Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundations Network Topical Call: National Study on Donor Advised Funds

February 14, 2023 | Jeff Williams, Dr. Brittany Kienker
The National Study on Donor Advised Funds, launching in early 2023, will gather the most comprehensive data on DAFs in the United States. Join Jeff Williams and Brittany Kienker for this interactive topical call to learn more about how your community foundation can participate in this study, along with other community foundations, religiously-affiliated charities, and national DAF organizations from across Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundation Spark Session: Community Foundation Business Models for Family Philanthropy (Round 5)

This is NCFP’s fifth deep dive into how community foundations structure their business models for more intensive philanthropic services. Two foundations will serve as case studies, describing how they defined their customer segments, developed their portfolio of programs and services, worked with their board to set goals and success measures, refined their financial model for expanded services, engaged advisors, and more. Their presentations will be based on NCFP’s Philanthropic Services Business Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundations Network Topical Call: Engaging Next Gen: Implementation, Impact, and Next Iterations

October 11, 2022 | Annie Hurwitz, Jennifer Touchet
Following over ten years of success in supporting families, Greater Houston Community Foundation is working to improve their Center for Family Philanthropy from outcomes analysis, a field scan, and a research study. Join Jennifer Touchet and Annie Hurwitz to learn about how better understanding of the impact of supporting families is adjusting their program model, and day-to-day support. This session Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundations Network Topical Call: Using the Family Giving Lifecycle Toolkit

September 13, 2022 | Nicholas A. Tedesco, Tony Macklin
Community foundations are asked to guide families through many points of inflection and reflection in their philanthropic journeys. In those moments, families can embrace proven practices and advance momentum or stall out due to uncertainty and lack of clarity. How can you as a philanthropic advisor forecast those points of inflection and prepare your donors for more informed decisions? NCFP’s Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Delaplaine Foundation to Establish Community Advisory Council

June 6, 2022 | Marlene Young
Delaplaine Foundation, a private family foundation with deep roots in the Frederick, Maryland community, has been dedicated to making a positive difference in Frederick County and beyond since its inception in 2001. The name Delaplaine has been synonymous with philanthropic giving reaching back more than a century, and the foundation has awarded over $20M in grant funding to more than Read More
Knowledge Center | Tool

Where We Bank Matters: A Community Bank Guide for Nonprofits

June 2, 2022
This guide aims to encourage nonprofits to be intentional about banking relationships. It includes insights from Leap Ambassadors and other social-sector leaders on what to look for in community banking relationships; specific, actionable steps organizations can take when considering a partnership with such institutions; and examples of community banks working in communities, particularly in underinvested communities Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundations Network Topical Call: Connect with Peers Based on Experience Level

We are creating time for peer learning based on your personal experience with philanthropic advising for multi-generational families. We will be picking topics from the community foundation workshop in June, so that you can dive deeper with peers.  There is no need to have attended the workshop or to be an expert on the topic. Getting Started: haven’t done formal Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Rural Funders Peer Network: Rural Community Capacity Building

As funding flows into rural communities, the opportunity for these communities to access, deploy, and effectively manage these funds has risen as a pressing priority. The ability to assess community needs, design inclusive, ‘shovel-ready’ projects, and coordinate, write, and manage grant applications requires time, human capital, and resources that are hard to come by in overstretched rural communities. This discussion Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

Community Foundations Network Topical Call: Philanthropic Services Beyond Grants

July 12, 2022 | Tony Macklin
Donors use an increasingly broad set of tools to make a difference, amplifying the impact of their gifts and grants. We heard examples in last year’s Supporting Young Changemakers Spark Session and NCFP’s new Impact Strategies & Tools Primer provides more detail. How might you as a philanthropic advisor increase your comfort and competence in discussing the broader toolkit? We’ll Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Foundations Network

2022 Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Workshop

This workshop, exclusively available for members of NCFP’s Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network, is an excellent opportunity to learn from your peers and build professional skills! Network members may register up to five staff member attendees at no cost. Please note: This is a standalone workshop, not connected with any other NCFP events. View the agenda Read More