CEOs and Senior Staff

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

Thank you so much for your interest in the Leadership Retreat. The event is sold out, and we are no longer accepting names for the waitlist, due to the unlikelihood of accommodating everyone on it already. We are delighted by the response, and we regret that we have to turn anyone away. Please keep an eye on our programs and… 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 Sarah Elbert, Ashley Davis, Kate Ritter Repen, 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 spenddown 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

Non-Family Staff Peer Network: How to Have Conversations About Civic Engagement

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Clare Butterfield

Philanthropy often has a role to play in promoting civic engagement, particularly in times of crisis. Determining what your foundation’s specific role within the philanthropic and social sector should be, however, can be complex and requires healthy and thoughtful internal communication. Learn how you can contribute to respectful conversations with your board and staff members about the value of supporting… Read More

Non-Family Staff Peer Network: Unpacking the Trends Report for Family Philanthropy CEOs

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Jason Born

Join us for a CEO-focused discussion about our latest Trends 2025 report. Jason Born, senior director of knowledge at NCFP, will provide an overview of the report and highlight findings that are particularly relevant for CEOs. We will provide time for breakouts based on funding areas to foster thoughtful reflection and to discuss the implications these findings have for the… Read More

Non-Family Staff Peer Network: Deploying Effective Strategies and Tools During Times of Crisis

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Ambar Cristina Hanson

As organizations face operational challenges due to rapidly changing policy and executive orders, funders are adapting their grantmaking practices to provide meaningful support in an efficient and in a timely manner. Hear from Ambar Hanson, executive director of the Mortenson Family Foundation, about the approaches the foundation is using to respond to their grantees. Specifically, Ambar will highlight how the… Read More

Non-Family Staff Peer Network: Supporting Synergy: Approaches to Balancing Board and Staff Expectations

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Frank Baiocchi

Staff leaders at family philanthropies have the rewarding and challenging position of managing the expectations of their boards and their teams. How can staff leaders meet the expectations of both board members and staff members in their work and when do they need to make compromises? What approaches and tools support effective relationships between board and staff members? Hear from… Read More

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