Executive Director

August 8, 2024
The Stryker Johnston Foundation (SJF) is a private family foundation founded by Ronda Stryker and Bill Johnston and based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. SJF partners with organizations and groups to change the systems and structures that create intergenerational poverty, particularly among Black people, people of color, and other communities that have been left out or left behind. SJF is using its Read More

Billy McGuinness

July 30, 2024
Billy McGuinness, Executive Director of the Seabury Foundation, is an artist, teacher, and community builder committed to supporting the deep care work required to respond to society’s greatest challenges. Read More

Program Lead – San Francisco, Pisces Foundation

July 27, 2024
The Pisces Foundation seeks a leader with expertise in place-based approaches to grantmaking and investments and relevant experience working on San Francisco’s unique urban challenges and opportunities to serve in the newly created position of Program Lead – San Francisco (SF). As part of its strategic update, the Pisces Foundation is launching a new initiative to make investments that contribute Read More

Sarah Kirsch

July 25, 2024
Sarah Kirsch manages the affordable housing investment portfolios for the Foundation, both social impact and philanthropic funds, as a key pillar for advancing equitable growth in our region. In support of TogetherATL’s neighborhood and housing goals, the funds are designed to provide gap funding and support deeper and longer-term affordability for rental and ownership homes. Prior to joining the Foundation, Read More

Frank Fernandez

July 25, 2024
Frank Fernandez joined the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta in August 2020, where he leads one of America’s top 20 largest community foundations. The united power of his prior experience and the anchor institution’s 70 plus years of regional leadership combine as a force for good, championing equity and shared prosperity for all who call the Atlanta region home. Frank Read More

Program Officer – Economic Mobility, Crankstart

July 12, 2024
Crankstart is hiring a Program Officer to support our philanthropic and community engagement efforts related to Economic Mobility. The Program Officer manages multiple grant portfolios in the Economic Mobility strategy area, with a focus on four strands of work: 1) workforce development, 2) extending access to safety net benefits, 3) strengthening financial protections for low-income groups, and 4) expanding access Read More

Lisa Pinckney

July 9, 2024
Lisa Pinckney is the sole employee of the Footprint Foundation, and is responsible for foundation operations, community relations, program administration, and grant making that creates connections for a more equitable community. She has a unique combination of corporate, academic, and non-profit experience. At Turner Broadcasting System in Atlanta GA, Lisa began her career in corporate marketing representing the Turner networks Read More

Dr. Lourdes Rodríguez

July 9, 2024
Dr. Lourdes Rodríguez is a public health expert and CEO of the David Rockefeller Fund, as well as an Adjunct Faculty member at the UTHealth School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus. With a background in interdisciplinary social sciences, including sociology, history, political sciences, psychology, and anthropology, Dr. Rodríguez examines the complex pathways that lead individuals, networks, and communities to Read More
Blog | Ask NCFP

Ask NCFP: Should we add discretionary giving to our grantmaking strategy?

July 3, 2024 | Miki Akimoto
NCFP receives a number of questions about family philanthropy and is particularly equipped to answer inquiries about philanthropic purpose, governance, next-generation engagement, family dynamics, and succession and legacy. This series is designed to answer commonly asked questions and provide resources and considerations for family funders. If you have a family philanthropy question, consider posting to NCFP’s Peer Exchange Platform for Read More