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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.
23 Mar 2016

Working Smarter with Data: Foundation Maps California Training

March 23, 2016 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Foundation Center
Understanding who is funding what and where has never been easier or more fun! Join us for an interactive tutorial on how to use NCG’s powerful new data tool Foundation Maps: California.

Let's Talk About Orlando

Release Date: 
06/17/2016
The recent attack in a nightclub in Orlando that killed 49 and wounded over 50 others – nearly all LGBTQ Latino/a young people – has impacted us deeply. We are left with questions about how to respond, how to heal, and how to support our membership...

A Watershed Moment for Philanthropy Infrastructure

Release Date: 
07/25/2016
The work of infrastructure organizations often feels like a “play within a play within a play”—we’re supporting our members’ work in a particular region or on a particular issue while simultaneously grappling with it ourselves.

Policy Update

Release Date: 
03/30/2017
As Northern California Grantmakers CEO Ellen LaPointe discussed in her January message , NCG is building capacity to engage in public policy work with our members, our partners, and our Philanthropy California colleagues.

Those Crazy Lines

Release Date: 
04/20/2017
Leave it to John Oliver to humorously straighten out the twisted world of gerrymandering. “Everyone’s voice should count, Everyone should have an equal chance to make a bad decision that [expletive]s it up for everyone else. Election results should...
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NCG Blog
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Equity and Social Justice
Public Policy

Philanthropy California Goes to Washington, D.C.

Release Date: 
04/20/2017
This spring, Philanthropy California made its debut on Capitol Hill with our state’s largest organized delegation ever. Our statewide delegation of 20 funders joined Foundations on the Hill (FOTH) to represent our sector with a united voice for...
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NCG Blog
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Philanthropy CA

The Other Big C: Collaboration

Release Date: 
05/01/2017
With the uncertainty of the Affordable Care Act, the ACA policy brief at our annual conference was a packed house. Jim Hickman , CEO of Better Health East Bay , moderated the panel. Hear his takeaways from the conversation and how...

Where Next for Whole Person Care

Release Date: 
09/07/2017
With Labor Day behind us, communities across the nation are heading back to school and work. Congress returns to Washington, DC, this week, too. What would members of Congress write in response to that classic first day of school writing assignment...

The Time is Now for Justice Reform In California

Release Date: 
11/16/2017
Our criminal justice system is broken. It disproportionately impacts and targets communities of color and poor communities, and costs California taxpayers billions a year, money that could otherwise be directed towards more fruitful investments in...
12 Sep 2018

Detained and Removal Defense Learning Lab

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
September 12, 2018 -
9:30am to 3:30pm
Google Community Space
What happens after ICE picks up an immigrant? How will the case differ if he or she is released or remains in detention throughout the removal process? Join this two-part learning lab to gain a better understanding of the immigrant’s journey through...
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Briefing Program
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Immigration
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Immigration
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SF Bay Area
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Public Policy
04 Dec 2018

2018 Bay Area Philanthropy Holiday Party

December 4, 2018 -
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
Something magical happens when several hundred of the funnest people in philanthropy kick off their shoes over drinks and good music. See for yourself. Who's Invited Northern California Grantmaker members and philanthropy peers who love a good party...
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Social
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Just for Fun
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SF Bay Area

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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