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Ask NCFP: Grant Management Systems

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Katie Scott

Despite the upheaval COVID-19 has caused, many foundations are finding time to revisit their strategies, systems, and tools. Several funders…

A Preponderance of Joy

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Heather Larson

This holiday season, there are many who feel the weight of the year. There has been so much hardship, sickness, and struggle. In the midst…

A Season of Change

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Nicholas A. Tedesco

One year ago, I joined the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP) as its second president and chief executive officer. On my first…

Pandemic Philanthropy: Youth Giving Edition

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Emma

And so it began. Our youth board had Zoom calls nearly every month where we met each other, discussed what philanthropy is, made general…

Do Your Board Meetings Need a Makeover?

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Nancy Murphy Ann Maddox Utterback

In this new series, Meeting Makeovers, board development expert and founder of CSR Communications, Nancy Murphy, highlights a different…