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How We Engage in Policy Advocacy

Release Date: 
10/19/2017
From immigration to affordable housing to criminal justice reform, the list of policy engagement opportunities for NCG keeps growing. Many urgent and important issues affect our region. To help us assess the greatest good that might come of our...
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NCG Blog
Topic(s) 
Policy
Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
20 Mar 2018

Toward Greater Impact: Building Stronger Funder-Nonprofit Relationships

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
March 20, 2018 -
1:00pm to 3:00pm
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Moore Conference Center
Join the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP), Northern California Grantmakers , and peer leaders at foundations throughout the Bay Area for a data-driven discussion of what it takes to build strong funder-grantee relationships. At the convening...
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Briefing Program
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Executive Staff
Topic(s) 
About Philanthropy
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
14 Jun 2018

Arts Loan Fund Meeting 6/14/18

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
June 14, 2018 -
9:30am to 10:30am
Northern California Grantmakers
NCG's Arts Loan Fund (ALF) Steering Committee is comprised of a diverse range of Bay Area funders, who are committed to the Arts. The committee convenes every four weeks to discuss issues impacting the Arts in Northern California and to review loan...
20 Feb 2020

Fighting the Chilling Effect: Ensuring the Health & Well-Being of Immigrants

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
February 20, 2020 -
11:30am to 2:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Whether we’re tenth generation American or a newcomer, Black, White, or Brown, most of us try to treat people how we’d want to be treated. New immigrants work hard to make life better for themselves and come here to bring new ideas and new energy to...
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Briefing Program
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Immigration
Funding Area 
Health: Health Access & Care
Immigration
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Breakout Session: Navigating Youth Recovery from COVID-19

All of our futures depend on supporting young people now —especially Black, Indigenous, and People of Color youth who have experienced the most severe impacts of the pandemic. Times call for philanthropy to act together and share power with Bay Area youth to counter the educational, social, and emotional losses from more than a year without in-person learning at public schools.

Date & Time: 
05/05/2022 -
10:00am to 11:15am

Resources from Charting a Course Toward Financial Resilience: Building the Planning Muscle

Publication date: 
03/2018
In uncertain times, it’s important for nonprofit organizations to plan for contingencies and anticipate both short- and long-term needs. Financial planning, which ranges from annual budgeting to multi-year projections, is about connecting programmatic goals to resource decisions. And while a strong financial planning function is critical, many organizations struggle to assess and refine strategy on an ongoing and “adaptive” basis. In this session, we explored the skills and tools nonprofits must develop if they are to build their financial planning “muscle” and how funders can support them in...
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Presentation
Topic(s) 
Facts, Figures, Trends
Finance
14 Sep 2020

Feeling the Impact: Personal & Organizational Integration of Crises Part 1

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
September 14, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Zoom Meeting
In this Feeling the Impact Series , we will explore how our need for safety, dignity, and the right relationship deeply influence how we navigate crises. The past six months have brought unparalleled disruption and loss that has affected every...
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Briefing Webinar
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Consultants
Funding Area 
Health
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
29 Sep 2020

Feeling the Impact: Personal & Organizational Integration of Crises Part 3

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
September 29, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Zoom Meeting
In this Feeling the Impact Series , we will explore how our need for safety, dignity, and the right relationship deeply influence how we navigate crises. The past six months have brought unparalleled disruption and loss that has affected every...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Consultants
Funding Area 
Health
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Snapshots of Philanthropy: Horizons Foundation

Publication date: 
08/2010
The Snapshots of Philanthopy are meant to offer a glimpse into the many ways organized philanthropy is making a difference in our community. This snapshot features NCG member the Horizons Foundation and its work to address a host of concerns and problems faced by California's growing LGBT aging population.

Snapshots of Philanthropy: Akonadi Foundation

Publication date: 
10/2010
The Snapshots of Philanthopy are meant to offer a glimpse into the many ways organized philanthropy is making a difference in our community. This snapshot features NCG member the Akonadi Foundation and its work giving students of color every opportunity to go to college.

Menus Options for Funders: Census 2020

All around the country, philanthropy is mobilizing to ensure a fair and accurate census 2020. As your foundation is considering how it may engage, the Funders Census Initiative (FCI), a working group of FCCP, and the United Philanthropy Forum have put together a menu of options for funder participation.
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Toolkit
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2020 Census

Promoting Earthquake Readiness

Release Date: 
07/28/2016
NCG member The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Harvey Fineberg, has published his perspective piece about the Foundation's work on earthquake early warnings as a part of the Washington Monthly Series: Success of Philanthropy. Learn more.

NCG Interim President and CEO David Greco: Expanding Our Impact, Expanding Our Membership

Release Date: 
11/04/2014
As NCG prepares to enter 2015, we do so with new leadership, a new sense of purpose and a new strategic direction. I'm pleased to announce that the NCG Board has approved a ground-breaking expansion of our membership eligibility criteria.

Corporate Happenings

Release Date: 
08/11/2015
There’s a lot of activity happening for NCG’s corporate members from celebration of our most generous companies to an incredible program on impactful philanthropic programs to the 2015 Corporate Philanthropy Institute.
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