Search Filter results Search by keyword Results NCFP Launches Trends 2020 Report Blog Post October 16, 2019 Giving families have historically turned to each other for advice about family philanthropy. NCFP translated these stories into data by… Ginny’s Governance Checklist Part 4: Ensuring Board Vitality: Communications, Committees, and Renewal Blog Post November 18, 2021 Virginia M. Esposito The Governance Checklist blog series is a practical guide to building and maintaining the best possible family foundation board. Framed… Fifteen Timeless Tips For Trustee Training and Succession Blog Post September 15, 2012 Jason Born Year after year, one topic in family philanthropy rises to the top: inspiring, engaging, and preparing the next generation for leadership… Emeritus board members: Curse or blessing? Blog Post August 15, 2010 Alice Buhl Mom and Dad are aging but we want to keep them involved. Aunt Sally has been running the foundation forever but the other board members feel… Building and Maintaining a Highly Functioning Board: Ginny’s Governance Checklist Blog Post August 3, 2021 Virginia M. Esposito About this Series In the early days of a family foundation, the donors and other enthusiastic family members tend to turn first to the… How Do Family Foundations Partner with Community Foundations? Blog Post September 19, 2016 Tony Macklin Private foundations can be flexible tools for involving family members in philanthropy. However, there are times when a family’s foundation… Orlando Watkins Orlando C. Watkins is Vice President for Programs at the Boston Foundation, where he oversees a discretionary grants fund of roughly $16… Family Giving and Fairness: 8 Lessons Learned Blog Post June 15, 2011 Virginia M. Esposito Many of the philanthropic families who call on me for help in doing their best possible work in the best possible way invariably reach a… Finding a Focus for Your Funding: Landscape Scans Blog Post January 14, 2021 Suzanne Hammer Courtesy of André Cook from Pexels Some of the most common questions families ask me are: How do we choose where to give? How can my family… Four Ways To Become The Kind Of Leader Philanthropy Needs Blog Post October 25, 2021 Kris Putnam-Walkerly This article was originally published by Forbes and is re-posted here with permission. We often think of a good leader as someone who goes… Pagination Show more
NCFP Launches Trends 2020 Report Blog Post October 16, 2019 Giving families have historically turned to each other for advice about family philanthropy. NCFP translated these stories into data by…
Ginny’s Governance Checklist Part 4: Ensuring Board Vitality: Communications, Committees, and Renewal Blog Post November 18, 2021 Virginia M. Esposito The Governance Checklist blog series is a practical guide to building and maintaining the best possible family foundation board. Framed…
Fifteen Timeless Tips For Trustee Training and Succession Blog Post September 15, 2012 Jason Born Year after year, one topic in family philanthropy rises to the top: inspiring, engaging, and preparing the next generation for leadership…
Emeritus board members: Curse or blessing? Blog Post August 15, 2010 Alice Buhl Mom and Dad are aging but we want to keep them involved. Aunt Sally has been running the foundation forever but the other board members feel…
Building and Maintaining a Highly Functioning Board: Ginny’s Governance Checklist Blog Post August 3, 2021 Virginia M. Esposito About this Series In the early days of a family foundation, the donors and other enthusiastic family members tend to turn first to the…
How Do Family Foundations Partner with Community Foundations? Blog Post September 19, 2016 Tony Macklin Private foundations can be flexible tools for involving family members in philanthropy. However, there are times when a family’s foundation…
Orlando Watkins Orlando C. Watkins is Vice President for Programs at the Boston Foundation, where he oversees a discretionary grants fund of roughly $16…
Family Giving and Fairness: 8 Lessons Learned Blog Post June 15, 2011 Virginia M. Esposito Many of the philanthropic families who call on me for help in doing their best possible work in the best possible way invariably reach a…
Finding a Focus for Your Funding: Landscape Scans Blog Post January 14, 2021 Suzanne Hammer Courtesy of André Cook from Pexels Some of the most common questions families ask me are: How do we choose where to give? How can my family…
Four Ways To Become The Kind Of Leader Philanthropy Needs Blog Post October 25, 2021 Kris Putnam-Walkerly This article was originally published by Forbes and is re-posted here with permission. We often think of a good leader as someone who goes…