Spend Down Timeline (Kolibri Foundation, 2017 to 2027)
Posted on August 1, 2025
The ten year timeline for the Kolibri Foundation's spend down process… Read More
Family Members and Donors
Investing in Capacity Building: Lessons from the Cedarmere Foundation
Posted on July 29, 2025 by Kathy Edwards
This legacy document from the Cedarmere Foundation is designed to inspire other funders to add dollars designated for capacity building to their general operating grants… Read More
Family Staff Peer Network: Managing Your Family Foundation
Posted on July 15, 2025 by Dan Estes, Aimee Boone Cunningham
Among the many topics that family staff members grapple with, foundation operations and board management are often top of mind. Peer network members helped to identify the primary topics that they are navigating, including: Professionalizing the foundation Navigating family dynamics Staffing the foundation Pros and cons of having a family office together with a family foundation Join the discussion with… Read More
An Orientation to NCFP: Making the Most of Your Membership
Posted on July 11, 2025 by Kara Chisholm, Sarah Slobodien Dovere, Tess McNair, Sokol Shtylla, Jason Born
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
Emerging Family Leaders Peer Network: Listening to Shift and Share Power with Communities
Posted on June 16, 2025 by Jonathan Brack, Ambar Cristina Hanson, Melinda Tuan
How can funders listen in a way that surfaces the most effective solutions, co-creates more positive outcomes, and shifts power to the people and communities at the heart of our work? Join Fund for Shared Insight as they help us think broadly and systematically about the kind of listening—authentic, relational, non-extractive, and ongoing—that can put you in direct partnership with the… Read More
Emerging Family Leaders Peer Network: Philanthropy in Complex, Multi-Generational Families
Posted on June 16, 2025 by Vasser Seydel, Ashley Blanchard
Join NCFP’s Emerging Leaders Peer Network as we discuss complex family systems and how to design your family’s philanthropy to meet your goals. Whether you are navigating a generational transition, geographic dispersion, or other challenges, hear from experts how your philanthropy can be impactful and successful by balancing individual priorities and collective goals. For this interactive meeting, we encourage attendees… Read More
Impact Investing for Advanced Practitioners Peer Network: Supporting the Ownership Economy
Posted on May 21, 2025
In this session we will discuss experiences and opportunities for investing in real assets—such as affordable housing and sustainable land ownership—as part of a foundation’s impact investment portfolio. More details about this session are forthcoming. If you are not yet a member of the Impact Investing for Advanced Practitioners Peer Network, you may join and be notified about upcoming network… Read More
Impact Investing for Advanced Practitioners Peer Network: Building the Right Team with Values-Aligned Advisors
Posted on May 21, 2025 by Kate Simpson
Many funders struggle with the process of identifying values-aligned investment advisors who have the experience and skills required to advance the foundation’s impact vision and strategy. Drawing on her experience partnering with philanthropic networks, Kate Simpson, co-founder of ValuesAdvisor, will share practical approaches and tips for vetting advisors, asking the right questions, and building a values-aligned partnership between your philanthropic… Read More
Emerging Family Leaders Peer Network: Overcoming Psychological Barriers to Giving
Posted on May 20, 2025 by Miki Akimoto
Join other young family philanthropy leaders as we explore the behavioral science behind the ten most common barriers to giving. Donors often face too many choices and are daunted by the complexity of what it takes to give well. They also contend with a fear of judgment, making mistakes, disrupting familial relationships, and more. Everything feels urgent, and yet the… Read More
An Orientation to NCFP: Making the Most of Your Membership
Posted on May 2, 2025 by Sarah Slobodien Dovere, Tess McNair, Daria Teutonico, Nicholas A. Tedesco, Jason Born
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