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16 Jul 2019

Disaster Resilience Learning Exchange: Using a Gender, Racial, and Economic Justice Framework in Building Resilient Communities

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
July 16, 2019 -
10:00am to 1:00pm
The California Endowment
Disasters are increasing across every state and on multiple terrains including wildfires, hurricanes, mass shootings, and financial crisis. Disasters have a disproportionate impact on the most vulnerable parts of our communities, including cisgender...
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Briefing Program
Topic(s) 
Disaster Preparedness
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Resources from Building Financial Security for Bay Area Families: New Data, Partnerships and Solutions

Publication date: 
11/2015
While only 10% of households across the Bay Area are living in poverty, over three times more are financially vulnerable. Brand new data from CFED in partnership with Citi Community Development reveals that 35% of households in the Bay Area are liquid asset poor—they do not have enough savings to live above the poverty level for just three months should they lose a job, have a health emergency, or suffer another disruption in income. Those living in asset poverty lack a financial cushion and are unable to invest in their futures. They can’t save for education, homeownership, or retirement—...

Development without Displacement: Resisting Gentrification in the Bay Area

Publication date: 
04/2014
The culmination of a year-long collaboration between Causa Justa::Just Cause and the Alameda County Public Health Department, this report is a first of its kind combining neighborhood analysis using a quantifiable “gentrification typology,” with interviews of affected populations and public health research to present a comprehensive definition of gentrification in the Bay Area.
15 Jun 2017

Brace for Impact: What Possible Federal Budget Cuts Mean for the Bay Area (Silicon Valley)

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
June 15, 2017 -
9:30am to 12:00pm
Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation
The federal budget season kicked off in high gear with the release of presidential priorities in March. While the federal budget is far from being finalized, the anticipated impact may be widespread across housing, transportation, health, arts,...
27 Mar 2019

Building a More Disaster Resilient Future in our Communities: A Conversation Among Grantmakers

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
March 27, 2019 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Northern California Grantmakers
As climate-related disasters are increasingly affecting our health, livelihoods, and social fabric, how might philanthropic investment build greater community disaster resilience to preserve and sustain the hard-earned socioeconomic gains in our...
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Briefing Program
Topic(s) 
Disaster Preparedness
Funding Area 
Disaster Resilience Relief and Recovery
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Announcing Alan Kwok, NCG's New Director of Disaster Resilience

Release Date: 
11/12/2018
Northern California Grantmakers is pleased to announce that Alan Kwok has been named Disaster Resilience Director. He brings to the role years of experience in Bay Area disaster response and leadership in the emerging field of community resilience.

NCG Expands Efforts to Secure an Equitable Climate-Resilient California

Release Date: 
06/02/2022
Climate change is here to stay. Although what’s needed seems endless as the impacts will worsen in the coming years, I am hopeful. Since joining the sector four years ago, I have seen an increasing number of funders exploring new ways to address...
18 Jun 2020

When the World Tilts: Compassion and Resilience in the Time of COVID-19

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
June 18, 2020 -
2:00pm to 3:15pm
Zoom Meeting
Social change leaders around the globe are facing systemic, operational, and strategic challenges related to COVID-19 that are testing the limits of their own and their organizations’ capabilities. In a volatile time like this, compassion is a...
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Event type 
Briefing Webinar
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community

Resources from BAHFG Program: ACA and the Intersectionality of Health and Workforce

Publication date: 
09/2015
On September 25, 2015 members of the Bay Area Health Funders Group and professionals in the Workforce and Education field, gathered to explore the implications of the ACA on the health workfoce, local community entities, and educational and health institutions. The following are the resources from the program: Health Care Transformation and Workforce Development: Emerging Opportunities Presentation by Kevin Barnett Co-Director, California Health Workforce Alliance (CHWA) Local Initiatives in Response to ACA/ EMS Corps Presentation by Alex Briscoe Agency...
30 Oct 2014

25 Years After Loma Prieta and Days After Napa: Philanthropy’s Role in Mitigating the Impact of Disaster on the Most Vulnerable

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
October 30, 2014 -
8:30am to 11:30am
World Affairs Council
How do funders prepare communities and organizations for disasters and ensure that institutions and social supports can recover quickly? Using the lens of Loma Prieta, Napa, Katrina, Sandy and other disasters we'll talk about the role of...
30 Aug 2016

Who Will Be Left? Stabilizing Communities Through the Ballot Box

August 30, 2016 -
2:30pm to 4:30pm
The San Francisco Foundation
We are in a pivotal moment in the fight for inclusive communities and housing justice! This November, after years of on the ground organizing, five ballot measures for new tenant protections and one to strengthen existing measures will go to voters...
27 Feb 2019

Not Your Grandma’s Philanthropy: Exploring Donor-Advised Funds and Rethinking Traditional Giving

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
February 27, 2019 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Commonwealth Club
Over the last several years, donor-advised funds (DAFs) have been a hot topic in the media and in philanthropic circles. DAFs allow individuals to irrevocably contribute funds to a DAF sponsor, gain an immediate tax break, and recommend...
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Event type 
Briefing Program
Topic(s) 
About Philanthropy
Facts, Figures, Trends
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Resources from Moving Black-Led Organizations from Crisis to Change: Solutions for Sustainability

Publication date: 
11/2016
A report issued last year by the Bay Area Black United Fund - Black-Led Organizations (BLOs) in the Bay Area: From Crisis to Change - noted that BLO’s which are lifelines to low-income Black communities are especially vulnerable due to a cumulative lack of resources to support growth, best-in-class systems, training and leadership development. Connections to mentors, coaches, experienced consultants, and other resources to assist with succession planning, board recruitment and the implementation of earned income strategies have been identified as keys to improving the sustainability of Black-...

Resources from NCG's 2015 Annual Conference

Publication date: 
05/2015
Resources from NCG's 2015 Annual Conference
01 Nov 2017

Crack the Capacity Building Nut: Fresh Breakthroughs from Chicago

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
November 1, 2017 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Trying to do right by grantees hasn’t always worked out the way it’s intended. Why do philanthropy’s well-meaning capacity building efforts so often result in scowls, or worse, wasted time for the grantees and wasted money for funders? Learning for...

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