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February / March 2024 JOIN US FOR A FREE NCBF WEBINAR FEBRUARY 28th 2024 Annual Fundraising Campaigns: Elevate Your Fundraising Game in 2024 Get ready to elevate your annual fundraising campaign skills in 2024 with an exciting webinar! Join Sang Lee from the Chicago Bar Foundation, Ayla Ercin with the Lawyer’s Campaign for Equal Justice,…

FOUR OR MORE IDEAS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION Written by Tom Tinder During the extremely successful 2023 NCBF Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh at the end of September, the last session was the always popular “Sharing Successes and Challenges” program. The NCBF volunteer leaders members and the professional staff members look forward to this networking opportunity to…

THE RESULTS ARE IN Congratulations to the following NCBF members, recently elected as Directors of the NCBF Board for a 3-year term! Lori Keating, Executive Director, Ohio State Bar Foundation – Second three year term José Herrera, Executive Director, Vermont Bar Foundation – First three year term Carey Shoufler, Development Director, Idaho Law Foundation –…

VOTE BY JUNE 20 – ELECTION OF NCBF DIRECTORS NCBF members, don’t forget to vote on the slate of candidates for the NCBF board of directors! In accordance with the By-Laws of NCBF, the Nominating Committee is please to recommend the following slate of candidates for the office of Director of the Board for a…

THE RESULTS ARE IN: NCBF MEMBERSHIP SURVEY This spring NCBF surveyed its members to help identify how to best serve you. Half of the survey respondents participate in NCBF through their state bar foundation, 31% through their local bar foundation, and 19% as individual members. Approximately two thirds of respondents have been NCBF members for…

INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE NCBF BOARD OF DIRECTORS? Interested in serving as a leader on the National Conference of Bar Foundations Board of Directors? NCBF is seeking nominees for two one-year seats and one three-year seat on the NCBF Board, with terms starting in September, 2023. To be eligible for service on the NCBF…

YOUR MEMBERSHIP FEEDBACK IS VALUABLE TO NCBF NCBF wants to hear from you! All NCBF members are encouraged to please complete the NCBF membership survey that was emailed to members yesterday. It will remain open through March 28. Your feedback helps us best serve you! MEMBER CONNECT RESPONSES AVAILABLE IN NCBF’S RESOURCE LIBRARY Did you…

MARCH 2ND SPECIAL MEETING OF NCBF MEMBERSHIP NCBF members, join us for a special meeting, held virtually, Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern, to approve necessary amendments to the NCBF bylaws. In accordance with the National Conference of Bar Foundations Bylaws, President Dan Burns notified all foundation members that a special meeting will…

ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER FOR THE MEMBER BENEFITS WEBINAR Join NCBF Wednesday, January 18, for a special NCBF Membership Benefits webinar. This is a great opportunity to re-familiarize yourself with NCBF and learn how to navigate the NCBF website and other benefits. Participation is encouraged throughout the interactive webinar. This is event…

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 2023 NCBF ANNUAL MEETING Save the date for the NCBF Annual Meeting: September 28-30, 2023, in Pittsburgh, PA, generously hosted by the Allegheny County Bar Foundation. Join NCBF for this outstanding opportunity to learn, network and share with bar foundation leaders from across the country. More details to come in…