43 Results for “Engaging Youth Peer Network”

Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

All Peer Network: Responding to COVID-19 in our Communities

Please note: We have postponed our conversation “Connecting Families Across Distance” and will use this time to share and discuss our initial responses and strategies to COVID-19. This All Peer Network event, hosted by the Non-family Staff Peer Network, is open to senior leaders and board members of NCFP Friends of the Family organizations. With the sudden spread of COVID-19, Read More
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Igniting the Spark: Engaging Next-gen and Youth in Family Philanthropy

June 20, 2014
This special collection features stories of families who have found successful ways to engage the next generation and youth in family philanthropy, as well as sample policies on next gen and junior boards, and tips for activities appropriate for sharing the value of family philanthropy with next gen family members. 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
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

CANCELLED – Supporting Young Leaders & Next-gen to Develop Philanthropic Identities

*CANCELLED: Given that a majority of our speakers are in Texas with snow and major power outages, we have cancelled this webinar. We are wishing our speakers well during the storms.* Family members of all ages strive to balance their individual identities—who they want to be and what they stand for—with their connection to their family’s identity, values, and culture. Read More

Gobioff Foundation

December 7, 2020
Located in the Tampa Bay area, the Gobioff Foundation is a private family foundation that works to support human rights organizations and the Tampa, FL arts community.  Grants from the Gobioff Foundation strengthen the ability of human rights and arts organizations to enrich the Tampa community and improve the state of human rights worldwide so that the world is a Read More
Blog | Featured Article

Lessons for New Family Foundation Board Members from the 2020 Trustee Education Institute

October 23, 2020 | Tony Macklin
“I feel like a bit of a fish out of water when talking with people who know nothing about foundations.” “I married into a family with a foundation and I’m looking for help.” “We didn’t grow up with this wealth. It is difficult to discuss.” Three attendees shared these thoughts during NCFP’s recent Trustee Education Institute. Their sentiments are common Read More
Blog | Featured Article

Values, Kids, Philanthropy, and COVID-19

April 29, 2020 | Katie Scott
We’re eating more meals together than we ever have before. We are getting to know our neighbors better. We see our child or children more hours of the day, and many of us are fortunate enough to hear the sounds of toys and giggles filling our homes. Ok, while all of these facts are true (and my son is adorable Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Six Timeless Tips for Raising Philanthropic Children

Editor’s note: While this post is from 2005, the advice is timeless!  Providing for children not only involves ensuring that they have clothes on their backs, roofs over their heads, and food in their stomachs, it also requires that families supply a sense of appreciation for their gifts, monetary and otherwise, and the desire to share those gifts with others. Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Indian American Philanthropy: A Tradition of Seeding Change and Inspiring Giving

August 10, 2023 | Sharmila Rao Thakkar
Indian Americans have a long history of philanthropy, and the tradition continues to thrive with the current and next generation. In this piece, Sharmila Rao Thakkar explores the various trends and motivations behind Indian American philanthropy—as well as share more about the first-ever India Giving Day that took place on March 2, 2023 and that will become a new annual Read More
Blog | From NCFP

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