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Again this year, the National Center for Family Philanthropy is delighted to be one of the premiere partners for the Council on Foundations 2013 Family Philanthropy Conference in San Jose. Below are details about sessions we will be leading and participating in, and other options for connecting with us at the conference. We look forward to seeing you there!

CEO WORKSHOP: Transforming Your Role and Impact: Leadership Through Challenging Times, Saturday, January 26 ? 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Drawing on the National Center for Family Philanthropy?s 15 years of work with family foundation CEOs and trustees, this day-long session will feature family foundation CEOs who are leaders within their organizations and in the community. The day will be include small group discussions, highly interactive sessions, and a confidential environment for examining the complex and connected systems of family, foundation, business, and community that CEOs operate in. Only a few spots left! See more details and register here.

National Center President Virginia Esposito

PEER-LEARNING WORKSHOP: Navigating Your Organization?s Transition,
Sunday, January 27 ? 7-11 a.m.
Today?s family foundations are part of a constantly changing world. Some changes are caused by transitions within a community, while others are necessitated by trustee or staff turnover. Each transition presents an opportunity to engage in new thinking and examine fresh approaches to increase a family?s ability to effect positive change in the world. The session aims to equip all leaders in family giving with an understanding of the most likely transitions encountered in family foundations, and the important considerations in managing through those transitions. As a follow-up to the CEO Workshop, this preconference session will feature National Center for Family Philanthropy President Virginia Esposito discussing new findings on how family foundations use transitions to spark renewal and re-commitment among board members, as well as strategic conversations to move the foundation forward. With this shared framework in hand, attendees will workshop their own stories of transition through peer-consulting groups and explore solutions. See more details and register here.

National Center Vice President Kathy Whelpley

LEARNING LAB: Working Together For Common Purpose: Family Offices and Family Philanthropy, Sunday, January 27 ? 3 to 3:20 p.m.
Hear about the findings from the National Center for Family Philanthropy?s new study, ?Working Together for Common Purpose: Family Philanthropy Through the Family Office.? The session, featuring National Center Vice President Kathy Whelpley and study author Anne Etheridge of the Norton Family Office, will also focus on common themes for success and failure in this relationship, as well as areas for future inquiry and exploration. See more details and register here.

National Center Senior Program Director Jason Born

CONFERENCE SESSION: Turning the Page: Realigning Your Foundation?s Grantmaking Strategy, Monday, January 28 ? 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Effective grantmaking aligns donor legacy and family interests with a changing world. However, generational succession, geographic dispersion, a capital event, and/or changing trustee perspectives may create the need to redesign a foundation?s grantmaking program. Utilizing case studies and small group discussions, this session designed by National Center Senior Program Director Jason Born and GMA Foundations President Mary Phillips, will explore change strategies that honor family and community ties. See more details and register here.

FAMILY CENTRAL: Meet with National Center Staff and Tour the Family Philanthropy Online Knowledge Center, Sunday, January 27 and Monday, January 28 ? 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Family Central, located in the Regency Ballroom, is the hub of activity and your one-stop shop for information about registration, off-site experiences, membership, and more. Once again this year, National Center staff will be on hand to answer questions about our work, share information about our programs and upcoming events, provide tours of our Family Philanthropy Online Knowledge Center, and provide one-on-one technical support for our Friends of the Family members. Are you a Friend of the Family interested in setting up a complimentary 15-minute consultation with National Center President Virginia Esposito? Send your available times to maureen@ncfp.org and we will do our best to schedule a meeting with Ginny. We hope you?ll make plans to stop by our booth for these and other surprises, including the chance to meet with National Center Board members, win valuable prizes, and see our new 15th Anniversary Celebration slideshow! See more details about Family Central here.