Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

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

Hali Lee

April 25, 2022
Hali Lee has spent her career doing her best to democratize and diversify the field and practice of philanthropy. She is a Co-Founder of the Donors of Color Network (the first national network of high net wealth donors of color) and was part of the co-design team that birthed Philanthropy Together (a national effort to strengthen and scale the collective Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Board Chair Peer Network: Communication Tools to Improve Meetings and Navigate Uncomfortable Conversations

Meeting planning and facilitation are a significant responsibility of the board chair. Do your meetings feel more difficult than they should? Are you avoiding uncomfortable conversations for fear of conflict or straining family connections? Does your board sometimes struggle with making decisions? If so, this conversation is for you. These experiences often result from communication challenges. Learn from JF Maddox Read More

Joshua S. Kanter

April 21, 2022
Joshua S. Kanter is a Director and Vice President of the Kanter Family Foundation, and is the founder and current Board President of the Alliance for a Better Utah. Josh has been a board member, committee member, or otherwise involved with Roland Hall, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Temple Har Shalom, the University of Chicago Law School, the Utah Read More

Stuart Lucas

April 21, 2022
Stuart E. Lucas is Co-Managing Partner of Wealth Strategist Partners, advisors to exceptional families across their business, financial and cultural dimensions. He is the principal designer of the Private Wealth Management program at Chicago Booth School of Business and author of two books on wealth management. Read More
Blog | From NCFP

Pluralism in Family Philanthropy: Navigating Tensions and Bridging Divides for Impact

April 20, 2022 | Daria Teutonico
In an increasingly divisive society, people are facing complex, challenging dialogues around politics, ethics, and social issues, struggling to manage perspectives across the political aisle and facilitate healthy discourse with multiple viewpoints. What is taking place on a macro scale is mirrored within individual families—difficult conversations, distinct political and cultural divides, and in many cases gridlock or an inability to Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

So You Want to Do a Participatory Strategy?

April 18, 2022 | Rachel Stephenson Sheff
This article was originally published by Alliance and is re-posted here with permission. Love the intention—but let’s make sure you get it right. These days, the word ‘participation’—or rather, its sophisticated cousin ‘participatory‘—is tossed around the social impact space like the word ‘organic’ in a hipster grocery store. Everyone wants to do a participatory process because they understand why it’s a smart Read More

Rachel Stephenson Sheff

April 18, 2022
Rachel is Managing Director of B Corp, I.G. Advisors – an award-winning global strategy consultancy specialising in social and environmental change. I.G. builds the capacity of nonprofits, businesses and philanthropists to achieve impact and growth, from grassroots organisations through to multi-national initiatives pursuing large-scale, systemic change. As MD, Rachel is responsible for overseeing all I.G. client work, and supporting the Read More