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Manager, Member Relations
May 23, 2022
Reporting to the Director, Development & Community, the Manager, Member Relations will be responsible for member recruitment, engagement, and retention efforts in support of NCFP’s new strategic direction. The ideal candidate is an organized project manager and compelling writer with strong data gathering and analysis skills. This person will plan and implement cultivation opportunities for existing members and prospects as Read More
Blog | Effective Family Philanthropy in Action

Family Philanthropy Speaks: A Conversation with Nicole Systrom
May 19, 2022 | Nicole Systrom
NCFP President and CEO Nick Tedesco speaks with Nicole Systrom, founder of Sutro Energy Group. Nicole talked about philanthropy’s role in climate change as well as how philanthropic capital is catalytic to incubate ideas and build infrastructure. She also shared about leveraging peer networks, intermediaries, and other resources.  Philanthropy is a practice borne out of compassion and commitment—and one Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Strategic Lifespan Peer Network: Formulating Grantmaking Strategies with a Spend Down Mindset
July 11, 2022 | Gwyneth Tripp, Misty Avila
Once the decision has been made to spend down, foundation leaders must determine how their grantmaking efforts will need to change. How do you curate your programs and support and engage grantees during this spend down process? How does your impact or portfolio shift? Join Misty Avila, chief impact officer at the James B. McClatchy Foundation, and Gwyneth Tripp, director Read More
Events & Webinars

Defining Your Family’s Philanthropic Purpose
June 14, 2022 | Fred Kaynor, Megan Costigan, Jean Buckley, Tony Macklin
What motivations and values drive your generosity? What priorities propel your social action? A clear philanthropic purpose defines why you want to make a difference and your priorities for where and who you most want to benefit. It improves family decision-making, community relationships, and impact. On this webinar, you’ll learn how you and your family can define your philanthropic purpose—shared Read More

Erika Seth Davies
May 17, 2022
Erika Seth Davies, is the Chief Executive Officer at Rhia Ventures. She is a seasoned leader with more than 20 years of experience in development and fundraising, program design, collaboration and partnership management, and racial equity advocacy. Erika is the Founder of The Racial Equity Asset Lab (The REAL), a venture that centers racial equity in impact investing and works Read More
Blog | From NCFP

Demystifying the Hidden Figure of ‘Effectiveness’
May 17, 2022 | Nicholas A. Tedesco
In philanthropy, effectiveness is our north star—it is the bar we measure ourselves against and the standard we strive to uphold. But what exactly does it mean to “successfully achieve an intended result” or “fulfill a specified function,” particularly when our structures, practices, and beliefs are called into question? What does it mean to be effective not just as funders, Read More

Leslie Ramyk
May 9, 2022
Leslie Ramyk is currently the executive director of the Conant Family Foundation, a family foundation focused on racial, environmental, and reproductive justice. CFF has shifted some of its grantmaking to a BIPOC community-led external review team and intends to increase the proportion of funding granted this way in the future. Leslie is a founding member of the Chicago Racial Justice Pooled Read More

Jean Buckley
May 6, 2022
Jean Buckley is the President of the Tracy Family Foundation. She has served in this position since 1997 through present day. Jean is a second-generation Tracy family member.  There are 131 living Tracy family members in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generations ranging in ages from 1 month to 72 years.  The Tracy Family Foundation is funded by her family’s Read More

Nwamaka Agbo
May 6, 2022
Nwamaka is the CEO of the Kataly Foundation and Managing Director of the Restorative Economies Fund. In her roles, Nwamaka collaborates with the Kataly team to lead the foundation’s day to day operations, while holding the community-centered strategy and vision for the Fund. With a background in community organizing, electoral campaigns, policy and advocacy work on racial, social and environmental Read More
Blog | Featured Article

Join us in San Francisco
May 4, 2022 | Cathy Cha, Allison Magee, Kimberly Myers Hewlett
Cathy Cha, Kimberly Myers Hewlett, and Allison Magee are co-chairs of the 2022 Forum advisory committees. Two-plus years into a global pandemic, urgent discussions about climate change, and a long-overdue reckoning with racial inequities are transforming our social norms and society overall. We invite you to embrace family philanthropy’s role as a lever for change and join us in person Read More

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