Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundations Topical Call: Managing Fee-For-Service Philanthropy Advising and Consulting Work

The wealth management industry has steadily increased fee-based advisory services, complementing or entirely replacing income earned from assets under management. Two drivers of this shift are the competition from lost-cost investing options shrinking firms’ profit margins, and the interest of rising generations and mass-affluent clients in fee transparency. Community foundations have also been experimenting with fee-based advisory and grantmaking services, Read More

Catherine Maddox Walton

September 6, 2023
Catherine Maddox Walton is board chair of the J. F Maddox Foundation, based in Hobbs, New Mexico. The JFMF is a geographically concentrated foundation that innovates primarily in education, economic development, and social services. Catherine, her brothers and cousins represent the 3rd generation of this commitment to family philanthropy and to the county where they grew up. Outside of her philanthropic Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Emerging Family Leaders Peer Network: Engaging and Onboarding the Next Generation in your Family Philanthropy

October 23, 2023
It can be challenging to be a leader in a family philanthropy context, particularly as a member of the next generation. One specific challenge is onboarding other next generation family members onto the board and/or as staff of your family philanthropy. How do you best engage and onboard these next generation members, who are your peers, and help them develop the Read More

Moe Hickey

September 5, 2023
Prior to moving to Utah, Moe spent over 20 years in International Finance. He worked in New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Hong Kong before completing his career as a Partner and the President of Emerging Markets at Cantor Fitzgerald. He has spent years passionately developing early education opportunities in Summit County and has a deep understanding of Utah’s education Read More

Writer and Editor, Communications & Engagement

September 1, 2023
The Writer and Editor, Communications & Engagement is responsible for collecting and creating various communications materials and supporting media outreach opportunities. Through writing, editing, and media engagement, this person will support achieving the Communication team’s goals and the broader organizational mission. We are looking for someone with strengths in three key areas: writing thought and leadership pieces, developing stories of Read More
Blog | Network News

August 2023: News and Notes from NCFP’s Members and Partners

August 31, 2023
Network News highlights updates from NCFP’s members and network partners. Current NCFP members or network partners are encouraged to email us with news they would like shared with the community.  David Farren Announces Forthcoming Retirement Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation Executive Director David Farren announces his plans to retire at the end of the year after an 11-year tenure at Read More
Blog | Effective Family Philanthropy in Action

Family Foundation Finds Focus in Grantee Relationships

August 31, 2023 | Prentice Zinn
In recent years, GMA Foundations has worked with the Celia Lipton Farris and Victor W. Farris Foundation to define and hone its grantmaking focus. The process involved deep listening and learning and strengthened grantee relationships.  Cohesive family giving across geography and generations is patient work. Trustees’ willingness to listen to one another and to invest time in grantee relationships translates Read More

Atiba Mbiwan

August 31, 2023
In October 2006, Atiba Mbiwan joined the staff of The Zeist Foundation, a family foundation based in Atlanta, as the Associate Director to fortify their traditional grantmaking in the areas of Education, Arts & Culture and Health & Human Services, and to support the Foundation’s “place-based philanthropy” in the Edgewood neighborhood of Atlanta, which began in 1994 with a foundation Read More