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Why We've Stopped Saying 'Natural Disaster': Taking Action

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Release Date: 
08/29/2019
There’s nothing natural about the suffering that follows disasters because it doesn’t have to be that way. Philanthropy can proactively invest in hazard mitigation and preparedness efforts to lessen the impacts of disasters.

Elevate your Onboarding for Better Engagement

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Release Date: 
08/29/2019
Beginnings are important experiences; we are excited, fresh, and impressionable. As employers, onboarding is our opportunity to demonstrate what it means to be a part of our community, while inviting new individuals in to join us.

Member Spotlight: Cristina Huezo, Director, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Headshots of blog interviwer and interviewee from left to right Cristina Huezo and Kayla Ballard
Release Date: 
08/15/2019
Cristina Huezo is a Director at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). As a part of our Member Spotlight Series, Cristina spoke to NCG's Communications Manager, Kayla Ballard about being a Bay Area Native, Run TMC, the CZI Community Fund, and why she...

What We're Reading: August Equity & Social Justice Edition

Headshots of blog authors from left to right Alice Y. Hom and Daniel Lau
Release Date: 
08/15/2019
This month finds us with our hearts heavy with the loss of lives through the mass shootings and the passing of a beloved writer, Toni Morrison. The expression of white supremacist violence and hate is overwhelming and we’re trying to find comfort...

Why We’ve Stopped Saying ‘Natural Disaster’ and You Should Too

Release Date: 
08/01/2019
Not so long ago, I used the term "natural disaster" in a manuscript for a publication. My PhD supervisor shot back, “There's nothing natural about disasters.” Decades of hazard research and our frontline communities are concluding the same thing:...

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