Geography and place-based giving

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Joint Non-family Staff and Engaging Youth Peer Network: Connecting Family Across Distance

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Jenny Kelly, Bruce Karmazin, Steve Toben

Please note: This Peer Network was originally scheduled for March 25, 2020 and has been rescheduled to June 17, 2020. If you registered for the March 25 event, you are still registered for this updated date and will be sent login information closer to the event. For families that are spread across multiple locations, it takes effort to effectively engage… Read More

Trends 2020: Results of the Second National Benchmark Survey of Family Foundations

Posted on October 17, 2019 by National Center for Family Philanthropy

Trends 2020 includes new questions relevant to ongoing changes in the field including issues of equity, place-based giving, transparency, the role of the donor, and the question of spend down versus perpetuity… Read More

Grantmaking, Geography, and Leadership: Casalli Family Foundation

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Mary Phillips

As families grow and disperse geographically, foundations dedicated to the donor’s hometown are challenged to create a vision for the future that engages all trustees. … Read More

Pride of Place: The Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Foundation, Fairview, Texas

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Virginia M. Esposito

Shirley Gonzalez, board president of the Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Foundation, traces her roots in Texas well before the lifetime of her maternal uncle who made his wealth after the discovery of gas wells on his property. … Read More

Pride of Place: Sustaining a Family Commitment to Geography

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Virginia M. Esposito

How has place-based family philanthropy evolved over time? NCFP is proud to publish Pride of Place: Sustaining a Family Commitment to Geography, a study of place-based foundations and funds. A place-based foundation or fund is committed—often exclusively—to a particular geographic region of the country… Read More

Donor-Advised Fund Impact Story: Helping Geographically Dispersed Family Foundations Give Locally

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Elaine Gast Fawcett

With three generations of family leadership spread across four states and two continents, the O.P. and W.E. Edwards Foundation faces a common challenge — keeping its far-flung board members engaged connected to its grant making… Read More

Pride of Place: Sustaining a Family’s Commitment to Community

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Virginia M. Esposito, Gilbert Miller, Kelly Chopus

What does it mean to have “pride of place”? How do giving families retain their commitment to the founding region or community where their philanthropic resources were first created? How can family foundations and funds accommodate increasingly disparate personal interests among those serving on the board while staying true to the original geographic focus of the donor family? These questions… Read More

As the South Grows

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Grantmakers for Southern Progress, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

The American South is home to more people than any other region in the country, and it’s still growing. Immigrant communities are on the rise, African Americans whose forebears fled Southern violence are returning, and many others are relocating to the South, attracted by jobs, mild weather and enticing culture. The South is barreling toward a future of prosperity and… Read More

Social Movements for Good: Family Philanthropy Fuels Change

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Christopher Cardona, Derrick Feldmann, Kristy S. Rodriguez, Stacey Faella

Social movements are at the core of society -- raising awareness about issues and providing a voice for those that are often not heard. Social movements are great opportunities for family philanthropists to align their resources and voices with like-minded people who want to bring about change… Read More

Joint Non-family Staff and Engaging Youth Peer Network: Connecting Family Across Distance

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Geography and place-based giving

Contributions

Joint Non-family Staff and Engaging Youth Peer Network: Connecting Family Across Distance

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Jenny Kelly, Bruce Karmazin, Steve Toben

Trends 2020: Results of the Second National Benchmark Survey of Family Foundations

Posted on October 17, 2019 by National Center for Family Philanthropy

Grantmaking, Geography, and Leadership: Casalli Family Foundation

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Mary Phillips

Pride of Place: The Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Foundation, Fairview, Texas

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Virginia M. Esposito

Pride of Place: Sustaining a Family Commitment to Geography

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Virginia M. Esposito

Donor-Advised Fund Impact Story: Helping Geographically Dispersed Family Foundations Give Locally

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Elaine Gast Fawcett

Pride of Place: Sustaining a Family’s Commitment to Community

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Virginia M. Esposito, Gilbert Miller, Kelly Chopus

Community Foundations Family Philanthropy Network Topical Call: Pride of Place (May 2018)

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Virginia M. Esposito, Katie Scott

As the South Grows

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Grantmakers for Southern Progress, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

Social Movements for Good: Family Philanthropy Fuels Change

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Christopher Cardona, Derrick Feldmann, Kristy S. Rodriguez, Stacey Faella

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