1873 Results for “community”

Ira S. Hirschfield
May 14, 2014
Since 1992, Ira Hirschfield has worked to create a more just and compassionate society as President and a Trustee of the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, a family foundation based in San Francisco, California. Ira leads the Fund’s work in four key program areas: supporting equal opportunities for immigrants to become active citizens; advancing full equality for gay and Read More

Lisa Graustein
May 14, 2014
Lisa Graustein (she/her) is the Board Chair of the W.C. Graustein Memorial Fund, whose mission is to achieve equity in education by working with those affected and inspiring all to end racism and poverty. As such, Lisa is working to dismantle the systems of oppression that have traditionally existed within grant-making to create new forms of wealth redistribution and social justice. Lisa Read More

Jason Baron
May 13, 2014
Jason Baron is the creator and portfolio manager for the Socially Innovative Investing (S2I) strategy in the investments group within U.S. Trust. Prior to joining U.S. Trust, Jason served as the group head for the community investing team at Lehman Brothers where he was responsible for the design and implementation of socially responsible and mission-oriented investment products. He began his Read More
Blog | Featured Article

Leading Through Change: Advice from and for Seasoned CEOs
March 25, 2014 | Susan Crites Price
The longer CEOs stay in the job, the more they see strategic opportunities for the foundation. There may be strong reasons for funding some new areas with greater potential impact, entering into collaborations, or including advocacy grants in the mix, for example. But sometimes the challenge is convincing the board. “You have to stay attuned to bringing the family along,” cautions Alice Buhl, NCFP Senior Fellow. You may want to go faster, but the family isn’t ready to go there yet. Longtime CEOs must be flexible and alert to the family’s needs.” she notes that “boards haven’t had the connection or exposure the CEO has had,” so sometimes it takes a while to help them reach a new strategic level. Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Diversity as a Family Affair
March 23, 2014 | Cole Wilbur
What value can diversity bring to the work of family foundations? First of all, diversity is now more interwoven into the fabric of our society, including our neighborhoods, education, business and media. Integrating diversity into many aspects of a family foundation’s work can result in more compelling grantmaking, particularly in responding effectively to demographic changes that nonprofit organizations face every Read More
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How to Apply for a Discretionary Grant (Marion I. and Henry J. Knott Foundation)
March 4, 2014 | The Marion I. & Henry J. Knott Foundation
This FAQ page describes The Knott Foundation’s guidelines around discretionary grantmaking, and provides a good example for other family foundations. The Knott Foundation provides a limited number of Discretionary Grants on a rolling basis throughout the year. These grants, ranging between $500 to $2,500, are designed to increase the Foundation’s grantmaking options as well as its responsiveness to community needs. Read More

Alicia Schuyler Oberman
March 3, 2014
Alicia Schuyler Oberman serves as the Foundation Director of the Jack Miller Family Foundation (for which she is also a Board member) and its related philanthropic fund, the Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller Fund. As Foundation Director, Alicia directs all of the foundation’s programs and operations and serves as the foundation’s liaison to its non-profit partners and the community. Prior to Read More

Lauren Hasey Maher
March 3, 2014
Lauren Hasey Maher (@lhasey) previously served as program manager at the National Center for Family Philanthropy. In this role, she worked to provide families and next gen donors with timely tools and information to maximize the impact on their communities. Lauren has been a successful nonprofit professional for more than seven years and holds an MA in Philanthropy from Indiana University’s Center Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Breaking Up and Moving On: a Staff Member’s Perspective on the Dissolution of a Family Foundation
February 25, 2014 | Joel Luedtke
We knew the outcome before the votes were cast. The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation – the proud embodiment of a fortunate family’s abiding compassion – would be split apart. It was October 2010. As a relatively new staff member of the foundation, it was hard for me at that time to see much good coming of this decision. Read More

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