Dedicated Community Drives Socioeconomic Change in the Rural South
By giving voice to community leaders, we aimed to collaboratively develop solutions and catalyze change in rural Georgia. Read More
Community Foundation Spark Session: Family Philanthropy Services: Making the Case, Measuring the Impact
An increasing number of community foundations provide services that actively involve multiple generations or family branches in giving, granting, learning, investing, and/or volunteering together. They’re answering rising demands from donors and positioning themselves against competitors. Offering these family philanthropy services requires investments in staff capacity, organizational culture, marketing, and more. How have community foundations made the internal case for those Read More
Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Topical Call: Pride of Place (May 2018)
May 8, 2018 | Virginia M. Esposito, Katie Scott
Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Topical Call: Community Foundations United & Amelia Island Foundation Meeting Recaps (April 2018)
April 10, 2018 | The Chicago Community Trust, The Oregon Community Foundation, Abbe Temkin, Katie Scott
Hear about lessons learned and favorite sessions from recent professional development opportunities. Diane Lai from the Oregon Community Foundation and Abbe Temkin from The Chicago Community Trust began the conversation. Read More
Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Topical Call: Donor Round Tables and Donor Education Experiences (March 2018)
March 13, 2018 | The Boston Foundation, Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Inc., The Oregon Community Foundation, Ann Engelhard, Jennifer Olson Curry, Katie Scott
Learn what some Network members are doing in terms of donor education. Ann Engelhard of the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Jennifer Olson Curry of the Oregon Community Foundation, and Carmen Savarino of the Boston Foundation. Read More
Community Foundation Spark Session: Giving Circles as a Philanthropic Service
The number of giving circles in the U.S. has tripled to almost 1,110 from 2007. They are an increasingly popular means for people with a shared identity and a shared geography to become involved, educated, and connected. Community foundations, including at least a third of NCFP’s community foundation subscribers, are still the most common fiscal hosts for giving circles. In Read More
Giving Circles: Triangle Community Foundation
February 17, 2018 | Triangle Community Foundation
Impact Investing: Marin Community Foundation
February 13, 2018 | Marin Community Foundation
Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Topical Call: Impact Investing with Donors (February 2018)
February 13, 2018 | Marin Community Foundation, Tony Macklin
Learn how community foundations are engaging their donors in impact investing. Hear from Safia Kryger-Nelson and Alan Burr from Marin Community Foundation and get an overview of the results from Mission Investors Exchange’s recent survey of community foundations about involving donors in impact investing. Read More
Youth Giving Council: Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
January 9, 2018 | Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
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