Susan Crites Price

As vice president for the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP) and author of The Giving Family: Raising Our Children to Help Others, Susan Crites Price is a frequent speaker on subjects like how busy families can find time for philanthropy.

Prior to joining NCFP, Susan was managing director of the Family Foundation Services Department at the Council on Foundations. She also had an 18-year career as a freelance writer for businesses, associations and the mass media. She is the author or co-author of five books, and her articles have appeared in such publications as Working Mother, Family Life, The Washington Post and Washingtonian, and on several Internet sites.

Susan has been interviewed on "Oprah," "Today" and numerous other television and radio broadcasts and by many newspapers and magazines. She has been featured in articles about philanthropy in such publications as Working Mother magazine, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Minneapolis Star Tribune, and Chronicle of Philanthropy. D.C.

Susan holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in international affairs from Ohio University.