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Time is of the Essence

Release Date: 
09/09/2015
Silicon Valley Community Foundation is leading the charge to address math misplacement by sponsoring the California Placement Act of 2015-AB 359. SVCF is excited to announce that SB 359 has passed legislature and is awaiting the Governor's signature.
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First Look: Restrained Budget Proposal Reflects Uncertainty About Federal Commitments and Economic Conditions

Publication date: 
02/2017
On January 10, Governor Jerry Brown released a proposed 2017-18 budget that reflects both deep uncertainty about looming federal actions and a tempered economic and fiscal outlook for the state. The Governor forecasts revenues that are $5.8 billion lower — over a three-year period — than previously projected and proposes taking steps to address a $1.6 billion projected shortfall for 2017-18. (This gap would be even larger but for the Administration’s assumption that some state General Fund costs will decrease in 2017-18. For example, the Governor proposes to change how the state and counties...
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Report
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Children & Youth
Nonprofit Displacement
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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Creating Change through Arts, Culture and Equitable Development: A Policy and Practice Primer

Across the nation, artistic and cultural practices are helping to define the sustainability of urban, rural, and suburban neighborhoods. In the design of parks and open spaces; the building of public transit, housing, and supermarkets; in plans for addressing needs for community health and healing trauma; communities are embracing arts and culture strategies to help create equitable communities of opportunity where everyone can participate, prosper, and achieve their full potential. And artists are seeing themselves — and being seen by others — as integral community members whose talents,...

Resources from Crashing the Barriers: Making Work Possible for Everyone

Publication date: 
01/2018
Despite the recovery of the American economy and national unemployment rates at their lowest levels in years, millions of people who are willing and able to work are excluded from that prosperity. To address the inefficiencies and challenges of entry into today’s workforce for young people and adults overcoming barriers like incarceration or homelessness, a unique partnership that was forged in Los Angeles is being replicated in the Bay Area. The Los Angeles Regional Initiative for Social Enterprise or LA: Rise bridges the gaps in service between local social enterprises,...

How Funders Can Engage in California’s Recall Elections

Publication date: 
08/2021
How Funders Can Engage in California’s Recall Elections by Rebecca M. Hamburg, Chief Network Officer, California Donor Table Fund ( rebecca@californiadonortablefund.org ) California is facing an unprecedented wave of recalls threatening our democracy. Disinformation and voter suppression could deeply impact these off-year special elections by encouraging low voter turnout. To fight off these threats, the grantees of the California Donor Table Fund and their partner organizations need sustained support from funders who share our belief that leadership by people and...
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Knowledge Centers
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Policy
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Public Policy
16 Jun 2020

Asset-Framing in a Time of Crisis

June 16, 2020 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Zoom Webinar
Learn about the power of narrative frames and how to use that power in this time of crisis. This workshop with Trabian Shorters offers an opportunity to explore a new ways to talk about constituents and community, encouraging us to think differently...
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Professional Development Webinar

New $15 Billion Climate Package for California — Here's What It Means for Philanthropy

Release Date: 
09/30/2021
There will be tremendous opportunities for philanthropy to ensure investments are targeted in our most vulnerable communities at risk of climate-driven events. NCG's Alan Kwok provides an analysis of what the package will bring and what role...

Resources from Break Through the Noise with Active Listening and Smart Resurfacing

Publication date: 
07/2017
At a July 11 event, Northern California Grantmakers together with Atlantic Media Strategies (the digital consultancy of The Atlantic) explored how to join conversations at the moments that matter most to audiences by anticipating and responding to trending topics. Today, it’s harder than ever to grab—and keep—audiences’ attention. Actively growing, engaging, and listening to audiences is critical for organizations hoping to keep pace in a competitive media landscape.
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Communications
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Leadership, Culture and Community

Resources for When the World Tilts: Adaptive Leadership for VUCA Times

In this first conversation about adaptive leadership, we heard from two seasoned leadership development professionals and philanthropic peers the art of tending to ourselves as a prerequisite for more effective social change. We explored how to cultivate self-awareness, self-regulation, new perspectives, and generative ways of working and working together. To watch a recording of the webinar, please click here .
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Policy Materials
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What Does Capacity Building Mean to You?

Release Date: 
04/28/2015
GrantCraft asked 30 foundation and nonprofit staff “What image comes to mind when you think of capacity building?” and the results were telling—few were alike. If 30 individuals had 30 distinct ideas about what capacity building is, then it’s easy...

CEO Message | From Emergency Loans to Preventing Displacement: Marking a Transition in NCG’s Support of the Bay Area’s Nonprofit Sector

Release Date: 
06/07/2018
More than 40 years ago, changes in federal funding practices undermined nonprofits dependent on those funds to maintain steady cash flow and financial stability. To address this, a group of local funders...
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CEO Message
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Nonprofit Displacement Project
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Nonprofit Displacement
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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
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SF Bay Area
13 Nov 2018

California Fires Briefing with Local Responders and Funders

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
November 13, 2018 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Conference Call
Fires in Northern and Southern California are causing deaths and mass evacuations. As of November 7th, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in modern California history is only 25 percent contained in the north. 6,500 homes are destroyed and...

Shape California’s Future: Apply to the 2020 Citizens Redistricting Commission

Release Date: 
08/01/2019
Census and redistricting – two sides of the same coin. Both take place every ten years and both are integral to determining how each Californian is represented at the federal, state, and local levels. In California, our groundbreaking independent...
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NCG Blog
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Policy
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Public Policy & Social Justice
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Equity and Social Justice
Public Policy

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