Blog | Voices from the Field

Shifting Our Approach to Traditional Reporting Relationships

May 24, 2021 | Drew Payne
Courtesy of fauxels from Pexels I have long sat at the intersection of philanthropy and technology. My parents started the Payne Family Foundation 25 years ago, committed to organizations focused on youth development, education and healthcare. At the heart of our giving is a relationship-based approach to support mission-aligned grantees with flexible capital and open communication lines, creating space to Read More

Mailee Walker

May 12, 2021
Mailee became executive director of the Claneil Foundation in 2007. Prior to joining the Claneil Foundation, she was vice president, communication/program officer of the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation. She previously served as executive director of the Stanford Medical Youth Science Program and project coordinator for the Neighborhood Improvement Initiative in California. Mailee serves as a board member of Ones Up Read More

Kaitlin Miles

March 25, 2021
Kaitlin Miles is the Vice Chair of the Andrus Family Fund, the next generation philanthropy of the Surdna Foundation. AFF seeks to foster just and sustainable change in the United States by supporting organizations that advance social justice and improve outcomes for youth. Based in Austin, Texas, Kaitlin is currently an Investment Manager at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Read More

David Nicholson

March 2, 2021
David Nicholson joined McKnight in September 2020 as Vibrant & Equitable Communities (V&EC) program director. The V&EC program aims to build a vibrant future for all Minnesotans with shared power, prosperity, and participation. Over the past three decades, Nicholson has worked to create systemic change through community leadership and grassroots movement building. He has served in leadership roles in a number of nonprofit Read More

Thalie Waters

January 21, 2021
Thalie Waters is a junior at St. John’s School. Thalie has been an active member of the Youth Leadership Team for three years. Thalie is currently an officer for the Youth Leadership Team and holds the title of Secretary. She has taken an active role in helping to plan and lead meetings and helped to organize the 2020 Family Philanthropy Read More

Duncan McLaren

January 21, 2021
Duncan McLaren is a junior at St. John’s School, where he is a three-sport student athlete. Duncan has been an active member of the Youth Leadership Team for four years and is very involved in his community. During his time with the Youth Leadership Team, Duncan has helped to lead several site visits with local nonprofits and is well versed Read More
Events & Webinars | Peer Networks

CANCELLED – Supporting Young Leaders & Next-gen to Develop Philanthropic Identities

*CANCELLED: Given that a majority of our speakers are in Texas with snow and major power outages, we have cancelled this webinar. We are wishing our speakers well during the storms.* Family members of all ages strive to balance their individual identities—who they want to be and what they stand for—with their connection to their family’s identity, values, and culture. Read More

Cristina Jiménez

January 7, 2021
A Hazen Trustee since 2016, Cristina Jiménez is co-founder and Director of United We Dream (UWD), the largest immigrant youth-led organization in the country. Originally from Ecuador, Cristina came to the U.S. with her family at the age of 13, attending high school and college as an undocumented student. She was part of UWD’s campaign team that led to the Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

The Secret to Making Decisions in Times of Crisis

December 29, 2020 | Carrie Avery
Courtesy of Anton on Unsplash This article was originally published by the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project and is re-posted here with permission. The global pandemic has placed enormous burdens on our communities. As funders, it our responsibility to be responsive to our nonprofit partners’ needs—and in times of crisis it is imperative that we act quickly. But what does it really Read More
Knowledge Center | Report

Trends 2020: Founder Involvement, Intent, & Perspectives

November 19, 2020
This excerpt from NCFP’s Trends 2020 study shares data and analysis regarding various US family foundation giving trends, including adherence to founder intent, founder’s perspective on family dynamics, founder involvement, and much more. Founder Involvement Founders remain actively involved in most family foundations, yet this has declined somewhat since 2015, from 64% to 56%. Founder involvement is low among family foundations formed Read More