Donor Perception Survey: Central NY Community Foundation
Family Governance and Family Philanthropy: A Primer for Community Foundation Staff and Donor Families
May 2, 2017 | National Center for Family Philanthropy
Family governance is the framework in which a family manages its joint affairs. A family applies guiding principles to general policies and specific practices for carrying out the roles and responsibilities of their joint activities, such as family philanthropy. A growing number of families are using donor advised funds and supporting organizations at their local community foundation as a core Read More
Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Topical Call: AdNet & Amelia Conference Follow-up Discussion (April 2017)
April 11, 2017 | Tony Macklin
A conversation sharing takeaways relevant to philanthropic services from the AdNet Conference and a gathering of larger community foundations—the Amelia group. Read More
Community Foundations Readiness Self-Assessment Tool
April 5, 2017
Donor Perception Survey: Arizona Community Foundation
March 17, 2017 | Center for Effective Philanthropy
Equity, Inclusion, and Connecting with Community in Family Philanthropy
What does inclusivity mean for family philanthropy? How can we promote diversity, community engagement, and openness while retaining the family focus of our giving practices? This session will feature a conversation on strategies for connecting with community and building an equity lens into your grantmaking and internal operations. Read More
Community Foundation Spark Session: Readying Your Community Foundation to Serve Philanthropic Families
You’ve successfully attracted Donor-Advised Funds and developed solid relationships with those founding donors. But now they’re asking for help with tougher issues such as preparing heirs to be responsible givers, dealing with geographic dispersion and generational differences in giving, and improving family communications and problem-solving skills. (If they’re not asking now, they will be soon…). How will your foundation respond, Read More
Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Topical Call: Engaging Program Staff in Donor Services and Family Philanthropy Services (February 2017)
February 15, 2017 | Tony Macklin
How do you engage your program officers in your donor services and family philanthropy services? This question came from one of our new members, and we’ll ask call participants to discuss their approaches and lessons learned. Read More
Case Study: Navigating a Community Foundation’s Roles Among a Family’s Professional Advisors
February 6, 2017 | Tony Macklin
The Star City Community Foundation has a potential opportunity to work with a generous family planning for a business transition. As is often the case, the information about the opportunity is incomplete. This special case study shares the story of the fictional Lincoln family, and explores the questions, considerations, and challenges facing the community foundation as it works with the Read More
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