Infrastructure: Capacity Building

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SF Bay Area

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15 May 2018

Demystifying Nonprofit Capacity Builders: Knowing When and How to Partner with Capacity Building Organizations

May 15, 2018 -

10:00am to 11:00am

Conference Call

In the nonprofit sector, capacity building support can help nonprofits build and strengthen their long-term sustainability and effectiveness. By better understanding the needs of their grantees and the landscape of capacity building resources,...

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01 Nov 2017

Crack the Capacity Building Nut: Fresh Breakthroughs from Chicago

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November 1, 2017 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

Trying to do right by grantees hasn’t always worked out the way it’s intended. Why do philanthropy’s well-meaning capacity building efforts so often result in scowls, or worse, wasted time for the grantees and wasted money for funders? Learning for...

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Infrastructure: Effectiveness

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18 Oct 2017

Census 2020: Uniting for a Common Cause

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Public Policy

Collaborative Philanthropy

October 18, 2017 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

The Census happens just once every 10 years but its outcomes have serious ramifications: Will California lose a congressional seat? Will billions of dollars in Medicaid, SNAP, and Medicare resources be left on the table? A fair and accurate Census...

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Facts, Figures, Trends

Collective Impact

Data

Immigration

Economic & Community Development

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Populations & Communities

Public Policy & Social Justice

Geographic Location

SF Bay Area

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Public Policy

19 Sep 2017

California Philanthropy’s Role in Making the Federal Government Work For All

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September 19, 2017 -

9:30am to 11:30am

Northern California Grantmakers

During a time of immense change in Washington, DC, the philanthropic community is demonstrating an unprecedented level of interest in the condition and direction of our federal government. Foundations and philanthropists have recognized how...

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Transparency

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Infrastructure: Effectiveness

Geographic Location

National

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08 Aug 2017

Full Cost Project One-Day Workshop: Unpacking Full Cost

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August 8, 2017 -

9:00am to 5:00pm

Google Community Space

The Full Cost conversation is happening nationally, and funders here in California have a special opportunity to lead the way and make an impact on grantmaking practices far beyond our own region.

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Infrastructure: Effectiveness

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SF Bay Area

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Organizational Effectiveness

21 Oct 2014

Beyond the Grant: Building Capacity of Your Nonprofit Grantees Through Pro-Bono Services

October 21, 2014 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

The San Francisco Foundation

How can foundations use pro-bono services to support their grantees with communications strategies, information technology, board and executive leadership development, or any other number of nonprofit capacity and organizational challenges? As part...

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25 Sep 2014

Retrofitting Movements: Supporting Nonprofit Leaders in a Networked World

September 25, 2014 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

In this interactive session, learn how funders can partner with pioneering nonprofit leaders to embrace technology and breakthrough forms of collaboration.

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Leadership Development

Technology/Social Media

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Infrastructure

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Resources from Crack the Capacity Building Nut: Fresh Breakthroughs from Chicago

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11/2017

At this program, attendees participated in a lively discussion to find out why it’s been so hard to help grantees do their work better and what funders can do differently to get it right. Experts offered successful regional models, current trends, and best practices for funders, nonprofits, and consultants to successfully support nonprofit capacity in all aspects of their work. We dug deep into these learnings and explored our region’s needs, capacity, and how we can better support the nonprofit sector.

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