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August 2023: News and Notes from NCFP’s Members and Partners

August 2023: News and Notes from NCFP’s Members and Partners

Network News highlights updates from NCFP’s members and network partners. Current...

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Fostering Connection for More Effective Philanthropy

Fostering Connection for More Effective Philanthropy

NCFP Distinguished Fellow David Weitnauer notes the importance of personal connection...

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Listening, Learning, Supporting: Reflections on the RFF Team’s Support Beyond The Grant

Listening, Learning, Supporting: Reflections on the RFF...

When the Rogers Family Foundation announced the sunsetting of our Oakland education...

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June 2023: News and Notes from NCFP’s Members and Partners

June 2023: News and Notes from NCFP’s Members and Partners

Network News highlights updates from NCFP’s members and network partners. Current...

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Choosing Effectiveness as a Family

Choosing Effectiveness as a Family

Effectiveness is a universal aspiration in philanthropy. It is ongoing and iterative,...

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Aligning Legacy with Liberation: What if your family’s legacy was rooted in supporting liberation for all peoples?

Aligning Legacy with Liberation: What if your family’s...

“Your family’s legacy can in fact honor previous generations, their sacrifices and...

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May 2023: News and Notes from NCFP’s Members and Partners

May 2023: News and Notes from NCFP’s Members and Partners

Network News highlights updates from NCFP’s members and network partners. Current...

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Six Insights On Embedding DEI In Communications

Six Insights On Embedding DEI In Communications

How can an equity or DEI statement be brought to life in funder practices? The Kenneth...

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Honoring Time: Grantseeker Compensation

Honoring Time: Grantseeker Compensation

How can funders honor the time that grantseekers spend on application processes...

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Partnering with Purpose and Possibility: Asking the Bold Questions

Partnering with Purpose and Possibility: Asking the Bold...

A retreat to kick off the work of NCFP’s newest class of Fellows raised a number...

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Black homeowners had the smallest wealth gains over the past decade except in San Jose and these California cities

Black homeowners had the smallest wealth gains over the...

Homeownership remains a key to building wealth. But a new study from the National...

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Your tax refund could be smaller than last year. Here’s why

Your tax refund could be smaller than last year. Here’s...

The more than 100 million taxpayers who have had their returns processed as of April...

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Los Gatos revokes commissioner’s censure over ‘rich, white, anti-housing men’ comments

Los Gatos revokes commissioner’s censure over ‘rich, white,...

The council voted to investigate its commissioners for bias, conflicts of interest.

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Change Starts from the Inside: A Values-Aligned Leadership Transition

Change Starts from the Inside: A Values-Aligned Leadership...

As the Mortenson Family Foundation further defined its mission, Foundation Executive...

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New Research: Study Finds that Collaborative Model is Necessary for Family Foundations That Wish to Achieve Generational Continuity

New Research: Study Finds that Collaborative Model is Necessary...

For many, family philanthropy presents an opportunity to create a shared experience,...

Wanted in Benin republic! Two Airbnb guests from France who buried something at the backyard of the Airbnb accommodation they lodged in Cotonou.

Wanted in Benin republic! Two Airbnb guests from France...

Marie Large Suire and her boyfriend are wanted in Cotonou Benin, West Africa, for...