NCRP, The Cleveland Foundation and Tides Celebrate Leaders in Philanthropy
By:
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
posted on: October 24, 2014
This past Tuesday, NCRP teamed up with The Cleveland Foundation and Tides to co-host our Philanthropy Leadership Dinner during the Council on Foundation’s 2014 Fall Conference for Community Foundations.
This was NCRP’s third such dinner during COF’s Community Foundations conference, and together we’ve traveled to New Orleans and San Diego. Nearly 40 foundation leaders joined us in Cleveland to talk shop — and enjoy each other’s company.
Among the attendees were several Philanthropy’s Promise signatories, and our co-hosts, The Cleveland Foundation’s Bob Eckardt and Tides’ Toby Thompkins, both gave speeches explaining why their foundations have signed on. NCRP’s own Aaron Dorfman, Jeanné Isler, Niki Jagpal and Christine Reeves also helped lead table discussions, asking “If your foundation had a magic wand, what problem would you solve?” Let us know your answer in the comments!
Also, check out the slideshow with pictures from the event below, and tag yourself in our album on Facebook!
NCRP Executive Director Aaron Dorfman speaks briefly about Philanthropy's Promise.
VP Toby Thompkins explains why Tides signed on to Philanthropy's Promise.
Executive VP of the Cleveland Foundation, Bob Eckardt, says why his foundation joined Philanthropy's Promise.
(L-R) Cecilia Clarke, President, Brooklyn Community Foundation; Juanita James, President, Fairfield County's Community Foundation; Brian Fogle, President, Community Foundation of the Ozarks; Tony Mestres, President, The Seattle Foundation; Niki Jagpal, Research & Policy Director, NCRP; James Head, VP of Programs, The San Francisco Foundation; Samantha Bratter, VP for Development, The Miami Foundation; Tynesha McHarris, Director of Community Leadership, Brooklyn Community Foundation; Alexis Bivens, Program Director for Education and Youth Development, Fairfield County Community Foundation; Tricia Thyacinth, Manager, Fund for Women and Girls Fairfield County CT.
(L-R) Damon Todd Hewitt, Senior Advisor for U.S. Programs, Open Society Foundations; Carly Hare, Executive Director, Native Americans In Philanthropy; Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, Founder, Mizrahi Family Foundation; Luz Maria Frias, VP of Community Impact, The Minneapolis Foundation; Rebecca Arno, Vice President of Communications, The Denver Foundation; Beth Benson, VP for Communications and Marketing, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation; Nelson I. Colón-Tarrats, President, Puerto Rico Community Foundation; Christopher Nanni, President, Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham; Toby Thompkins, VP and Co-Host, Tides.
(L-R) Chris Hazlitt, Board Chair, Community Foundation Serving Boulder County; Jeanne Alicia Philipp, President, The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta; Isaiah Oliver, VP for Community Impact, Community Foundation of Greater Flint; Paula Van Ness, President, Connecticut Community Foundation; Marc Rand, Program Director for Loans and Affordable Housing, Marin Community Foundation; Candace Winkler, President, The Alaska Community Foundation; Randall Royster, President, Albuquerque Community Foundation; Jennifer Parks, President, New Mexico Community Foundation.
Philanthropy leaders discuss the sector
(L-R) Richard Cavender, Board Member, Community Foundation of the Ozarks; Keith Mahoney, Senior Director of Public Affairs, The Boston Foundation; Josie Heath, President, Community Foundation Boulder County; Robert Hoover, President, Idaho Community Foundation; Patrick Cleary, President, Humboldt Area Foundation; Peter Schindler, Senior Program Officer, Community West Foundation; Jim Becker, President, Richmond Community Foundation; Aaron Dorfman, Executive Director, NCRP; Michael Monteith, President, Virginia Peninsula Community Foundation; Gloria Galanes, Board Member, Community Foundation of the Ozarks.