Gretchen Schmidt, PhD

March 23, 2023
Gretchen Schmidt is a national leader in higher education transformation, focusing on issues of guided pathways and rural student success at NCII. Before joining NCII in 2020, Gretchen led the design and implementation of the American Association of Community Colleges Pathways Project 1.0 and 2.0 with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Through that work she helped develop Read More

Dr. Ben Stafford

March 23, 2023
Ben Stafford was born in Port Arthur Texas to Pat and Jack Stafford. As one of five sons in a working-class family of American Indian descent, his parents emphasized the critical importance of education. Ben started classes at Lamar Institute of Technology in the summer of 1977. He completed an Associate of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering in 1981, a Read More
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Effective Family Philanthropy: The Pérez Family

March 22, 2023 | Ade Adeniji
“Miami Is Our City.” How Two Generations of the Billionaire Pérez Family Give Back in the late 1970s, Argentina-raised Jorge Pérez linked up with Stephen Ross and his affiliated Related Companies, the developer of New York City’s Hudson Yards. The Related Group, founded in 1979, began with a focus on building affordable housing before branching out to high-end condos. And Read More
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Effective Family Philanthropy: William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation

March 16, 2023 | Wendy Paris, Inside Philanthropy
This Foundation Keeps a Huge Extended Family United While Helping Other Families Thrive I first heard about Cleveland-based William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation in an unusual way. I was on a solo road trip from Texas to L.A. and nearly ran out of gas in the desert, when a service station arose from the dirt and tumbleweeds like Read More

Executive Director

March 16, 2023
Since its inception in 2001, the Broad Reach Foundation has made grants in service of the family’s mission to promote healthy ecosystems, coexistence, community resilience, and human well-being. The Foundation’s grants nurture new ideas, champion important under-represented viewpoints, and advance innovative approaches that lead to sustainable change. Building on a decades-long legacy of grantmaking impact, the Foundation is inviting applications Read More

Lehigh Valley Foundation Director

March 15, 2023
The Dexter F. and Dorothy H. Baker Foundation is currently seeking a Foundation Director to lead its work in the Lehigh Valley. The ideal candidate is an innovative, values-aligned leader who can form strong relationships in the community, work with the Board to develop and execute strategy, and oversee local grantmaking. The search is being led by Boldly Go Philanthropy. Read More

Philanthropic Partnerships Manager

March 14, 2023
The Philanthropic Partnerships Manager will join the Community Foundation of Utah (CFU) at an exciting time in our organizational lifestyle. Over the past three years, CFU has experienced rapid growth, both in organizational size as well as our ability to catalyze Utah’s philanthropic ecosystem to create even greater impact. Since 2020, CFU has deployed over $200 million in grants to Read More

Philanthropic Advisor

March 13, 2023
Oregon Community Foundation is hiring a Philanthropic Advisor, responsible for introducing and familiarizing the Metro Portland area with the work carried out by OCF. This position focuses on working with donors, nonprofits, and businesses to create charitable funds. Partnering with OCF colleagues, this position will perform strategic community outreach and cultivate and steward relationships with donors, prospective donors, nonprofit partners, Read More

Director of Early Literacy Initiatives

March 13, 2023
The Davis Foundation is seeking a skilled Director to set the vision for and launch the foundation’s renewed approach to early literacy, including setting strategic priorities, defining a thoughtful approach to relevant grant making, and elevating the role of community-based approaches to promoting children’s early literacy development. By engaging the principles of collective impact, and drawing on recent breakthrough research Read More

Chief Philanthropy Officer

March 13, 2023
Reporting to the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Philanthropy Officer will add to and build out a philanthropic team with the skills needed to drive the strategic plan of Greater Tacoma Community Foundation (GTCF) while bringing strong experience in the tools and processes to help GTCF donors meet their philanthropic goals. The Chief Philanthropy Officer will serve as Read More