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NCG Expands Efforts to Secure an Equitable Climate-Resilient California

Release Date: 
06/02/2022
Climate change is here to stay. Although what’s needed seems endless as the impacts will worsen in the coming years, I am hopeful. Since joining the sector four years ago, I have seen an increasing number of funders exploring new ways to address...
12 Sep 2022

Beyond Policy: Understanding Gun Violence Prevention

September 12, 2022 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Zoom Meeting
Gun violence is the leading cause of death of children and teens in the United States , having disproportionately impacted BIPOC communities for generations. For far too long, the emphasis on gun violence reduction has focused on...
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Briefing Webinar
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Statewide

Voter’s Choice Act: Big Changes Ahead for California Elections | 2/21/2018

Publication date: 
02/2018
Our featured speakers discussed the impetus for the new law, how it might affect underrepresented communities, and how election offices, community organizations, and others are working together to prepare voters for the change. They also discussed the funding landscape and opportunities to start planning for statewide rollout in 2020.

Silicon Valley Nonprofit Space and Facilities Report | Nonprofit Displacement Project

The Bay Area economic boom is having dramatic, tectonic effects: deepening income and opportunity disparities are placing nonprofit and arts institutions at higher risk for displacement, further threatening to undermine the unique, vibrant character and culture that have been the legacy of our region for generations. While the real estate boom generates revenue and opportunity for the Bay Area, it places additional stress on nonprofits and the communities they serve who are struggling to remain in their neighborhoods. The kind of pressure the housing crunch is putting on individuals, is also...
14 Jul 2020

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

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
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?...
01 Sep 2020

Homelessness in Older Adults: A Crisis Emerged

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
September 1, 2020 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Zoom Meeting
The number of older adults experiencing homelessness is alarmingly on the rise. At least half of our nation’s unhoused are over the age of 50. In California, older adults are now the fastest-growing segment of the homeless population with annual...
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Briefing Webinar
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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Q&A with Q&D: Meet Senior Director of Public Affairs Qurratulain “Q” Sajid

Release Date: 
08/31/2022
NCG is thrilled to announce that Qurratulain “Q” Sajid (she/they) has joined the team as the Senior Director for Public Affairs. President and CEO Dwayne S. Marsh had a chat with Q about the new role and prioritizing values within our work. Read on...
29 Jul 2020

Holding Multiple Truths: Challenges and Calls to Actions for AAPI Communities in the Pandemic and Uprising for Racial Justice

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
July 29, 2020 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Zoom Meeting
We are in a crisis within a crisis. We are facing a pandemic of COVID-19 within systemic racism, which has always been with us. Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities are facing a particular set of experiences in the pandemic that...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Philanthropy CA
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice

A Portrait of California 2014-2015: California Human Development Report

Publication date: 
12/2014
Instead of relying only on economic analysis, Measure of America’s A Portrait of California uses the human development approach to tell us how people are doing. Three dimensions—a long and healthy life, access to knowledge, and a decent standard of living—are examined in detail and presented along a simple ten-point scale: the American Human Development (HD) Index.
16 Sep 2022

Funders for Climate Equity September Meeting

September 16, 2022 -
10:30am to 12:00pm
Zoom Meeting
A recent report, Much Alarm, Less Action , from the Center for Effective Philanthropy found that both foundation and nonprofit leaders believe that climate change will negatively affect their work —no matter the issues they focus on. However, less...
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Briefing Webinar
30 Nov 2022

Ramps Aren’t Enough: Improving Accessibility in Your Workplace | Disability Inclusion in Philanthropy Webinar Series

November 30, 2022 -
10:30am to 12:00pm
Zoom Webinar
About the Series This two-part webinar series will suggest organizational (internal) and programmatic (external) strategies to consider when approaching disability inclusion and accessibility in philanthropy.These presentations, featuring foundation...
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Briefing Webinar
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Statewide

Why We Can't Build a Fire-Resilient Future without Worker Justice

Release Date: 
12/15/2022
Navigating the threat of wildfire is an ongoing reality of life in Sonoma County . From 2017 to 2020, fires burned more than 300,000 acres across the county, resulting in devastating losses to ecosystems, homes, communities, and human lives. Recent...

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