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November 2019: News and Notes from NCFP’s Friends of the Family Network

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October 31, 2019

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

Funding the Heat

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October 25, 2019

Crystal Hayling

Editor’s Note: This post was originally written for the Libra Foundation’s blog and is posted with permission. Crystal Hayling, Executive…

Family Funders, Go Where You Are Uncomfortable: NCFP Forum 2019 Recap

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October 24, 2019

Elaine Gast Fawcett

If there’s one theme that resonated most strongly throughout the 2019 National Forum on Family Philanthropy, it’s the importance of being…

Name, Claim, and Share Power: Perrin Family Foundation (Passages Issue Brief Excerpt)

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October 23, 2019

Elaine Gast Fawcett

As a family funder, how can you acknowledge and responsibly navigate the power of your position? How does the power and privilege you hold…

NCFP Launches Trends 2020 Report

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October 16, 2019

Giving families have historically turned to each other for advice about family philanthropy. NCFP translated these stories into data by…

Six Timeless Tips for Raising Philanthropic Children

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October 13, 2019

Editor’s note: While this post is from 2005, the advice is timeless! Providing for children not only involves ensuring that they have…

What Makes a Family Foundation CEO an Effective Leader: Insights from William M. Dietel

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October 11, 2019

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of reports on NCFP’s Leadership Symposium for Family Foundation CEOs held March 23-24 in…

Involving Non-Family Members in the Foundation

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October 9, 2019

Editor’s Note: Originally posted to Exponent Philanthropy’s blog. Many of our clients consider whether to involve non-family board members…

Balancing Privilege and Responsibility

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October 7, 2019

Ellie Frey Zagel

Editor’s Note: This blog post originally appeared h ere and on NCFP’s blog in 2018. Balancing privilege with responsibility is no small feat…

Are you or your org guilty of Trickle-Down Community Engagement?

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October 4, 2019

Vu Le

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on Vu Le’s Nonprofit AF website and appears as per their crossposting guidelines here. In…

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