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11 Dec 2018

Protecting Our Children: A Policy Briefing Webinar

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
December 11, 2018 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
Webinar
As public awareness about the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) grows, there have been a number of legislative initiatives within the state of California designed to support the screening, prevention, and treatment of childhood trauma...
06 Feb 2019

Unchain Democracy: Restoring Power to the Majority

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
February 6, 2019 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
In her award-winning book, Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America , renowned author and historian Nancy Maclean uncovers the 60-year campaign to make libertarianism mainstream and fundamentally upend...

Guidance for Philanthropic Communications in a Pandemic

Publication date: 
03/2020
Philanthropy can serve as a trusted resource for actionable communications that lead with empathy and support grantees to prevent the spread of disease, preserve well-being, maintain social cohesion, and respond to economic hardship. Social Cohesion Pandemics are personal and interpersonal: we make each other sick. We must address the financial, social, and psychological conditioning that prompts us work when sick. Effective pandemic response requires isolation: create virtual connection to form the kind of social cohesion that drives effective response to other types of crisis or disaster...
07 May 2020

Trust-Based Philanthropy Practice: Simplify & Streamline

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
May 7, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Zoom Meeting
Philanthropy California and the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project invite you to join us for a monthly webinar series for funders. Each month, we’ll explore each of the six trust-based principles that, when practiced together, help alleviate power...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Philanthropy CA
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
25 Mar 2021

The Impacts of COVID-19 on Nonprofit Real Estate

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
March 25, 2021 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
For the past year, nonprofits have experienced disruptions and upheaval from COVID-19, responding you unprecedented impacts on their operations, their staff, and their clients. The impact of COVID-19 has added to the ongoing struggle nonprofits have...
26 May 2021

Bringing A Racial Equity Lens to Foundation Strategy

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
May 26, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. In response to the racial reckoning in 2020, foundations have sought many perspectives to learn how they can support racial justice, shift power, and more effectively engage communities in grantmaking decisions. Moving beyond...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Philanthropy CA
Funding Area 
Populations & Communities
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

New Horizons for Me

Release Date: 
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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NCG Blog
Topic(s) 
On The Move

Everything Wrong with The Verge’s Article, “What to Expect from the 2021 Fire Season in the West”

Release Date: 
08/04/2021
As fire season sets in, the stream of well-meaning articles entering our news feed is on the rise. They’re intended to help us make sense of and respond to the threat of wildfire and smoke. What worries me though, is what’s missing from these pithy...
04 Sep 2019

The New Nonprofit Workspace: Multi-Tenant Centers and Shared Space (San Francisco)

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
September 4, 2019 -
1:30pm to 6:30pm
Google Community Space
Join us to explore what it means to be a part of a vibrant sharing community. Our two-part event will explore long-term solutions for organizations' need for stable and affordable space with a free workshop and panel conversation. You have options...
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Event type 
Briefing Program
Topic(s) 
Nonprofit Displacement Project
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
01 May 2017

California Policy Forum Webinar | The First 101 Days of the Trump Presidency

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
May 1, 2017 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Online Webinar
After the first 101 days of the Trump presidency, what do we see in the future for Immigration, Health Care, and Charitable Tax Deductions/Tax Reform? Nothing is certain, but we do have 3 experts to share their knowledge with us at the May 1st lunch...

NCG Members Join PropelNext California Partnership

Release Date: 
01/12/2015
NCG members The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and the Sobrato Family Foundation join the Weingart Foundation and the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation to pilot the PropelNext California Partnership.

Exploring New Tools in the Public Private Partnership Toolbox

Release Date: 
02/09/2015
In 2011 Alameda County piloted the Fund Development Office which established a shared infrastructure to support three major public agencies. Doing so created a dynamic environment that has benefited all three and those who benefit from their...

NCG Annual Conference: Call for PhilTalk Speakers

Release Date: 
02/23/2015
NCG invites you to submit a PhilTalk proposal. What's a PhilTalk? It's a 15-minute presentation that explores an idea, solution or approach to a challenge we are confronting in our philanthropic work. Think TEDTalk, but for philanthropy.

Firelight Foundation Launches Girls Empowered

Release Date: 
04/20/2015
Earlier this month NCG member the Firelight Foundation announced the launch of Girls Empowered: Stories of Change—a new section of their website—to share their work as part of the Grassroots Girls Initiative, a consortium of six organizations.

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