1639 Results for “community”

Laurel Randi
September 20, 2021
Laurel Randi joined the McCune Foundation in 2006, first as a Program Officer.  In October 2016, she became the Foundation’s third Executive Director since its inception in 1979.  Previously as Program Director, Ms. Randi worked with the former Executive Director to develop the Foundation’s strategy to sunset the Foundation by October 2029. Over the next 7 years, the Foundation will Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Strategic Lifespan Peer Network Retreat
October 28, 2021 | Laurel Randi, Priscilla Enriquez, John Esterle, Glen Galaich, Marcus F. Walton
Learn with your peers from foundations who are considering or who have decided to spend down. This retreat will feature inspirational conversations, field-building and peer connections, case studies, and learning with a peer on the final stages of spending down. The sessions included will be: A Conversation about the Changing Field with Marcus Walton, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, interviewed by Read More
Events & Webinars | Conferences and Workshops

Racial Justice in Family Philanthropy Symposium
December 13, 2021 | Vincent Robinson, Doua Thor, John Matthew Sobrato, Sandy Herz, Irene Wong, Dwayne S. Marsh, Pam Kohlberg, Sam Vinal, Hanna Mahon, Annie Mahon
Registration is now closed. If you have questions, please email ncfp@ncfp.org. NCFP’s Family Philanthropy Racial Justice Symposium is a two-day virtual learning opportunity for family foundation board members, CEOs, senior staff, and next generation family members seeking to deepen their knowledge around racial equity frameworks and practices. Leverage Philanthropic Partners, ABFE, Resource Generation, other experts in this space will lead Read More
Blog | From NCFP

An Extraordinary Life: Remembering Anne Springs Close
September 16, 2021 | Virginia M. Esposito
The field of philanthropy lost one of its most remarkable leaders last month. So did the fields of conservation and environmental protection, those committed to racial and economic justice, children and families, and the people of South Carolina. And all was lost in the person of one small yet extraordinary woman, Anne Springs Close. The last opportunity I had to Read More
Blog | From NCFP

Modeling Collaboration: New Partnership between Stanford PACS and NCFP
September 13, 2021 | Nicholas A. Tedesco, Erinn Andrews
For the last few years, the Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative (EPLI) at Stanford’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP) leadership teams have been meeting regularly as part of a number of sector collaboratives (the Impact-Driven Philanthropy Collaborative, Destination Impact, and Stanford’s own wealth advisor initiative) aligned around the shared mission of moving donors toward more effective giving. Read More
Events & Webinars | Salons

Rural Funders Salon
October 18, 2021 | Erin Borla, Wynn Rosser
Family foundations and other funders and donors focused on serving rural communities face special challenges—lack of infrastructure, lack of partners, and often lack of urgency from state and federal government entities. NCFP is pleased to offer this collaborative space for family foundations and other funders with a rural focus seeking to create connections and share strategies and stories with others Read More

Humboldt Area Foundation
September 9, 2021
Humboldt Area Foundation (HAF) is a community foundation based in Bayside, CA. Its headquarters are the original estate of Vera Vietor, who founded HAF in 1972, leaving her property and a financial bequest to serve the community.  HAF partners with its affiliate Wild Rivers Community Foundation (WRCF) to serve more than 200,000 residents across Humboldt, Trinity, Del Norte, and Curry counties and Tribal Read More
Blog | Network News

September 2021: News and Notes from NCFP’s Friends of the Family Network
September 8, 2021
Friends Focus highlights updates from members of our Friends of the Family network and their work. This month features updates from the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation, Castellano Family Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, McKnight Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Stupski Foundation, and Walton Family Foundation. Are you a current Friend or Leadership Circle member of NCFP with an update or Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Discussing Wealth, #HalfMyDAF, & the State of Philanthropy: Q&A with Jen Risher
September 3, 2021 | Jennifer Risher
Jen Risher is the author of We Need to Talk: A Memoir About Wealth, and co-founded the #HalfMyDAF initiative in response to the pandemic. In this blog, Jen shares her personal reflections on wealth, the impetus for starting #HalfMyDAF, and perspectives on the current state of philanthropy. Can you please share your story of coming into wealth? I am lucky. Read More
Blog | Effective Family Philanthropy in Action

Family Philanthropy Speaks: A Conversation with CC Gardner Gleser
August 30, 2021 | Nicholas A. Tedesco, C’Ardiss “CC” Gardner Gleser
CC Gardner Gleser is the first non-family chair of the Andrus Family Fund and is the Director of Programs and Strategic Initiatives at the Satterberg Foundation. In this Family Philanthropy Speaks conversation with Nick Tedesco, CC shares her path to philanthropy, how her own history intersects with the Satterberg family’s wealth creation, and the value of independent directors in the Read More

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