1659 Results for “community”

Blog | Voices from the Field

Ingredients for Grantee Collaboration Success: A Case Study
November 12, 2019 | Elizabeth Versten
My board members often remark, “There are so many organizations addressing this issue, it’d be great if they could work together.” I serve as executive director of several foundations, one of which is anonymous, based in a family office outside Chicago. My foundations all support excellent nonprofits we wish would share expertise, if not officially collaborate. Through the years, we Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Explore the Origins of Family Wealth: Masto Foundation
November 8, 2019 | Elaine Gast Fawcett
As a family funder, how can you acknowledge and responsibly navigate the power of your position? How does the power and privilege you hold affect those you interact with and support? How can you use your power for good—to make lasting impact? This Passages Issue Brief features stories, perspectives, and practical tips on power, and suggestions for how family funders can work Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

How Technology Can Be the Bridge Between Generations
November 7, 2019 | Melissa Greiner
Like most family philanthropists, you’ve got succession planning on your mind. And for good reason. According to the Stanford Social Innovation Review, “In the next 20 years, an estimated $30 trillion will be inherited in the United States as the large and prosperous Baby Boomer generation passes its wealth on to the next generation. This is the largest wealth transfer Read More
Blog | Network News

November 2019: News and Notes from NCFP’s Friends of the Family Network
October 31, 2019 | National Center for Family Philanthropy
Friends Focus highlights updates from members of our Friends of the Family network and their cutting edge work. This month features updates from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation; McKnight Foundation; Perrin Family Foundation; Russell Family Foundation; and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Are you a current Friend or Leadership Circle member of NCFP with an update or good news about your Read More

Barrett Coker Krise
October 29, 2019
Barrett Coker Krise is a Senior Philanthropic Officer at the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. Barrett works with individuals and families to reach their philanthropic giving goals. Prior to joining the Foundation, Barrett worked with Fernbank Museum of Natural History and the Atlanta Opera. Barrett is a member of the Junior League of Atlanta, a member of the Association of Read More
Knowledge Center | Report

The NCFP and LGA Collaborative Pilot Research Project on Philanthropy in Complex, Multi-Generational Families: To Integrate or Differentiate?
October 28, 2019 | Wendy R. Ulaszek, Ph.D., Kelin E. Gersick, Ph.D.
The largest and most complex exemplary philanthropic families now face many challenges beyond foundation operations. Increasing size, geographic dispersal, and psychological distance from the founders all contribute to the difficulty of finding ongoing roles for family members that satisfy both the individual’s needs for self-expression and authenticity and the collective need for buy-in to the collaborative process of the foundation. Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Funding the Heat
October 25, 2019 | Crystal Hayling
Editor’s Note: This post was originally written for the Libra Foundation’s blog and is posted with permission. Crystal Hayling, Executive Director of the Foundation, and Regan Pritzker, President, spoke about funding advocacy at our 2019 National Forum on Family Philanthropy. Check the highlights from the Forum on our blog. The prison abolitionist movement reacted with outrage to Ford Foundation President Read More

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