Essential Reading List
Community foundations and NCFP staff created this “Essential Reading List” of books that have helped them understand effective work with philanthropic families. Read More
Example Success Measures
September 11, 2019
In an August 2017 webinar, the Community Foundation of Northeast Florida and the Seattle Foundation shared their progress measures in these excerpted slides. Read More
Goals and Success Measures Survey Results
September 11, 2019
This document shows the results of an early 2018 survey of NCFP’s community foundation subscribers asking about their primary goals and success measures for family philanthropy services. Read More
Family Philanthropy Services Evaluation Toolkit
September 11, 2019
This toolkit from TPI's Excellence in Family Philanthropy: Community Foundations Working Group, provides information and insights to help community foundations allocate their resources more effectively, make strategic refinements to services, justify to foundation management the need for enhanced services, and communicate to donor families the range of services offered and their expected outcomes. Read More
Family Philanthropy Services Logic Model
September 11, 2019
A sample logic model for the provision of family philanthropy services by a community foundation. Read More
Measures of Success Worksheet
September 11, 2019
This worksheet is designed to help community foundation professionals clarify their goals for serving philanthropic families and identify ways to measure their success in reaching these goals. Read More
Role Play: Developing Family Goals
September 11, 2019
A role play case study developed by The Philanthropic Initiative for their "Excellence in Family Philanthropy for Community Foundations: Staff Training Curriculum." Read More
Planning a Portfolio of Philanthropic Services
September 11, 2019
This planning tool provides a sample menu to help community foundations thinking about developing your own portfolio of services. Read More
Atlanta Center for Family Philanthropy Case Study (2006)
September 10, 2019
This case study briefly documents the development of The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta’s Center for Family Philanthropy. It was created as part of the Excellence in Family Philanthropy Initiative, a peer-driven and collaborative effort of 19 community foundations to share and develop good practices for working with family philanthropies. Read More
Policy and Practice Roadblocks
September 10, 2019
In 2002, NCFP released The Practice of Family Philanthropy in Community Foundations, authored by consultant Helmer N. Ekstrom. In interviews with wealthy donor families, Ekstrom heard abot a variety roadblocks to working with community foundations, documented in this short resource. Read More
We’re here to equip you with the tools you need to make a meaningful impact. Contact NCFP for support.
Keep up with trends in family philanthropy. Subscribe to our newsletter.
Gain access to personalized support and a network of peers. Join our community!