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Listening, Learning, and Leading Across Generations of Family Philanthropy
October 27, 2022 | Caryl M. Stern
The Walton Family Foundation is committed to redefining collaboration to have greater impact in the communities it serves. New insights from Generation Z are helping chart a course forward. Sam Walton believed “great ideas come from everywhere if you just listen and look for them.” Look and listen. These actions are at the core of how we learn, opening the Read More

Caryl M. Stern
October 27, 2022
Caryl M. Stern serves as Executive Director of the Walton Family Foundation, a position she has held since 2020. She is a former President and CEO of UNICEF USA. An author, activist and global advocate for the health and well-being of children, Caryl has dedicated her career to helping others through education, compassion and the expansion of civil rights. Since Read More
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Learning from the History of Philanthropy in the San Francisco Bay Area
October 19, 2022 | Micah McElroy
The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most prosperous places in the United States, home to technological giants, entrepreneurial universities, and cities where more billionaires per capita reside than almost anywhere else in the world. But the Bay Area is also one of the nation’s most economically unequal places, marked by widening income inequality and under-resourced nonprofits. Alarmed Read More

Annie Hurwitz
October 7, 2022
Annie Hurwitz currently serves as Senior Manager of Next Gen Engagement at the Greater Houston Community Foundation. In this role, Annie engages and advises next gen donors through a suite of programs, one of the most comprehensive, intensive, and respected in the country. In these trainings and learnings, next gen donors deepen their skills around impactful philanthropy and community engagement Read More
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A Funder’s Learnings on Supporting Partners Beyond the Grant
October 4, 2022 | Anne Marie Burgoyne
When I joined Laurene Powell’s team to formalize and scale philanthropy at Emerson Collective, my first goal was to build on the generosity and energy of her early philanthropy. Laurene’s early work in philanthropy was in founding College Track—an organization dedicated to confronting systemic barriers in high education, today serving nearly 4,000 students per year nationwide. From this experience, she Read More
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The Critical Need to Invest in Women’s Leadership: An opportunity to learn, take action, and generate match funding
September 29, 2022 | Gabrielle Fitzgerald
Over the course of my career in philanthropy and government, I’ve been fortunate to participate in many high-level meetings where key decisions have been made.  All too often, I was the only woman in these rooms—whether I was at the table or in a supporting role. It’s hard to believe that it’s necessary to make the point that women need Read More
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The Tenets of Impactful Giving
September 26, 2022 | Gillian Howell
Using Values & Passion as Your Giving Guide Stars Wherever it takes you, the journey towards achieving maximum philanthropic impact starts with your convictions and beliefs about how you might change the world for the better. Values are your guide stars. They guide the choices you make, and the most satisfying and effective philanthropy is built on those deeply held Read More
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Five Questions for Doug Bitonti Stewart
September 21, 2022 | Doug Bitonti Stewart
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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Seeing is Believing: Engaging the Next Generation through Video and Experiential Learning
September 1, 2022 | Debbie Brodsky, Josh Mintz
One important aspect of family foundations is the way in which they help transmit family values from generation to generation. Beyond the top-level value of philanthropy, family foundations are mechanisms to share the core values that underlie the family’s approach to its work such as justice, equity, opportunity, and compassion—and the deep connection and relationship the family has with its Read More

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

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