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Meet the Moment: Bridging the Gap Between Rhetoric and Action

Release Date: 
12/09/2021
Ed, I appreciate the hand off, and the question: How do we bridge the gap that often exists between rhetoric and action within our institutions ? I believe we can bridge the gap by living our purpose. Why does philanthropy exist? Why is it necessary...
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10 Jan 2017

A New Vision For Comprehensive Capacity Building (A GEO special feature) | San Francisco

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Leadership, Culture and Community
January 10, 2017 -
10:00am to 3:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
We know that grantmakers can bolster nonprofit effectiveness and results by supporting capacity-building initiatives, thus ensuring their grantees have what they need to deliver on their missions over the long haul. As part of GEO and NCG’s...
11 Jan 2017

A New Vision For Comprehensive Capacity Building (A GEO special feature) | Peninsula

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
January 11, 2017 -
10:00am to 3:00pm
Microsoft Campus | Nebula Room
We know that grantmakers can bolster nonprofit effectiveness and results by supporting capacity-building initiatives, thus ensuring their grantees have what they need to deliver on their missions over the long haul. As part of GEO and NCG’s...

A Series on Risk, Change, and the Year Ahead: A Conversation with Larry Kramer

Release Date: 
02/06/2020
I asked five foundation executives—private, public, family, tech, small and large—if they’ve taken any special measures to ready themselves for the year ahead. In our second installment, we hear from Larry Kramer, President of the William and Flora...

Keep the Passion: De-Stress Your Relationship with Numbers

Release Date: 
02/08/2016
Rare is the program officer whose passion for philanthropy is driven by an innate love of numbers. Yet, gaining fluency in the financials can stave off the grey hairs that come with reviewing non-profits’ spreadsheets for years to come.
06 Apr 2017

Legal Services Funders Network: 2017 Signature Event

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
April 6, 2017 -
2:30pm to 5:00pm
Milton Marks Auditorium
Each year the Legal Services Funders Network (LSFN) puts on several events to help educated the community and bring together those with a shared interest in supporting legal services, as they believe these organizations are a critical tool to use to...
08 Aug 2017

Full Cost Project One-Day Workshop: Unpacking Full Cost

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
August 8, 2017 -
9:00am to 5:00pm
Google Community Space
The Full Cost conversation is happening nationally, and funders here in California have a special opportunity to lead the way and make an impact on grantmaking practices far beyond our own region.
19 Jun 2017

The Future of Care in America

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Equity and Social Justice
June 19, 2017 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Join us to explore a new vision for care in America called Universal Family Care: a portable, flexible benefit that American families can access during the critical times in our lives when we need care and support.

Interview with Michael Tubbs, Youngest-Ever and First African American Mayor of Stockton

Release Date: 
03/29/2018
Mayor Michael Tubbs recently spoke with NCG in preparation for an upcoming Stockton Reinvention Tour for funders. Mayor Tubbs was elected in 2016 in a landslide victory with 70% of the vote. Since then, Stockton has become the second most fiscally-...

The Rhythm of Justice

Release Date: 
02/07/2019
These were the words sung to us by Miss Joyce O’Neal at the Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, the first stop of our Peace and Justice trip last month to Alabama. Last October, on my first day in the office as NCG’s new Programs and Events Manager,...
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New Horizons for Me

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08/25/2021
Sometimes you know it’s time for something new, even if you don’t yet know what that new thing will be. I’ve decided it’s time for me to move on from NCG. There’s never going to be a good time to leave this wondrous group of people. But I know I...
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Philanthropy California Disaster Response and Resilience Intern

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Philanthropy California Disaster Response and Resilience Intern

Start Date: As soon as possible to December 20, 2022.

Application deadline: Open until filled. Application will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Location: Remote. Preference will be given to California-based candidates.

Number of hours per week: 12 hours.

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2015 Annual Conference Sneak Peek: What Exactly is a PhilTalk?

Release Date: 
05/12/2015
Ever go to a program or conference that’s chock full of interesting information on an important issue, but you still leave wondering to yourself, “So now what?” NCG's conference PhilTalks are designed to help answer that question. Here's what you...

Disaster Philanthropy Playbook

The Disaster Philanthropy Playbook is a compilation of philanthropic strategies, best practices, innovative approaches and lessons learned in order to guide the philanthropic community in responding to future disasters. It is designed as an interactive website which your organization can use to personalize your future disaster strategies.

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