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12 Dec 2018

Power and Progress: What the 2018 Elections Tell Us About 2020

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
December 12, 2018 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
California’s record turnout and the big questions decided in this year’s election hold some key signals for philanthropy. Voters advanced and held back initiatives on housing, taxation, and homelessness. For people of color and women in particular,...
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Briefing Program
Topic(s) 
Facts, Figures, Trends
Policy
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SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
28 Apr 2020

Supporting California's Small Businesses in Covid-19 Recovery

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
April 28, 2020 -
3:30pm to 4:30pm
Webinar
Small businesses are vital to the wellbeing of California, and the impact of Covid-19 on their operations is proving to be devastating for many. While federal and state support has provided critical relief to some businesses, major gaps still exist...
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Briefing Webinar
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
13 Jul 2021

United We Stand: Creating an Inclusive California through a Robust Movement Building Ecosystem

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
July 13, 2021 -
11:00am to 12:30pm
A California that allows all residents to reach their full potential requires both a focus on racial equity, inclusion, and justice, and a commitment to challenging the systemic issues that permeate our society and government, even in this great...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Philanthropy CA
Funding Area 
Populations & Communities
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
07 Oct 2020

Reimagining Safety: Community-Driven Solutions to Gun Violence

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
October 7, 2020 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Zoom Webinar
The onset of the coronavirus pandemic and tensions over police violence following the death of George Floyd has brought a new chapter to America’s gun violence crisis. States recorded a historically high surge in firearm purchases amid the pandemic...
09 Mar 2015

Seize the Moment: Immigration Relief and Bay Area Communities

March 9, 2015 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Bechtel Conference Center
The President's Executive Order on immigration promises to be the largest immigration reform in contemporary American history. Join funder colleagues for a special briefing on this policy milestone, learn about the momentum built by undocumented...

Resources from An Honest Look at Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Are We Getting It Right?

Publication date: 
11/2017
Diversity makes us stronger. Large-scale movements including Black Lives Matter, Dreamers, Standing Rock and the 2016 presidential election are changing society and philanthropy along with it. Join fellow travelers for a deep dive into how they’re managing change and moving toward their values. The Peninsula Philanthropy Network is bringing together foundations from across the spectrum to reflect on changes they’re making to the way they do business and new types of partnerships they’re forging. Changes include deploying rapid response funds, shifting grantmaking priorities, and incorporating...
14 Dec 2015

California Policy Forum Webinar: Prop 47 - Look Back. Look Forward

December 14, 2015 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
Online Webinar
In November 2014, California voters passed Proposition 47, the most sweeping incarceration-reduction ballot initiative in state history. The “Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act” reclassified six common, low-level crimes from felony to misdemeanor...

Resources from Crafting the Grant for the Long-term

Publication date: 
06/2018
What does it take for a nonprofit to move from surviving to thriving? And, what kind of support can funders provide to meaningfully shift the trajectory of an organization? To most effectively deploy game-changing grants (capacity, operating, and infusions of capital – alongside project and program grants) funders must understand the intersection of strategy, financial health, and the needs of the whole enterprise. In our fourth and final Financial Management session with FMA on June 5, 2018, we explored several foundation approaches to leveraging the right kinds of grants at the right times.
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Presentation
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Facts, Figures, Trends
Finance
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Leadership, Culture and Community

Get Out the Count 2020

This paper provides the draft plan for the third priority, the GOTC campaign, and then outlines the related second priority, expanding resources.
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Working Group
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2020 Census
26 Jun 2019

Immigration: Opportunities for Technology & Data Capacity Building

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
June 26, 2019 -
11:45am to 1:30pm
Zellerbach Family Foundation
Join Northern California Grantmakers , Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees , and Tides to hear tactical and practical findings, as well as recommendations for ways to invest in immigration organizations on the ground serving a growing...
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Briefing Program
Topic(s) 
Immigration
Funding Area 
Immigration
Geographic Location 
Greater Northern California
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice

Vision, Values and Voice: A Social Justice Communications Toolkit

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12/2013
The Opportunity Agenda, launched in 2006 with the mission of building the national will to expand opportunity in America, created the Vision, Values and Voice toolkit to help social justice communications campaigns tap into the comic book superhero zeitgeist to advance its messaging.
23 Sep 2021

LSFN Signature Event | Wellness 360: Supporting Staff Wellness and Building Back Better

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
September 23, 2021 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Annually the LSFN Signature Event brings together over a hundred individuals from the funder, academic, government, and legal services fields who are passionate about improving access to justice. This year we will bring together several leaders from...

Resources from Saving the Social Safety Net: Advocacy Lessons for Funders

Publication date: 
01/2018
Our nation’s social safety net is at risk, and the effects on our most vulnerable communities could be devastating. In a session on 1/24/18, we heard about critical work that is happening now to save our social safety net, given Arabella Advisors ' recent work with donors and advocates to protect the programs that collectively constitute that safety net using all available tactics and resources.
18 Jun 2020

This is the Moment: A Philanthropic Call to Unify and End the Epidemic of Racism

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
June 18, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Zoom Meeting
Long before the Coronavirus pandemic, Black and Latino communities have lived amid the pandemics of racism, poverty, and lack of investment in California. Now, philanthropy has an urgent opportunity to lead the charge for a just recovery which not...
23 Oct 2018

Increasing Housing Stability in the Bay: An Invitation to Philanthropy

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
October 23, 2018 -
1:30pm to 3:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Home. It’s the root our lives grow from. Our health, ability to find and keep a job, success at school, and connection to our communities is dependent on having stable housing. Yet across the Bay Area, finding and keeping a home has slipped out of...
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Briefing Program
Funding Area 
Economic/Community Development:Housing
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Be Courageous Speakers

Find out who you'll get to see at this year's Corporate Philanthropy Institute, Be Courageous on December 1st.

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