Josh Mintz

September 1, 2022
Joshua Mintz is President of CHP Mintz, LLC. Josh brings over 25 years experience consulting to nonprofit organizations and draws upon his background in government, theology, and business as a foundation for understanding the complex social and political systems that govern organizations today. His work includes conducting organizational and leadership assessments to help groups understand where they currently are – Read More

Monica Merante

August 31, 2022
Monica M. Merante, CAP© began her career in the not-for-profit sector in 2002 after graduating from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. She headed up the annual giving and scholarship programs at Le Moyne College and Onondaga Community College before joining the Central New York Community Foundation in 2012. Her work at the Community Foundation allows Read More

Leticia Nieto

August 30, 2022
Leticia Nieto, PsyD, LMFT, TEP is a leadership coach, psychotherapist, and educator specializing in liberation and equity, cultural responsiveness, motivational patterning, and evolutionary creativity. Her 2010 book, Beyond Inclusion, Beyond Empowerment: A Developmental Strategy to Liberate Everyone, is an accessible analysis of the dynamics of oppression and supremacy that offers readers ways to develop skills to promote social justice. Dr. Read More
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Five Questions for Armando Castellano

August 25, 2022 | Armando Castellano
Anniversaries are times for reflection on and celebration of the past, as well as an opportunity to imagine the future. As the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP) celebrates our 25th anniversary, we are speaking with community members about their reflections on the evolutions of their own philanthropy, the sector, and NCFP as well as their hopes for the future.  Read More
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Kitchen Table Philanthropy: How My Immigrant Journey Informs My Philanthropy

August 18, 2022 | Dilnaz Waraich
My family, like many others is an immigrant family and we are celebrating 50 years since we immigrated to the United States. In my case, my sister and I came with “Mommy” and “Daddy” from Hyderabad, India. And recently, I’ve had time to reflect on my five-decade immigration and assimilation journey and how that journey impacts my family’s philanthropy. Throughout Read More

Thomas Griffith

August 16, 2022
Tom Griffith is Vice President of Development and has worked for the Community Foundation since 2013. Tom is responsible for the creation and implementation of a comprehensive development program to accomplish the goals set forth in the Community Foundation’s strategic plan. In September 2017, Tom received the designation of Accredited Estate Planner (AEP®) from the National Association of Estate Planners Read More

Shannon Jeffries

August 8, 2022
Shannon Jeffries is the Senior Manager of Network Engagement at the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP). In her role she stewards relationships with funders, sponsors, philanthropic families and donor-serving organizations through strategic relationship management and targeted engagement initiatives. Shannon is a storyteller, philanthropist, and servant leader. Shannon has worked with nonprofits, foundations, K-12 schools, and universities to develop programs, Read More
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August 2022: News and Notes from NCFP’s Friends of the Family Network

August 8, 2022
Friends Focus highlights updates from members of our Friends of the Family network and their work. Are you a current Friend or Leadership Circle member of NCFP with an update or good news about your foundation that you would like to share with Family Giving News readers? Please email us. Interested in learning more about the families involved in NCFP’s Friends of the Family network? Go Read More
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Here’s How a Longtime Family Foundation Fractured, and Shifted Gears for a Meaningful Final Act

August 2, 2022 | Ade Adeniji, Inside Philanthropy
Editor’s Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on the many forms of family philanthropy, in partnership with the National Center for Family Philanthropy, and produced by Inside Philanthropy’s editorial team. In 1894, Missouri native William H. Danforth founded what would become Ralston Purina Company as a balanced food production company for animals. The company revolutionized the feed Read More

Christine Chen

July 31, 2022
Christine Chen is a co-Founder and Executive Director of Asian Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote), one of the most trusted national, nonpartisan organizations. APIAVote’s mission is to work with local and state community based organizations (CBOs) to mobilize Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities in electoral and civic engagement. Since 2007, APIAVote has been building power in AAPI communities Read More