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Prepare for Ethical Dilemmas on Family Boards

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November 16, 2021

Mary Phillips

This article was originally published by GMA Foundations and is re-posted here with permission. Many family foundations have taken the time…

Video Highlights from the 2021 Trustee Education Institute

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November 12, 2021

Kimberly Myers Hewlett Will Cordery Dimple Abichandani Anne Wallestad

The Trustee Education Institute is one of NCFP’s signature events, offering family foundation board members and CEOs a comprehensive…

November 2021: News and Notes from NCFP’s Friends of the Family Network

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November 3, 2021

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

Addressing Challenges on the Journey to Equity, Inclusion, and Justice

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November 2, 2021

This article was originally published by Foundant Technologies and is re-posted here with permission. Last fall we asked our clients to…

Nesting to Achieve Impact: Lessons for Family Funders from a National Foundation

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October 26, 2021

Daniel Widome Deepti Sood

Family funders are regularly seeking opportunities to amplify their impact in the communities in which they live, work, and serve. Although…

Four Ways To Become The Kind Of Leader Philanthropy Needs

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October 25, 2021

Kris Putnam-Walkerly

This article was originally published by Forbes and is re-posted here with permission. We often think of a good leader as someone who goes…

Lessons Philanthropy Can Take From The 2021 UN Climate Change Conference

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October 20, 2021

Nicole Systrom

We’re all waiting to find out what is going to come out of COP26, the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference that starts at the end of October…

Five Lessons from Our DEI Growth and Transformation

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October 20, 2021

Laverne Matías Jennifer Rainin Shelley Trott Lauren Webster

This blog was collaboratively written by the Kenneth Rainin Foundation’s Executive Team A few years ago, the Kenneth Rainin Foundation…

Build Bridges and Spread Solutions: Reflections on the past and the path forward at the 2021 Trustee Education Institute

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October 19, 2021

At the very onset of this year’s 2021 Trustee Education Institute , David Callahan, founding editor of Inside Philanthropy , said that even…

Family Philanthropy Speaks: A Conversation with Dimple Abichandani and Robin Snidow

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October 15, 2021

Nicholas A. Tedesco Dimple Abichandani Robin Snidow

Dimple Abichandani, Executive Director of the General Service Foundation (GSF), works closely with the foundation’s chair, Robin Snidow. In…

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