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NCG Board Chair on Our Curious City

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07/28/2017

Last week, NCG hosted United Philanthropy Forum’s annual conference in San Francisco. Having peers in town gave us a chance to showcase lots of talent from the region (including Dr. Bob Ross, Lateefah Simon, Judy Belk, Daniel Lee and Fred Blackwell...

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Announcing Jeff Malloy as NCG Board Chair

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01/09/2017

Northern California Grantmakers is pleased to announce that Jeff Malloy has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors.

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NCG Welcomes our Newest Members

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06/03/2015

2015 has been a busy year for NCG! This year we decided to expand our membership qualifications, and in doing so have some great members who are new to our community. We wanted to take a moment to celebrate them — each week we will be featuring five...

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CCJFG Member Spotlight: California ChangeLawyers

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08/14/2020

Interview with Jasjit Singh, Program Officer

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CCJFG Member Spotlight: The Libra Foundation

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02/05/2021

Interview with maisha quint, Senior Program Officer

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Professional Development Program

09 Apr 2015

The Critical Role of the Board Chair in Family Philanthropy | NCFP Webinar

April 9, 2015 -

9:00am to 10:30am

Online Webinar

What are the critical roles and responsibilities of family foundation board chairs? What are the traps that board chairs can fall into, and how can you avoid them? How can CEOs and board chairs create a mutually respectful and positive long-term...

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24 Mar 2016

San Francisco Bay Area Local Engagement Group: Conversations on Board Engagement

March 24, 2016 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

Join the San Francisco Bay Area Local Engagement Group (LEG) for a peer-to-peer conversation on board engagement. You will have the opportunity to share experiences with fellow funders and ask questions about successful strategies for engaging your...

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Roma Guy and John Woodward Join the Metta Fund’s Board of Directors

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05/23/2018

The Metta Fund is pleased to announce that Roma Guy and John Woodward have joined the organization’s board of directors.

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The Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers Elects New Board Chair

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08/08/2013

As many of our members know, Northern California Grantmakers is one of many grantmaker associations operating in the U.S. And while there are certainly national trends we explore through our programming, each grantmaker association taps into the...

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David Orr Named the David and Lucile Packard Foundation Board Chair

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01/18/2018

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation announced David Orr as its new chair of the Board of Trustees. Congratulations David!

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On the Passing of the Walter & Elise Haas Fund Board President William S. Goldman

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07/18/2017

Northern California Grantmakers joins with the Walter and Elise Haas Fund to mourn the tragic death of William S. Goldman.

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Abdi Soltani Joins The San Francisco Foundation's Board of Directors

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03/30/2017

NCG member, The San Francisco Foundation, has announced that Abdi Soltani has joined the Foundation's Board of Trustees. Soltani is the Executive Director of the ACLU of Northern California. He has been appointed to serve a five-...

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James Head Joins Zellerbach Family Foundation Board of Directors

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08/28/2019

The Zellerbach Family Foundation today announced the appointment of California philanthropy leader James W. Head to its Board of Directors.

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List of NCG's Board members.

Experiencing a New NCG Service–A Member Perspective

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11/19/2015

Guest blogger Jeffrey Malloy is the Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer at the Heising-Simons Foundation (HSF) as well as NCG Board Treasurer/Finance.

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NCG Welcomes our Newest Members | Part 2

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06/08/2015

2015 has been a busy year for NCG! This year we decided to expand our membership qualifications, and in doing so have some great members who are new to our community.

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NCG Welcomes our Newest Members | Part 3

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06/15/2015

2015 has been a busy year for NCG! This year we decided to expand our membership qualifications, and in doing so have some great members who are new to our community.

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Two NCG Members Honored with Distinguished Service Award

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04/18/2016

This year, the Council on Foundations awarded two local superstars its highest honors for distinguished service, Carol Larson of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and Ira Hirschfield of the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund.

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Member Spotlight with Glen Galaich: On Being Persistent and Adaptive

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08/06/2020

These past months, we've found ourselves returning to the same question: are our plans still serving their purpose or is there a greater opportunity made possible by the crises in which we find ourselves? We asked NCG's board, staff, and membership...

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