Blog | Case Studies

The Evolution of Family Philanthropy: The David Rockefeller Fund

August 4, 2020 | Maggie McGoldrick
The name Rockefeller often conjures up images of wealth and influence. The founders of Standard Oil and magnates of the banking industry, the family is known worldwide for generations of success in business and politics. However, since 1855 when John D. Rockefeller, Sr. gave his first philanthropic gift, the family has harnessed its name for a far greater legacy—social impact. Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Exceptional Times Call for Exceptional Responses

July 30, 2020 | Megan Reilly
The Clowes Fund Executive Committee March and April 2020 were scary days. Most of the country had shut down to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The news was filled with heartbreaking stories of patients sick from COVID-19 and people who were suddenly unable to buy groceries or pay rent. Foundation board and staff members were not immune; most of Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

For Weissberg Foundation, Trust-Based Philanthropy Starts With Internal Culture-Building

July 29, 2020 | Hanh Le, Shaady Salehi
This article was originally published by the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project and is re-posted here with permission. Join us on October 6 for a webinar to learn more about trust-based family philanthropy.  The Weissberg Foundation in Arlington, Virginia is a justice-oriented family foundation that has always leaned on its values to drive its grantmaking. In 2016, Hanh Le took the helm Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

We are Beginning an Overt Shift Towards Equity…and Donors are Joining Us

July 23, 2020 | Sarah Indyk, Anita Wesley
Over the past several years, Rose Community Foundation has been on a path of increasingly aligning our work in pursuit of equity and justice. Recent killings of Black people and the disproportionate negative impact of COVID-19 on people of color shine a bright light on the importance and urgency of this shift, even as they highlight just how far we Read More
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The Future of Family Philanthropy: Positioning Families for Greatness

Philanthropic families are expanding their impact, knowledge of the field, and becoming increasingly sophisticated in their giving. There is further demand for philanthropic guidance and resources as donors and their families leverage multiple philanthropic vehicles, engage the next generation, and look to increase their payout rates or even spend down. NCFP President and CEO Nick Tedesco has spent the last Read More

Sarah Indyk

July 20, 2020
Sarah Indyk is Vice President of Philanthropic Services at Rose Community Foundation. In her role, Indyk leads and champions the Foundation’s work to support and enhance the philanthropy of generous people, to steward nonprofit endowments and to build a culture of place-based and intergenerational philanthropy in the Greater Denver region. Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

The Homestead Foundation Moves Boldly and Urgently

July 14, 2020 | Shannon Cofrin Gaggero
We are living through a moment of grand scale reckoning. COVID-19 has disproportionately and negatively impacted the health of Black and brown communities; financial and educational disparities are exposed along clear racial lines; state violence and violence by white vigilantes against Black people have inspired sustained uprisings all over the country. Certainly, our country stands before a crossroads and so Read More
Blog | Network News

July 2020: News and Notes from NCFP’s Friends of the Family Network

July 7, 2020
Friends Focus highlights updates from members of our Friends of the Family network and their work. This month features updates from the Conant Family Foundation, Crown Family Philanthropies, Irene E. & George A. Davis Foundation, Roy and Patricia Disney Foundation, Hill-Snowdon Foundation, JF Maddox Foundation, Self Family Foundation, Sobrato Family Foundation, Turner Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, and Zarrow Family Foundations. Are Read More

Maya Patel

July 7, 2020
Maya Patel is the Executive Chair of the Tarsadia Foundation, leading the development of its vision, programs, and partnerships in the philanthropy community. She was born in Zambia and grew up in Anaheim, and maintains strong ties to her family roots. Maya is actively engaged with local and international partners in steering and guiding change to create impact. Maya serves Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

#TrustCreatesImpact—Now More Than Ever  

July 1, 2020 | Julia Oestreich
In the US, groups like the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project and The Whitman Institute have worked to shift the culture of philanthropy to focus on sharing power, working collaboratively, and building trust-based, equitable relationships. As the sector and the world have grappled with COVID-19 in recent months, it’s clear that the work these groups have elevated is becoming both increasingly critical Read More