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Infrastructure: Capacity Building

20 Jun 2019

Reimagining Asset Building Through Community Ownership

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
June 20, 2019 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
OakStop
The asset building field has traditionally focused on asset building at the individual and family unit level. But imagine a world where people have an opportunity to share in the wealth and prosperity they help to create by controlling community...
19 Feb 2019

The Role of Philanthropy in Scaling Solutions toward Systems Change

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
February 19, 2019 -
9:30am to 12:00pm
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
How can funder behavior evolve to be more collaborative, and more supportive of scaling the solutions and impact of grantees whose work creates positive, systemic changes to pressing problems? For more than two years, the Scaling Solutions toward...
26 Jun 2018

Innovations in Nonprofit Capacity Building with a Regional Approach

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
June 26, 2018 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
The San Francisco Foundation
How can foundations address the targeted capacity building needs of nonprofits, at scale, throughout a region? The San Francisco Foundation and The East Bay Community Foundation are mobilizing resources and acting as catalysts for change to build...
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,...
01 Nov 2017

Crack the Capacity Building Nut: Fresh Breakthroughs from Chicago

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
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...
18 Oct 2017

Census 2020: Uniting for a Common Cause

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Public Policy
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
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...
19 Sep 2017

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

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
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...
08 Aug 2017

Full Cost Project One-Day Workshop: Unpacking Full Cost

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
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.
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...
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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