1899 Results for “community”

Director, Grantee and Community Partnerships
October 31, 2024
The Director of Grantee and Community Partnerships leads the Frechette Family Foundation’s Child and Family Well-Being grantmaking strategy in Chicago. Responsibilities include nurturing community relationships, promoting supportive grantee partnerships, managing a multi-year grantmaking budget, and facilitating learning opportunities. Ideal candidates embody the foundation’s values, are mission-driven and collaborative, and have experience that positions them for success in the role. Reporting Read More
Blog | Effective Family Philanthropy in Action

How the Grunin Foundation’s Transparent Strategic Planning Process Led to Deeper Relationships with Community
August 22, 2024 | Kelly Fliller
The Grunin Foundation embarked on a strategic planning process to ensure its funding strategies were aligned with its capacity building work and equity framework. While they always funded in a relationships-focused way, they were surprised to find that putting more—though still minimal—processes in place helped strengthen their relationships with grantees and nonprofits in the community. Grunin Foundation Director of Communications Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

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

Vice President of Community Investment & Impact
March 15, 2024
The Vice President of Community Investments & Impact (VP, CII) role represents an exciting opportunity for an individual who has a passion for advancing health and well-being and a deep appreciation of the important role of philanthropy and of CHF in strengthening the organizations that are working to advance health equity in Colorado. CHF seeks an inspired and inspiring, skilled Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundation Network Resource and Tool Exchange: How Does Your Philanthropic Advising Team Do That?
November 21, 2024
What tools and resources do other community foundations use in their philanthropic advising? What facilitation techniques do they use? How are they marketing their services? One of the takeaways from this year’s Community Foundations Network Workshop was that members want to share the resources that they use in their philanthropic advising work with colleagues at other community foundations. By sharing what works Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundations Topical Call: Impact Investing: What Community Foundations Need to Know
October 10, 2024 | Stephanie Gripne, Casey Shultz, Renee Ferrufino
How can community foundations use impact investing strategies to amplify their mission and create change within their communities? Join Dr. Stephanie Gripne, CEO of the Impact Finance Center (IFC), for an introduction to: impact investing, financial innovation, and full spectrum capital. Discover how IFC supported community foundations in identifying impact investment opportunities within their grant portfolios and donor advised funds using Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundations Topical Call: Telling the Story of your Community Foundation’s Philanthropic Services
June 13, 2024 | Nicolette Rea, Karen Hrdlicka, Tracy Burt, Jennifer Olson Curry
Community foundations have been serving giving families for many decades. Recently more and more community foundations have been re-examining how they are promoting the philanthropic services they offer to donor families. How have community foundations successfully marketed their services to encourage families to partner with them on their philanthropy? What are the changes that some community foundations have made that Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundations Topical Call: Helping Donor Families Support Efforts to Strengthen Democracy and Increase Civic Engagement
May 9, 2024 | Ray Barrie-Kivel, Judy Altenberg, Kelly D. Nowlin
The United States is navigating a critical moment in our history as core principles and structures of democracy are under attack. The hyperpolarization of public discourse leaves smaller ground for effective policy formation on any issue. At the same time, however, there are movements across the country that are working to bridge divides, shore up and strengthen justice and equity. Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundations Topical Call: Playing Multiple Roles as a Philanthropic Advisor
April 11, 2024 | Daria Teutonico, Tony Macklin
As philanthropic services staff at community foundations, we’re called to play many, sometimes conflicting roles: order taker, steward, expert consultant, facilitator, influencer, salesperson, consigliere, and more. How can we effectively clarify and balance the expectations of these roles within and across the families we support? Can we be trusted advisors while influencing families’ giving in ways that align with our Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Rural Funders Peer Network: Rural Libraries as Community Hubs
May 16, 2024 | Darryl Tocker, Stephanie Chase, Erin Borla, Wynn Rosser
Rural libraries are more than repositories of books. They are community anchors that are hubs of learning, connection and cultural enrichment. These libraries provide an array of services that cater to people of all ages, backgrounds and socioeconomic status. Young families, school kids and seniors alike are able to access information, educational support, and cultural enrichment, all in safe and inclusive spaces. [1] Libraries in Read More

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