Knowledge Center

Welcome to NCFP Knowledge Center, the premier source for family philanthropy information. Enhance your learning with individual resources and research, along with hand-crafted content collections on fundamental and emerging topics.

The Family GivingLifecycle

Identify where you are in the lifecycle of philanthropy.

The NCFP Guide forEffective Family Philanthropy

In striving for and achieving impact, have we been effective?

Content Contributors

Thank you to our content contributors for sharing valuable resources for inclusion in the Knowledge Center.

  • Arabella Advisors
  • The Bridgespan Group
  • Cambridge Associates
  • Candid.
  • The Center for Effective Philanthropy
  • Council on Foundations
  • Exponenent Philanthropy
  • Family Office Exchange
  • The Foundation Review
  • Giving Compass
  • The Giving Practice
  • GMA Foundations
  • Grant Craft
  • Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
  • Independent Sector
  • Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University
  • Lansberg Gersick Advisors
  • National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
  • Open Impact
  • The Philanthropic Initiative
  • Pullen Consulting Group
  • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
  • Strategic Philanthropy
  • Trust-Based Philanthropy Project
  • United Philanthropy Forum
  • The Whitman Institute