1873 Results for “community”

Blog | From NCFP

Lead and Give with Bravery and Humility
February 1, 2022 | Nicholas A. Tedesco
Society is calling leaders to action: demanding fundamental changes in our mindsets, how we operate, and what we pursue. Responding to the call requires us to step into unknown spaces and discomfort and to go beyond platitudes and statements of support. The bold step into action challenges us to be brave, vulnerable, and humble. Leadership is hard. It is messy. Read More

Emerald Adeyemi
January 24, 2022
Emerald Adeyemi is a Senior Advisor at the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP). In this role, she supports NCFP’s fundraising strategy and donor engagement initiatives to advance the field of family philanthropy in pursuit of a just and equitable society. An astute strategist and purpose-driven leader, Emerald has more than a decade of experience in the social impact sector. Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

How Multiple Generations of the Disney Family Come Together to Fund Social Justice in LA and Beyond
January 21, 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. It all began at Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in October 1923. Here, bright young cartoonist Walt Disney and his older brother Roy O. Disney established the upstart Read More

Uma Viswanathan
January 19, 2022
Uma Viswanathan is Executive Director of New Pluralists Collaborative, a funder and field collaborative that is strengthening the growing field of funders, practitioners, storytellers, researchers, and innovators who are working together to satisfy our deep cultural hunger to heal our social divisions in ways that honor human dignity, repair harm, foster empathy, and widen our circle of human concern. She brings 15 Read More
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Pluralism in Family Philanthropy: Navigating Tensions and Bridging Divides for Impact
March 16, 2022 | Uma Viswanathan, Tegan Acton, Heather Templeton Dill, Brian Hooks, Nicholas A. Tedesco
In an increasingly divisive society, people are facing complex, challenging dialogues around politics, ethics, and social issues, struggling to manage perspectives across the political aisle and facilitate healthy discourse with multiple viewpoints. What is taking place on a macro scale is mirrored within individual families—difficult conversations, distinct political and cultural divides, and in many cases gridlock or an inability to Read More
Blog | From NCFP

Racial Justice in Family Philanthropy: A Conversation Between Nick Tedesco and June Wilson
January 19, 2022 | Nicholas A. Tedesco, June L. Wilson
Prior to Nick Tedesco’s official start as president and CEO of the National Center for Family (NCFP), he attended NCFP’s conference where Edgar Villanueva discussed white supremacy and racism in philanthropy. In a candid conversation with Compton Foundation Executive Director June Wilson, Nick reflects on his reaction to Edgar’s session at the Forum and how that was a catalyst on Read More
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Racial Equity is Fundamental to Effective Family Philanthropy
January 12, 2022 | Kimberly Myers Hewlett, Kelly D. Nowlin
Learning opportunities bring us the delight of something new: we hear or do something for the first time, we might—metaphorically—or actually—scrape our knees, we pick ourselves up, and we enjoy a sense of accomplishment as we recognize that new thing we know or can do. Much like viewing the world through the eyes of young children, the National Center for Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Family Philanthropy Versus Climate Change: An Opportunity of a Lifetime and Beyond
January 5, 2022 | Katherine Lorenz
At the United Nations’ COP26 conference in November 2021, President Biden said climate change is “an existential threat to human existence as we know it.” And qualitative and quantitative data support this claim. Climate hazards—driven by global greenhouse gas emissions—will continue to affect and amplify socioeconomic challenges in nearly all areas for decades to come. And the climate crisis is at Read More

Holley Fowler Martens
January 4, 2022
Holley Fowler Martens serves as board president for The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation. She integrates her social work background in her role as Foundation administrator, bringing a unique perspective to the grant making process. Upon graduating from CWRU Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences in 2007, Holley was employed by Shaker Heights Youth Center and placed in Student Read More

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