Kerry McHugh

January 13, 2020
Kerry McHugh is the Program Officer for The Helen J. Serini Foundation, named after her grandmother, where she oversees the foundation’s grantmaking activities and funder collaboratives. Prior to joining the foundation, she worked in advertising and communications with government and non-profit clients, with a specific focus on behavior change and community-based marketing campaigns. Kerry also serves on the board of Read More

Molly Rand

January 13, 2020
Molly Rand is a senior philanthropic advisor for The Chicago Community Trust. In this role, she is responsible for building and fostering relationships with current and prospective donors. She works with families and individuals to develop philanthropic strategies and support impactful grant making, and helps connect philanthropy to opportunity by leveraging the knowledge of the Trust’s Community Impact staff for Read More
Blog | Uncategorized, Case Studies

Trust-based Philanthropy: Satterberg Foundation

January 13, 2020 | The Whitman Institute
The Satterberg Foundation recently decided to transform its processes in an effort to build greater transparency and alignment with their core values. One of the most dramatic changes was a shift to multi-year general operating support. The Trust-Based Philanthropy Project’s Shaady Salehi sat down with Executive Director Sarah Walczyk to get the scoop on why they did this and what Read More
Blog | Uncategorized, Case Studies

Transfer Decision Making and Wealth: Chorus Foundation

January 7, 2020 | Elaine Gast Fawcett
As a family funder, how can you acknowledge and responsibly navigate the power of your position? How does the power and privilege you hold affect those you interact with and support? How can you use your power for good—to make lasting impact? This Passages Issue Brief features stories, perspectives, and practical tips on power, and suggestions for how family funders can work Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

7 Resources to Guide Your Work Toward Inclusive Growth

January 3, 2020 | Kahler Sweeney
This piece was originally published through the Johnson Center and appears with permission. This blog was produced as a part of Field Focus: Inclusive Strategies for Prosperity, a digital series to explore philanthropy’s role in inclusive economic development and community prosperity. In his most recent article, the Johnson Center’s Distinguished Scholar in Residence for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Dr. Juan Olivarez Read More

Ann Krumboltz

December 20, 2019
Having been a grantee herself for many years, Ann believes a foundation should be an accessible and thoughtful partner to the community it serves. She oversees the Brainerd Foundation’s administrative, management, financial, and programmatic work, in partnership with her colleague Keiki Kehoe. Ann also serves as the primary program officer for the foundation’s Conservation Capacity grants. Ann and Keiki share Read More
Events & Webinars | Webinars

Planning a Family Retreat

Getting your family together for a retreat is a great way to spend quality time together, as well as focus on your family’s giving with the foundation. Families use a variety of resources to build community and discuss important topics in their philanthropy. In this webinar, you will hear how foundations have designed their retreats and meeting agendas, activities for Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Non-family Staff Peer Network Event: What Questions Keep You up at Night?

January 29, 2020 | Denise Porche, Kim Wright, Steve Toben
During the NCFP 2019 National Forum on Family Philanthropy, the Non-family Staff Peer Network had great success meeting about what keeps you up at night—the most pressing challenges and questions in your role. Join the group again to continue this conversation and share your biggest current challenges. Connect with your peers to find community, solutions, and resources. NCFP’s Non-family Staff Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

All Peer Network: Responding to COVID-19 in our Communities

Please note: We have postponed our conversation “Connecting Families Across Distance” and will use this time to share and discuss our initial responses and strategies to COVID-19. This All Peer Network event, hosted by the Non-family Staff Peer Network, is open to senior leaders and board members of NCFP Friends of the Family organizations. With the sudden spread of COVID-19, Read More

Jenny Kelly

December 19, 2019
As Executive Director of the Roy A. Hunt Foundation since 2015, Jenny Kelly manages a grantmaking portfolio supporting youth violence prevention and community development organizations based in Pittsburgh and Boston, international development programs primarily in east Africa, and national environment initiatives. In addition to these four program areas, general grants are awarded in communities across the country where the trustees Read More