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Climate Resilience and Justice

Why Philanthropy Must Do More on Climate Change

Release Date:

03/16/2017

By Larry Kramer | History is replete with examples of societies that vanished when the local climate changed. But the threat we face from climate change today is much greater than that, because it’s not local, it’s global. Human activity is changing...

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Those Crazy Lines

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04/20/2017

Leave it to John Oliver to humorously straighten out the twisted world of gerrymandering. “Everyone’s voice should count, Everyone should have an equal chance to make a bad decision that [expletive]s it up for everyone else. Election results should...

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Honoring a Member of the Arts Community, Ebony McKinney

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08/03/2017

Northern California Grantmakers joins with The San Francisco Arts Commission and the arts community to mourn the unexpected death of Ebony McKinney.

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Arts and Culture

A Match Made in (Finance) Heaven

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12/13/2017

In March 2015, lightning struck. For six months, I’d been looking for new ways to help the nonprofits we serve get to the next level.

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Youth Organizing and Youth Power

Member Spotlight: Rajni Dronamraju, Senior Manager, Charitable Giving at Genentech

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12/14/2017

Rajni Dronamraju is the Senior Manager, Charitable Giving at Genentech. As a part of our Member Spotlight Series, Rajni told us about her passion project, and why she's interested in learning from her funder peers in our community.

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21 Feb 2018

Voter’s Choice Act: Big Changes Ahead for California Elections

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February 21, 2018 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

Many California voters will experience major changes to how they register to vote and cast ballots in the coming year. Three recent reforms — online voter registration , automated voter registration , and conditional voter registration make...

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Listening to Data: NCG’s Analytics Story

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01/03/2018

It’s an open secret in philanthropy: visitors to our websites ignore our lovingly curated stories and head straight to our job listings. Northern California Grantmakers is no exception. A look at our website data last year showed our job board...

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Corporate Philanthropy Institute Q&A: Environmental Journalist Discusses Challenges and Opportunities the SDGs Present to Businesses

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01/11/2018

Our Q&A features Mary Mazzoni, one of our panelists. Mazzoni is a freelance environmental journalist who reports on the role of business in protecting the environment and fostering equality around the world. Here, she explains how the SDGs came...

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11 Oct 2018

Stockton Reinvention Tour Webinar | Economic Empowerment: Basic Income Demonstration & Workforce Access

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October 11, 2018 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

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On June 1 st , representatives of 26 philanthropic institutions had the opportunity to experience how Stockton is reinventing itself through a full-day funders convening and Reinvention Tour in Stockton . Participants had the...

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Honoring our Full Humanity: Never Again for All of Us

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01/21/2019

History is told through multiple, sometimes competing, narratives. Earlier this month, walking through downtown Montgomery, Alabama with folks from NCG, posted plaques told stories in the way official histories often do, highlighting founders and...

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06 Feb 2019

Unchain Democracy: Restoring Power to the Majority

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February 6, 2019 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

In her award-winning book, Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America , renowned author and historian Nancy Maclean uncovers the 60-year campaign to make libertarianism mainstream and fundamentally upend...

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21 May 2019

Philanthropy in the State Capitol 2019

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May 21, 2019 - 1:00pm to May 22, 2019 - 5:00pm

Sacramento, CA

Join Ellen and the NCG team as we embark on a day of learning, policy, and community – with lots of laughter sprinkled in – at our state capitol. We invite you to be a part of our delegation as we educate lawmakers about the issues most important to...

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2020 Census

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If We’re Lucky, We All Get Old

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05/16/2019

I recently had a new head shot taken. It’s been close to 10 years since I last had a professional photograph taken of me, and well: I look a bit different. I now have an additional line or two across my forehead and my hair is sprouting a few more...

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NCG Policy Quarter: Fall 2019

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10/24/2019

When NCG stepped into the policy space two years ago, our goal was to bring a powerful tool to advance change to the complex issues facing our diverse and rapidly-changing region. Guided by our policy agenda, NCG’s policy work has focused on...

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09 Apr 2020

COVID-19 School Closures in California: How Philanthropy Can Help Now

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April 9, 2020 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

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Schools closed a few weeks back, forcing teachers, districts, caregivers, and the department of education to scramble to find immediate solutions. There are immediate needs no longer being met because of school closures, like nutrition, physical...

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Philanthropy CA

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03 Jun 2020

NCG's Virtual 2020 Annual Conference

June 3, 2020 -

2:00pm to 4:45pm

Zoom Webinar Livestream

When we chose love as the theme for our 2020 conference we knew we’d be entering an election year fraught with anxiety, but none of us imagined we’d be entering the fourth month of a pandemic. Love, it turns out, could be just what...

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28 Oct 2020

How to Keep Form 990 Consistent with Your Financial Statements

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October 28, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

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Do your audited financial statements and Form 990 tell a consistent story about your organization? Where might they differ and why? During this webcast, we’ll compare and contrast some potential differences to help you understand how to complete the...

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Member Spotlight with Pedro Arista

Release Date:

10/15/2020

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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