1651 Results for “community”

Knowledge Center | Report

The Relationship Ecosystem: Mapping Partnership Resources for Maximum Value
December 21, 2016 | Enette Pauzé
As a leader in your organization and community, it is critical that you’re not only aware of your existing relationships, but that you’re prioritizing them based on value.  When you have a clear picture of the relationship resources available to you, you’re better able to leverage them intentionally to achieve your objectives now, and in the future. Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

December 2016 NCFP Non-Family Staff Peer Network Call
December 13, 2016 | Christine Koehn, Kelly Chopus, Kris Putnam-Walkerly
This session will feature a conversation on the strategies and challenges of connecting with community and building an equity lens into your grantmaking and internal operations. It’s a great chance to talk in a private space about this timely and complex topic with your peers around the country! About the NCFP Non-family Staff Peer Network The NCFP Non-family Staff Peer Read More
Knowledge Center | Passages Issue Briefs

Things We Wish Our Founders Had Told Us: Interpreting Donor Legacy
November 29, 2016 | Susan Packard Orr
This special NCFP Distinguished Fellow Essay by Susan Packard Orr explores the questions that Susan and her fellow trustees wished they had asked of the founders when they were still alive. From the introduction: This year marks the 20th anniversary of our father’s death. Our mother has been gone almost 30 years. During this time, we have worked to build Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Strategic, Responsive, or Both?
October 14, 2016 | Kris Putnam-Walkerly
Responsive grantmaking is being open to receiving proposals and ideas from any nonprofit, and allowing the nonprofits to drive the agenda. Requests are initiated by the nonprofit, rather than by a funder seeking them out. This doesn’t mean that a foundation doesn’t have core areas of focus, but that within those areas is wishes to be responsive to the needs nonprofits feel most keenly. Read More
Events & Webinars | Conferences and Workshops

2016 NCFP CEO Retreat: a Joint Retreat for Family and Non-Family CEOs
September 20, 2016 | Virginia M. Esposito, Katherine Lorenz, Doug Bitonti Stewart
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 3-day retreat, to be held at the family home of David and Lucile Packard, Read More

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