Seattle Community Foundation: Impact Driven Philanthropists
September 1, 2017
Community Foundation Spark Session: Community Foundation Business Models for Family Philanthropy
Your community foundation wants to provide more intensive services to philanthropic families. But how will you define your customer segments and their goals? What unique value proposition will you deliver? What will be your goals for revenues and costs? And how will you define external and internal success measures? The community foundation field is experimenting with a variety of answers Read More
Transitions in Family Philanthropy: A Primer for Community Foundation Staff and Donor Families
July 31, 2017 | National Center for Family Philanthropy
No matter the intensity of the emotions they generate, transitions have the potential to affect the course of your family’s life. These transitions also impact your family’s philanthropy — and how your family chooses to manage its charitable giving vehicles, such as your donor-advised fund or foundation. This Passages Issue Brief provides tips and tools for donor families and community Read More
Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Topical Call: Building a List of Trusted Partners (July 2017)
A conversation about how you build a trusted list of advisors and consultants who handle complex family issues Read More
Managing Family Dynamics: A Primer for Community Foundation Staff and Donor Families
June 30, 2017 | National Center for Family Philanthropy
Family members marry, divorce, remarry, form domestic partnerships, and, in many cases, move far away from the family home. Siblings may have long established patterns of competitiveness, feelings of fairness, or other sibling rivalry issues. Parents and children may have values that differ significantly. Communication may break down. In turn, these common challenges can affect how your family decides to Read More
How Family Foundations Benefit From Relationships with Community Foundations
June 14, 2017 | Mark Neithercut
A healthy relationship with a community foundation is possible, and it can be a very useful partnership for a family foundation. This article explores the many ways these two types of foundations can work together to achieve the goals and objectives of the family foundation. Read More
Engaging the Next Generation: A Primer for Community Foundation Staff and Donor Families
May 31, 2017 | National Center for Family Philanthropy
Donor-advised funds are more than just a smart and flexible vehicle for charitable giving. These funds also provide an opportunity to teach children and grandchildren valuable lessons about giving and financial responsibility — and offer a chance to create a philanthropic legacy that spans generations.. This Passages Issue Brief provides advice on how your family can engage the next generation Read More
Community Foundation Spark Session: Serving Families Who Use Multiple Philanthropic Tools
Philanthropic families are increasingly using multiple tools and strategies to achieve their goals for social impact. Creative examples from NCFP’s network include: a private foundation with funds at multiple community foundations, a donor-advised fund and impact investing portfolio, establishing a family foundation and a 501(C)(4) nonprofit or Political Action Committee, and giving through a family business and a charitable fund. Read More
Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Topical Call: Using Results from the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s Donor Perception Report (May 2017)
May 9, 2017 | Central New York Community Foundation, Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Inc., Ann Engelhard, Laily Pirbhai
Various community foundations share how they used the results from surveys from the Center for Effective Philanthropy to shape or improve their philanthropic services. Read More
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