Brenda Solorzano

September 8, 2023
Change maker, believer in the power of community, driver of innovation and learning and always makes time for play. Brenda has spent her career working for good in the philanthropic world on issues related to health policy, the health care safety net and community health issues affecting vulnerable populations. She is a strategy, evaluation, program and grant making guru with Read More

Arturo Garcia

September 8, 2023
Arturo (Art) Garcia is a strategic learning and evaluation officer at The Kresge Foundation. Art supports the foundation’s program and practice teams by developing and refining strategies, fostering cross-team collaboration and drawing insights from data to advance equity. He joined the foundation in 2021. Previously, Art served as learning manager at First 5 Los Angeles, where he collaborated across the Read More

Sue Banerjee

September 8, 2023
Sue Banerjee is the Executive Director of PC Tots, a non-profit early education and childcare provider serving the residents and workforce of Summit County. She provides strategic and operational leadership for the execution and expansion of PC Tots’s mission of providing equitable access to high-quality care. She holds a juris doctorate from George Washington University and has worked for large Read More

Vice President for Equity and Justice

September 7, 2023
This position will be a member of the NCG management team, reporting directly to the President and CEO, supporting the realization of the vision for an equitable organization, sector, and community. The VP will set forth and execute a strategy to advance equity and justice goals for the organization in consultation and collaboration with NCG members, external partners, and other Read More

Ana Akhtar

September 7, 2023
As vice president of donor services, Ana Akhtar leads a department of 20 professionals across various operations teams—including gifts, grants, scholarships and consulting – that facilitate the annual distribution of more than $2 billion in grants to over 5,000 nonprofit organizations. Ana is responsible for the strategic direction of SVCF’s donor services to ensure that SVCF delivers value to donor Read More

Learning & Evaluation Officer

September 7, 2023
The Rainin Foundation seeks an experienced professional to join the team as its first Learning & Evaluation Officer (L&E Officer). The individual should be passionate about learning and evaluation and welcome collaborating with Foundation Board, staff, grantees, community leaders, and peer funders to strengthen strategic grantmaking areas and operations. Reporting to the Chief Program Officer, the Learning & Evaluation Officer Read More

Moe Hickey

September 5, 2023
Prior to moving to Utah, Moe spent over 20 years in International Finance. He worked in New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Hong Kong before completing his career as a Partner and the President of Emerging Markets at Cantor Fitzgerald. He has spent years passionately developing early education opportunities in Summit County and has a deep understanding of Utah’s education Read More
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August 2023: News and Notes from NCFP’s Members and Partners

August 31, 2023
Network News highlights updates from NCFP’s members and network partners. Current NCFP members or network partners are encouraged to email us with news they would like shared with the community.  David Farren Announces Forthcoming Retirement Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation Executive Director David Farren announces his plans to retire at the end of the year after an 11-year tenure at Read More
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Family Foundation Finds Focus in Grantee Relationships

August 31, 2023 | Prentice Zinn
In recent years, GMA Foundations has worked with the Celia Lipton Farris and Victor W. Farris Foundation to define and hone its grantmaking focus. The process involved deep listening and learning and strengthened grantee relationships.  Cohesive family giving across geography and generations is patient work. Trustees’ willingness to listen to one another and to invest time in grantee relationships translates Read More

Atiba Mbiwan

August 31, 2023
In October 2006, Atiba Mbiwan joined the staff of The Zeist Foundation, a family foundation based in Atlanta, as the Associate Director to fortify their traditional grantmaking in the areas of Education, Arts & Culture and Health & Human Services, and to support the Foundation’s “place-based philanthropy” in the Edgewood neighborhood of Atlanta, which began in 1994 with a foundation Read More