28 Results for “Emerging Family Leaders Peer Network”

Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Emerging Family Leaders in Philanthropy: Navigating Cross-Generational Relationships and Cultivating Personal Leadership
March 24, 2022 | Ashley Duchossois Joyce, Ellie Frey Zagel
It can be challenging to be a leader in a family philanthropy context, particularly as a member of the next generation. How can you share your skills, expertise, or experience to add value to your family’s work and gain the trust of other board members? Join Ashley Joyce and Ellie Frey Zagel for a discussion about building leadership within family Read More
Blog | Effective Family Philanthropy in Action

Family Philanthropy Speaks: A Conversation with Dimple Abichandani and Robin Snidow
October 15, 2021 | Nicholas A. Tedesco, Dimple Abichandani, Robin Snidow
Dimple Abichandani, Executive Director of the General Service Foundation (GSF), works closely with the foundation’s chair, Robin Snidow. In this Family Philanthropy Speaks episode, the pair talk with NCFP President and CEO Nick Tedesco about their philanthropic journeys, GSF’s spending policy and values-aligned practices, and how they’ve fostered a meaningful relationship with one another.  About the Series Philanthropy is Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Engaging Youth Peer Network: Power, Privilege, and Navigating Family Philanthropy
November 8, 2021 | A. Sparks
This special interactive event is for teen grantmakers or rising youth from your families (approximately ages 8-21) and the adults who support them. Join this conversation with Sparks, CEO of her family’s foundation, about navigating family, power, privilege, and the philanthropy field.  During this discussion, we will have time to learn from her journey, discuss the work of Masto Foundation, Read More
Events & Webinars | Salons

Emerging Family Leaders in Philanthropy
November 18, 2021 | Megha Desai, Sharmila Rao Thakkar, Katherine Lorenz
Join Megha Desai, President of the Desai Foundation, in conversation with Katherine Lorenz, Senior Advisor at NCFP and Board Chair of The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation. This discussion will provide an opportunity for current and emerging family leaders between the ages of 21-45 to hear from our speakers and to exchange ideas, experiences, and challenges with peers. In addition to Read More
Blog | Effective Family Philanthropy in Action

Family Philanthropy Speaks: A Conversation with Irene Pritzker and Liesel Pritzker Simmons
June 14, 2021 | Irene Pritzker, Liesel Pritzker Simmons, Nicholas A. Tedesco
Liesel Pritzker Simmons, principal and co-founder of Blue Haven Initiative, and her mom Irene Pritzker, president of the IDP Foundation, have built innovative family philanthropy efforts. In this Family Philanthropy Speaks episode, hear how Liesel and Irene have learned alongside one another while forging their own identities as impact investors and change agents. About the Series Philanthropy is a practice Read More
Events & Webinars | Conferences and Workshops

2020 Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Workshop
October 7, 2020 | Julie Littlechild, Sarah Owen, Amina Anderson, Garrett March, Molly Rand
Registration is now closed. Please email community@ncfp.org if you have questions. This workshop, exclusively available for members of NCFP’s Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network, is an excellent opportunity to learn from your peers and build professional skills! Network members may register up to three staff member attendees at no cost. Featuring speakers from community foundations across the country, topics covered Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Leveraging Social Sector Leadership: Opportunities for Family Philanthropy
September 24, 2015 | Lori Bartczak, Nora Silver
While the connection between strong leadership and effective organizations may seem obvious, navigating the variety of ways grantmakers can support leadership can seem overwhelming. In GEO’s recent publication, Leveraging Social Sector Leadership, the authors present research that lifts up what social sector leaders say they need to be successful and how grantmakers can support those needs. Read More

Sharon Yazowski
February 9, 2024
As CEO, Sharon provides visionary leadership in fulfilling the Levitt Foundation’s mission to strengthen the social fabric of America and reinvigorate public spaces through the power of free, live music. Through her role at the Levitt Foundation—a national social impact funder working at the intersection of music, public space, and community building—she has become a recognized thought leader on arts Read More
Blog | Effective Family Philanthropy in Action

Coming Together for the Greater Good
February 1, 2023 | Katie Leh
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Concinnity, an annual newsletter for the Andrus Family Philanthropy Program, and reposted here with permission. In the more than 20 years since the Andrus Family Philanthropy Program was created, the program and the Andrus Family Fund have grown and evolved. Learn about the ways that the program serves as a model of Read More
Blog | From NCFP

Powering Possibilities: In Community and for Community
January 5, 2023 | Nicholas A. Tedesco
Amazing things happen when people come together in community. Mutual aid groups support local communities with access to food and needed resources. Donor collaboratives now give over $2 billion annually. Community Advisory Councils are breaking from the traditional philanthropic mold of family philanthropy governance and expanding knowledge and connection to the communities they serve. In my personal and professional life Read More

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