1704 Results for “community”

Lori Bezahler
January 7, 2021
As President of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation, Lori Bezahler leads a national grant making program supporting organizing and leadership by young people and communities of color to dismantle structural inequity based on race and class. During 2013, Ms. Bezahler was also a Senior Fellow at the Center for Social Inclusion and she currently chairs the board of Race Forward. Read More
Knowledge Center | Impact Story

Learning from Each Other: The Dyson Foundation
January 5, 2021
Note: The following are excerpted from essays written by Anne E. Dyson, M.D. and Robert R. Dyson; they were originally published in the 1996 and 1997 annual reports for The Dyson Foundation and re-released in 2001 as part of NCFP’s Living the Legacy guide. Celebration of a Life: From the 1996 Report He left quite a mark on this world, Read More
Knowledge Center | Impact Story

An Introduction to Trustee Education for Family Foundations
January 5, 2021 | Katherine Tyler Scott
Note: This article was written and released in 2001 as part of NCFP’s Living the Legacy guide. A Rich Tradition of Service: Volunteer Leadership for The Public Good Americans have established a deep, rich tradition of volunteerism. From the Pilgrim’s Social Compact of 1620, which emphasized government based upon consent and “care for each other’s good,” to the present day Read More
Knowledge Center | Impact Story

Early Days: The Heisley Family Foundation
January 5, 2021 | Howard Husock
Note: This case study was written and released in 2001 as part of NCFP’s Living the Legacy guide; current circumstances at the foundation may be different than described here. With these goals in mind, Heisley, in December 1996, incorporated the Heisley Family Foundation, which he hoped would be “a vehicle which I could use to help bring my family together Read More
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A Family Legacy of Individual Initiative: The McKnight Foundation
January 5, 2021 | Deanne Stone
Note: This case study was written and released in 2001 as part of NCFP’s Living the Legacy guide; current circumstances at the foundation may be different than described here. McKnight was chairman of the 3M Company (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing). He was credited for developing the corporate culture that propelled the phenomenal growth and transformation of the company from a Read More
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Change Within Tradition: The Hattie M. Strong Foundation
January 5, 2021 | Howard Husock
  Note: This case study was written and released in 2001 as part of NCFP’s Living the Legacy guide; current circumstances at the foundation may be different than described here. Yet, the evolution of this small, family-established foundation had occurred in an atmosphere which board members themselves considered traditional and conservative. Board meetings reviewed proposals by comparing them against the Read More
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The Rebirth of a Legacy: The Lydia B. Stokes Foundation
January 5, 2021 | Deborah Brody Hamilton
Note: This case study was written and released in 2001 as part of NCFP’s Living the Legacy guide; current circumstances at the foundation may be different than described here. Lydia B. Stokes was a woman of principles. Reared as a Presbyterian, she converted to Quakerism when she married. She and her husband, a medical doctor, lived in Moorestown, New Jersey. Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Four Ways Values Inspire and Ground Our Grantmaking
January 5, 2021 | Katherine Lorenz
One reason many families create foundations is to pass down philanthropic values through the generations. My grandparents founded the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation to support the issues they cared most deeply about and also to ensure that the specific values they championed throughout their lifetimes would continue to live on when they were gone. My grandparents had 10 children Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

The Secret to Making Decisions in Times of Crisis
December 29, 2020 | Carrie Avery
Courtesy of Anton on Unsplash This article was originally published by the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project and is re-posted here with permission. The global pandemic has placed enormous burdens on our communities. As funders, it our responsibility to be responsive to our nonprofit partners’ needs—and in times of crisis it is imperative that we act quickly. But what does it really Read More

Heather Larson
December 21, 2020
Heather Larson is the founder of LiveGive, a philanthropy advising firm that helps guide families and foundations on strategic giving. As a philanthropy advisor and a leadership consultant, she serves her clients based on wisdom gained through 22 years of non-profit leadership experience, including the American Red Cross, Willow Creek Community Church, and partnerships with more than 150 nonprofits around Read More

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