What does the current identity of 21st century family philanthropy look like? How are families participating in philanthropy, and how is the balance between family interests and passions and community needs being managed? How are decisions in family giving programs typically made, and who is charged with making those decisions? What are the most significant issues and concerns facing trustees, staff, and family members as they pursue their philanthropic missions? And what are the future interests of giving families likely to be – what new and emerging innovations are gaining traction and why?
Join us for this exciting webinar to kick off NCFP’s most prominent research initiative ever: Trends in Family Philanthropy. This webinar will feature a sneak peek at the questions to be explored by the study, along with analysis and insights of three leading voices in the field – NCFP President Virginia Esposito and Senior Fellow Alice Buhl, and the Urban Institute’s Elizabeth Boris, the lead researcher for the study.
Featured speakers
Elizabeth T. Boris became the founding director of the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C. The Center conducts research on the role and impact of nonprofit organizations and the policy issues that affect them. The Center also hosts the National Center for Charitable Statistics, which builds and maintains the nation's largest research database on nonprofit organizations. From 1991 to 1996, Dr. Boris was founding director of the Aspen Institute's Nonprofit Sector Research Fund, the first grant making program devoted to supporting research on the nonprofit sector and philanthropy. Prior to her tenure at the Aspen Institute, Dr. Boris was Vice President for Research at the Council on Foundations, where she developed the research program and directed it for twelve years.
Alice Buhl is Senior Fellow to the National Center for Family Philanthropy and its Board of Directors. She was a founding board member of the National Center for Family Philanthropy and led the development of the “Pursuit of Excellence” assessment process. Alice is a Senior Consultant for Lansberg, Gersick & Associates.
Virginia M. Esposito is the founder and President of the National Center for Family Philanthropy. For more than 30 years, Ms. Esposito has advanced private philanthropy through research and education. For 25 of those years, she has focused on the family philanthropic experience, promoting values, vision, and excellence across generations of donor families. She served as the editor and principal author of the research report The Family Foundation CEO: Crafting Consensus out of Complexity, as well as Splendid Legacy: The Guide to Creating Your Family Foundation and The Power to Produce Wonders: The Value of Family in Philanthropy. She has presented at hundreds of programs for and about donor families throughout North America and on four other continents. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Great Nonprofits and on Independent Sector’s Ethics and Accountability Committee.