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Reflections on Un-Learning

Release Date: 
10/10/2019
As a kid, I practiced all the time – piano, soccer, reading – to get better at whatever it was I was doing. I practiced. I asked questions. I got frustrated. Inevitably, with that one piece of sheet music, that soccer move, or the next chapter book...
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NCG Blog
Topic(s) 
Evaluation
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
25 Feb 2020

Introduction to Expanding the Bench for Culturally-Responsive and Equitable Evaluation

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
February 25, 2020 -
11:30am to 12:30pm
Webinar
Does your organization value diversity, inclusion and equity? How are those values reflected in your organization's approach to learning and evaluation? Expanding the Bench (ETB) is based on the belief that learning and evaluation have the power to...
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Briefing Program
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
21 Apr 2020

California Funders Supporting Immigrants During the COVID-19 Crisis

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
April 21, 2020 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Webinar
In California, the local and regional responses in support of immigrant communities have varied during the COVID-19 crisis. Thousands of immigrants have found themselves either deemed essential workers without adequate protections or have lost their...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Philanthropy CA
Funding Area 
Disaster Response and Resilience
Immigration Justice
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
24 Aug 2020

Funder Response: Current Northern California Widespread Wildfires

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
August 24, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Zoom Meeting
The current wildfires are affecting tens of thousands of northern Californians, forcing widespread evacuations, burning homes and structures, causing air pollution, and disrupting the fragile livelihoods of people and communities already responding...
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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
06 Oct 2020

Feeling the Impact: Personal & Organizational Integration of Crises Part 4

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
October 6, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Zoom Meeting
In this Feeling the Impact Series , we will explore how our need for safety, dignity, and the right relationship deeply influence how we navigate crises. The past six months have brought unparalleled disruption and loss that has affected every...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Consultants
Funding Area 
Health
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Nephthali Ramirez Helps Expand NCG's Virtual Programming

Release Date: 
10/01/2020
NCG is pleased to welcome Nephthali Ramirez as its Programs and Communications Contractor. As a part-time contractor, Nephthali's support to the team comes as NCG is expanding its virtual programming. If you have not already, you will be seeing her...
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NCG Blog
25 Mar 2021

The Impacts of COVID-19 on Nonprofit Real Estate

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
March 25, 2021 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
For the past year, nonprofits have experienced disruptions and upheaval from COVID-19, responding you unprecedented impacts on their operations, their staff, and their clients. The impact of COVID-19 has added to the ongoing struggle nonprofits have...
18 Jun 2021

CCJFG Membership Meeting | Session 3

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
June 18, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:30am
This meeting will focus on strategies and practices for funding healing justice and was designed in collaboration with Melanie Havelin, Executive Director of the John M. Lloyd Foundation . What would change about our funding practices if we operated...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Leadership Development
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community

California Funders Announce New Fund To Support Youth Organizing for Social Change

Release Date: 
12/02/2020
SAN FRANCISCO -- Today a group of Northern California foundations launched the Youth Power Fund , which supports nonprofits that organize young people in the region and advocate for social change. In the current political climate in our nation, the...

New $15 Billion Climate Package for California — Here's What It Means for Philanthropy

Release Date: 
09/30/2021
There will be tremendous opportunities for philanthropy to ensure investments are targeted in our most vulnerable communities at risk of climate-driven events. NCG's Alan Kwok provides an analysis of what the package will bring and what role...
05 Nov 2021

CCJFG Membership Meeting | Session 6

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
November 5, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Please join us for our last CCJFG Membership Meeting of 2021. We will be using this meeting to reflect on 2021; to share the hard lessons we’ve learned, as well as celebrate our successes. We will also spend time thinking about the possibilities of...
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Briefing Webinar
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Leadership Development
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community

About | 5 Shifts

To chart a course toward a more caring, connected, and equitable region powered by the philanthropy sector, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation supported a unique partnership between Northern California Grantmakers and Open Impact . The...

Action Guide | Public Policy

2022 Mid-Term Elections Midterm elections provide voters the opportunity to assess and signal if the current presidential administration, federal elected officials, and local elected leaders are meeting their needs. This November, California voters...

Funding Redistricting in California: An Analysis of Philanthropy California's Fair Representation Fund

Release Date: 
11/02/2022
NCG and our Philanthropy California colleagues are delighted to share with you the following report detailing the efforts and impacts of Philanthropy California’s Fair Representation Fund . This pooled fund harnessed $2.5 million in direct...

It’s Time to Standardize Demographic Data to Advance Equity

Release Date: 
01/19/2023
In an age of big data, it’s clear that we need an efficient way for nonprofits to share the demographic data funders seek in an accessible and reusable format. If we want true progress toward building an equitable future, we need not only a sense of...
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