Join us for this special webinar as we count and describe the many ways that philanthropic families work with the more than 800 community foundations spread across North America. From partnering for impact to serving as a training ground for younger family members, community foundations and families have been partners since the very first community foundations were founded just over a century ago. This webinar will provide reminders and tips for families, donors, and community foundation staff along with an important update on the work of NCFP’s Family Philanthropy Through Community Foundations Initiative.
Featured speakers
Audrey Jacobs, JD, serves as Director of The Center for Family Philanthropy for The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. She oversees all aspects of the Center and its role providing family-centered grantmaking, educational and estate planning services to donors and their families. This philanthropic advisory program focuses on developing deep, sustained relationships with donors by honoring family traditions in philanthropic giving. She most recently served as president of Strategic Resolution, Inc. providing consultation to various nonprofit and for-profit organizations. While with the organization Audrey focused on management consultation, fund development, Board development, program development, strategic planning, technological consultations and general research. Her clients included the Atlanta Women’s Foundation, Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, The Morehouse School of Medicine and the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, Inc.
Elizabeth Sullivan brings deep knowledge on national trends, strategy, and best practices in private philanthropy and corporate giving. In March 2015, Liz joined the National Center for Family Philanthropy as Program Manager to launch the two-year Family Philanthropy Through Community Foundations initiative, designed to enhance the effectiveness of families working with community foundations as their giving partners.
In 2006, Liz joined the Council on Foundations, a nonprofit membership association of grantmaking foundations and corporations. Most recently, Liz was Managing Director of Corporate, Independent, and Family Philanthropy where she stewarded a portfolio of ~850 members and led a change management process to integrate and unify member products and programs aimed to strengthen organizations and leaders in philanthropy. During her tenure at the Council, Liz led signature projects including the Disaster Philanthropy Network; a Corporate Philanthropy Initiative that resulted in the seminal guide, Increasing Impact, Enhancing Value: A Practitioner’s Guide to Leading Corporate Philanthropy; and “Philanthropy Solutions: Promising Practice in Corporate Giving,” a set of peer-learning activities that facilitates knowledge sharing among corporate philanthropy leaders. Liz also developed collaborative relationships with external colleague groups and designed professional education programs for national conferences, workshops, webinars, and peer-learning.
Liz began her nonprofit career as a fundraiser and board liaison at the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy where she devised and implemented a revenue diversification plan to increase giving among high net-worth individuals, Fortune 500 companies, and private foundations.
Adopted from the Philippines, Liz spent her childhood in Tokyo, Japan and in Hong Kong. A graduate of Georgetown University, Liz lives in Washington, DC with her husband and daughter. She is a Board member and singer in Cantate Chambers Singers and is an avid foodie.