Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Topical Call: Ideas for the 2019 National Forum (March 2019)
March 12, 2019 | Katie Scott
Network members share what they'd like to get out of the Communities Foundation Workshop at the National Forum. Read More
Powerhouse Convening: New Doorways to Funder and Community Engagement
March 12, 2019 | The Giving Practice
The guide offers 10 doorways to deepening group engagement, with specific exercises within each to test out with your teams. Read More
Community Foundation Spark Session: Building Blocks for Successful Family Philanthropy Services
An increasing number of consultants, wealth management firms, Donor-Advised Fund sponsors, and more are positioning themselves as trusted guides in families’ philanthropic journeys. They’re answering families’ questions about social impact, values alignment, successor generation preparation and engagement, and more. Will your community foundation maintain a competitive advantage in that marketplace? Will you be positioned as a trusted resource beyond grants Read More
Leap Ambassadors Community
February 15, 2019
Leap Ambassadors Community is a private community of nonprofit thought leaders, leader practitioners, progressive funders, policy makers, and instigators who believe “performance matters.” Read More
Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln
February 15, 2019
The Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln hopes to be seen as an inviting option for philanthropists and charitable organizations in neighboring communities to Sangamon County that are not currently reaping the benefits a community foundation can provide. We are accredited by the Council on Foundations and we are your community foundation for Sangamon and surrounding counties. Community foundations are tax-exempt Read More
Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Topical Call: Marketing Your Value Add (February 2019)
How does your foundation
clearly describe the value of your family philanthropy services to advisors
and donors? How do you cut through the clutter of messages they receive? Kicking off the conversa
tion
will be Donna Coury, J.D., Director of the Center for Family Philanthropy at the Akron Community
Foundation, and Cheryl Venarge, a donor to and advocate for the foundation. Read More
Akron Community Foundation
February 4, 2019
The Akron Community Foundation aims to improve the quality of life in Greater Akron by building permanent endowments and providing philanthropic leadership that enables you to make a lasting investment in the community. Read More
Community Foundation Spark Session: Successful Generational Transitions
January 30, 2020 | Kathleen Wagner, Stephen Robinson, Lauren Domino, Barrett Coker Krise, Tony Macklin
In philanthropic families, no subject generates more questions than preparing for and successfully passing the responsibility of a foundation or fund to successor generations. Family members consider issues both personal (e.g. self-identity, legacy, family roles) and pragmatic (e.g. timing, knowledge and skills required, differing work and decision-making styles). Community foundation staff can play a key role in smoothing those transitions in donor families, often helping families plan Read More
Community Foundation Spark Session: Business Models for Family Philanthropy Services
This is NCFP’s third annual deep dive into business models for more intensive community foundation services to multi-generation and multi-branch families. Two foundations will provide details on how they defined their customer segments, developed their portfolio of programs and services, worked with their board to set goals and success measures, refined their financial model for expanded services, engage advisors, and more. Their presentations will be based on NCFP’s Philanthropic Services Business Model Canvas and join Read More
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