1646 Results for “community”

Blog | Featured Article

Don’t Reinvent the Wheel: The Power of Field Scans
April 15, 2013 | Christine Sherry
In days of scarce resources and seemingly endless philanthropic choices, family foundations and funds can frequently feel overwhelmed by options and unsure where to best place their philanthropic bets.  Many funders wisely choose a focus area for funding, and then proceed to investigate—or be approached by—any number of apparently worthy organizations to support within that field. Most frequently, the questions Read More
Knowledge Center | Report

Family Philanthropy Through the Family Office (Full Report)
October 10, 2012 | Anne Etheridge
This special Passages report is based on results of the first national study to explore the relationship between family offices and family philanthropy, identifying common themes for both success and failure. As a benchmark report for the field, the study draws on personal interviews and results from a survey of family offices to highlight emerging best practices by which family foundations and family offices can effectively work together to maximize the positive returns for the community and the family. Read More
Events & Webinars | Webinars

Performance Review: Evaluating the Family Foundation CEO
September 13, 2012 | Julie Fisher Cummings, Beth Casselman, Doug Bitonti Stewart, Virginia M. Esposito
Little has been written about how to review the performance of family foundation CEOs. The job carries a unique set of roles and responsibilities including the special skills required to support effective board governance, work within the family’s culture, represent the family in the community, and engage in grantmaking in the context of the family’s legacy. Read More
Blog | Ask NCFP

How do I set priorities as the new CEO of a family foundation?
June 15, 2012 | National Center for Family Philanthropy
Editor’s note: This article is excerpted from the NCFP CEO Guide, Performance Review: The Complete Guide to Evaluating the Family Foundation CEO. Setting priorities can be challenging for a new CEO, what with the myriad responsibilities of the job. When Kathleen Odne, the executive director of the Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation, became the foundation’s first staff person, she came Read More
Blog | Featured Article

Getting Started with CEO Performance Review: Now’s the Time
June 15, 2012 | Susan Crites Price
Editor’s Note: This article is excerpted from NCFP’s CEO Guide, Performance Review: The Complete Guide to Evaluating the Family Foundation CEO. In a 2010 interview study of 60 family foundation chief executives by National Center for Family Philanthropy President Virginia Esposito, most told her they do not receive a formal performance review by their board. But when NCFP interviewed board Read More
Knowledge Center | Passages Issue Briefs

A Place at the Table: Non-Family Membership on the Family Foundation Board
March 17, 2012 | Joseph Foote, Dorna L. Allen
Family giving comes from a common cause, a shared vision, a particular need for giving back a portion of life’s gifts. Family members can focus on shared personal interests and can shape the architecture of their giving by expressing and validating shared family experience. Foundation board service can be the means by which family members find a new and worthwhile Read More

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