Grants and Office Administrator

May 9, 2025
The Grants and Office Administrator plays a central role in the day-to-day operations of the foundation, processing proposals and grants through their full lifecycle and ensuring smooth and efficient office administration. This is a dynamic, hands-on role suited for someone highly organized, detail-oriented, and passionate about supporting philanthropic work in a collaborative, mission-driven environment. The Foundation’s small office environment requires Read More

Executive Director

May 8, 2025
The Christopher Family Foundation seeks a new Executive Director who will provide strategic advisory and operational leadership, promoting the fulfillment of the Foundation’s mission and helping the Christopher Family realize their vision of strengthening communities and families (with particular emphasis on Chicago’s West Side and the Austin neighborhood). The Executive Director will develop a trusting relationship with the Board and Read More
Blog | Effective Family Philanthropy in Action

Breaking Down Silos, Funding at the Intersection

May 5, 2025 | Risa Kaufman
A thriving democracy and reproductive rights are inextricably linked, argues Risa Kaufman. Here, she outlines how The Overbrook Foundation funds at this intersection and why funders who embrace the interconnected nature of today’s challenges can have greater impact. Urgent issues do not exist in silos. Rather, they are cross-cutting and interdependent, particularly in a rapidly changing landscape. Efforts to address Read More

Risa Kaufman

May 5, 2025
Risa Kaufman is director of human rights at The Overbrook Foundation, where she leads the Foundation’s grantmaking and collaborations to advance reproductive health, rights, and justice and defend democracy in the United States, and support human rights defenders in Latin America. To her role at Overbrook, Risa brings over 25 years of experience as a social justice and human rights Read More
Events & Webinars

An Orientation to NCFP: Making the Most of Your Membership

Whether your organization is a new member of NCFP, you’ve recently joined your team, or you want a refresher on NCFP’s offerings, please join us for this orientation to learn how to make the most of your membership. You’ll hear about how NCFP can help you navigate your philanthropy through our programs, services, and customized support. Learn more about NCFP’s Read More
Events & Webinars | Regional Convenings

Trends in Family Philanthropy: A Greater Washington Region Funder Convening

In partnership with Bank of America, we invite you to join us and other Washington, DC-area family philanthropies on May 6 for a discussion about trends in family philanthropy. Join your peers in the Washington area, the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP), and Bank of America to explore the latest trends in family philanthropy, based on findings from NCFP’s Read More
Blog | From NCFP

More Family Foundations are Paying More than Five Percent Annually. Here’s Why.

April 24, 2025 | Maggie McGoldrick
NCFP’s Trends 2025 study showed that the majority of respondents are paying out more than five percent annually. Here, Maggie McGoldrick covers the various reasons that a funder might significantly increase their payout for a discrete period of time, including to make a big bet, account for programmatic shifts, or respond to a crisis. The IRS requires private foundations to Read More
Blog | Network News

April 2025: Network News

April 18, 2025
NCFP strives to connect its members to resources, best practices, and to peer funders. Network News highlights updates from our members and partners, showcasing accomplishments, new approaches or giving areas, innovative ideas, and staff and board transitions, and more.  We encourage our members and parters to email us with news that you would like to be shared. Compton Foundation Leaves Read More

Grants Manager

April 17, 2025
Launched in 2021, Wayfarer Foundation is a Bahá’í-inspired philanthropic organization that partners with spiritually rooted and justice-oriented nonprofits. We seek a Grants Manager will provide daily oversight of the foundation’s grantmaking and grant monitoring procedures—from initial application to closeout—under supervision of the Senior Grants Manager. The Grants Manager helps ensure the foundation’s grantmaking aligns with best practices in philanthropy in Read More