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Community Board Member Interest Form

July 9, 2021
Online form designed to allow applicants to the Panta Rhea Foundation’s community board position the chance to share their backgrounds and skills that could help further the foundation's work. Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundations Network Topical Call: Youth Philanthropy Engagement and Adaptations

August 10, 2021 | Katherine Ponce, Sheryl Seller
Join the Sillerman Center’s Youth Philanthropy Project staff to better understand the current landscape of youth philanthropy and youth engagement through insights from their State of Youth Philanthropy (2020-2021) survey, conducted in collaboration with the Foundation for MetroWest. Learn about what their data show about the way programs have adapted throughout of COVID-19, and the social and racial injustices faced across the country, and the Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundations Network Topical Call: Family Philanthropy Services Survey Results

July 13, 2021 | Tony Macklin
How do community foundations structure their philanthropic services and specialized services for generous families? What revenue streams do they receive? Where do they see demand for services growing now and in the future? NCFP’s Senior Program Consultant, Tony Macklin, CAP®, will discuss the results of the business model survey that community foundations are completing in May and June. The results Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundation Spark Session: Advising Business-owning Families

Business-owning families are an important customer for community foundations. Compared to non-entrepreneurs, business founders give and volunteer more, tend to see philanthropy as a more important to their lives, and tend to ask more sophisticated philanthropic planning questions. How can community foundations better support those founders in developing plans for meaningful, effective philanthropy in both their families and their businesses? Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Using Strategic Planning to Foster Collaborative Community Social Impact

April 14, 2021 | Christine Koehn
Courtesy of Leah Kelley from Pexels While COVID has brought to the forefront the challenges that students face with getting a quality education, many students have struggled to get the supports they need to succeed in school for years. As the executive director of a family foundation focused on supporting efforts that promote educational, career, and life success, I have Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

2021 Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Workshop

June 29, 2021 | Piyush Tantia, Sarah Welch
This workshop, exclusively available for members of NCFP’s Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network, is an excellent opportunity to learn from your peers and build professional skills! Network members may register up to five staff member attendees at no cost. The workshop will feature insights on navigating tough conversations with donor families (including those about race and equity) and peer learning Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundations Network Topical Call: Effective Governance

May 18, 2021 | Virginia M. Esposito
Governance is defined as an agreed-upon process based on common values for collective communication and decision making. It is designed to serve both current and future generations. Good governance is a critical component of a successful family philanthropy effort. Listen to the April 8, 2021 Fundamentals of Family Philanthropy webinar, Effective Governance: Principles, Policies, and Practices. Follow up the webinar with Read More