How Funders Can Engage in California’s Recall Elections
Publication date:
08/2021
Here are the top 5 ways foundations can engage their grantees and the communities they support around the recalls.
Resources Search
- resource provided by the Forum Network Knowledgebase.
Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.
Belly of the Beast Resource Guide
Publication date:
04/2021
BELLY OF THE BEAST.png This guide is designed to help you lead a discussion of Belly of the Beast, to engage more deeply with issues in the film, and to present options for further learning, discussion, and action. Belly of the Beast offers an entry point into conversations around reproductive justice, medical ethics, human rights, and the law. Today’s focus on institutional racism and the criminal justice system makes now an especially relevant time to engage in conversations about the systemic denial of the rights of people who are incarcerated.
COVID-19 Impacts on Nonprofit Real Estate | Nonprofit Displacement Project
Publication date:
02/2021
Nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area have long struggled to find and keep affordable space in the region’s red-hot real estate market and the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a new array of space challenges. Nonprofits now face new challenges - renegotiating leases, shedding unused space, adapting spaces to meet physical distancing requirements, even expanding to meet increased demand for services. Even without the staggering economic consequences of the pandemic, the future of nonprofit workspace is in flux as many nonprofits have moved to remote working arrangements and are considering...
Resources from the (MORE!) Friday Morning Refresh Series
Publication date:
10/2020
You can view ALL of the sessions and resources from the Morning Refresh Series here.
Resources for Bay Area Health Funders Group | The Next Generation: Youth Mental Health
Publication date:
05/2020
The lives of youth and families across the Bay Area have dramatically changed in the past month, and adjusting to a new way of learning and living is hard. For young people, being away from schools, friends, and relatives can intensify feelings of isolation and anxiety, which negatively impacts their mental health. Before this crisis, mental health among young people was widespread and undertreated, and many young people who accessed mental health care did so through a school setting. As we emerge from this crisis, our systems that interact with youth will need to work in new ways to support...
CCJFG Legislative Update: April
Publication date:
04/2020
Find up-to-date information on 2020 criminal justice reform legislation including the California Racial Justice Act and the Family Over Fees Act. You'll also find a breakdown of 2020 ballot measures including cash bail and California voting rights restoration.
CCJFG Watch & Listen: April
Publication date:
04/2020
Charisse Shumate: Fighting for Our Lives This short video was created in collaboration with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners and focuses on the life of Charisse Shumate and women in California state prisons. It includes amazing prison interviews as well as materials from State Senate hearings on conditions for women in the California State Prison System and historical video footage of Charisse and her family. Watch > Inside Prison Amid Coronavirus Pandemic As San Francisco takes the most severe measures in the country in response to COVID-19, telling 7 million people to shelter...
CCJFG Learn & Take Action: April
Publication date:
04/2020
Get current information on California Freedom Campaigns, COVID-19 Decarcerate Syllabus, and the impact COVID-19 is having on prisons.
CCJFG Reports from the Field: April
Publication date:
04/2020
Learn about the Sister Warrior Freedom campaign launch in March, the Drop LWOP (Life Without Parole) Spring Rally at the Capitol, and the new Alternative to Incarceration workgroup that appeared before the LA County Board of Supervisors.
Resources for April 6th COVID-19 Discussion on Funder Collaboration
Publication date:
04/2020
The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is far reaching, including major implications for non-profits and the communities that they serve. Philanthropy has an important role to play in supporting their non-profit partners during this challenging time in which there will be an increase in demand for their services. Through-out the next month, NCG will host a funders coordination meeting (via Zoom) every Monday from 11:00 am - 12:00 noon. During these calls, participants will hear from other local funders on what they see their role is and share about specific needs they are hearing about in the...
Resources for April 13th Discussion on Funder Collaboration for COVID-19
Publication date:
04/2020
The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is far reaching, including major implications for non-profits and the communities that they serve. Philanthropy has an important role to play in supporting their non-profit partners during this challenging time in which there will be an increase in demand for their services. Through-out the next month, NCG will host a funders coordination meeting (via Zoom) every Monday from 11:00 am - 12:00 noon. During these calls, participants will hear from other local funders on what they see their role is and share about specific needs they are hearing about in the...
Resources for Pinpointing Vulnerability of COVID-19: Real-Time Safety Net Needs to Support Philanthropy’s Response
Publication date:
04/2020
The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is far reaching, including major implications for nonprofits and the communities that they serve. Philanthropy has an important role to play in supporting their non-profit partners during this challenging time in which there will be an increase in demand for their services. This call focused on two areas of data: A three-county (in the Bay Area) view of near-term COVID-19 economic impacts Social safety net data from 2-1-1 in Northern California The Boston Consulting Group has recently completed economic analysis of the near-term impacts in...
Philanthropic Policy Brief on COVID-19 Testing
Publication date:
04/2020
This brief on COVID-19 testing is designed to support philanthropic discussion and aid in the coordination of the sector’s response. Philanthropy California offers a series of policy issues for consideration and action. Testing is a critical component in tracking and combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals are asymptomatic for up to 2 weeks post-exposure, which influences their judgment on where and how to interact socially. Many have unwittingly put others at risk through social interaction or through community contact (e.g. spreading the virus to door handles, grab bars, etc.) before...
Guidance for Philanthropic Communications in a Pandemic
Publication date:
03/2020
Philanthropy can serve as a trusted resource for actionable communications that lead with empathy and support grantees to prevent the spread of disease, preserve well-being, maintain social cohesion, and respond to economic hardship. Social Cohesion Pandemics are personal and interpersonal: we make each other sick. We must address the financial, social, and psychological conditioning that prompts us work when sick. Effective pandemic response requires isolation: create virtual connection to form the kind of social cohesion that drives effective response to other types of crisis or disaster...
Berkeley Resilience Strategy
Publication date:
03/2020
Developed with input and insights from the people of Berkeley, the Resilience Strategy is designed to articulate solutions that make our city more resilient not only to physical challenges, such as earthquakes, sea level rise, and aging infrastructure, but also to social challenges, such as racial inequity. At its core, the Resilience Strategy is about building resilience by building community. Strong connections between neighbors and lasting partnerships between community-serving organizations are vital to helping all residents, especially those most in need and historically underserved, to...
COVID-19 Update: CARES Act and Lankford Amendment
Publication date:
03/2020
On March 19, 2020, Senate Majority Leader McConnell proposed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act. The United States Senate will likely consider voting on this bill in the next 24 hours, depending on negotiations with the House of Representatives and the President. NCG, in coordination with our Philanthropy California colleagues, sent letters to Senator Dianne Feinstein and Senator Kamala Harris to respectfully request that the CARES Act include support for the nonprofit sector.
Resources for COVID-19: Impact on the Need for and Delivery of Legal Services
Publication date:
03/2020
lsfn-logo-revised.png This webinar addressed the ways in which COVID-19 is impacting the populations served by legal services organizations, the legal aid organizations themselves, legislation being considered to help highly impacted communities and funder opportunities. Speakers Tiela Chalmers, Chief Executive Officer, Alameda County Bar Association & Legal Access Alameda, CEO & General Counsel Oakland, CA Liz Keith, Program Director, Pro Bono Net James J. Sandman, President Emeritus, Legal Services Corporation Watch the webinar
Resources for March 23rd COVID-19 Discussion on Funder Collaboration
Publication date:
03/2020
This call focused on the need to shore up our social safety net. Participants heard broadly of the emerging challenges experienced by social safety net providers, including perspectives from community health, food banks, housing, and legal services. Speakers Dr. Jian Zhang, San Francisco Chinese Hospital Kathleen Odne, California Food Banks Association Claire Solot, Managing Director, Bigglesworth Family Foundation. Co-Founder, Legal Services Funders Network (LSFN) Watch the webinar
Resources for March 16th COVID-19 Discussion on Funder Collaboration
Publication date:
03/2020
Local funders identified needs, the strategies their organizations were deploying, shared resources, and discussed how they may coordinate response efforts. Watch the webinar
Voting in 2020: Summary of Briefing Call 3/23/2020
Publication date:
03/2020
Read the summary of the Voting in 2020 briefing call.
Pages
