Family Philanthropy Teleconference: Current Practices in Family Foundations: New Benchmarking Research

January 14, 2010
Noon - 1:30 pm ET

Who Should Attend: Boards and staffs of family foundations and others who work with families on their philanthropy. This FPN-NCFP teleconference is open to the staffs and boards of FPN member organizations.
Cost: No charge.
To Register: Register Online
Presenter: Alice Buhl, Consultant and National Center Senior Fellow.

Family foundations can learn how their practices compare to their peers in governance, management and grantmaking from the findings of the National Center for Family Philanthropy's first-ever random survey of family foundations. In this Family Philanthropy Teleconference, National Center Senior Fellow and nationally known consultant Alice Buhl will discuss what can be learned from this research, undertaken as part of the National Center's Pursuit of Excellence Assessment Process.

About the Presenter

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. She also is a frequent contributor to NCFP publications.

Buhl is a Senior Associate and Director of Philanthropic Services for Lansberg, Gersick & Associates and has extensive experience in philanthropy and nonprofit management. Born and raised outside Chicago, she earned her MBA from Washington University (St. Louis). Buhl has served as executive director of the Conference on Education and of the Metropolitan Association for Philanthropy in St. Louis, and senior vice president of the Council on Foundations in Washington, DC. Since 1990, Buhl has been a consultant in philanthropy to many American and Canadian family foundations and prominent private foundations, specializing in assisting families as they manage critical challenges affecting their grantmaking.