Strategic Framework
Vision
Ethical, collaborative, and effective philanthropy creates extraordinary opportunities and improvements in our communities and in our world.
Mission
To be a community of consultants that builds knowledge and skills to support an equitable, impactful, and vibrant philanthropic sector.
Values
- Mission-driven – We care about effective philanthropy; we are a field-building, philanthropy-serving network.
- Volunteer-led – We believe in the power of the network and the brilliance of our collective efforts.
- Collaborative and inclusive – We work collaboratively with consultants, philanthropy, and philanthropy-serving organizations, and we emphasize the growing diversity of our members and partners in order to enhance the effectiveness of the field.
- Relationship-based – We cultivate long-term relationships with others who care about improving philanthropy and our communities.
- Empathetic and candid – We value the unique ability of consultants to confidently and confidentially provide frank guidance and insights.
Goals
- Philanthropy has access to quality, diversity, and choice in grantmaker consulting.
- Professional development, networking, and knowledge creation improve the practice of philanthropy and grantmaker consulting.
- Our collective expertise is focused on core and emerging issues affecting philanthropy and philanthropy consulting.
- NNCG has the capacity to consistently deliver value to the field.