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Knowledge Center | Report

Giving That Gets Results: SSIR x Bridgespan series on adaptive philanthropy
April 8, 2014 | Alison Powell, Susan Wolf Ditkoff
Adaptive philanthropy is one of the more interesting developments in the field of philanthropy. Over the course of eight weeks in the late fall of 2013, SSIR and Bridgespan presented Giving That Gets Results (www.ssireview.org/effective_ philanthropy), a series of blogs, videos, and webinars that explored adaptive philanthropy, and other important approaches to philanthropy. Read More
Knowledge Center | Report

Raising Children with Philanthropic Values
April 4, 2014 | Ellen Remmer
Develop an understanding of your own values, starting with your “money values.” We all have beliefs about money. Affluent parents may have more difficulty clarifying these values since there are so many choices they can make available to their children. Wealth counselors offer a variety of tools to help people articulate their money values and assess whether their behavior is consistent with these values. Keeping a money diary, identifying “money heroes,” or creating a priority ranking of “belief statements” about money can provide valuable insights. Your understanding of how philanthropy fits into your money values will determine the way you shape your children’s philanthropic values. Read More

The Chartrand Foundation
March 27, 2014
The Chartrand Foundation was established by the Chartrand family in 2006. The Chartrand Foundation focuses on education because the family believes that accessing and acquiring a quality education is the most important step individuals can take toward achieving self-expression, personal freedom and financial independence. Read More

Hal Harvey
March 27, 2014
Hal Harvey is CEO at ClimateWorks Foundation. Together with Paul Brest he is co-author of Money Well Spent: A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy.  Read More
Blog | Featured Article

Leading Through Change: Advice from and for Seasoned CEOs
March 25, 2014 | Susan Crites Price
The longer CEOs stay in the job, the more they see strategic opportunities for the foundation. There may be strong reasons for funding some new areas with greater potential impact, entering into collaborations, or including advocacy grants in the mix, for example. But sometimes the challenge is convincing the board. “You have to stay attuned to bringing the family along,” cautions Alice Buhl, NCFP Senior Fellow. You may want to go faster, but the family isn’t ready to go there yet. Longtime CEOs must be flexible and alert to the family’s needs.” she notes that “boards haven’t had the connection or exposure the CEO has had,” so sometimes it takes a while to help them reach a new strategic level. Read More
Blog | Ask NCFP

How Do You Choose Grants Management Software?
March 24, 2014 | Laura Quinn
Grantmaking programs are complicated to manage. Even the relatively small programs can involve tracking dozens of applications, reviewers, requirements, and payments. But grants management software applications can help by saving grantmakers time, making their processes more effective and transparent, and even transforming the way they do business. Grantmakers’ choices are growing each year…So how can foundations choose the right grants management system from this growing selection? Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Diversity as a Family Affair
March 23, 2014 | Cole Wilbur
What value can diversity bring to the work of family foundations? First of all, diversity is now more interwoven into the fabric of our society, including our neighborhoods, education, business and media. Integrating diversity into many aspects of a family foundation’s work can result in more compelling grantmaking, particularly in responding effectively to demographic changes that nonprofit organizations face every Read More

Tim Delaney
March 21, 2014
Tim Delaney – An attorney with extensive leadership experience in the business, government, and nonprofit sectors, Tim Delaney has served as the President & CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits since July 2008. Tim began his career at a large multi-state law firm, where he focused on litigation, media law, and government relations. Appointed in 1995 to be Arizona’s Read More
Events & Webinars | Webinars

So Far So Fast – a Family Foundation Finds Its Focus
March 13, 2014 | Elizabeth Storer, John Flicker, Peter Storer, Jr.
How does a family foundation with no defined mission, no staff, no structure and a family that was never brought into the fold pull itself together to fashion a high performing foundation in under 4 years? Hear the remarkable story and the lessons learned featuring the steps taken, professionals and organizations engaged, and the just plain hard work required to Read More

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