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2025 Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Workshop

September 16, 2025
About the Workshop The Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Workshop is an opportunity to learn from your peers and build professional skills. The workshop will include both skill-building sessions on topics top of mind for community foundation staff who work with philanthropic families, and time for networking with peers from community foundations across the country. Where The workshop will take place Read More
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Save the Date: Fourth Quarter Community Foundations Network Program

December 4, 2025
NCFP Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network quarterly programs offer a space for shared learning on family philanthropy basics, discussion on emerging trends and tools, and regular time for peer connection. More information about the topic for this event is forthcoming. In the meantime, please save the date on your calendar and we will let you know when registration is open. Read More
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Community Foundations Network: Strategies for Engaging the Next Generation of Youth

June 26, 2025 | Annie Hurwitz
Join us for a peer-to-peer conversation led by the Greater Houston Community Foundation (GHCF) about ways to engage youth at your community foundation. Hear how GHCF is approaching this work and what tools and strategies have worked to reach and increase youth involvement. Following the brief presentation, we will convene breakout groups to allow you to share your own experiences Read More
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Community Foundations Network: How Community Foundations Can Use the Bold Solutions Network to Identify Funding Opportunities

April 10, 2025 | Emma Poole, Karen Minkel
The Bold Solutions Network connects funders with high-impact proposals which are vetted through open calls by Lever for Change (LFC). Join us to hear from Karen Minkel and Emma Pool of Lever for Change on how community foundations can use the Bold Solutions Network to identify funding opportunities in their service areas. They will discuss the 2023 Yield Giving Open Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Board Chair Peer Network: Beyond the Family: Engaging Community Trustees

December 9, 2025
More information about the topic for this event is forthcoming. The NCFP Board Chair Peer Network, chaired by Liz Bonner and Nicole Seawell, provides a space for board chairs to share best practices, address challenges, and connect with colleagues. If you are not yet a member of the Board Chair Peer Network, you may join here. Read More
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Board Chair Peer Network: Navigating Change in Partnership and Community

As philanthropy navigates an uncertain and changing landscape, it’s important to draw on the expertise and experience of peers to explore how family donors continue to effectively support their communities. Whether acting in solidarity with nonprofit partners, mobilizing additional resources, or seeking opportunities to support big new ideas, family philanthropies have the power, influence, and the ability to move nimbly Read More
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Community Foundations Network: Engaging Next Generation Adults and Structuring Your Philanthropic Advising Services—Connect With Peers

February 13, 2025
Join us for peer-led discussions on these two topics: How can families effectively engage next-generation adults in their philanthropy? How can community foundations structure and position their philanthropic advising services? This is an opportunity for peer learning and connection for philanthropic advising staff at community foundations. Choose your topic and join a breakout room to share your experiences and learn Read More
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2024 Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Workshop

About the Workshop For details on the 2025 Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Workshop please click here. What The Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Workshop is an opportunity to learn from your peers and build professional skills. The workshop will include both skill-building sessions on topics top of mind for community foundation staff who work with philanthropic families, and time for Read More
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Community Foundation Network Resource and Tool Exchange: How Does Your Philanthropic Advising Team Do That?

November 21, 2024
What tools and resources do other community foundations use in their philanthropic advising? What facilitation techniques do they use? How are they marketing their services? One of the takeaways from this year’s Community Foundations Network Workshop was that members want to share the resources that they use in their philanthropic advising work with colleagues at other community foundations. By sharing what works Read More
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Community Foundations Topical Call: Impact Investing: What Community Foundations Need to Know

How can community foundations use impact investing strategies to amplify their mission and create change within their communities? Join Dr. Stephanie Gripne, CEO of the Impact Finance Center (IFC), for an introduction to: impact investing, financial innovation, and full spectrum capital. Discover how IFC supported community foundations in identifying impact investment opportunities within their grant portfolios and donor advised funds using Read More