255 Results for “Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network”

Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundation Spark Session: Raising a new generation of philanthropists
October 13, 2015 | Virginia M. Esposito, Susan Crites Price, Elizabeth Sullivan, Joline Godfrey
This special peer networking event for community foundation staff that are members of NCFP’s Family Philanthropy Through Community Foundations initiative will feature a conversation with three of the nation’s leading experts on raising philanthropic children in a multi-generational family philanthropy, along with peer presentations on effective strategies for working with family donors in your community. Space is very limited so Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundation Spark Session: Models of Community Foundation Programs for Engaging Next Gen Donors
September 30, 2015 | Alyssa Hawkins, Jennifer Touchet, Elizabeth Sullivan
Among the emerging requests of community foundations is how to help their philanthropic families engage the next generation of donors. As such, community foundations have a unique opportunity to shape how philanthropy is practiced in their communities. This webinar will explore ways a community foundation leverages its own knowledge on effective giving and local issues to educate future philanthropists to Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundation Spark Session: The Role of Community in Family Philanthropy Values, Mission, and Strategy
July 22, 2015 | Elizabeth Sullivan, Jennie Zioncheck, Katie Donnelly, Kim Wright
Community foundations are trusted, professional advisors to philanthropic families and a valuable source of local knowledge and insights. This webinar will focus on how community foundations work with family donors to clarify their values and motivations, shape their philanthropic strategy and identify their philanthropic objectives – in a way that supports the community and place-based efforts. Read More
Events & Webinars | Conferences and Workshops

Leading by Design: a Special Retreat for Family Foundation CEOs
June 7, 2015 | Virginia M. Esposito, Gayle Williams, Jan Jaffe
The role of a family foundation CEO is unique, often bridging generations of family members, community leaders, staff, advisors and partners. Expectations can be challenging to meet and boundaries are sometimes vague and ever-changing. Success in this role requires a cadre of specialized leadership skills. This retreat will help you identify the roles essential to your position—and envision them with Read More
Knowledge Center | Book Chapter

Family Values, Family Philanthropy
February 20, 2015 | Virginia M. Esposito
How families inspire and shape values—particularly the value of giving— and how those are passed from one generation to another, are critical elements in ensuring a healthy charitable future. Read More
Blog | Featured Article

Families and Community Foundations: Natural Partners, Enhanced Results
September 15, 2013
Family philanthropy has been at the heart of the community foundation field since its inception. In 1914, Frederick H. Goff and his family created the first community foundation in Cleveland, Ohio.  Since then, tens of thousands of families, individual donors and corporations—many of them family businesses—have helped to launch, sustain, and grow the more than 700 community foundations that exist Read More
Blog | Featured Article

Prize Philanthropy: Spurring Innovation and Awareness of New Solutions
May 15, 2013 | Rachel Szymanski
The recent Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences established by tech giants Yuri Milner, Sergey Brin, Anne Wojciciki, and Mark Zuckerburg has been awarded to 11 scientists doing innovative research. At $3 million for each scientist, these awards are more than twice the amount of each Nobel Prize. [Above photo: Dr. Jane Foley, Milken Educators, state, district and school officials, and Read More
Blog | Ask NCFP

How do I set priorities as the new CEO of a family foundation?
June 15, 2012 | National Center for Family Philanthropy
Editor’s note: This article is excerpted from the new NCFP CEO Guide, Performance Review: The Complete Guide to Evaluating the Family Foundation CEO, volume 3 of our Family Foundation CEO Leadership Series. Setting priorities can be challenging for a new CEO, what with the myriad responsibilities of the job. When Kathleen Odne, the executive director of the Dean & Margaret Read More
Blog | Uncategorized, Case Studies

The Ansara Family Fund: Partnering Beyond Borders for Long-term Impact
April 15, 2010 | Jason Born
When Karen and Jim Ansara contacted the Boston Foundation on January 14, 2010 to talk about how their family’s donor advised fund could best respond to the earthquakes in Haiti – which had happened less than 48 hours before – they were continuing both a longstanding commitment to international philanthropy, as well as a more recent commitment to Haiti in Read More

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