Voices from the Field

The National Center is celebrating our 15th year of providing advice and assistance for families in philanthropy, and what better way to celebrate than to share the perspectives and comments from many of the families we have served over the years. Thank you for your support! Do you have a testimonial to share regarding your experiences with the National Center?… Read More

Listen to the National Center’s interview with Dan Bader to hear more about the Helen Bader Foundation’s lessons learned in aging and Alzheimer’s: The Helen Bader Foundation: Donor’s Passion Leads to Foundation’s Mission (click to listen to audio) The Helen Bader Foundation’s Alzheimer’s and Aging program area seeks to make Wisconsin a leader in developing innovative solutions for the challenges posed… Read More

In October 2010, the National Center’s Board elected Carrie Avery as the new chair of the National Center for Family Philanthropy, succeeding Mary Mountcastle of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. Carrie is the President of the Durfee Foundation, a family foundation based in Los Angeles. The Durfee Foundation makes grants in arts and culture, community development, and education, mainly in… Read More

Welcome to the October edition of “On the Phone With…,” our series of interviews with leading family foundations and philanthropy experts from around the country. This month we’re on the phone with Alice Buhl. In this interview, Alice discusses the “Spectrum of Family Involvement” for family foundations and funds, and why she feels this is an important concept for families… Read More

Listen to the audio version of this interview here. Ginny Esposito:  Welcome to our very special December edition of “On the Phone With…”  Mary Mountcastle is the immediate past Board chair of the National Center for Family Philanthropy. She is a trustee of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation and the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation in North Carolina, and is a… Read More

Since 1942, the Self Family Foundation has distributed over $60 million in grants to improve the quality of life for the citizens of the city of Greenwood and the state of South Carolina. On August 6th, the Foundation announced a $2 million challenge grant to Clemson University to enhance the Greenwood Genetics Center and to fund an endowed chair in… Read More

“I think if you look at the practices and policies that have made this country strong, it has been broad-based investment in the common genius – unleashing the entrepreneurial capabilities of all of our people.” Robert Friedman is the general counsel, founder and chair of CFED, and serves as a board member of the Friedman Family Foundation, Levi Strauss &… Read More