peer-to-peer

Vision shared with the peers in the philanthropic community.

Nancy Wiltsek is a nationally known and respected member of the philanthropic community. A speaker, author, leader, mentor and contributing member of peer learning groups for more than 20 years, Nancy is grounded in the present with an eye to the future; she’s thoughtful, she's curious, she keeps current, and she’s committed to broadening and deepening philanthropic knowledge and practice — her own and that of her clients and colleagues.

"Nancy is a creative thinker and expert in family philanthropy. She is committed to advancing the field and is generous with her expertise. When I was a new practitioner, she provided me with extensive coaching services and shared resources and strategies to help me grow the Thomson Family Foundation. Nancy continues to be a voice that I rely on for thoughtful feedback and insight."

— Megan McTiernan, Executive Director, Thomson Family Foundation

Presentations

West Coast Medical-Legal Partnership Summit, San Francisco, CA
Funders Panel — 2011

Assn. of Small Foundations (ASF) 2010 National Conference, Austin, TX
Presenter — 2010

Council on Foundations (COF) Family Foundations Conference, Baltimore, MD
Heart of Philanthropy Panel — 2007

East Bay Community Foundation, Oakland, CA
Keeping Your Head Up in a Down Economy Panel — 2003

The Foundation Center, San Francisco, CA
Meet the Grantmakers Panel — 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Association of Small Foundations Western Regional Conference, San Francisco, CA
Foundation Self-Assessment — 2001

Foundation for Russian American Economic Cooperation (FRAEC), Seattle, WA
Foundation Funding and Grantmaking Basics — 1998

Arts Providers Alliance of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
The State of Funding in Arts and Education Panel — 1996

University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Trends in Nonprofit Careers — 1996

University of San Francisco, Nonprofit Management Day
The Emerging Nonprofit Sector in the Former Soviet Union: Providing Support & Technical Assistance to Russian Nonprofit Managers — 1995

Center for Citizen Initiatives, Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia
Foundation Research and Grantwriting — 1995

University of San Francisco, Development Director Certificate Program
Trends in Corporate Grantmaking — 1994

Publications

The Grant Report, Chapter 7
After the Grant: The Nonprofit’s Guide to Good Stewardship — February 2010

ASF Newsletter: Results from a Grantseeker Survey
What Can You Do To Be a More Responsive Grantmaker? Co-authored with Christine Elbel, Fleishhacker Foundation — May 2003

Applied Research Center
Seeking Corporate Support — An Intelligent Approach in Reversing the Flow: A Community Guide to Bay Area Corporate Giving Programs — 1991

Memberships

National Network of Consultants to Grantmakers (NNCG) — www.nncg.org

Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) — www.ncg.org

Resources

There are many organizations and online resources designed to inform and support individual and institutional philanthropic endeavors. Among the most reputable are:

National Center for Family Philanthropy — www.ncfp.org

Association of Small Foundations — www.smallfoundations.org

Northern California Grantmakers — www.ncg.org

Southern California Grantmakers — www.socalgrantmakers.org

Council on Foundations — www.cof.org

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations — www.geofunders.org

Philanthropedia — www.myphilanthropedia.org

Guidestar — www.guidestar.org

Foundation Center — www.foundationcenter.org