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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…

Takeaways Blog on Scaling for Success

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October 14, 2021

Jen Crino

This blog summarizes key notes from our September Fundamentals of Family Philanthropy Webinar . Giving families often reach a point where…

The Value of Problem Solving With Peers

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October 8, 2021

Doug Bitonti Stewart

When I started as the first executive director of the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation, the National Center for Family Philanthropy…

Ginny’s Governance Checklist Part 3: Composing Your Board Eligibility, Size, Selection, and Terms

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October 5, 2021

Virginia M. Esposito

The Governance Checklist blog series is a practical guide to building and maintaining the best possible family foundation board. Framed…

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