Patricia Eng

March 1, 2022
Patricia Eng (she/her/hers) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP). She comes to AAPIP after serving as Chief Service Officer at the Mayor’s Office of the City of New York where she worked to deepen and expand civic engagement through volunteer and service programs. She founded the New York Asian Women’s Center, the Read More
Blog | Network News

March 2022: News and Notes from NCFP’s Friends of the Family Network

March 1, 2022
Friends Focus highlights updates from members of our Friends of the Family network and their work. This month features updates from the Christensen Fund, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Jacobs Family Foundation, Laughing Gull Foundation, and David and Lucile Packard Foundation.  Are you a current Friend or Leadership Circle member of NCFP with an update or good news about your foundation that Read More

Daria Teutonico

February 28, 2022
Daria Teutonico is a Director of Programs at the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP). In her role, Daria works in collaboration with NCFP’s Program Team to develop and execute a variety of learning opportunities for NCFP’s community. Her portfolio includes leading the NCFP Fellows Program, the Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network, and the Strategic Lifespan Peer Network, in addition to Read More

Linsey Mills

February 28, 2022
As a financial consultant and philanthropic advisor celebrating 30 years experience, Linsey Mills has worked with clients to increase their financial knowledge and improve results in the areas of short and long term personal and business financial goals. He is a founding member of the Next Generation of African American Philanthropists (NGAAP) giving circle chartered in 2003 at Triangle Community Read More
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Engaging Youth Peer Network: Talking about Money with Teen Friends with Iris Brilliant

April 20, 2022 | Iris Brilliant
Talking about money with friends is difficult, and yet the story of your foundation, its origin, and assets for grantmaking is all related to a money journey.  Join Iris Brilliant to hear her story as a grantmaker, partner, donor advisor, activist, and coach. Iris’s life mission is to support people with wealth to move money to social justice, and to Read More
Blog | From NCFP

Anticipating the Complications of Divorce in Family Philanthropy

February 24, 2022 | Elaine Gast Fawcett
This blog post is excerpted from the new Passages guide: Breaking Up: Divorce in Family Philanthropy Divorce is never easy for any family. Family members marry, divorce, remarry, and form domestic partnerships. When a divorce occurs within family foundations where spouses serve on the board, there is an added a layer of complexity. For example: If a divorce occurs within the Read More

Michael Nuno

February 15, 2022
Mike Nuno, CAP®, is the Senior Director of Philanthropy at the Princeton Area Community Foundation. He works extensively with individuals and families to provide support and guidance for their philanthropic journey. Named one of the Best Community Foundations in America by Charity Navigator, the Community Foundation’s mission is to promote philanthropy to advance the well-being of our communities forever. In Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Using Research and Advocacy to Engage with National Policy

February 11, 2022 | Abigail Seldin
At the Seldin/Haring-Smith Foundation (SHSF), we invest in solutions that expand equitable access to public services and support accountability for abuse of authority. As a small, family foundation with an annual budget of less than $1 million, we look for high-risk, high-impact opportunities to change the public conversation around a particular issue – or drive policy change. Advocacy, research, tech, Read More

Abigail Seldin

February 11, 2022
At SHSF, Seldin directed the creation of the SHSF Public Transit Map, which assessed public transit accessibility at community colleges across the United States and inspired the bipartisan PATH to College Act. Seldin is the co-author of SHSF’s report “Sex Trafficking in State-Authorized Massage Schools: A Case Study,” which was featured on the front page of USA Today and prompted Read More

Melinda Mosier

February 10, 2022
Melinda Mosier has been with the NH Charitable Foundation since 2008. She held the role of senior program officer and lead staff for the Monadnock Region for eight years specializing in stewardship and philanthropic planning before being appointed Director of Donor Services in 2016. As Director of Donor Services, Melinda oversees the staff and processes that support the donor experience Read More