Andrea Cummings

August 21, 2025
Andrea Cummings is the Vice President of Philanthropic Services at the Minneapolis Foundation. She started at the Foundation in 2020 and works collaboratively to cultivate a community of generosity–partnering with nonprofits and providing services to donors and fundholders seeking to make a difference in their communities. Andrea works to build systems, tools, and relationships that inspire engagement and impact for Read More

Chris Beach

August 21, 2025
Chris oversees the Philanthropic Services department, partnering with the Foundation’s donors to help them achieve their charitable goals and increase their positive impact in the community. Before joining the Foundation in 2019, he was the president of Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota’s Foundation and its chief development officer. As a key member of that organization’s senior leadership team, he was Read More

Christine Barrett

August 21, 2025
Christine’s role as the Manager of Engagement allows her to take her understanding of individuals and family systems and align it with the Foundations tools and experiences to engage all generations in building strong vibrant communities. Before joining the Foundation in 2021, Christine served as the Development Officer of Northeast Minnesota for Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota working closely with Read More

Vice President of Programs

August 20, 2025
The Heinz Endowments (“the Endowments”), a private family foundation based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, seeks a strategic and collaborative leader to serve as its Vice President of Programs (“Vice President” or “VP”). With a mission of growing an exemplary sustainable Pittsburgh region where everyone prospers and belongs, the Endowments supports a range of efforts rooted in strengthening its regional community through Read More
Blog | Network News

August 2025: Network News

August 17, 2025
NCFP strives to connect its members to resources, best practices, and to peer funders. Network News highlights updates from our members and partners, showcasing accomplishments, new approaches or giving areas, innovative ideas, and staff and board transitions, and more.  We encourage our members and parters to email us with news that you would like to be shared. Stupski Foundation Accelerates Read More

President & CEO

August 13, 2025
We seek a proven executive-level leader who demonstrates a strong ability to work collaboratively at all levels in the community, but especially in the philanthropic, governmental, nonprofit and private sectors. The ability to inspire confidence and trust, along with exceptional communications skills, is a must. A demonstrated capacity to lead the organization and community by clearly articulating the Foundation’s vision Read More
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