Community Foundations

Building Bridges: A Conversation with NCFP’s New Fellows on Racial Equity

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Mary Mountcastle, June L. Wilson, Kelly D. Nowlin, Doug Bitonti Stewart

Are you breaking or bridging? We all have been affected by structural racism. NCFP’s own 2019 Fellows have dedicated themselves to getting proximate to the people, to the issue, to our families, to the field, and to thinking about how we have been impacted by racial injustice and inequity. From our Imagining the Future cross country focus groups we have heard… Read More

Program Plan 2019 NCFP- Community Foundations

Posted on December 4, 2018 by National Center for Family Philanthropy

2019 Programs    Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4  Theme  Building Blocks for Success  Family Culture & Values  Solidifying Service Frameworks  Going from Good to Great  Webinar    From 2-3pm  Feb 28: CF Family Philanthropy Services: Building Blocks for Success – assessing capacity, creating early wins, measuring progress, setting stage for growth; using Playbook tools  (open to whole CF field to allow new CFs to see our… Read More

Community Foundation Spark Session: Working With Enterprising Families

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Laily Pirbhai, Mark A. Weber, Morgan Bishop Fraser, Tony Macklin

A family business’s philanthropy has many goals. Family legacy and values, family and business reputation, employee retention, development of successors and younger generations, and tax-wise planning are just a few. The family often involves multiple advisors, formal and informal, in achieving those goals. How can a community foundation be a more effective partner to the multi-generation family, their business, and… Read More

Tech Tools: Internal & Board Communications, Grants, Impact & More

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Bart Westdijk, Sarah Kelley, Chuck Kaylor, Nadia Alia, Usoon Woo, Mark Larimer

Family philanthropies have the opportunity to leverage a wide and growing variety of technology to improve our philanthropic work. Every day there are new inventions that you can use to engage further with your community, track success, and refine approach, but what good are they if we don’t have successful implementation strategies as well? Join this webinar exploring tech tools… Read More

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