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03 Dec 2019

A holiday coffee hosted by Magnify Community, NCG and SVCF

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
December 3, 2019 -
8:30am to 10:00am
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Join us for some holiday cheer, and an opportunity to connect with fellow grant-makers, philanthropic advisors, and others committed to local giving. As we reflect on the past year, we would love for everyone to share ideas about 1 or 2 local...
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Social
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Greater Northern California
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Leadership, Culture and Community

CEO Message: An Invitation to Authenticity

Release Date: 
09/09/2015
As we say goodbye to summer and move into a busy fall season, I’m excited by the many opportunities we will have to connect with colleagues, discuss the issues with which we are grappling, share triumphs and learnings, strengthen our relationships...

CEO Message: Leading with Love

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11/08/2018
My sweetheart and I were married a couple of weeks ago. We celebrated with friends and family with good food, dancing, and lots of laughter on a hilltop overlooking Tomales Bay. In the weeks leading up to our wedding the airwaves were saturated with...
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CEO Message: The New Normal

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08/16/2018
I’ve recently started a yoga practice. (OK maybe it’s a bit premature to call it a “practice,” but I have been to four classes so far, and I plan to keep going.)
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2020 Census

CEO Message: Wow.

Release Date: 
05/02/2019
It takes a lot of time to put together a day-long conference. We think about that when we consider the other things we will not be able to do, or will have to do later.
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2019 Annual Conference

CEO Message: Navigating the End

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09/21/2017
In 2007 I found myself in a situation we all dread: witnessing my mother’s declining health and doing everything I could to help her in what turned out to be her last year of life. With the hindsight of ten years, I now look back on that time as one...

CEO Message: More Than a Feeling

Release Date: 
01/23/2020
I have been thinking a lot about community lately. I am moved to do so by several things: the quality, character, and noise level of the current public discourse concerning policy and politics, the ongoing challenges people living in the Bay area...
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Leadership, Culture and Community

CEO Message: Where We Need to Be

Release Date: 
11/09/2017
There are some things you are glad to have, but hope never to have to use: A quarter for the phone booth (I know, I know – 20th century stuff). A snake for your drain. An epi pen. The capacity to respond quickly and effectively to an emergency is...
25 Feb 2020

Farewell to NCG's CEO Ellen LaPointe

February 25, 2020 -
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Covo
Join NCG staff and board to celebrate Ellen LaPointe and her contributions to NCG's community as she heads into her next adventure leading Boston's Fenway Health . Space is limited - RSVP to save your spot! Target Audience This gathering is open to...
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SF Bay Area
Peninsula and South Bay
16 Dec 2019

Navigating Change: The Journey of Seven CEOs

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
December 16, 2019 -
11:30am to 1:30pm
Skoll Foundation
We are once again seeing a wave of transitions among foundation CEOs in our region. These transitions have come about in a number of different ways. A significant number of CEOs retired from their positions. Others have come about due to the natural...
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Briefing Program
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On The Move
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SF Bay Area
Peninsula and South Bay
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Leadership, Culture and Community

CEO Transition Update: January 2020

Release Date: 
01/31/2020
In March , NCG’s President and CEO Ellen LaPointe will embark on her next great adventure leading a Boston-based LGBTQIA+ health organization. NCG’s Bo ard is gearing up to conduct a robust and inclusive search for her successor . Here’s an update...
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The Future of Foundation Philanthropy: The CEO Perspective

Based on the perspectives of more than 200 foundation CEOs, The Future of Foundation Philanthropy: The CEO Perspective captures foundation leaders’ views on challenges and concerns about the changing landscape in which they work and the most pressing issues that will influence foundation philanthropy in the coming years.

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