Vice President for Equity and Justice

September 7, 2023
This position will be a member of the NCG management team, reporting directly to the President and CEO, supporting the realization of the vision for an equitable organization, sector, and community. The VP will set forth and execute a strategy to advance equity and justice goals for the organization in consultation and collaboration with NCG members, external partners, and other Read More

Ana Akhtar

September 7, 2023
As vice president of donor services, Ana Akhtar leads a department of 20 professionals across various operations teams—including gifts, grants, scholarships and consulting – that facilitate the annual distribution of more than $2 billion in grants to over 5,000 nonprofit organizations. Ana is responsible for the strategic direction of SVCF’s donor services to ensure that SVCF delivers value to donor Read More

Learning & Evaluation Officer

September 7, 2023
The Rainin Foundation seeks an experienced professional to join the team as its first Learning & Evaluation Officer (L&E Officer). The individual should be passionate about learning and evaluation and welcome collaborating with Foundation Board, staff, grantees, community leaders, and peer funders to strengthen strategic grantmaking areas and operations. Reporting to the Chief Program Officer, the Learning & Evaluation Officer Read More

Moe Hickey

September 5, 2023
Prior to moving to Utah, Moe spent over 20 years in International Finance. He worked in New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Hong Kong before completing his career as a Partner and the President of Emerging Markets at Cantor Fitzgerald. He has spent years passionately developing early education opportunities in Summit County and has a deep understanding of Utah’s education Read More
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August 2023: News and Notes from NCFP’s Members and Partners

August 31, 2023
Network News highlights updates from NCFP’s members and network partners. Current NCFP members or network partners are encouraged to email us with news they would like shared with the community.  David Farren Announces Forthcoming Retirement Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation Executive Director David Farren announces his plans to retire at the end of the year after an 11-year tenure at Read More
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Family Foundation Finds Focus in Grantee Relationships

August 31, 2023 | Prentice Zinn
In recent years, GMA Foundations has worked with the Celia Lipton Farris and Victor W. Farris Foundation to define and hone its grantmaking focus. The process involved deep listening and learning and strengthened grantee relationships.  Cohesive family giving across geography and generations is patient work. Trustees’ willingness to listen to one another and to invest time in grantee relationships translates Read More

Atiba Mbiwan

August 31, 2023
In October 2006, Atiba Mbiwan joined the staff of The Zeist Foundation, a family foundation based in Atlanta, as the Associate Director to fortify their traditional grantmaking in the areas of Education, Arts & Culture and Health & Human Services, and to support the Foundation’s “place-based philanthropy” in the Edgewood neighborhood of Atlanta, which began in 1994 with a foundation Read More

Heather Koopman

August 31, 2023
Heather Koopman is the Director of the Byrne Family Foundation Trust, whose mission is to champion children’s educational growth in Dallas, Texas, and Park City, Utah. She is responsible for day-to-day strategy and operation, including managing grant application rounds, supporting nonprofit partners throughout their grant term, and ensuring responsible stewardship of charitable funds. She works closely with the trustees in Read More

Robynn Steffen

August 30, 2023
Robynn Steffen is executive vice president at the Climate Leadership Initiative (CLI), where she is focused on building an organization that connects philanthropists to the trusted resources they need to take action on climate change—an urgent challenge that touches us all. Robynn brings more than 15 years of experience in solving complex challenges through strategic philanthropy, policy, partnerships and impact Read More

Kate Wilkinson

August 28, 2023
Kate Wilkinson is a Partner at Open Impact, leading a portfolio of family and individual donors seeking to envision ambitious ideas, design plans to achieve them, and ensure operational excellence. Her work encompasses governance and trustee engagement, strategic visioning and planning, facilitation, and organizational design and capacity building. The co-author of multiple industry reports, Kate is committed to learning about Read More