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January 2021: News and Notes from NCFP’s Friends of the Family Network
January 12, 2021
Friends Focus highlights updates from members of our Friends of the Family network and their work. This month features updates from the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, Frist Foundation, Grunin Foundation, McKnight Foundation, and Walton Foundation. Are you a current Friend or Leadership Circle member of NCFP with an update or good news about your foundation that you would like to Read More

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

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
Knowledge Center | Impact Story

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
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

Patterson Philanthropic Advisors, LLC
December 18, 2020
Patterson Philanthropic Advisors, LLC is a boutique consulting firm based in Kansas City. They empower clients by asking questions that help clarify motivations, values and legacy, and more. Clients are given the tools to create a philanthropic plan that connects their treasure, talent, and time with the community in the most effective way possible. Read More

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