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Thursday, October 17 • 10:30am - 12:00pm
Mini-Plenary: Everything Old is New Again: Gen Op, Capacity Building, and Multi-year Grants

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Traditionally family philanthropies have been some of the most loyal funders of local community institutions, as confirmed by the 2015 Trends in Family Philanthropy study which found that 83% of family foundations nationally make general operating support grants, while 68% provide multi-year grants and 63% provide capacity-building grants. It is critical that family donors continue to invest in the long-term health and sustainability of the institutions we are asking to tackle the world’s most entrenched social problems. Starving organizations of strong strategic plans or essential technology—often viewed as overhead and therefore superfluous—actually prevents their ability to use the limited resources they do have most effectively. It is time to praise overhead, rather than fear it—and family foundations are shifting this mindset in the sector.

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Kara D'Angelo

Executive Director, The Patrina Foundation
Kara D'Angelo has served as the Executive Director of The Patrina Foundation since 2007. Focusing on improving the lives of girls and women in the New York Metropolitan area, the Patrina Foundation provides general operating and multi-year grants to bolster locally-based organizations... Read More →
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Deborah Estes

Chair, Specialty Family Foundation
Deb Estes serves as Chair of Specialty Family Foundation and is a Founding Board member. Deb currently serves as Co-Chair of Loyola Marymount University’s School of Education Board of Visitors, Chair of Catholic Education Council for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and Chair of the... Read More →
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Heather Parish

Co-Executive Director, Pierce Family Foundation
Heather D. Parish, Co-Executive Director, came to the Pierce Family Foundation in 2013 with over 17 years of experience as an independent consultant to nonprofits and foundations engaged in housing, community development and capacity building initiatives. She was named Co-Executive... Read More →
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Christy Uchida

Senior Program Officer, The Brinson Foundation
Christy Uchida is a highly skilled philanthropic leader and currently serves as the Senior Program Officer for The Brinson Foundation, a private family foundation that funds education and scientific research.  In the community, Christy is a visible representative of the Foundation... Read More →
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David Weitnauer

National Center for Family Philanthropy, Treasurer, R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation, President
David Weitnauer has been President of the R. Howard Dobbs, Jr., Foundation since 2007. He came to the Dobbs Foundation following an 11 year relationship with the Rockdale Foundation where he was a founding board member and its first Executive Director.David serves as a board member... Read More →

PFF Core Grantee Benefits 2019 pdf
Everything Old is New Trends Intro Slides FINAL pptx
Everything Oldis New Patrina Foundation pptx
Thursday October 17, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
Chicago Ballroom F-H, 5th Floor Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, 540 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago IL 60611
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