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Announcing our 2022 Fundamentals of Family Philanthropy Webinar Series
December 29, 2021 | National Center for Family Philanthropy
We’re excited to announce our 2022 Fundamentals of Family Philanthropy webinar series with the NCFP community. The monthly webinar series provides guidance on the core tenets of effective family philanthropy—from motivations and values, to governance, grantmaking, and succession. The series equips giving families with the latest information on evergreen topics in NCFP’s Family Giving Lifecycle through practical takeaways and diverse Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Engaging Parents and Guardians in Youth Philanthropy
December 27, 2021 | Sheryl Seller
Earlier this month we shared the Sillerman Center’s ongoing youth philanthropy research as it relates to COVID-19, based on The State of Youth Philanthropy: 2020-2021, and the success of hybrid youth philanthropy program models. In that blog, we also discussed some of the challenges that young people and their adult supporters have faced throughout the pandemic. An additional area we’d Read More
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Climate Change: Strategies for Philanthropic Families
December 25, 2021
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 many are at the nexus of the very issues that family philanthropies have prioritized: health, equality, human rights, education, health, food security, conservation, and the environment. According to ClimateWorks, despite climate’s impact on the work of philanthropy, Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Engaging Youth Peer Network: Impact, Leadership and Diversity in Philanthropy, a Conversation with Carmela Castellano-Garcia
February 16, 2022 | Carmela Castellano-Garcia
This special interactive event is for young grantmakers from your families (approximately ages 8-21). Two philanthropic teens will facilitate a conversation with Castellano Family Foundation President Carmela Castellano-Garcia. Hear about the foundation and its impact as well as Carmela’s own leadership journey. Carmela’s role includes promoting the importance of diversity in philanthropy and of investing in the Latino community. Bring Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

How You Collaborate Will Shape The Impact You Have (Part 3 Of 4)
December 22, 2021 | Debi Blizard, Zoe True
In this space the primary reason people come together to collaborate is to have a positive social impact and this was readily apparent in our interviews with over 25 innovative philanthropic and socially-minded organizations as part of our series on 21st Century Collaboration. Assuring Impact Nearly everyone we spoke with recognized the importance of defining and measuring impact. Most struggle Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Will COVID-19 usher in a new era of collaboration in philanthropy?
December 21, 2021 | Rachel Korberg, Nicholas A. Tedesco
The Families and Workers Fund is a new donor collaborative that includes a mix of private, corporate, and family foundations pooling resources and information to address one of the most pressing issues facing the United States today: how to ensure an equitable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Rachel Korberg, the Fund’s co-founder and executive director, shares about the goals of Read More

Rachel Korberg
December 20, 2021
Rachel Korberg is the Executive Director and co-founder of the Families and Workers Fund, a coalition of twenty diverse philanthropies working together to build a more equitable economy. Originally established in April 2020 to respond to the economic hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, today the Fund invests and builds strategic partnerships to advance good jobs and deliver equitable, effective Read More

Sarah Robinson
December 15, 2021
Sarah Robinson is a lifelong learner and educator. Formally, she was a public-school teacher and instructional leader in underserved communities of Denver, CO. With a colleague, she started the non-profit Launch Network to close persistent opportunity gaps by redesigning schools, classrooms, and adult networks to better serve students and families. As an education consultant, Sarah now helps leaders across the Read More

Vincent Robinson
December 10, 2021
As the Founder of The 360 Group, Vincent participates in all aspects of the firm’s work – from client engagements to intellectual and human capital development, to ensuring the firm’s overall health and effectiveness. He founded the firm in 2004 to realize his commitment to leadership in social sector organizations. In his tenure, he has worked with a diverse group Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Youth Philanthropy During COVID-19 and the Success of Hybrid Programming
December 9, 2021 | Sheryl Seller
At the Sillerman Center, we think about youth philanthropy programs as those that support young people making grants directly to nonprofit organizations and projects, while also mentoring and supporting the youth grantmakers. We view these programs as a form of participatory grantmaking and civic engagement in which young people, who are closest to the problems faced in their own communities, Read More

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