1644 Results for “community”

Blog | Effective Family Philanthropy in Action

Using Your Voice and Influence to Complement Your Grantmaking 
August 4, 2025 | Maggie McGoldrick
Funders can use their voice and influence to amplify their grantmaking, something that is particularly important as nonprofits face a dearth of funds. From signing pledges to signal solidarity and take action to bold peer-to-peer calls to action and transparent communication, family philanthropy is using its voice to meet the moment. Conversations about philanthropy typically focus on financial assets. However, Read More

Portfolio Manager, Mental Health; Crisis Response & Climate Resilience
August 1, 2025
Company The Tepper Foundation was founded by David Tepper based on his vision that everyone should have equal opportunity to be successful. The Tepper Foundation supports organizations in New Jersey and across the country on the frontlines of protecting and expanding opportunity for all. Our work spans six portfolios: Food, Housing & Health; Community Impact; Crisis Response & Climate Resilience; Read More

Heather Barberi
July 25, 2025
Heather Barberi is the Executive Director of the Grunin Foundation, a family foundation working to unlock the potential of the Central Jersey Shore by investing in innovation, equity, and collaboration. Under the shared leadership of Heather, the Foundation’s President, Board, and dedicated staff, the Foundation advances its mission by providing holistic support through funding, capacity building, and coalition building to organizations that Read More
Blog | Effective Family Philanthropy in Action

Planning for Effective Next-Generation Engagement
July 24, 2025 | Kaky McGinness Grant, Pat Lummus
To improve its next-generation engagement and onboarding processes, the Sartain Lanier Family Foundation partnered with Grant Philanthropic Advisors to develop a ‘learning ladder’ that introduces the next generation to important skills and philanthropic knowledge and supports a smoother transition to board service.  In 2024, the Sartain Lanier Family Foundation had begun to see the impact of its recent strategic planning Read More

June L. Wilson
July 10, 2025
June Wilson, a celebrated philanthropic leader in racial justice advocacy and alternative approaches to legacy and perpetuity, is executive director of the Compton Foundation. She is guiding the 75-year-old philanthropic organization’s trajectory as it moves all of its assets toward its purpose: climate resilience, peace and security, democracy, reproductive justice, and narrative strategy. To that end, Wilson is shaping the Read More
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Trustee Pledge of Service and Code of Conduct (Frey Foundation, 2023)
July 8, 2025
This resource outlines the responsibilities, guiding principles, and behavioral expectations for trustees of the Frey Foundation. It describes standards related to decision-making, confidentiality, conflict of interest, engagement in the community, and a commitment to act in the best interests of the Foundation. The document serves as a framework for trustees to carry out their duties with integrity, accountability, and a Read More

Loren McArthur
June 17, 2025
Loren McArthur is an independent consultant and philanthropic advisor. He previously served as the head of thought leadership at Arabella Advisors and led the civic engagement department at UnidosUS, the largest national Hispanic advocacy organization in the US. He began his career as a community organizer in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Read More
Blog | From the Archive

From the Archive: Difficult Discussions at Difficult Times
June 9, 2025
NCFP’s From the Archive series highlights resources from our Knowledge Center that have stood the test of time and continue to provide valuable guidance for the field.  In family philanthropy, times of crisis often prompt difficult but necessary conversations that can help families affirm their values, shape their strategies, and grow their impact. All funders have to grapple with local Read More
Blog | Effective Family Philanthropy in Action

The Time to Embrace Impact Investing is Now
June 3, 2025 | Stacey Faella, Kathleen Simpson
Stacey Faella and Kathleen Simpson show the ways that impact investing has been a powerful tool at their foundations and offer advice to funders who want to explore new paths to support their grantees in light of  funding gaps and significant need in the nonprofit sector.  In 2025, many of us in philanthropy are confronting an uncomfortable truth: the tools Read More

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