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Geographic Dispersion: Giving Together Across Distances
November 14, 2017 | National Center for Family Philanthropy
In our increasingly mobile society, family philanthropies once defined by their proximity now encounter a new obstacle: geography. How does geography affect a philanthropy’s mission? How do you keep the family and the philanthropy together? This Content Collection share webinars, stories, and tips for geographically dispersed family foundation boards and families. For an in-depth discussion of place-based family philanthropy, see Read More
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Family Meetings and Retreats
November 1, 2016
This Content Collection provides tips and ideas for how to craft better family meeting agendas, keep your meetings on track, and accomplish your work more effectively. Read More
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Philanthropic Families Partnering with Community Foundations
July 4, 2016 | National Center for Family Philanthropy
Community foundations can be a trusted resource and partner to philanthropic families. They help families solve practical issues such as geographic dispersion and can provide deeper support around issues such as community problem-solving and family succession planning. This NCFP Featured Search provides a range of examples of these partnerships. Know of other good resources to include here? Please let us Read More
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Advocacy and Lobbying
June 22, 2016 | National Center for Family Philanthropy
This Content Collection features a series of guides and resources on advocacy and lobbying from Learn Foundation Law, a free first-of-its-kind resource for private and family foundations, as well as NCFP webinars and other resources on advocacy grantmaking strategies. Also included is research on the rate of return on investing in advocacy strategies, as well as case studies of a Read More
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Leveraging Small Grants for Big Impact
June 19, 2016 | National Center for Family Philanthropy
The great American writer Vernor Vinge once said, “Even the largest avalanche is triggered by small things.” What Vernor is saying is that even the smallest things can be hugely impactful. There are so many colloquialisms for this truth in the English lexicon: ripple, domino, snowball, chain reaction, the parable of the mustard seed, etc. As a grantmaker, no matter Read More
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Taking Risks and Learning From Mistakes
May 2, 2016 | National Center for Family Philanthropy
Philanthropy is often described as society’s “risk capital.” This NCFP Content Collection provides context for how generous families can assess philanthropic risk, tame and mitigate risk, and even expand their comfort zone to embrace uncertainty and learn from their mistakes. Know of other good resources on this topic? Please suggest a resource. Read More

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