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The Successful Family Philanthropy Board Chair: Leading with Passion and Purpose

April 1, 2026

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Philanthropy in Complex Multigenerational Families Report: A Companion Guide

November 3, 2025

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Trends 2025—Results of the Third National Benchmark Survey of Family Foundations

November 5, 2024

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Collaboratives: An Opportunity for Family Philanthropy

Blog Post

May 13, 2026

Kimberly Dasher Tripp Alison Powell

Family philanthropy is undergoing a marked transition. Some of this is driven by the significant wealth transfer that will happen within the…

The Successful Family Philanthropy Board Chair: Leading with Passion and Purpose

Report

April 1, 2026

Virginia M. Esposito

The Successful Family Foundation Board Chair equips board chairs and those who work with and support them with information about the roles…

The Effective Family Foundation Board Chair is a Facilitative Leader

Blog Post

May 5, 2026

Virginia M. Esposito

The Successful Family Foundation Board Chair: Leading with Passion and Purpose is the result of more than 60 interviewees that I conducted…

Remaining Focused and Purpose-Led During Uncertainty: A Reflection Guide for Funders

Guide

March 17, 2026

This guide, originally published by FSG, is designed to support critical internal alignment conversations. Drawing from FSG’s work with a…

Overcoming Barriers to Giving: My Personal Story of Wealth Redistribution

Blog Post

April 20, 2026

Alan Preston

This article is my story of wealth redistribution, which began in earnest in 2017 with the launch of our family foundation and peaked five…

Moving Beyond 5 Percent: A Values-Based Funding Shift

Blog Post

April 7, 2026

Luke Jernagan

Earlier this year, our board made the decision to increase our annual payout from 5.7 percent to 7 percent for 2026, with a commitment to…

The Urgent Case for Funding Democracy

Blog Post

March 20, 2026

Lourdes Rodríguez, PhD

Family foundations can move quickly. That is a gift in this uncertain landscape when urgency is high. At the David Rockefeller Fund, we are…

Reflecting on 20 Years of Family Philanthropy Resources

Blog Post

March 12, 2026

Avery Morgan

You may have noticed that NCFP recently updated its website with a new look and navigation. Throughout the years, NCFP has remained…

Evolving Board Governance to Support Strategy and Accountability

Blog Post

February 11, 2026

Brittany Collins Lindsay Stradley

Family foundations often confuse longevity with effectiveness. Boards can operate with good intentions even as the context around them…

Creating a Bold Vision: Rethinking Norms, Embracing Uncertainty

Webinar

May 12, 2026

What if the way we’ve always done philanthropy is holding us back? How might we re-imagine governance, decision-making, time-horizons, risk…