Family Members and Donors

Emerging Family Leaders Peer Network: Listening to Shift and Share Power with Communities

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Jonathan Brack, Melinda Tuan

Join NCFP’s Emerging Leaders Peer Network to hear from the Fund for Shared Insight about the ways funders can listen and respond to their communities. Listening is critical to building meaningful relationships, sharing power with those most impacted by issues, and advancing change and equity. Learn how you can improve your philanthropy by engaging in high-quality listening and feedback practices… 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

Posted on May 21, 2025

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In this session we will discuss how to identify and partner with the right advisors and recruit staff with the experience and skills required to advance the foundation’s impact investing strategy. 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… 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

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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

Family Staff Peer Network: Benefits and Challenges of Staffing Your Family’s Foundation

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Dan Estes, Aimee Boone Cunningham

Serving in a lead staff role at your family’s foundation comes with meaningful responsibilities and unique challenges. While each family is different, having conversations with others who are related to the donor family and also serve in a staff capacity at a family philanthropy can be rewarding and refreshing. To facilitate these conversations, NCFP is re-launching the Family Staff Peer… 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

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