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Learning as We Go: A Regional Family Foundation Responds to the COVID Pandemic

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May 25, 2020

David Farren

No doubt, the COVID-19 crisis elicits a strong sense of purpose in every grantmaker, interspersed with moments of feeling overwhelmed. How…

Tell Me Anything: Advice for Funders Seeking to Become Active Listeners

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May 21, 2020

Maggie McGoldrick

Active and open listening to grantee communities is not an entirely new topic for the philanthropic sector. Many funders have acknowledged…

Four Questions to Get Maximum Impact During This Crisis

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May 20, 2020

Kris Putnam-Walkerly

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Putnam Consulting Group and is re-posted here with permission. You’re just the…

Oregon Community Foundation: Partnership and Collaboration Delivers Big Impact to COVID Response and Recovery

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May 16, 2020

Jennifer Olson Curry

In mid-March, as the scope and gravity of the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) moved nearly 100% of our staff…

Preventing Wire Transfer Fraud at Foundations and Family Offices

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May 11, 2020

Tom Donahoe

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Exponent Philanthropy and is re-posted here with permission. It’s a daily danger…

Time-Limited Philanthropy: Raising the Stakes, Focusing the Mind

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May 8, 2020

Tony Proscio

With support from the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, NCFP spent months planning an April retreat in New York for foundations that are…

Leveraging Deep Community Ties: Rural Funders Tackle COVID-19

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May 8, 2020

Allen Smart

The philanthropic response to COVID-19 has been dominated by three separate but interconnected themes: (1) Relaxation of standard reporting…

May 2020: News and Notes from NCFP’s Friends of the Family Network

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May 5, 2020

Friends Focus highlights updates from members of our Friends of the Family network and their work. This month features updates from the…

Hoffberger Family’s Legacy of Giving is Bound by Two Pandemics

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May 5, 2020

Amy Segal Shorey Alison Fass

Fourth generation Hoffberger family members gathered in April to begin the final phase of their foundation’s strategic planning process that…

Resiliency Starts at Home

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May 4, 2020

Dr. Brittany Kienker

My children are too young to understand COVID-19 or its global impact. All they know is that their mum and dad are at home, working far more…

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