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Resources from California Philanthropy Forum: Should Californians Welcome Social Impact Bonds?

Publication date: 
05/2013
On May 10th Northern California Grantmakers, San Diego Grantmakers and Southern California Grantmakers—and the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofits) presented a special statewide webinar briefing on this emerging trend in social innovation.

GCIR and Philanthropy California’s Statement on the Trump Administration’s Attempt to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants from 2020 Census Data

Release Date: 
07/27/2020
In response to Trump Administration’s memorandum to remove undocumented immigrants from the 2020 Census apportionment count, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) and Philanthropy California issued the following statement.
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NCG Blog
Topic(s) 
Philanthropy CA
Policy
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Public Policy
27 Apr 2020

Pinpointing Vulnerability of COVID-19: Real-Time Safety Net Needs to Support Philanthropy’s Response

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
April 27, 2020 -
11:00am to 12:30pm
Webinar
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...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Disaster Preparedness
Funding Area 
Disaster Response and Resilience
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
01 Oct 2019

Quarterly Conversation on Disaster Philanthropy: The Philanthropic Landscape in Northern California and Funding Pre-disaster Mitigation and Preparedness

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
October 1, 2019 -
10:30am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
As extreme natural events are increasingly affecting our health, livelihoods, and social fabric, how might philanthropic investments be more strategic in building greater community disaster resilience? Since philanthropy cannot do it alone, it...
23 Sep 2015

California Policy Forum Webinar : Are Nonprofits and Philanthropy Ready to Pay $10 an Hour on January 1?

September 23, 2015 -
11:00am to 12:30pm
Webinar
Explore with philanthropic and nonprofit leaders the impact, policy, politics and reality of the upcoming increase in the state’s minimum wage. Hear current thinking about how nonprofits and philanthropy engaged in local efforts to raise the minimum...

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...

California’s Call for Inclusion: Why Philanthropy Should Engage in Census 2020 (Feb 2018)

Release Date: 
02/08/2018
California has long been home to a special kind of American Dream. People from all walks of life come to our state to find opportunity and prosperity. Since we were granted statehood in 1850 after the Mexican-American War, when the population was...
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NCG Blog
Topic(s) 
2020 Census
Facts, Figures, Trends
Philanthropy CA
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Geography 
Statewide

Time to Show Up: How Philanthropy Can Help Get Out the Youth Vote

Release Date: 
09/11/2020
At age 19, Davonte Johnson is already a five-year veteran of issue-based organizing in Detroit. From the “Fight for $15” to the fights against police brutality and the school-to-prison pipeline, he’s been on the front lines in activating young...

Making The Leap: How Four Philanthropy-Serving Organizations Elevated Their Work and Shaped Their Regions — and the Support that Helped Make it Happen

Release Date: 
09/16/2021
For more than half a decade, Philanthropy Northwest, Northern California Grantmakers, Southern California Grantmakers and Catalyst of San Diego and Imperial Counties have been the recipients of unprecedented support from one foundation that saw...
29 May 2019

No Housing Support for Mixed Status Families? How Philanthropy Can Respond to Proposed HUD Rule

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
May 29, 2019 -
10:30am to 11:30am
Webinar
No one should be denied support because of their loved ones’ immigration status. Yet a newly introduced regulation from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would force U.S. citizen children and their families out of public...
15 Apr 2020

Disability Matters: How Philanthropy Can Support Disability Healthcare Rights During Coronavirus

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
April 15, 2020 -
10:30am to 12:00pm
Webinar
The Coronavirus public health crisis is a moment when we need to be intentional in addressing the needs of disability communities. As funders, there is also the opportunity to be ahead of the curve on disability civil and human rights. In applying...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Disaster Preparedness
Philanthropy CA
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

A Conversation With Van Jones: Understanding Movement Building–The Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street and Philanthropy

Release Date: 
11/21/2011
Last month NCG was excited to partner with the Mitchell Kapor Foundation to present Van Jones. Van discussed Occupy Wall Street, Philanthropy and other political movements at work in our country today.
06 Dec 2022

It’s About Equity, Not Kindness: Accessible and Inclusive Grantmaking Practices | Disability Inclusion in Philanthropy Webinar Series

December 6, 2022 -
2:30pm to 3:30pm
Zoom Webinar
About the Series This two-part webinar series will suggest organizational (internal) and programmatic (external) strategies to consider when approaching disability inclusion and accessibility in philanthropy.These presentations, featuring foundation...
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Briefing Webinar
Geographic Location 
Statewide
07 May 2019

Stronger Philanthropy: CEP 2019

May 7, 2019 (All day) to May 9, 2019 (All day)
St. Paul, Minnesota
The Center for Effective Philanthropy's (CEP) biennial national conferences bring together foundation leaders and major donors to engage with the most pressing issues in philanthropy. The 2019 CEP Conference, Stronger Philanthropy, will be held May...
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Conference
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National

Philanthropy Advocacy Playbook

Philanthropy Advocacy Playbook: Leveraging Your Dollars by Alliance for Justice is designed to provide foundations with the information they need to both fund and conduct advocacy. The Playbook provides examples of how foundation investments have generated meaningful policy change, as well as links to other publications and fact sheets that will allow foundation leaders to quickly answer their questions and access additional information.

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