We are thrilled to congratulate our colleague Mustapha Atki for launching his new organization, the Moroccan Association for Natural and Cultural Heritage (MANCH). MANCH will support initiatives to study, document, preserve, promote, and value the cultural and natural heritage of Morocco in tandem with local communities.
The Kavelman Group has worked closely as an advisor to Atki over the past three years during which time he has been a participant in leadership development initiatives supported by the J. Paul Getty Trust. We look forward to seeing MANCH grow and serve as a global model in enacting and sharing heritage conservation.
Read moreThe Kavelman Group is pleased to announce that our senior consultant Ken Goody was invited to co-chair the Children and Youth: Hope and Opportunity in a Complex World Giving Circle with Corey Oser, Vice President of Programs at the Global Fund for Children.
Read moreWe would like to congratulate our client Henry Iseman for recently being elected to the board of World Monuments Fund and for his role in making the urgently needed partnerships under the Ukraine Heritage Response Fund possible.
Read moreOn June 14th, Buff Kavelman joined a group of distinguished philanthropic advisors and experts to moderate a funders’ briefing, “A Moment for International Grantmaking: Applying Ethics to Practice.” Organized by Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network co-chair Patricia Moore Nicholas, the program examined how ethical principles, partnerships, and practices guide cross-border philanthropy.
Read moreEarlier this spring, Buff Kavelman was invited to join a Senate hearing of the United States Committee on Finance. Centered on “Examining Charitable Giving and Trends in the Nonprofit Sector,” the afternoon’s testimony was delivered by Dr. Una Osili of the Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and other leaders from across the foundation, nonprofit, and policy sectors.
Read moreThis past month TKG president Buff Kavelman organized and moderated “Navigating Uncertain Terrain: Updates From The Global Philanthropy Tracker.” This virtual Philanthropy New York program explored the changing field of international giving and how knowledge of current economic data and global nonprofit laws can shape more strategic and effective grantmaking.
Read moreAdapting to the challenges of the pandemic, Buff Kavelman and co-chair Pat Nicholas, International Program Officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, have continued to develop an active, responsive program series for Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network (IGN).
Read moreIn May 2019 Buff Kavelman was named the co-chair of Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network. She looks forward to serving with her fellow co-chair Patricia Moore Nicholas, Program Officer, International Program, at the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Read moreThe Kavelman Group was privileged to represent the Liljestrand Foundation in the development of an annual global summit presented with the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program.
Read moreOn March 22nd, Buff Kavelman moderated a funders’ briefing hosted by the International Grantmakers Network at Philanthropy New York in its new headquarters at the Ford Foundation.
Read moreBuff Kavelman has been invited to serve on the 2018 Selection Committee for the New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards. The Awards program recognizes nonprofit organizations with outstanding management and governance based on Eight Key Areas of Nonprofit Excellence.
Read moreOn November 1st, 2017, Buff Kavelman moderated a panel discussion on changing trends in global philanthropy hosted by Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network. Panelists included Doug Rutzen, President and CEO of the International Center for Nonprofit Law, Una Osili, Associate Dean for Research and International Programs for Lilly School of Philanthropy at Indiana University and Jean Paul Warmoes, Director of King Baudouin Foundation United States.
Read moreIn June 2017, Buff Kavelman was elected to the Board of the Authors Guild Foundation, the charitable and educational arm of the Authors Guild. Founded in 1912, the Guild is the nation’s oldest and largest professional organization for writers. Its 9,000+ members include include novelists, historians, journalists, and poets as well as literary agents and representatives of writers’ estates. The organization protects and supports writing as a profession and fosters a rich, diverse literary community.
Read moreBuff Kavelman has been invited to serve on the 2017 Selection Committee for the New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards. The Awards program recognizes nonprofit organizations with outstanding management and governance based on the Eight Key Areas of Nonprofit Excellence.
Read moreBuff Kavelman has been invited to serve on the expert Selection Committee for the 2016 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards. Now in its 10th year, the Awards program teaches, recognizes and encourages outstanding management and governance practices among the New York metropolitan area’s large and diverse nonprofit sector.
Read moreOn February 17, 2016, Buff Kavelman will present an expert workshop for the Iconic Houses Network Conference hosted by The J. Paul Getty Trust in Los Angeles. Buff will facilitate the workshop, which will also feature Antoine Wilmering, Senior Program Officer of The Getty Foundation, and two IHN members: Lynda Waggoner, Director of Fallingwater, and David Falkner, Director of Dorich House.
Read moreThe Kavelman Group served as a resource on donor motivation for the special feature in cultural philanthropy in the Sunday Arts section of the New York Times on October 11, 2015. Speaking of clients who have chosen to give anonymously: “Some people just have a joy in helping people,” said Buff Kavelman, the President of The Kavelman Group Philanthropic Advisors. They also may wish to protect their privacy when they make a major gift.
Read moreThis summer, Buff Kavelman was once again retained by the J. Paul Getty Trust to lead a capacity-building workshop for Mediterranean global heritage site directors from fourteen Balkan, Middle Eastern and North African countries as part of the Getty Conservation Institute’s MOSAIKON initiative.
Read moreThis fall, Buff Kavelman was retained by the J. Paul Getty Trust to lead a capacity-building workshop in Alghero, Italy, for global heritage site directors from ten Balkan, Middle Eastern and North African countries as part of the Getty Conservation Institute’s MOSAIKON initiative. The perseverance and dedication of the participants is notable. Many work with limited resources or in war-torn countries, making their accomplishments all the more impressive. Buff was honored to be able to help these cultural leaders build new tools to expand their professional networks and attract new funding partnerships.
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