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

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February 2, 2021

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

Family Philanthropy Speaks: A Conversation with Jeff and Tricia Raikes

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February 1, 2021

Jeff and Tricia Raikes Nicholas A. Tedesco

Jeff and Tricia Raikes, founders of the Seattle-based Raikes Foundation, are using their platform to push other donors to embrace and…

Spending down? Don’t forget your knowledge!

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January 28, 2021

Ashleigh Halverstadt

This article was originally published by Glasspockets by Candid and is re-posted here with permission. Ashleigh Halverstadt is the former…

Foundations Respond to Crisis: A Must-Read Research Series from CEP

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January 26, 2021

This article was originally published by The Center for Effective Philanthropy and is re-posted here with permission. In early spring, as…

Breaking From Philanthropy Norms: An Inside Look At Relational Reparations (Part 1)

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January 19, 2021

June L. Wilson LeAnne Moss Candace Tkachuck

This article was originally published by Giving Compass and is re-posted here with permission. What I’m talking about is more than…

Philanthropy as Democracy Enhancement: Big Philanthropy’s Role as Discovery for Social Problem-Solving

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January 15, 2021

Nadia Roumani Rob Reich Mohit Mookim Ayushi Vig

Photo by Element5 Digital from Pexels The United States is facing unprecedented levels of inequality. Nuanced critiques of donor-driven…

Finding a Focus for Your Funding: Landscape Scans

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January 14, 2021

Suzanne Hammer

Courtesy of André Cook from Pexels Some of the most common questions families ask me are: How do we choose where to give? How can my family…

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

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January 12, 2021

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

Family Philanthropy Speaks: A Conversation with Carrie Avery

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January 11, 2021

Carrie Avery Nicholas A. Tedesco

Carrie Avery, chair of the Durfee Foundation board and former chair of the NCFP board, never imagined she would be leading her family’s…

Reflections from the Spend Down of the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation

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January 7, 2021

Lauren B. Dachs

Courtesy of Jonathan Petersson from Pexels Excerpted from Spending down: Laurie Dachs answers questions for family philanthropies What was…

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