1901 Results for “community”

Blog | Voices from the Field

Five Lessons Learned from Running a Foundation That Gives Directly to Families
August 27, 2020 | Amy Kingman
In 2016, I was asked to join a philanthropic project that was close to the heart of philanthropist Warren Buffett and his beloved older sister, Doris Buffett. The “letters program” first started many years ago. After going public with his giving pledge, Warren (like many well-known philanthropists) was flooded with requests not just from nonprofits, but also from individuals and Read More

Amy Kingman
August 27, 2020
Amy Kingman has over 15 years of experience in the philanthropy and nonprofit sector, specifically in grant-making, fundraising, marketing, nonprofit management, and strategic planning. Prior to launching her own consulting firm, she spent four years as the chief executive for two private family foundations launched by Doris Buffett: The Learning by Giving Foundation and Letters Foundation. In 2018, she was Read More
Collection

Participatory Grantmaking
August 25, 2020
Participatory grantmaking takes listening one step further to engage community members in the decision-making process around grants. This Content Collection features research, case studies, discussion guides, and other articles and blog posts on the practice of participatory grantmaking (also sometimes referred to as "community led grantmaking"). Read More
Blog | Featured Article

In Memory of Carmen Castellano
August 25, 2020 | Maggie McGoldrick
Carmela Castellano-Garcia and Carmen Castellano at the 2014 National Forum on Family Philanthropy “I’m most proud of the legacy we’re leaving. Latinos are philanthropists,” said Carmen Castellano in a 2015 interview as a part of NCFP’s “I am Family Philanthropy” series. In her 81-year life, Carmen built a legacy she and the Latinx community could be proud of, modeling formalized Read More

Robin Snidow
August 25, 2020
Robin Snidow has been a board member of General Service Foundation (GSF) for 25 years and the Board Chair of GSF since 2007.  She is GSF’s 3rd board chair, following in the footsteps of her grandfather. Robin served as a program officer for the Reproductive Health and Rights program at GSF. Robin’s community leadership includes service on non-profit boards supporting Read More

The Jay and Rose Phillips Foundation of Minnesota
August 25, 2020
  Since 2016, the Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota invests in the creative and strategic genius of the North Minneapolis community in the spaces of economic development and education. North Minneapolis is a community with a rich set of histories, a wealth of knowledge, a deep commitment to the health of its community, and an eagerness to Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

State of the Social Sector: A Message to Family Philanthropy
August 24, 2020 | David La Piana, Madison McAleese
The COVID-19 crisis has detrimentally impacted every industry over the past several months. While record numbers of Americans are filing for unemployment and communities around the country are facing serious health and economic crises, the social sector, responsible for supporting and engaging these communities, is desperately holding on while funding dries up. As the pandemic shutdown began to unfold, we Read More
Knowledge Center | Report

Bridging The Gap: A Review of Foundation Listening Practices
August 24, 2020 | Ekouté
While much has been written about how funders can pursue direct listening at the local scale, comparatively less has been written about how larger systems-level funders working across multiple geographies can approach this work in meaningful ways. Based on their research, the authors recommend the following as particularly promising and relevant practices. Advisory committees, if structured correctly, can be powerful Read More

Debbie Wilkerson
August 20, 2020
Debbie Wilkerson is the President and CEO of the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation. As the leader of the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation and Greater Horizons, Debbie Wilkerson’s job is to make it easy for individuals, families and companies to establish charitable funds and give to the causes they care about. Debbie oversees a team that empowers donors by Read More

Laura Collins
August 18, 2020
Laura Collins is a Director in KPMG’s Exempt Organizations tax practice.  Laura has worked exclusively with exempt organizations for more than 25 years.  She serves private foundations and public charities along with publicly-traded and privately-held companies relative to their direct and indirect corporate philanthropy efforts.  Laura was also selected to provide compliance services to  KPMG’s own foundation, the KPMG U.S. Read More

We’re here to equip you with the tools you need to make a meaningful impact. Contact NCFP for support.

Get in Touch

Keep up with trends in family philanthropy. Subscribe to our newsletter.

Signup

Gain access to personalized support and a network of peers. Join our community!

Join Now