CEOs and Senior Staff

Non-family Staff Peer Network: Board Chair Dynamics – Expectations, Evaluation, Collaborating, and Engaging Together

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Kelly Chopus, Elaine Gast Fawcett

Join the Non-family Staff Peer Network for a discussion on board chair dynamics and the potential challenges and successes in this role at a family foundation. Whether it be collaborating with other staff and family members, managing complicated expectations and engagements across an organization, or navigating your foundation’s journey, join us and learn from your peers who will ask thought-provoking… Read More

Pride of Place: Sustaining a Family’s Commitment to Community

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Virginia M. Esposito, Gilbert Miller, Kelly Chopus

What does it mean to have “pride of place”? How do giving families retain their commitment to the founding region or community where their philanthropic resources were first created? How can family foundations and funds accommodate increasingly disparate personal interests among those serving on the board while staying true to the original geographic focus of the donor family? These questions… Read More

Strategic Lifespan Peer Network: Built for the Long Haul

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Barbara Kibbe, Lois Mitchell

Built for the Long Haul: Equipping Grantees to Succeed When Your Funding Stops Remote Learning: A Discussion Held Via Video Chat & Phone Navigating a spend-down foundation can be challenging. We heard from the peer network that 70% of you were working on the strategy of sustaining grantees & collaborations with investments in capacity. Gather together to discuss strategies to… Read More

Community Foundation Spark Session: Building Blocks for Successful Family Philanthropy Services

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Gary Butterworth, Samuel Clark, Michelle Beisker, Susan Willey, Tony Macklin

An increasing number of consultants, wealth management firms, Donor-Advised Fund sponsors, and more are positioning themselves as trusted guides in families’ philanthropic journeys. They’re answering families’ questions about social impact, values alignment, successor generation preparation and engagement, and more.   Will your community foundation maintain a competitive advantage in that marketplace? Will you be positioned as a trusted resource beyond grants… Read More

Engaging Next Gen Peer Network: Supporting Youth Ages 0 to Age 14

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Julien Goulet, Michelle Knapik, Neil Gobioff

Join Julien from Longbrake Family Foundation who is working to engage their next gen as a non-family staff. We will gather to share resources, needs, and goals/ desired outcomes for this special age group to figure out next steps for those working across experiences and levels. We’re excited for this special start to 2019 led by one of your peers… Read More

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