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03 Oct 2019

Fair Courts: The Threat to Judicial Independence in Polarized Times

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Public Policy

October 3, 2019 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

Judicial independence may be the most consequential — though least visible and discussed — long-term threat to a well-functioning American democracy. The partisan political climate in the U.S. has emboldened lawmakers to undermine the role of an...

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SF Bay Area

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Fighting for Judicial Independence: Why Our Democracy Depends on Fair Courts

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09/25/2019

States across the country are considering legislation that would diminish the independence of their courts. Recently, Kathy Bonnifield , Program Officer at the Piper Fund, chatted with the Bay Area Democracy Funders Group about some...

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What We're Reading: Year-End Equity & Social Justice Edition

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11/20/2019

Welcome to a special edition of What We're Reading. We're winding down with a double dose of articles and bonus tidbits.

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18 Jun 2020

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

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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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17 Sep 2020

An Overview of Impact Investing for Foundations

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September 17, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:30am

Webinar

As grantmakers, we want our organizations to have cutting-edge, impactful investments that align with our mission. But to get there the conversations can be challenging, different sets of risks are put before us, and it takes time to make the case...

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Economic & Community Development

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Finding Our People: A Communications Institute Rooted in Racial Equity and Emotional Intelligence

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10/10/2019

When I joined NCG three and a half years ago, our communications was staffed by a competent and personable team of one. The woman who held the job had a knack for discerning what people wanted and delivering just that thing. This made everyone happy...

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Communications Institute

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21 Apr 2021

Moving to Racial Equity: What’s Getting in the Way!?! | A Conversation with Funders

April 21, 2021 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

Private funders in the Bay Area and across the nation have long acknowledged the need to increase attention to racial equity. Many funding leaders and organizations have made progress over recent years. Yet Latinx and other nonprofit leaders of...

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08 Dec 2021

Year End Magic: 2021 Bay Area Holiday Party

December 8, 2021 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

2021HolidayParty.jpg Put on that ugly sweater and grab that cozy, seasonal drink of choice, as it is time for the annual Bay Area Philanthropy Holiday Party! This year, we have a special treat, Magician Nash Fung will take center stage for a virtual...

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04 May 2021

Belly of the Beast Film Screening and Discussion about Forced Sterilizations in California’s Women’s Prisons

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May 4, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Between 2006-2010, 144 people were sterilized without consent in California’s women’s prisons. This atrocious human rights abuse was kept secret from the survivors and the public. Forced sterilizations are part of the long legacy of eugenics,...

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14 Jul 2020

Building Wildfire Resilience in the West: Megafire - The New Abnormal | Session 2

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July 14, 2020 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

About this Series Western landscapes have always burned and always will. The more we suppress fire and change the climate, the more catastrophic wildfires become. How can we make communities and wild lands more resilient in the age of megafire?...

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Disaster Resilience Relief and Recovery

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Disaster Preparedness

Philanthropy CA

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Health

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21 Jul 2020

Building Wildfire Resilience in the West: Catastrophic Wildfire - Opportunities for Intervention | Session 3

July 21, 2020 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

Zoom Webinar

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Bipartisan Congressional Action Required to Prevent Census 2020 Disaster

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10/02/2017

"Some of the largest foundations in the country have started to fill a portion of this resource gap, but more focus and resources are needed to support the organizations engaged in critical census education and promotion."

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Media | Nonprofit Displacement Project

Since the release of the Nonprofit Displacement Report in 2016, national and local media have supported the spread of the issue and the work we are doing. View some of the external media below. The Bay Area Reporter...

CEO Transition Update: January 2020

Release Date:

01/31/2020

In March , NCG’s President and CEO Ellen LaPointe will embark on her next great adventure leading a Boston-based LGBTQIA+ health organization. NCG’s Bo ard is gearing up to conduct a robust and inclusive search for her successor . Here’s an update...

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Everything Wrong with The Verge’s Article, “What to Expect from the 2021 Fire Season in the West”

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08/04/2021

As fire season sets in, the stream of well-meaning articles entering our news feed is on the rise. They’re intended to help us make sense of and respond to the threat of wildfire and smoke. What worries me though, is what’s missing from these pithy...

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What We're Reading: Critical Race Theory Edition

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08/04/2021

I’m someone who went into a graduate program in history and wrote a dissertation on hidden and oftentimes, erased stories on resilience and activism by queer women of color. I’m attuned to what gets taught, why some topics aren’t, and the process...

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What We're Reading: Operationalizing Racial Equity Edition

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02/02/2022

The lunar new year of the tiger began on February 1, so it's still a new year which means we have an opportunity for a fresh start. Leaders and staff in organizations from different sectors use the phrase “racial equity” or “diversity, equity, and...

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