1873 Results for “community”

Board Member
December 6, 2023
The Russell Family Foundation seeks two new board members. The Board Members of The Russell Family Foundation are responsible for the following: individually and collectively, setting direction and ensuring the Foundation fulfills its mission and goals; planning for the foundation’s future, sustaining the board, and reviewing its performance; operating and assessing the grantmaking programs, reviewing foundation operations, finances and investments; Read More
Blog | Effective Family Philanthropy in Action

How PRIs Can Help Maximize Impact and Approaches for Getting Started
December 5, 2023 | Mary Ann Weiss
In 2018, Mary Ann Weiss wrote a post for NCFP about program-related investments (PRIs), their advantages, and the barriers to using them. Since then, the philanthropic landscape has shifted and Mary Ann has built her own experience with PRIs. Learn more about use cases for PRIs and how to get started using the tool to amplify your impact. In the Read More
Events & Webinars | Webinars

Meeting the Moment Part Three: Trust-Based and Participatory Practices
October 8, 2024
This webinar will highlight the power of community and trust, working together to achieve lasting impact. Join us to learn effective strategies for sharing and building power to meet the needs of communities and support sustainable change. We’ll be joined by family philanthropies working with communities, implementing trust-based and participatory practices, who will share actionable ways to implement these practices Read More
Events & Webinars | Webinars

21st-Century Governance Part Three: Family Philanthropies as Stewards of a Public Trust
May 14, 2024 | Gia Rauenhorst, Nicholas Banovetz, Richard Woo, Ashley Blanchard
What responsibilities do family philanthropies have to steward their funds intended for public benefit? Who are they accountable to in their pursuit of effective family philanthropy? Embracing accountability and continuous reflection are critical for effective stewardship. In this webinar we will discuss how donor families can thoughtfully steward funds throughout their philanthropic lifespan. We’ll consider original wealth creation and donor Read More
Events & Webinars | Webinars

21st-Century Governance Part One: Participatory and Collaborative Operations and Strategies
March 25, 2024 | Joshua J. Knowles, Courtney Knoblock, Hannibal B. Johnson, David Weitnauer
Family philanthropies are increasingly recognizing the power of inclusive and collaborative approaches to maximize their operations and impact—and to ensure that their philanthropy will bring more value to family members, grantees, community members, and others. During this session we will hear from Hannibal B. Johnson, Courtney Knoblock, and Joshua J. Knowles about the development of The Commemoration Fund, a fund Read More

Program Officer
November 30, 2023
The Program Officer will play a key role in advancing the foundation’s “place-based grantmaking” strategy, managing relationships with grantees and potential applicants across Muncie, Delaware County, and East Central Indiana. This individual will identify funding needs in the community, review grant applications, develop grant recommendations, monitor grant impact, and provide additional resources and supports for grantseekers. In close coordination with Read More

Executive Director
November 30, 2023
The Executive Director (ED) of the William G McGowan Charitable Fund is a visionary and strategic leader responsible for advancing and fulfilling the fund’s mission. The ED will provide operational and strategic leadership, ensuring the achievement of all goals related to fiscal management, grants and programming, board relations, staff leadership, community engagement, and administrative matters. This position is hybrid (3 Read More
Knowledge Center | Article

Effective Family Philanthropy: The Kendeda Fund
November 29, 2023 | Ade Adeniji
The Kendeda Fund is Writing its Last Checks — and the Last Chapter of a 30-Year Story of Giving About 30 years ago, Diana Blank began to ramp up her philanthropy through what became known as the Kendeda Fund, drawing the name from her three children, Kenny, Dena and Danielle. Tapping into wealth derived from the Home Depot empire, which Read More

Susan Stamerjohn
November 8, 2023
Susan Stamerjohn is second generation Tracy family member and is currently a board trustee of the Tracy Family Foundation. Susan has served on the Tracy Family Foundation board as a trustee multiple times since 1997, when the Tracy Family Foundation began. She will become the Tracy Family Foundation board chair in January 2024. There are currently 138 Tracy family members Read More

Michelle Tremillo
November 6, 2023
Michelle Tremillo, Co-Executive Director and one of TOP’s co-founders, is a 4th generation Tejana, born and raised in a low-income neighborhood in San Antonio. She has two decades of community organizing experience, and is responsible for raising a multi-million dollar budget, co-developing TOP’s overall strategy to create and win on our economic and racial justice policy agenda in Texas’ 3 Read More

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