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Five Questions for Kelly Nowlin

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Kelly D. Nowlin

Anniversaries are times for reflection on and celebration of the past, as well as opportunity to imagine the future. As NCFP celebrates our…

Supporting Systems Change

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Tony Macklin

“We want to get to the root of the problem, not just fund the symptoms.” “We should go upstream and prevent these things from happening.” I…

Legacy is not Synonymous with Complacency

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Allison Magee

“Why do we have to change?” This was the question posed to me by my board chair last year while the Zellerbach Family Foundation (ZFF) was…