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A recent report, Much Alarm, Less Action, from the Center for Effective Philanthropy found that both foundation and nonprofit leaders believe that climate change will negatively affect their work —no matter the issues they focus on. However, less than 2% of all giving went to building climate resilience. Continued climate inaction by the philanthropic sector, will undo existing efforts to address a multitude of societal challenges, particularly those around public health.

NCG has launched a two-part event series in partnership with Mother Jones. Part 1 introduced funders to the role that nonprofit news outlets play in shaping a healthy democracy. Part 2 will follow-up with a deep dive into how historically marginalized communities are targeted with strategic disinformation campaigns and what local journalism can do to address it.

With so much attention focused on critical 2024 fights occurring around the nation, it is easy to miss that our democracy is on the ballot here at home as well. Join local democracy leaders from Bay Rising and California Common Cause for an intimate conversation about local attacks on democracy and the critical work happening now to defend it.
 

Young people are fired up! They see injustices in their communities and existential threats to their futures - a severe housing and homelessness crisis, inflation and stagnant wages, democracy under threat and a loss of rights, and extreme climate impacts - all of which are felt disproportionately by Black, Indigenous, Latinx and other people of color communities.

Stories of companies retreating from targeted programs, rebranding programs, changing messaging, or taking a “quiet action” approach due to fear of backlash abound in the field. While companies are working to meet the unique needs of communities with their philanthropic efforts, this fear is directly impacting corporate philanthropy and CSR efforts.

This program is an opportunity to learn more about Sierra Health Foundation’s Community Economic Mobilization Initiative (CEMI) that works to build the capacity of frontline communities to advance equitable, regional economic development and climate resilience. 

Large-scale civic infrastructure projects implemented during urban renewal caused generational harm to communities of color. Now cities have the chance to reimagine their neighborhoods and repair this harm with equitable, resident-led comprehensive community development strategies. When these projects come up, longtime residents and the communities who suffered most from past projects must be at the forefront leading the vision for their neighborhoods, grounded in racial equity.