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Events & Webinars | Community Conversations

Leaning into Racial Justice with the Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Fund
April 22, 2021 | Carra Cote-Ackah, Kaitlin Miles, Nicholas A. Tedesco, Don Chen
Amid a national reckoning with race and the pandemic, foundations are leaning into racial justice like never before. Yet many foundations are grappling with how to fund racial equity and the best way forward for their institution and grantees. In this Community Conversation, the Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Fund will explore their decision to increase funding for racial justice, Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Strategic Lifespan Peer Network: Participatory Grantmaking
July 14, 2021 | Ibrahima Thiam, Lynda Mansson
How can we shift power and engage others in our decision-making process? How can we listen more effectively and support collaboration in our grantmaking? Join this important conversation with MAVA Foundation Director General Lynda Mansson and Ibrahima Thiam, executive director of Wetlands International Africa and a MAVA partner. They will be discuss how MAVA, a spend down foundation, has embraced Read More
Events & Webinars | Conferences and Workshops

Application Deadline: Racial Justice Learning and Action Network
March 31, 2021
The Racial Justice Learning and Action Network is an educational opportunity for family foundation trustees interested in advancing racial justice practices, both personally and professionally. Philanthropy has been slow to embrace equity and it is clear that effective and meaningful impact can only be realized with an active commitment to racial justice. The National Center for Family Philanthropy is committed Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Non-family Staff Peer Network: Racial Equity Discussions with Board and Staff
April 15, 2021 | Mary Mountcastle, June L. Wilson, Kelly D. Nowlin
Join the NCFP Fellows for an interactive conversation about addressing racial equity internally. Discuss how to approach tough conversations and how to bridge the gap that oftentimes exists between board and staff on equity issues. We will open with a brief dialogue from the Fellows and move into a group discussion. Bring your topics, favorite resources, and questions for peer staff Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

2021 Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Workshop
June 29, 2021 | Piyush Tantia, Sarah Welch
This workshop, exclusively available for members of NCFP’s Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network, is an excellent opportunity to learn from your peers and build professional skills! Network members may register up to five staff member attendees at no cost. The workshop will feature insights on navigating tough conversations with donor families (including those about race and equity) and peer learning Read More
Events & Webinars | Conferences and Workshops

2021 Trustee Education Institute
September 28, 2021 | Isabel Nogueira, Alyson Wise, Jumi Falusi, Milton Speid, Emily Kaiser, Adrian Ruiz, Lisa Jackson, Priscilla Enriquez, Dorothy Gardner, Regan Pritzker
NCFP’s Trustee Education Institute provides a comprehensive overview of the important legal, investment, ethical, grantmaking, and family dynamics issues facing family foundation board members and CEOs. Featuring the perspectives of innovative donors and a faculty made up of donors, board members, and highly respected philanthropy experts, this virtual seminar covers: Translating values and goals into action Connecting family legacy and Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundations Network Topical Call: Effective Governance
May 18, 2021 | Virginia M. Esposito
Governance is defined as an agreed-upon process based on common values for collective communication and decision making. It is designed to serve both current and future generations. Good governance is a critical component of a successful family philanthropy effort. Listen to the April 8, 2021 Fundamentals of Family Philanthropy webinar, Effective Governance: Principles, Policies, and Practices. Follow up the webinar with Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundations Network Topical Call: Racial and Social Justice Resource Sharing
April 13, 2021 | J.M. Johnson, Mary Kay Mark, Beth Harper Briglia
How are you supporting the racial and social justice learning journey for your staff, donors, or community? Join three of your fellow community foundation leaders to hear how they are having equity discussions both internally and with donors. Come prepared to learn about new resources and bring your own to share. We encourage you to join via computer so we Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Strategic Lifespan Peer Network: Using Systems to Achieve Sustainable Success
April 28, 2021 | Brian Collier, David Peter Stroh
Why do social systems resist our best intentions to improve their performance? How can you use systems thinking to achieve sustainable system-wide impact by taking both the short and long term consequences of your decisions into account? Join field expert David Peter Stroh for a conversation with Brian Collier, Executive Vice President of the Foundation for the Carolinas. Brian has Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Conversations

Sparking Cross-Sector Collaboration for COVID Recovery: How a Family Foundation Catalyzed Local Investment
May 5, 2021 | Nancy Rauch Douzinas, Kevin Law, Patrick Halpin, Gemma Deleon-Lopresti, Katie Smith Milway
 The Rauch Foundation of Long Island will describe how family foundations can play a unique role as a neutral hub to forge relationships across local business, government, and media that can multiply investment in regional economic recovery. Foundation President Nancy Rauch Douzinas and a panel of collaborators will articulate and illustrate five principles for using research, relationship networks, advocacy Read More

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