Events & Webinars | Learning and Action Cohort

Informational Session: Racial Justice Learning and Action Cohort

June 12, 2023 | Bari Katz, Edgar Villanueva
Information Session We’re reimagining our Racial Justice Learning and Action Cohort and excited to share more! Join us to learn more about the Cohort curriculum, experience, and application process from Bari Katz and Edgar Villanueva on June 12. About the Racial Equity Learning & Action Network The National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP) has partnered with Leverage Philanthropic Partners to Read More
Events & Webinars | Learning and Action Cohort

Application Deadline: Trust-Based Philanthropy Learning and Action Cohort

About the Cohort The National Center for Family Philanthropy and the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project are pleased to announce a six-part Learning and Action Cohort for family foundations interested in leveraging their philanthropy toward a more just and equitable nonprofit sector. At its core, trust-based philanthropy is about addressing power imbalances and shifting our culture and practices so that nonprofits have the time, Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundations Topical Call: Balancing Individual and Collective Giving in Families

May 16, 2023 | Ashley Blanchard, Tony Macklin
Families often balance giving based on shared purpose and priorities with allowing members to pursue individual interests and goals. The tension between those two goals increases as new voices join the decision-making—spouses/partners, younger generations, non-family advisors, and more. NCFP and Lansberg Gersick Advisors (LGA) recently completed a study of how families navigate the tension and successfully sustain collaborative philanthropy. LGA Read More
Events & Webinars | Conferences and Workshops

Conflict Repair & Fostering Psychological Safety: Building and expanding this essential leadership skill within the culture of family philanthropy

March 27, 2023 | Rebecca Trobe
This three-part series will offer those who lead within family philanthropies the time to examine and discuss how to be more equipped, mindful and proactive in navigating conflict. This is an opportunity for family leaders to increase their awareness, skill sets and comfort levels in approaching, managing and mitigating conflict within their family systems and cultures. It is essential that Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Emerging Family Leaders Peer Network: Roles and Boundaries: Beyond the Natural Family Hierarchy

April 19, 2023 | Rebecca Meyer, Bryn Monahan
Great leaders have many skills. Two of those skills are maintaining healthy boundaries and clearly defining roles. For next-generation leaders, these can be difficult to develop because the natural family hierarchy often dominates the way roles and boundaries are defined. In this session, Bryn Monahan and Rebecca Meyer from Relative Solutions will introduce the Family Intelligence Quotient (FQ) as a Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

2023 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! We’re excited to be back together in-person for this workshop. Space is limited and network members may register up to four staff member attendees at no cost. Attendees will pay for their travel, hotel, and some meals. Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundation Spark Session: Guiding Donors on the How and Now of Philanthropy

Our communities face many complex and interconnected challenges. Most require us to confront racial, economic, and other inequities. We’re also living in an era of massive wealth creation and wealth transfer. More donors have the resources to meaningfully address those challenges. But the how and now of their philanthropy matters more than ever. Community foundations have an incredible opportunity—and perhaps Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Board Chair Peer Network: A Discussion with Ginny Esposito about Board Leadership

September 20, 2023 | Virginia M. Esposito
Join NCFP Founder and Senior Fellow Ginny Esposito for a conversation around what contributes to strong board leadership and how family board leaders can effectively guide their foundations with principle and purpose. Learn from recent research about the fundamental role of the chair—and how it is evolving over time—and what makes a board chair successful. Together, we will engage in Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Non-family Staff Peer Network: Generational Transition at the Table

September 6, 2023 | Ellie Frey Zagel
Around each board table, there is a need to plan for the next generation and to nurture their leadership and engagement. What conditions make for successful next gen engagement and transitions? How do you empower adult family members to be involved, while also recognizing they are at a particularly busy stage of life? Learn from Ellie Frey Zagel, a next Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Non-family Staff Peer Network: Managing Up for Trust, Relationships, and Impact, Part 2

April 26, 2023 | Chris Steed, Christy Uchida
How do you manage tension and differences with your board, while building trust and maintaining important relationships? How do you reconcile doing the work and staying true to yourself? This session will offer a space for lightly facilitated small group conversations with your peers on how to work closely with your board while navigating the complex dynamics that sometime arise Read More