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Your foundation’s information is an asset and managing that information with record and knowledge management—and perhaps an archives program—can help you preserve your family’s legacy, ensure that you’re complying with legal requirements, make your impact clearer, and help you live into values like accountability and transparency. While foundations have different goals that may inform their individual approach to information governance, Bob Clark argues that there are critical concepts that all foundations should consider.
A thriving democracy and reproductive rights are inextricably linked, argues Risa Kaufman. Here, she outlines how The Overbrook Foundation funds at this intersection and why funders who embrace the interconnected nature of today’s challenges can have greater impact.
NCFP’s Trends 2025 study showed that the majority of respondents are paying out more than five percent annually. Here, Maggie McGoldrick covers the various reasons that a funder might significantly increase their payout for a discrete period of time, including to make a big bet, account for programmatic shifts, or respond to a crisis.
NCFP strives to connect its members to resources, best practices, and to peer funders. Network News highlights updates from our members and…
NCFP strives to connect its members to resources, best practices, and to peer funders. Network News highlights updates from our members and…
Having an impact on deeply entrenched problems often requires funding at scale over long periods of time. While family funders use many tools to support their grantees and communities, few are employing endowments as a way to sustain nonprofits over the long term. Here, leaders from the Field Foundation of Illinois, Grand Victoria Foundation, and Schott Foundation share the benefits of endowments, particularly when funding social and racial justice organizations. Endowments not only allow capital to grow over time, but they shift power and decision-making to nonprofits in meaningful ways.
NCFP strives to connect its members to resources, best practices, and to peer funders. Network News highlights updates from our members and…
Through her NCFP fellowship Dilnaz Waraich sought to explore Muslim American giving through storytelling. In the process of developing an exhibit—Inspired Generosity— to showcase those stories, Dilnaz and the WF Fund engaged a wide range of people. Here, Dilnaz and Tamela Spicer discuss misconceptions about Muslim Americans and how the process of curating the Inspired Generosity exhibit changed the perspectives of those involved.
NCFP strives to connect its members to resources, best practices, and to peer funders. Network News highlights updates from our members and…
While many family philanthropies have an expressed commitment to equity, disability and its intersectional relationship with other identities is rarely considered—even while about one in four adults in the United States have a disability. National Forum speakers Christie Cawley, Ryan Easterly, Gail Fuller, and Dr. Zakiya Mabery shared their expertise for advancing disability inclusion in family philanthropy. Here, Cara Binder-Kopchick synthesizes their experiences and recommendations, offering ways that philanthropic leaders can make their grantmaking, governance, and operations more inclusive and effective.