1651 Results for “community”

Knowledge Center | Impact Story

Igniting the Spark: Greater Worcester Community Foundation
June 20, 2013 | Youth Philanthropy Connect
As a way to support the voice of youth in the community and engage donors, the Great Worcester Community Foundation adopted the Youth for Community Involvement (YCI) Program in 1999. YCI provides an opportunity for youth from schools across the area to build skills in leadership and philanthropy. The foundation set up a youth endowment to support the program and Read More
Events & Webinars | Webinars

Community Connections: Place-Based Family Philanthropy
April 11, 2013 | Reginald Jones, Valerie Jacobs Hapke
While some families pay particular attention to the family’s legacy of giving, and some focus on a particular issue or cause, many choose to limit their grantmaking to a specific city, state or region. Hometown serves as both the family’s sense of place and commitment. Gratitude to a supportive community and a desire to give back mean developing giving interests along geographic lines. Read More
Events & Webinars | Webinars

Adding nonfamily trustees and community voices to your family foundation board
March 14, 2013 | Adam Gibbons, Alan Fox, Diane Kaplan, Katherine Weaver, Richard Moore
What are the signs that your foundation’s board might benefit from adding a community leader to bring new energy and a fresh voice to board deliberations and decisions? Some family foundations have never had an outside trustee on the board and don’t want one. Others have had non-family trustees since their inception—either a friend or business associate of the founder, a trusted lawyer or accountant, or a program expert or local community leader respected by the family. Read More
Events & Webinars | Regional Convenings

Trends in Family Philanthropy: A Greater Washington Region Funder Convening
May 6, 2025 | Mieka Wick, Erin Hogan, David Daniels, Nicholas A. Tedesco
In partnership with Bank of America, we invite you to join us and other Washington, DC-area family philanthropies on May 6 for a discussion about trends in family philanthropy. Join your peers in the Washington area, the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP), and Bank of America to explore the latest trends in family philanthropy, based on findings from NCFP’s Read More
Blog | From NCFP

More Family Foundations are Paying More than Five Percent Annually. Here’s Why.
April 24, 2025 | Maggie McGoldrick
NCFP’s Trends 2025 study showed that the majority of respondents are paying out more than five percent annually. Here, Maggie McGoldrick covers the various reasons that a funder might significantly increase their payout for a discrete period of time, including to make a big bet, account for programmatic shifts, or respond to a crisis. The IRS requires private foundations to Read More

Communications & Board Engagement Officer
April 21, 2025
We are a Catholic family foundation dedicated to strengthening the community. Our small staff support the philanthropic work of a much larger, multi-generational board. The Communications & Board Engagement Officer is a new position. This position reports to the Executive Director and is responsible for responsible for shaping and sharing the Foundation’s story, deepening Board engagement, and supporting strategic initiatives. Read More

Portfolio Manager
April 17, 2025
Glick Philanthropies is an Indianapolis-based family of charitable initiatives dedicated to building community and creating opportunity that empowers every person to reach their full potential. The Portfolio Manager plays a critical role in advancing this mission by managing grant strategies and operations aligned with Glick Philanthropies’ funding priorities in designated focus areas. Reporting to the Director of Philanthropy and collaborating Read More

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