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NCFP strives to connect its members to resources, best practices, and to peer funders. Network News highlights updates from our members and…
Chicago Beyond dramatically shifted its grantmaking and, today, all of its multiyear grants are in support of BIPOC-led organizations with direct experience in the social issues they are working on. Here, Liz Dozier shares more about how the organization went about making this change and introduces Chicago Beyond’s Mirror Tool, which other funders can use to identify and reduce bias in the ways they fund.
NCFP’s From the Archive series highlights resources from our resource center that have stood the test of time and continue to provide…
The Grunin Foundation embarked on a strategic planning process to ensure its funding strategies were aligned with its capacity building work and equity framework. While they always funded in a relationships-focused way, they were surprised to find that putting more—though still minimal—processes in place helped strengthen their relationships with grantees and nonprofits in the community. Grunin Foundation’s Kelly Fliller outlines the foundation’s transparent strategic planning process and its outcomes.
NCFP strives to connect its members to resources, best practices, and to peer funders. Network News highlights updates from our members and…
As humans, we all face obstacles to taking action. From the mundane—going to the gym or paying a bill—to the consequential, like switching…
NCFP strives to connect its members to resources, best practices, and to peer funders. Network News highlights updates from our members and…
NCFP receives a number of questions about family philanthropy and is particularly equipped to answer inquiries about philanthropic purpose…
NCFP strives to connect its members to resources, best practices, and to peer funders. Network News highlights updates from our members and…
Flora Birdzell and Kimberly Myers Hewlett have participated in two NCFP learning and action cohorts together. We talked to them to learn about the benefits of learning together, including deepening their relationship with one another and having a partner to reflect with, and how they applied what they learned, particularly to the Flora Family Foundation’s Black Maternal Health Initiative.