Philanthropy News
February 21, 2019
Last week, NCG member Metta Fund announce the appointment of Anna Karrer Manley as its first-ever Director of Communications. Congratulations Anna! Take a look at Metta Fund's announcement.
February 4, 2019
I began 2019 with members of the Northern California Grantmakers Board and staff in Selma and Montgomery, Alabama. I was prepared for the visit to be emotional and deeply moving, but was unprepared for it to be as personal as it became.
January 24, 2019
Walter & Elise Haas Fund has announced Zachary McRae has joined the team as its new Program Officer for the Education Program. Congratulations Zachary and welcome to the NCG community!
January 22, 2019
The kickoff of NCG's inaugural Communications Cohort is just a few days away. In advance of the launch, we asked Cohort faculty member, Robert Bray, Director of Communications for NEO Philanthropy, to share how he procrastinates and why for him, the personal is the political.
January 22, 2019
The kickoff of NCG's inaugural Communications Cohort is just a few days away. In advance of the launch, we asked NCG's Vice President of Public Affairs and Cohort faculty member, Emily Katz, to share how the understanding of her identity has changed over time.
January 18, 2019
As we get closer to the kickoff of NCG's inaugural Communications Cohort at the end of this month, we asked Cohort faculty member for former NCG Equity and Social Justice Director, Chris Punongbayan, to share his personal insight into this experience and mid-career growth.
January 11, 2019
As we get closer to the kickoff of NCG's inaugural Communications Cohort at the end of this month, we asked Cohort faculty member Vanice Dunn, to share her experience with mid-career growth and how her identity has changed over time.
December 5, 2018
Padmini Parthasarathy has joined the team at the Walter & Elise Haas Fund as its new Senior Program Officer for the Fund's Economic Security program. Congratulations Padmini!
November 8, 2018
NCG member the May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust has announced Kelly Kent as its new Program Officer. Congratulations and welcome to the NCG community!
November 8, 2018
At a pivotal time in its shift to a new strategic direction, Blue Shield of California Foundation has engaged two new senior fellows, marking the launch of a new fellowship program that will bring fresh perspectives to the complex problems facing California’s communities.