Alice Buhl served as Senior Fellow to the National Center for Family Philanthropy from 2004 to 2019. She was a founding board member of the National Center for Family Philanthropy and led the development of the “Pursuit of Excellence” assessment process. She also is a frequent contributor to National Center publications.
Alice is a Senior Consultant for Lansberg, Gersick & Associates and has extensive experience in philanthropy and nonprofit management. Born and raised outside Chicago, she earned her MBA from Washington University (St. Louis). Alice has served as executive director of the Conference on Education and of the Metropolitan Association for Philanthropy in St. Louis, and senior vice president of the Council on Foundations in Washington, DC. Since 1990, Alice has been a consultant in philanthropy to many American and Canadian family foundations and prominent private foundations, specializing in assisting families as they manage critical challenges affecting their grantmaking. Alice and her husband live in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Contributions
Current Practices in Family Foundations: Benchmarking Research
Posted on January 14, 2010 by Susan Crites Price, Alice Buhl
Passing the Baton: Sharing Leadership Among Generations
Posted on July 15, 2008 by Alice Buhl
Passing the Baton: Generations Sharing Leadership
Posted on July 10, 2008 by Alice Buhl
Passing the Baton: Generations Sharing Leadership
Posted on June 4, 2008 by Alice Buhl
Family Business, Family Philanthropy: Strategies for Success
Posted on January 11, 2007 by Alice Buhl
Trustee Compensation: What Is Appropriate?
Posted on January 23, 2004 by Alice Buhl
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