Events & Webinars | Conferences and Workshops

NCFP Community Foundation Family Philanthropy Network Workshop 2018

September 12, 2018 | Lisa Parker
NCFP Community Foundation Family Philanthropy Network Workshop Join us at a community foundation family philanthropy services peer workshop that will feature facilitation training by NCFP Board member & President and Executive Director of the Lawrence Welk Family Foundation, Lisa Parker. Lisa brings significant experience facilitating family retreats and experiential team building.  There will also be time to learn from your peers. Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundation Spark Session: Business Models for Family Philanthropy (Round 2)

Your community foundation wants to provide more intensive services to multi-generation and multi-branch families. But how will you define your customer segments and their goals? What unique value proposition will you deliver? How will you develop capacity and partners? And, what will be your model for revenues and costs? The community foundation field is experimenting with a variety of answers Read More
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Cultivating A Healthy Family Culture

The health of a family is often defined by its culture. Creating connections, positive relationships, and a lifetime of closeness takes ongoing effort and reflection. The Andrus and Forbes families have for many years been thoughtful about traditions, systems, cycles, and family governance. Learn more about their stories in our recent Passages Issue Brief, “Family Culture: Creating a Resilient Family Read More
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Making Space at The Table: Welcoming New Voices to Your Family Giving

There are so many ways to welcome new voices into your family giving to enhance your own giving and family impact. Having others engaged can enhance diversity, inclusion, help your own family, and introduce new ideas and perspectives for impact. Hear from families who have found creative ways to engage non-family board members, the next generation, and community input. Leave Read More
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Collaborating for Change: Practices and Pitfalls from Across the Field

For NCFP‘s 20th anniversary we decided to used our monthly webinars as a chance to revisit our Founding Values and Guiding Principles. This month we will offer the field a free webinar on the Value of Respectful Collaboration. NCFP recognizes that collaboration and respect are key to building a healthy and strong family, organization, and community. In partnership with Exponent Read More
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2018 Courage to Lead Retreat

June 12, 2018 | Gayle Williams, Tara Reynolds
This intimate retreat, limited to 25 current leaders (CEOs, board chairs, and other family leaders) and co-sponsored with the Southeastern Council of Foundations, provides a unique opportunity to discuss fundamental questions of leadership, impact, sustainability and self-care. The retreat will include time for individual reflection and small group dialogue to explore together “habits of the heart” that tap into one’s Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundation Spark Session: Family Philanthropy Services: Making the Case, Measuring the Impact

An increasing number of community foundations provide services that actively involve multiple generations or family branches in giving, granting, learning, investing, and/or volunteering together. They’re answering rising demands from donors and positioning themselves against competitors. Offering these family philanthropy services requires investments in staff capacity, organizational culture, marketing, and more. How have community foundations made the internal case for those Read More
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Privacy, Purpose and the Public Trust: Finding a Balance

How do you balance what you share externally with your family’s need for privacy? And what are the benefits and challenges of being transparent in your communications and relationships? Join NCFP as we explore this topic with family philanthropy experts. Additional Resources: Foundation Transparency: Opacity — It’ s Complicated How We Operate Governance at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation Read More
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Civil Conversations in Uncivil Times

Society is becoming increasingly divisive. What roles can family foundations play in finding ways to support meaningful dialogue across “party lines” within their community? Is this role appropriate for family foundations? What are the biggest mistakes that funders make when trying to provide a forum for these types of conversations? Join NCFP as we discuss these and other questions about Read More