Emerging Family Leaders Peer Network: Listening to Shift and Share Power with Communities

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Jonathan Brack, Melinda Tuan

Join NCFP’s Emerging Leaders Peer Network to hear from the Fund for Shared Insight about the ways funders can listen and respond to their communities. Listening is critical to building meaningful relationships, sharing power with those most impacted by issues, and advancing change and equity. Learn how you can improve your philanthropy by engaging in high-quality listening and feedback practices… Read More

Emerging Family Leaders Peer Network: Philanthropy in Complex, Multi-Generational Families

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Vasser Seydel, Ashley Blanchard

Join NCFP’s Emerging Leaders Peer Network as we discuss complex family systems and how to design your family’s philanthropy to meet your goals. Whether you are navigating a generational transition, geographic dispersion, or other challenges, hear from experts how your philanthropy can be impactful and successful by balancing individual priorities and collective goals. For this interactive meeting, we encourage attendees… Read More

Emerging Family Leaders Peer Network: Overcoming Psychological Barriers to Giving

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Miki Akimoto

Join other young family philanthropy leaders as we explore the behavioral science behind the ten most common barriers to giving. Donors often face too many choices and are daunted by the complexity of what it takes to give well. They also contend with a fear of judgment, making mistakes, disrupting familial relationships, and more. Everything feels urgent, and yet the… Read More

Family Staff Peer Network: Benefits and Challenges of Staffing Your Family’s Foundation

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Dan Estes, Aimee Boone Cunningham

Serving in a lead staff role at your family’s foundation comes with meaningful responsibilities and unique challenges. While each family is different, having conversations with others who are related to the donor family and also serve in a staff capacity at a family philanthropy can be rewarding and refreshing. To facilitate these conversations, NCFP is re-launching the Family Staff Peer… Read More

Save the Date: Fourth Quarter Community Foundations Network Program

Posted on December 19, 2024

NCFP Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network quarterly programs offer a space for shared learning on family philanthropy basics, discussion on emerging trends and tools, and regular time for peer connection. More information about the topic for this event is forthcoming. In the meantime, please save the date on your calendar and we will let you know when registration is open… Read More

Community Foundations Network: Strategies for Engaging the Next Generation of Youth

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Annie Hurwitz

Young People Learning About Philanthropy
Join us for a peer-to-peer conversation led by the Greater Houston Community Foundation (GHCF) about ways to engage youth at your community foundation. Hear how GHCF is approaching this work and what tools and strategies have worked to reach and increase youth involvement. Following the brief presentation, we will convene breakout groups to allow you to share your own experiences… Read More

Community Foundations Network: How Community Foundations Can Use the Bold Solutions Network to Identify Funding Opportunities

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Emma Poole, Karen Minkel

The Bold Solutions Network connects funders with high-impact proposals which are vetted through open calls by Lever for Change (LFC). Join us to hear from Karen Minkel and Emma Pool of Lever for Change on how community foundations can use the Bold Solutions Network to identify funding opportunities in their service areas. They will discuss the 2023 Yield Giving Open… Read More

Engaging Youth Peer Network: Orienting the Next Generation to Your Philanthropy’s Purpose

Posted on December 17, 2024

Facilitating conversations about wealth and philanthropy can be intimidating and challenging, but it is important to explain your philanthropic purpose to ground and inform next-generation youth in your work. Join us for an interactive discussion about engaging youth (ages 15–18) that will focus on the role of the staff members in this process. Attendees will join a breakout group to connect with… Read More

Community Foundations Network: Engaging Next Generation Adults and Structuring Your Philanthropic Advising Services—Connect With Peers

Posted on December 16, 2024

Join us for peer-led discussions on these two topics: How can families effectively engage next-generation adults in their philanthropy? How can community foundations structure and position their philanthropic advising services? This is an opportunity for peer learning and connection for philanthropic advising staff at community foundations. Choose your topic and join a breakout room to share your experiences and learn… Read More

Evolving Your Family Philanthropy: Bold Transparency

Posted on November 19, 2024

How can being more transparent about your philanthropy strengthen your relationships and build trust with grantees and partners?  The annual Trust in Nonprofits and Philanthropy Report showed that 57 percent of Americans trust the nonprofit sector—much higher than the government, media, or the business sector. Yet, only 33 percent have trust in the philanthropic sector (primarily private foundations and high… Read More