Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundation Spark Session: Community Foundation Business Models for Family Philanthropy (Round 5)

This is NCFP’s fifth deep dive into how community foundations structure their business models for more intensive philanthropic services. Two foundations will serve as case studies, describing how they defined their customer segments, developed their portfolio of programs and services, worked with their board to set goals and success measures, refined their financial model for expanded services, engaged advisors, and more. Their presentations will be based on NCFP’s Philanthropic Services Business Read More
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Community Foundations Network Topical Call: Engaging Next Gen: Implementation, Impact, and Next Iterations

October 11, 2022 | Annie Hurwitz, Jennifer Touchet
Following over ten years of success in supporting families, Greater Houston Community Foundation is working to improve their Center for Family Philanthropy from outcomes analysis, a field scan, and a research study. Join Jennifer Touchet and Annie Hurwitz to learn about how better understanding of the impact of supporting families is adjusting their program model, and day-to-day support. This session Read More
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Community Foundations Network Topical Call: Using the Family Giving Lifecycle Toolkit

September 13, 2022 | Nicholas A. Tedesco, Tony Macklin
Community foundations are asked to guide families through many points of inflection and reflection in their philanthropic journeys. In those moments, families can embrace proven practices and advance momentum or stall out due to uncertainty and lack of clarity. How can you as a philanthropic advisor forecast those points of inflection and prepare your donors for more informed decisions? NCFP’s Read More
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Community Foundations Network Topical Call: Connect with Peers Based on Experience Level

We are creating time for peer learning based on your personal experience with philanthropic advising for multi-generational families. We will be picking topics from the community foundation workshop in June, so that you can dive deeper with peers.  There is no need to have attended the workshop or to be an expert on the topic. Getting Started: haven’t done formal Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Rural Funders Peer Network: Rural Community Capacity Building

As funding flows into rural communities, the opportunity for these communities to access, deploy, and effectively manage these funds has risen as a pressing priority. The ability to assess community needs, design inclusive, ‘shovel-ready’ projects, and coordinate, write, and manage grant applications requires time, human capital, and resources that are hard to come by in overstretched rural communities. This discussion Read More
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Community Foundations Network Topical Call: Philanthropic Services Beyond Grants

July 12, 2022 | Tony Macklin
Donors use an increasingly broad set of tools to make a difference, amplifying the impact of their gifts and grants. We heard examples in last year’s Supporting Young Changemakers Spark Session and NCFP’s new Impact Strategies & Tools Primer provides more detail. How might you as a philanthropic advisor increase your comfort and competence in discussing the broader toolkit? We’ll Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

2022 Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Workshop

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. Please note: This is a standalone workshop, not connected with any other NCFP events. View the agenda Read More
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Community Foundations Network Topical Call: Racial Equity Programming for Donors

What do organizational values of equity, justice, or even reconciliation look like in action? Join the Calgary Foundation and The Miami Foundation to discuss how equity permeates their strategic plans and work and learn about their racial equity programming for donors. Learn how these foundations have integrated living their values into better serving their donors and informed family philanthropy. This Read More
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Community Foundations Network Topical Call: Next Gen Engagement

Next generation engagement fosters their leadership, supports community engagement, and involves future generations of givers or successor advisors. Community foundations have a variety of models for next-gen engagement, which can allow donors to learn together, develop their personal giving goals, and network with peers. Community foundations are also well-positioned to teach next-generation donors about local community needs. Learn about different Read More
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Community Foundation Spark Session: Strategy Conversations with Donors

Across income brackets, most donors are satisfied with philanthropy as an expression of personal commitment, belonging, or faith. Some start asking questions about intentionality and impact, seeking advice from peers and experts. What tools and techniques do community foundations use to help these donors move from discovery to intent, intent to strategy, and strategy to action? How might those tools Read More