Karen Green Named Vice President of National Center for Family Philanthropy

Press Release, July 2011

July 5, 2011 -- The National Center for Family Philanthropy today announced its new vice president is Karen Green, a philanthropy executive with a wealth of experience in the field of family philanthropy. Green replaces former National Center Vice President Susan Price, who resigned from her staff position at the end of June but continues as a consultant for the National Center. Green will begin in her role as vice president at the National Center in September 2011.

“Karen has a wonderful passion and gift for family philanthropy,” said National Center President Virginia Esposito. “We are so fortunate that she has chosen to bring her talents and experience back to the field that so benefited from her leadership and for which she holds both admiration and affection. The National Center for Family Philanthropy will immediately be an even stronger resource and advocate for donor families.”

Green is the former Managing Director of Family Foundation Services at the Council on Foundations, where she was the staff lead for the family foundation and independent foundation fields in crafting of Stewardship Principles and Practices. She also served the Council as Director of the Governing Boards Program, which provides foundation board members and CEOs with individual assistance, workshops and published resources on foundation governance and oversight.

For the past four years, Green has served as President of the Healthcare Initiative Foundation. She led the foundation from anonymity to a known and respected community presence; drafted administrative, governance and grantmaking policies; and, under the guidance of the board, granted $1.5 million annually to support organizations improving the quality and delivery of healthcare in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Earlier in her career, Green served as associate director of the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation, managing $9 million in annual grants to increase access to justice for low-income people in that state. Prior to her involvement in philanthropy, she directed refugee resettlement efforts in Singapore and Indonesia to bring Vietnamese boat people to the U.S. and directed business advisory services for the U.S. China Business Council. She holds a B.A. from Cornell University and a M. P. A. from Harvard University.

About the National Center for Family Philanthropy

The mission of the National Center for Family Philanthropy is to promote philanthropic values, vision, and excellence across generations of donors and donor families.. For additional information about the National Center’s programs and services, please visit our website at www.ncfp.org.

Contact information: Michael Goodman, 202.293.3424