Part 2: Non-family Staff Peer Network: Racial Equity Discussions with Board and Staff
May 13, 2021
Join the your peers and the NCFP Fellows for a follow-up to the April 15 Peer Network event. This interactive conversation will cover how to address racial equity internally. Discuss how to approach tough conversations and how to bridge the gap that oftentimes exists between board and staff on equity issues. Bring your topics, favorite resources, and questions for peer Read More
Cassie Bean
July 21, 2023
Cassie Bean is a Director of Programs at the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP). In her role, Cassie collaborates with other members of the program team to deliver meaningful learning opportunities and events for NCFP’s community. Additionally, she designs and implements a subset of programs, including the BIPOC, Non-Family Staff, Engaging Youth Peer Networks, and the Racial Justice Learning Read More
Five Questions for Kelly Nowlin
December 21, 2022 | Kelly D. Nowlin
Anniversaries are times for reflection on and celebration of the past, as well as opportunity to imagine the future. As 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. Kelly Nowlin is the current chair of Read More
Five Questions for Kimberly Myers Hewlett
July 5, 2022 | Kimberly Myers Hewlett
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
Trust-Based Philanthropy: Shifting Power to Communities
November 23, 2021 | Nicholas A. Tedesco, Shaady Salehi
This article was originally published by Citi GPS: Global Perspectives & Solutions and is re-posted here with permission. Philanthropy is a complicated pursuit. Donors are committed to supporting their grantees to advance social progress, yet they hold a disproportionate amount of power, and operate within an inherently inequitable system that often perpetuates harm. Foundations and donors have virtually all the Read More
Are Foundation Trustees Perpetuating Climate Injustice? Here’s How We Can Change That.
August 24, 2021 | Kelly D. Nowlin, Ernest Tollerson
This article was originally published by Inside Philanthropy and is re-posted here with permission. The recent IPCC report couldn’t be clearer: The world needs wide-scale, transformative action, swift action, to ensure we don’t blow past the critical 1.5 degrees Celsius rise in average global temperatures. Mobilizing nations and market forces to achieve this goal, however, should not blot out America’s real-time responsibility to Read More
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