Donor Education: Event Example, Oregon Community Foundation
December 27, 2017 | The Oregon Community Foundation
Look to Your Community Foundation in Times of Crisis
December 21, 2017 | Exponent Philanthropy, Kristin Laird
Everyone wants to help during a crisis, and, for many, that means giving money. But few understand what it takes to distribute funds to the people, businesses, or nonprofits that will create the greatest impact and fulfill the most need—especially if the money lives in different funds at different organizations. Read More
How do we work with our local community foundation to train young philanthropists?
December 15, 2017 | Youth Philanthropy Connect, National Center for Family Philanthropy
Our family foundation would like to work with the local community foundation to set up a program that will help train younger philanthropists – both those in our family as well as other youth in the community. Do you have suggestions for models that others have used? Indeed we do! NCFP worked with Youth Philanthropy Connect, a former initiative of Read More
Curiosity as a Catalyst for Personal Renewal and Community Transformation
December 12, 2017 | Andy Carroll
The funders who catalyze change are those who show up at community and public meetings, attend local nonprofit conferences, talk with people in different walks of life. By engaging with people and listening, they develop insight into challenges and opportunities. Read More
Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Topical Call: Donor Education Programs for 2018 (December 2017)
December 12, 2017 | Tony Macklin
Network members share the donor education programs they are planning, how they are paying for them, and how they are executing them. Read More
Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network
NCFP’s Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network supports the special roles community foundations play with philanthropic families as a trusted resource and partner. Included here is a complete collection of Spark Session webinar replays, issue briefs, and other resources that have been created as part of this network. Read More
Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Topical Call: Managing Year-End Work (November 2017)
November 14, 2017 | Katie Scott
How do you manage the year-end crunch in giving and donor-advised grantmaking? Listen to this round-robin conversation about how community foundations balance good relationship-building and stewardship of family givers with the high volume of December transactions. Read More
Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Topical Call: Staffing Your Philanthropic Services (October 2017)
October 10, 2017 | Tony Macklin
How are you staffing your philanthropic services and how does family philanthropy fit in? How are you balancing the portfolio of the people staffing your donor services? What kinds of skills and competencies do you look for when you add new staff into this work? Read More
How can family foundations and community foundations work most effectively together?
September 15, 2017 | Tim Ober, Shelley Hoss, National Center for Family Philanthropy, Keith Swayne, Audrey Jacobs, Ann Mulholland
Are there good examples of family foundations working closely with the donor community, brought to the table via the community foundation, to strengthen philanthropic initiatives broadly? How can we partner with the community foundations in our state to know community goals and make more effective grants in those areas? Read More
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