CEOs and Senior Staff

An Orientation to NCFP: Making the Most of Your Membership

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Sarah Slobodien Dovere, Nicholas A. Tedesco

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Whether your organization is a new member of NCFP, you’ve recently joined your team, or you want a refresher on NCFP’s offerings, please join us for this orientation to learn how to make the most of your membership. You’ll hear about how NCFP can help you navigate your philanthropy through our programs, services, and customized support. Learn more about NCFP’s… Read More

Save the Date: Fourth Quarter Strategic Lifespan Peer Network

Posted on March 12, 2025

NCFP’s Strategic Lifespan Peer Network is for board members, foundation staff, advisors, and others in the family philanthropy field that are considering or have decided to spend down their assets. It is chaired by Priscilla Enriquez, Kate Ritter Repen, and Anne Marie Toccket. Meet peers in this confidential, safe space while discussing tactics, strategies, and timely questions about limited lifespan… Read More

Save the Date: Third Quarter Strategic Lifespan Peer Network

Posted on March 12, 2025

NCFP’s Strategic Lifespan Peer Network is for board members, foundation staff, advisors, and others in the family philanthropy field that are considering or have decided to spend down their assets. It is chaired by Priscilla Enriquez, Kate Ritter Repen, and Anne Marie Toccket. Meet peers in this confidential, safe space while discussing tactics, strategies, and timely questions about limited lifespan… Read More

Impact Investing for Advanced Practitioners Peer Network

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Kathleen Simpson, Stacey Faella

The Impact Investing for Advanced Practitioners Peer Network provides a space for collaborative learning, sharing of investment opportunities, and consultation on challenges, helping members navigate the complexities of aligning investments with mission-driven goals. Join us for the inaugural session to meet peers who are also actively engaged in impact investing, learn more about the network, and discuss future topics. If… Read More

Application Deadline: 2025 Impact Investing Learning and Action Cohort

Posted on March 6, 2025

Impact Investing Learning and Action Cohort Overview  The Impact Investing Learning and Action Cohort is designed for family philanthropies that want to move from conversation to implementation of impact investing strategies—whether they actively manage investments or rely on outsourced chief investment officers or advisors to do so.  This cohort will help participants build the knowledge and capacity to integrate impact… Read More

Responding to the Opioid Crisis: What are the Opportunities for Funders to Make a Difference?

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Kimberly Lindsay, Krishna J. Chari, Psy.D, Crystal Smallwood, Karen A Scott, MD, MPH, Erin Borla

The opioid epidemic continues to be a major public health crisis affecting both rural and urban areas. In 2023 alone over 80,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose. Communities face specific challenges in dealing with this crisis based on their location. These challenges include prevention methods, immediate services provision, and ongoing treatment. All funders – not just those focused on health… Read More

2025 Family Philanthropy Leadership Retreat

Posted on January 17, 2025

Registration is open exclusively to Leadership Circle members through May 15. Other NCFP members should return to this page to register on May 16. If you have questions about your membership status, want to upgrade your membership, or need technical assistance please email us. Overview Join us for NCFP’s 2025 Leadership Retreat, a gathering designed for CEOs and board members… Read More

2026 National Forum on Family Philanthropy

Posted on January 13, 2025

The The 2026 National Forum on Family Philanthropy will take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from November 4 to November 6, 2026. NCFP’s National Forum on Family Philanthropy brings philanthropic families and leaders together for two and a half days of peer networking and thought-provoking conversations led by some of the greatest thought leaders in family giving. A mix of plenary… Read More

Strategic Lifespan Peer Network: A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation: Investing in Partners to Ensure the Foundation’s Mission Lives On

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Joe Del Guercio

The Clark Foundation is nearing the conclusion of its decade-long sunset strategy. The foundation, founded in 1987, began its 10-year $1.3B spendown in 2016, partnering with organizations to educate future engineering leaders, support veterans and their families, and expand opportunities for the Washington, DC community. Currently in its final year, the foundation remains focused on ensuring that their partners have… Read More

Strategic Lifespan Peer Network: The Spend Down Journey of the Mighty Arrow Family Foundation

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Kim Jordan, Jordana Barrack, Priscilla Enriquez

Why did the Mighty Arrow Family Foundation decide to spend down its assets by 2040? What are the values underlining that decision? What do they hope their impact will be? Join us for a conversation with Kim Jordan, founder, and Jordana Barrack, executive director, who will share insights about the decision to sunset the foundation and lessons from the process. Hear about… Read More

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