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Philanthropy Reacts
Release Date:
11/14/2016
Take a look at the social reactions to #Election2016 from the philanthropy community.
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The Volunteer "Toolkit" | KQED and the SF Homeless Project
Release Date:
11/07/2016
As part of a collaboration with dozens of Bay Area news organizations, KQED is shining another light on the issue of homelessness and housing insecurity with the SF Homeless Project. Take a look at the "toolkit" KQED has provided for volunteer...
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Why We Need to Talk About Parenting in Philanthropy
Release Date:
09/26/2016
I had coffee recently with a friend and we got to talking about her early days of parenting.
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A New Brand of CSR
Release Date:
09/19/2016
Corporate responsibility is changing fast. The Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s Corporate Responsibility Manager Kathy Gu explores the evolution of corporate responsibility "from traditional cause-related marketing and grants to embedding...
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Could We Stay or Should We Go? Perspectives on Nonprofit Displacement Part III
Release Date:
07/18/2016
The San Francisco-Bay Area's social sector is at a critical junction. Surges in real estate prices are forcing nonprofits to close their doors or relocate. In this third installment of Foundation Center West's blog series, Landon Williams, from The...
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SF Takes Action: Perspectives on Nonprofit Displacement Part II
Release Date:
07/11/2016
Foundation Center West created a tool, Foundation Map California, to visualize Northern California's philanthropy data. Their series on nonprofit displacement brings together our shared interest in the use of data to better understand philanthropy's...
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Eviction Defense: Perspectives on Nonprofit Displacement Part I
Release Date:
07/05/2016
Foundation Center West created a tool, Foundation Maps California , to visualize Northern California's philanthropy data. Their series on nonprofit displacement brings together our shared interest in the use of data to better understand philanthropy...
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The 2016 Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Survey Is Now Open
Release Date:
06/24/2016
This year, Northern California Grantmakers has partnered again with the Council on Foundations and the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers on the 2016 Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Survey, a valuable benchmarking tool. Learn More.
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Funding Infrastructure: A Smart Investment for All
Release Date:
06/16/2016
Foundations engage in a delicate dance when it comes to investing in their own work. The world we inhabit holds so much pain and possibility for change, and we want to make the biggest possible difference with the funds entrusted to us. Like the...
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What Do Arts Leaders Really Need?
Release Date:
03/21/2016
Last week, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation released a new report showing implications for the nonprofit arts sector as a whole and for individual organizations striving to keep pace with rapid demographic change. Read Hewlett's blog to...
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