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Shirley McLaughlin
November 6, 2020
Shirley McLaughlin is an Associate at Adler & Colvin where she specializes in Formation and Tax-Exempt Status, Public Charities, Private Foundations, Grantmaking and Social Investing, Social Enterprise, Nonprofit Structures, Relationships and Affiliations, and International Charitable Transactions and Operations. Prior to joining Adler & Colvin, Ms. McLaughlin spent four years as a Director of Grants Administration for two of the largest Read More
Events & Webinars

Commonfund Webinar: Meeting the Moment: Understanding the Implications of Increased Spending Today
November 18, 2020 | CommonFund
COVID-19 and the consequential social and economic impacts, national protests responding to racism and police brutality, wildfires ravaging the west coast, these are just a few of the many urgent challenges facing the country and the world at this moment. Whatever your foundation’s mission, it is being influenced by these and many other challenges. Please join us for this important Read More
Blog | Featured Article

Lessons for Family Foundation Board Chairs from the 2020 Trustee Education Institute
October 30, 2020 | Tony Macklin
  During NCFP’s recent Trustee Education Institute (TEI), I heard a recurring theme especially applicable to current and future board chairs of family foundations: effective governance of a family foundation takes more work than you’re typically prepared for.  All board members have a responsibility for effective governance. But the board chair is tasked with helping clarify the board’s roles and Read More

Joanna Galaris
October 19, 2020
As a development practitioner, Joanna Galaris advises senior leadership and leads projects involving strategic planning, organizational development and resource mobilization at Partners in Health Rwanda. Joanna is Greek and American and grew up in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Qatar, Ghana, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates, before moving to America for the first time as an undergraduate at the University of Florida. Read More
Events & Webinars

Partner Webinar: Tony Macklin Speaks on Balancing Purpose and Payout
November 5, 2020 | Forefront, Tony Macklin
Tony Macklin, author of the Balancing Purpose, Payout, and Permanence report, will be a panelist on an upcoming Forefront webinar. This conversation will focus on recent calls for foundations to increase the percentage of assets they pay out each year. Marcia Festen, Executive Director of the McDougal Family Foundation, will also be speaking on the panel. Endowed foundations have responded Read More

PEAK Grantmaking
October 13, 2020
PEAK Grantmaking is a vibrant member-led community of professionals who specialize in grants management for funding organizations. Together, we power knowledge and foster collaboration to advance equitable, effective grantmaking practice – transforming how grants get made. We advance grantmaking so grantmakers and grantseekers can best achieve their missions. We connect members of the grantmaking profession, offer educational opportunities for grants Read More
Blog | Network News

October 2020: News and Notes from NCFP’s Friends of the Family Network
October 6, 2020
Friends Focus highlights updates from members of our Friends of the Family network and their work. This month features updates from the Laughing Gull Foundation, Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation, Ruth Mott Foundation, Hill-Snowdon Foundation, Hoffberger Family Philanthropies, Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation, Pierce Family Foundation, McKnight Foundation, and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.  Are you a current Friend or Leadership Read More

Johanna Squires
October 5, 2020
Johanna Squires is passionate about leveraging her clinical social work expertise and lived experience overcoming addiction to advance health equity for marginalized populations. Currently, as a manager at DC’s largest men’s shelter, she spearheads efforts to protect individuals experiencing homelessness in the wake of COVID-19. A fierce advocate for HIV/AIDS prevention, Johanna got her start as an administrative assistant at Read More
Events & Webinars | Webinars

Values-based Leadership for the Future of Health: A Conversation with Barbara Bush and Global Health Corps
October 26, 2020 | Joanna Galaris, Heather Anderson, Sandra Isano, Barbara Bush
Join us in welcoming to our virtual stage Global Health Corps (GHC) Co-Founder and Board Chair Barbara Bush and CEO Heather Anderson. Barbara will share a brief history of her inspiration and initial vision for the organization, and then engage in a conversation with other panelists that illuminates GHC’s journey from launching as a small startup in 2009 to building Read More

Heather Anderson
October 5, 2020
Heather Anderson is an advocate, visionary, and movement builder. She brings a deep understanding of systems change, a belief in the power of people, and insights from the private sector to her role as CEO of Global Health Corps (GHC). Heather leads and manages a global team to drive GHC’s mission to mobilize a diverse community of effective health equity Read More

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