Family network? Go Read More
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Here’s How a Longtime Family Foundation Fractured, and Shifted Gears for a Meaningful Final Act

August 2, 2022 | Ade Adeniji, Inside Philanthropy
Editor’s Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on the many forms of family philanthropy, in partnership with the National Center for Family Philanthropy, and produced by Inside Philanthropy’s editorial team. In 1894, Missouri native William H. Danforth founded what would become Ralston Purina Company as a balanced food production company for animals. The company revolutionized the feed Read More
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June 2022: News and Notes from NCFP’s Friends of the Family Network

June 2, 2022
Friends Focus highlights updates from members of our Friends of the Family network and their work. This month features updates from the Conrad N Hilton Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Rasmuson Foundation, Stupski Foundation, and Walton Foundation. Are you a current Friend or Leadership Circle member of NCFP with an update or good news about your foundation that you would like to share Read More
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Grantee Perception Report: What We Heard and How We Plan to Do Better

May 26, 2022 | Don Chen, Jonathan Goldberg
This article was originally published by the Surdna Foundation and is re-posted here with permission. Have you ever had food stuck in your teeth and only found out when you looked in the mirror hours later? If you’re like us, you probably thought, “Why didn’t anyone tell me?” The truth is that it’s tricky to give honest feedback to the people Read More

Erika Seth Davies

May 17, 2022
Erika Seth Davies, is the Chief Executive Officer at Rhia Ventures. She is a seasoned leader with more than 20 years of experience in development and fundraising, program design, collaboration and partnership management, and racial equity advocacy. Erika is the Founder of The Racial Equity Asset Lab (The REAL), a venture that centers racial equity in impact investing and works Read More