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Written by family philanthropy practitioners and experts in the field, the NCFP blog offers perspectives on effective family philanthropy, sector news, and more.

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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…

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

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October 5, 2021

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

Showing Up and Sharing Power: How One Foundation Board Deepened Relationships with its Nonprofit Partners Through Trust-Based Conversations

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September 27, 2021

Carrie Avery Aurea Montes-Rodriguez

This article was originally published by Trust-Based Philanthropy Project and is re-posted here with permission. Leadership at the Durfee…

Funders Support Strong Communities Through Meaningful Relationships

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September 24, 2021

Amy Segal Shorey

Myron Miller, trustee of the Herman and Frieda L. Miller Foundation, sat among members of the clergy at an immigration rights event hosted…

An Extraordinary Life: Remembering Anne Springs Close

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September 16, 2021

Virginia M. Esposito

The field of philanthropy lost one of its most remarkable leaders last month. So did the fields of conservation and environmental protection…

Modeling Collaboration: New Partnership between Stanford PACS and NCFP

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September 13, 2021

Nicholas A. Tedesco Erinn Andrews

For the last few years, the Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative (EPLI) at Stanford’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society…

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

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September 8, 2021

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

Discussing Wealth, #HalfMyDAF, & the State of Philanthropy: Q&A with Jen Risher

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September 3, 2021

Jennifer Risher

Jen Risher is the author of We Need to Talk: A Memoir About Wealth , and co-founded the #HalfMyDAF initiative in response to the pandemic…

Video Highlights from the 2020 Trustee Education Institute

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September 2, 2021

Valerie Rockefeller June L. Wilson Kimberly Myers Hewlett Liesel Pritzker Simmons Nicholas A. Tedesco

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

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