CCJFG Member Spotlight: California ChangeLawyers
Release Date:
08/14/2020
Interview with Jasjit Singh, Program Officer
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Blue Shield of California Foundation Names New Chief Program Director
Release Date:
03/21/2019
Wang Kong joined the Foundation four years ago as a program officer, quickly rising to the position of senior program officer, and earlier this year she was named interim chief program director.
Blue Shield of California Foundation Announces New Chief Program Director
Release Date:
08/23/2017
Blue Shield of California Foundation announced today the appointment of Theresa Fay-Bustillos as the organization’s new chief program director. Welcome to the NCG community!
Blue Shield of California Foundation Names Director of Communications and Public Affairs
Release Date:
07/23/2020
Rachael Kagan, a strategic leader with two decades of experience leading communications for California health care organizations, has been named director of communications and public affairs at Blue Shield of California Foundation.
The California Wellness Foundation Appoints New Chief Financial Officer and Director of Grants Management
Release Date:
09/26/2019
The California Wellness Foundation has announced two new appointments: Rochelle Witharana as its new Chief Financial Officer, and Amber López Gamble as Director of Grants Management.
Member Spotlight: Carolyn Wang Kong, Chief Program Director of the Blue Shield of California Foundation
Release Date:
04/04/2019
Carolyn Wang Kong is the Chief Program Director at the Blue Shield of California Foundation . As a part of our Member Spotlight Series, Carolyn spoke to us about where she is seeking collaboration, why time travel would be her ideal superpower, and...
The California Wellness Foundation Announces Chief Operating and Financial Officer
Release Date:
07/20/2015
NCG member The California Wellness Foundation announces Margaret Minnich as its Chief Operating and Financial Officer.
Women’s Foundation of California Welcomes New Chief Development Officer
Release Date:
10/05/2017
NCG member the Women's Foundation of California recently announced the hiring of Rozella "Rozie" Kennedy as its new Chief Development Officer. Welcome to the community Rozie!
Blue Shield of California Foundation Announces New Director of Finance, Operations, and Grants
Release Date:
10/24/2019
Blue Shield of California Foundation has announced Annie Z. Wong as its new Director of Finance, Operations, and Grants. Congratulations Annie! Read the announcement below. San Francisco, CA (October 22, 2019) –...
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Feb
2020
Fireside Chat Part 2 | Liberate Your Foundation: Lessons from POC, Queer, and Allied Foundation Leaders
Areas of Focus
February 4, 2020 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
How was philanthropic wealth created in the first place? Who should lead foundations? Who gets to decide how wealth is distributed? Philanthropy is undergoing a moment of reckoning, with many inside and outside the sector questioning the way that...
NCG Bids Farewell to Policy Chief, Cecilia Chen
Release Date:
07/17/2020
This month marks a changing of the guard in NCG’s policy advocacy. NCG’s Cecilia Chen is stepping down to assume a central role in efforts to end the criminalization of Black youth and youth of color in Oakland at the Oakland-based Akonadi...
The James Irvine Foundation Announces Tim Recker as New Chief Investment Officer
Release Date:
10/13/2016
Tim Recker was named The James Irvine Foundation's Chief Investment Officer. Learn more about his new role and join us in welcoming him to the NCG community!
Chief Financial Strategy Officer - Foundation for California Community Colleges
Position:
Chief Financial Strategy Officer - Foundation for California Community Colleges
The Foundation for California Community Colleges (“FoundationCCC”) is the official nonprofit supporting the Board of Governors, the Chancellor’s Office, and, ultimately, the California Community College system — the largest system of higher education in the nation. FoundationCCC’s initiatives,...
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Apr
2015
Key Traits of Phenomenal Foundation Executive Directors
April 30, 2015 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Foundation executive directors—particularly those with few or no staff—juggle many roles: strategic grantmaker, convener, collaborator, board wrangler, media spokesperson, technical assistance provider, mediator, and so much more. Exponent...
The California Endowment Appoints Director of Learning and Evaluation
Release Date:
11/01/2017
NCG member The California Endowment has welcomed Janine Saunders, EdD, MPH as it's Director of Learning and Evaluation. Welcome to the NCG community, Janine!
Senior Director at the Valhalla Foundation
Position:
Senior Director at the Valhalla Foundation
As proud signatories of The Giving Pledge, Scott and Signe have committed over $600 million toward social impact in recent years in response to urgent challenges, including: persistent educational disparities and inequity, the devastating impacts of...
Building Diversity: A Survey of California Foundation Demographics, Policies and Practices
Publication date:
06/2009
In the fall of 2007, Northern California Grantmakers (in partnership with Southern California Grantmakers and San Diego Grantmakers) commissioned the Foundation Center to conduct two studies on diversity in philanthropy in California. The first of these studies examined the extent to which grantmaking by large California foundations serves populations of color. Titled Embracing Diversity: Foundation Giving to California’s Communities of Color , this study was released in June 2008. The present study reports findings from a survey that collected baseline data from 115 California foundations on...
Sonia Gonzales, California Bar Foundation's Executive Director Steps Down
Release Date:
03/29/2018
NCG member Sonia Gonzales recently announced her departure from the California Bar Foundation. Thank you for your dedicated work, Sonia! The NCG community wishes you all the best. Take a look at her community letter discussing her departure.
Foundation Funding to Address Domestic Violence in California
Publication date:
04/2014
The Foundation Center announced the release of a landmark report on foundation support for organizations and programs working to prevent—and address the consequences of— domestic violence in California. Enabled through a grant from Blue Shield of California Foundation, and using data from the Foundation Center’s research database, Foundation Funding to Address Domestic Violence in California is the first-ever examination of philanthropy’s contribution to the field of domestic violence. The report provides a landscape analysis to inform community organizations, funders, government agencies,...
Embracing Diversity: Foundation Giving to California’s Communities of Color
Publication date:
06/2008
In August 2007, Northern California Grantmakers (in partnership with Southern California Grantmakers and San Diego Grantmakers) commissioned the Foundation Center to conduct a series of studies on diversity in philanthropy in California. These studies included: 1) an analysis of the extent to which grantmaking by large California foundations serves populations of color; and 2) a survey of California foundations to collect baseline data on the demographic composition of their boards and staffs and on the types of diversity-related data collection and grantmaking they are involved in. A...