Board Chair & Emerging Leaders Peer Networks Joint Meeting: Next generation engagement and generational transitions on foundation boards
December 3, 2024 | John Ehrlich, Spencer Woolfolk, Kathy Tenhula, Rebecca Randall, Elizabeth Snowdon Bonner, Katherine Osborne Valdez
Join the Emerging Family Leaders and Board Chair Peer Networks for a joint discussion on next-generation engagement and generational transition on foundation boards. The discussion will feature two case studies from family foundations currently experiencing generational transitions and managing next-generation engagement. We will hear from the Fleishhacker Foundation’s board chair John Ehrlich and fifth-generation board member Becca Randall, along with Read More
Non-family Staff Peer Network: Board Chair Dynamics – Expectations, Evaluation, Collaborating, and Engaging Together
March 19, 2019 | Kelly Chopus, Elaine Gast Fawcett
Join the Non-family Staff Peer Network for a discussion on board chair dynamics and the potential challenges and successes in this role at a family foundation. Whether it be collaborating with other staff and family members, managing complicated expectations and engagements across an organization, or navigating your foundation’s journey, join us and learn from your peers who will ask thought-provoking Read More
Save the Date: Second Quarter Strategic Lifespan Peer Network
June 17, 2025
NCFP’s Strategic Lifespan Peer Network is for board members, foundation staff, advisors, and others in the family philanthropy field that are considering or have decided to spend down their assets. It is chaired by Priscilla Enriquez, Kate Ritter Repen, and Anne Marie Toccket. Meet peers in this confidential, safe space while discussing tactics, strategies, and timely questions about limited lifespan Read More
Save the Date: First Quarter Strategic Lifespan Peer Network
NCFP’s Strategic Lifespan Peer Network is for board members, foundation staff, advisors, and others in the family philanthropy field that are considering or have decided to spend down their assets. It is chaired by Priscilla Enriquez, Kate Ritter Repen, and Anne Marie Toccket. Meet peers in this confidential, safe space while discussing tactics, strategies, and timely questions about limited lifespan Read More
2024 Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Workshop
September 17, 2024 | Sarah Kirsch, Frank Fernandez, Cara Binder-Kopchick, Betsy Erickson, Audrey Jacobs, Tony Macklin
About the Workshop What The Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Workshop is an opportunity to learn from your peers and build professional skills. The workshop will include both skill-building sessions on topics top of mind for community foundation staff who work with philanthropic families, and time for networking with peers from community foundations across the country. Where The workshop will take Read More
Emerging Family Leaders Peer Network: Engaging Next Generation Adults Debrief and Discussion
April 25, 2024
What was your experience of being onboarded to your family’s philanthropy? What worked well and what would you do differently if or when you have to engage the next generation? How do you balance your personal life and career with the work required to be a thoughtful and engaged steward? Join the Emerging Family Leaders Peer Network to explore these Read More
Peer Networks: Building New Connections
February 10, 2023 | National Center for Family Philanthropy
NCFP’s Peer Networks are a place to find your community of peers. Read on to learn about our Peer Network offerings and how you can join to learn and connect with colleagues. For any role, it is crucial to not only understand what is expected of you, but to also feel a sense of belonging and connection to your peers. Read More
Non-Family Staff Peer Network: Supporting Family Engagement and Philanthropic Impact through Conflict and Systems
April 7, 2022 | Rebecca Trobe
There are many priorities to consider when balancing family engagement with philanthropic impact. How do you navigate your role as a non-family staff leader? And how can you work with your board to develop systems that support formal and informal decision making to advance the foundation’s mission and goals? Join Dr. Rebecca Trobe for an interactive discussion. Dr. Trobe works Read More
Ginny’s Governance Checklist Part 4: Ensuring Board Vitality: Communications, Committees, and Renewal
November 18, 2021 | Virginia M. Esposito
The Governance Checklist blog series is a practical guide to building and maintaining the best possible family foundation board. Framed around a series of questions, the Checklist can inform and help shape a discussion or series of discussions about the founding of a new board. It can also serve as a useful tool for a healthy, and well-advised, reconsideration of Read More
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