Search Filter results Search by keyword Results Ask NCFP: Should we add discretionary giving to our grantmaking strategy? Blog Post July 3, 2024 Miki Akimoto NCFP receives a number of questions about family philanthropy and is particularly equipped to answer inquiries about philanthropic purpose… 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… Breaking Up: Division in Family Philanthropy Guide May 20, 2022 Elaine Gast Fawcett This Passages is part two of a two-part series on divorce and division in family philanthropy, featuring tips for what board and staff can… Pride of Place: Sustaining a Family Commitment to Geography Report July 9, 2019 Virginia M. Esposito The original motivations for a donor to have a place-based giving program are likely intuitive… What has been more elusive are the… Pagination Show more
Ask NCFP: Should we add discretionary giving to our grantmaking strategy? Blog Post July 3, 2024 Miki Akimoto NCFP receives a number of questions about family philanthropy and is particularly equipped to answer inquiries about philanthropic purpose…
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…
Breaking Up: Division in Family Philanthropy Guide May 20, 2022 Elaine Gast Fawcett This Passages is part two of a two-part series on divorce and division in family philanthropy, featuring tips for what board and staff can…
Pride of Place: Sustaining a Family Commitment to Geography Report July 9, 2019 Virginia M. Esposito The original motivations for a donor to have a place-based giving program are likely intuitive… What has been more elusive are the…