"Don't underestimate the real value of general operations grants as a simple but critical capacity-building strategy. Gen op grants are the trip-wire that triggers everything else that can happen to make improvements, and provide the flexibility within the agency to really have the dollars to allocate...
NCFP was deeply saddened earlier this month upon news of the death of Richard Rockefeller. Richard was part of the opening plenary for our 10th anniversary symposium with his daughter, Rebecca. He was a remarkable man, whose many roles included serving as a physician who worked on PTSD for war veterans...
"You'll start out wanting to walk the talk and you'll find yourself stumbling the mumble. Give yourself permission to stumble the mumble."
- Bill Graustein, Trustee,The William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund
"This is giving back. This is making a difference. Not only are we raising funds for a children's hospital, but every person who's involved with this is transformed at this moment. We're all helping, and we're a collective force."
-- Nini Meyer, Founder/Director, Positive Tracks and Trustee, Jane B....
"In the world of philanthropy, people are either going to trust us and see us as a transparent, honest broker or they're not. And if we demonstrate transparency and honesty along the way, we tend to get that back. And if we don't, we tend not to get that back."
--Rachel Monroe, President, Harry and...
"Our trustees believe that you take on big challenges - and that you are in for the long haul."
- Ira Hirschfield,President, Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund
Source: "Haas family on forefront of aid to gay marriage,"San Francisco Chronicle, Friday, October 25th
"There is tremendous creativity that comes from agreeing to disagree at the board table."
-- Richard Woo, CEO, Russell Family Foundation. Source: NCFP October 2013 Webinar on "Creating a Culture of Learning for Your Board and Family"
"If we can leave four children in this world with a strong base of philanthropy, then hopefully, we quadruple the difference we've been able to make."
-- Chip Patterson, Board Member and Donor, The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. Source: NCFP August 2013 Webinar on "Families and Community...
"My grandfather was a true visionary in every sense of the word. He was a bold, entrepreneurial risk-taker who was not afraid to stand up for what he believed in and always willing to take the long view in tackling the problems before him. Our foundation will continue to reflect these characteristics...
"I have learned a lot about how to be a leader; this means learning how to set goals and deadlines and meet them, what to do when you don't, how to work patiently with other people, how to ask for what you want without being demanding, what it means to run a meeting (create bylaws, appoint a secretary...
