A Family Tradition of Service and Philanthropy
A passion for philanthropy is a gift that can be passed down through generations. Read More
How Can I Be 1% More?
March 27, 2017 | Philanthropy Northwest, June L. Wilson
I believe that Quixote Foundation’s reflective practices allowed us to hold multiple truths while engaging in internal and often uncomfortable racial equity training. Our ability to do this work at every level of the organization made a tremendous difference in our final year of grantmaking and grantee engagement. Read More
“Change Happens at the Speed of Trust”
March 13, 2017 | Patrick Troska
We knew we had to change the dynamic. We began by changing how we show up as individuals and as an institution. The goal here was to listen with new ears – to get past our own experience, and strive to hear the lived experiences of those impacted by issues the Foundation cares about. Read More
Why Your Board Chair Needs a Job Description
February 2, 2017 | Virginia M. Esposito
Successful family foundation board chairs are able to both drive action and manage egos — and are often the difference between a foundation deftly navigating challenging situations and being tripped up by them. Read More
Eliminating Implicit Bias in Grantmaking Practice
December 21, 2016 | Pam Fischer, Nancy Chan
Some of philanthropy’s core practices may unwittingly be leading funders to perpetuate the inequities they’re trying to eliminate Read More
December 2016 NCFP Non-Family Staff Peer Network Call
This session will feature a conversation on the strategies and challenges of connecting with community and building an equity lens into your grantmaking and internal operations. It’s a great chance to talk in a private space about this timely and complex topic with your peers around the country! About the NCFP Non-family Staff Peer Network The NCFP Non-family Staff Peer Read More
Things We Wish Our Founders Had Told Us: Interpreting Donor Legacy
November 29, 2016 | Susan Packard Orr
This special NCFP Distinguished Fellow Essay by Susan Packard Orr explores the questions that Susan and her fellow trustees wished they had asked of the founders when they were still alive. From the introduction: This year marks the 20th anniversary of our father’s death. Our mother has been gone almost 30 years. During this time, we have worked to build Read More
Strategic, Responsive, or Both?
October 14, 2016 | Kris Putnam-Walkerly
Responsive grantmaking is being open to receiving proposals and ideas from any nonprofit, and allowing the nonprofits to drive the agenda. Requests are initiated by the nonprofit, rather than by a funder seeking them out. This doesn’t mean that a foundation doesn’t have core areas of focus, but that within those areas is wishes to be responsive to the needs nonprofits feel most keenly. Read More
Giving Circles: Operations Plan & Member Manual (GiVE 365)
October 11, 2016 | Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
GiVE 365 Member Manual 2016 What is GiVE 365? The idea is simple. You give $365 – a dollar a day – to make our community better. You pool those daily dollars with others. Then you decide together which organizations you want to receive the money. Formed in 2010, GiVE 365 was created by a group of community leaders and the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis to encourage Read More
Tackling Racial Justice: Why, How and So What?
October 4, 2016 | National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
The Summer 2016 edition of the National Committee on Responsive Philanthropy's quarterly journal showcases four essays on the topics of: racial justice and community-centered philanthropy. Read More
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