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Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundations Topical Call: Playing Multiple Roles as a Philanthropic Advisor
April 11, 2024 | Daria Teutonico, Tony Macklin
As philanthropic services staff at community foundations, we’re called to play many, sometimes conflicting roles: order taker, steward, expert consultant, facilitator, influencer, salesperson, consigliere, and more. How can we effectively clarify and balance the expectations of these roles within and across the families we support? Can we be trusted advisors while influencing families’ giving in ways that align with our Read More
Events & Webinars | Regional Convenings

Operationalizing Equity Commitments: The Role of the Family Foundation Board—Minneapolis Regional Convening
March 28, 2024 | Flor Frey, Bill Graves, Ambar Cristina Hanson
We invite you to join us and other Minnesota-based family philanthropies on March 28 for a conversation on operationalizing equity in family philanthropy.  Recently, schools and funders, among other institutions, have faced backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Against this backdrop, family philanthropy has an opportunity—and, arguably, a responsibility—to act on its expressed commitments to equity.   Join us Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Board Chair & Emerging Leaders Peer Networks Joint Meeting: Next generation engagement and generational transitions on foundation boards
December 3, 2024 | Rebecca Randall, Elizabeth Snowdon Bonner, Katherine Osborne Valdez
A discussion on next-generation engagement and generational transition on foundation boards. More information about the topic for this event is forthcoming. In the meantime, please save the date on your calendar and we will let you know when registration is open. The final 30 minutes will be open for peer space for connection, regardless of the topic. If you are Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Board Chair Peer Network: Philanthropy in Complex, Multi-Generational Families
May 21, 2024 | Elizabeth Snowdon Bonner, Katherine Osborne Valdez, Ashley Blanchard
In family philanthropy, there can be an inherent tension between balancing individual philanthropic priorities with a collective family philanthropic endeavor. Families’ abilities to work together effectively in their philanthropy is dependent not only on the way they design their collective giving, but also in how they structure the philanthropic activities outside of it. The responsibility of the board chair is Read More

Bill Graves
February 13, 2024
Bill is the founding president of The John and Denise Graves Family Foundation. As President of the Foundation, Bill implements the Graves family’s vision for impact, stewarding the foundation’s resources to better realize its vision. Bill also acts as the face of the foundation, ensuring that it is well understood in our community and that it is building partnerships with Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Save the Date: Fourth Quarter Rural Funders Peer Network
November 7, 2024
NCFP’s Rural Funders Peer Network, chaired by Erin Borla and Wynn Rosser, provides a space for learning and discussion for philanthropic families and community foundations working in rural areas, including those funding in rural Tribal places. More information about the topic for this event is forthcoming. In the meantime, please save the date on your calendar and we will let you Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Rural Funders Peer Network: Rural Libraries as Community Hubs
May 16, 2024 | Darryl Tocker, Stephanie Chase, Erin Borla, Wynn Rosser
Rural libraries are more than repositories of books. They are community anchors that are hubs of learning, connection and cultural enrichment. These libraries provide an array of services that cater to people of all ages, backgrounds and socioeconomic status. Young families, school kids and seniors alike are able to access information, educational support, and cultural enrichment, all in safe and inclusive spaces. [1] Libraries in Read More

Vanessa Silberman
February 9, 2024
As Executive Vice President of the Levitt Foundation, a national social impact funder at the intersection of music, public space and community building, Vanessa plays a key role in the foundation’s strategic direction and long-term vision as it pertains to funding allocation, program development, communications, and research. She also spearheads new and existing partnerships, events, and field-building initiatives to expand Read More

Sharon Yazowski
February 9, 2024
As CEO, Sharon provides visionary leadership in fulfilling the Levitt Foundation’s mission to strengthen the social fabric of America and reinvigorate public spaces through the power of free, live music. Through her role at the Levitt Foundation—a national social impact funder working at the intersection of music, public space, and community building—she has become a recognized thought leader on arts Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Strategic Lifespan Peer Network: Supporting Social Movements: How a Spend Down Foundation Can Make a More Impactful Difference
June 25, 2024 | Vanessa Silberman, Sharon Yazowski, Anne Marie Toccket, Priscilla Enriquez
What caused the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation to move from gifting 6 to 8 percent of their total assets annually, to a decision to spend down its $150M in assets by 2041? What impact do they hope to make during that time? Join us for a conversation with Sharon Yazowski, CEO, and Vanessa Silberman, Executive Vice President on the Read More

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