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Blog | Network News

December 2022: News and Notes from NCFP’s Members and Partners
December 13, 2022
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.  Chicago Beyond’s Liz Dozier is Highlighted for Intentional Approach Inside Philanthropy profiles Chicago Beyond Founder and CEO about how her experiences as a public school principal inform the organization’s work Read More

Molly Shaw, M.Ed.
December 9, 2022
Molly Shaw is an independent social impact and philanthropic advisor who supports foundations, corporations and individual philanthropists, including Foundation For The Carolinas and Grant Philanthropic Advisors. Molly has extensive experience working inside communities as well as private and public systems. She served as President and CEO of Communities In Schools of Charlotte-Mecklenburg (CIS) from 2011-2020 where she and 125 team Read More
Blog | From NCFP

Supporting Systems Change
December 7, 2022 | Tony Macklin
NCFP Senior Program Consultant Tony Macklin attended NCFP’s 2022 National Forum on Family Philanthropy. Read on for Tony’s takeaways from Funding Movements for Systems Change: There is a role for every type of funder. “We want to get to the root of the problem, not just fund the symptoms.” “We should go upstream and prevent these things from happening.” I Read More

Chris Steed
December 2, 2022
Chris Steed is Executive Director of the Fullerton Foundation, a private family foundation based in Gaffney, SC. He works with a board of dedicated directors to foster healthcare innovation throughout the Upstate of South Carolina and Western North Carolina.  Prior to that he served United Way of the Piedmont for 10 years–first as Vice President of Community Impact and then Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Responding Quickly and Effectively in Times of Disaster: Preparation and Partnerships are Critical
November 30, 2022 | Brooks Reed
At CAF America, we support donors who want to build long-term partnerships with local organizations and create meaningful impact, anywhere in the world. This model is particularly relevant when communities we grant to are impacted by natural disasters, political crises, or other emergencies. After responding to the many global emergencies that have occurred over the past few years—from wildfires in Read More
Events & Webinars | Community Conversations

Balancing Individual and Family Interests in Collective Giving
April 4, 2023 | Wendy R. Ulaszek, Ph.D., Ashley Blanchard
For many, family philanthropy presents an opportunity to create a shared experience, unifying the family by working together toward a lasting legacy of impact. Family philanthropy can also give participants an opportunity to explore and cultivate their personal—and sometimes separate—philanthropic passions. There can be an inherent tension between these two goals, and many families struggle with how to address it—especially Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

Rural Funders Peer Network: Rural Capacity Building–The Rural Partners Network
February 23, 2023 | Christine Sorensen, Lee A. Jones, Erin Borla, Wynn Rosser
The Rural Partners Network (RPN) is a government program where a number of federal agencies collaborate together with rural communities to find resources and funding to create jobs, build infrastructure, and support long-term economic stability. RPN has created community networks in several states to help federal agencies develop improved service delivery models, program processes, and funding priorities for the benefit Read More
Blog | From NCFP

The Work of a Lifetime: Reparative Philanthropy, Relationships, Healing, and Joy
November 16, 2022 | Miki Akimoto
Editors note: These reflections are rooted in a discussion called, Reparations: The Opportunity for Family Philanthropy to Advance Healing and Repair at the 2022 National Forum on Family Philanthropy. Money saves lives. This is a stark reality that underpins the inequities of our society and history. In the 1930s, Alan Preston’s parents, German Jews, were able to escape Nazi Germany Read More

Jeff Williams
November 16, 2022
Jeff Williams is the Director of the Johnson Center Community Data and Research Lab at Grand Valley State University. With expertise in operations, strategy, data analytics, and public policy, Jeff is passionate about connecting data to people to action. He oversees CDRL’s annual research agenda, as well as relationships with partner organizations and communities. Read More

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