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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...
18 Apr 2018

Exploring Racial Inequities in Healthcare at the End of Life

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
April 18, 2018 -
7:00pm to 9:00pm
GLIDE Memorial Church
Finding Humanity at End of Life: Two Provocative Evenings with Pastor Corey Kennard and Dr. Jessica Zitter This two-part mini series explores faith and inequity among the seriously ill and dying in our healthcare system. What role...
21 May 2019

No Rest for the Weary: The Fight for Statewide Criminal Justice Reform

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Public Policy
May 21, 2019 - 1:30pm to May 22, 2019 - 5:00pm
Sacramento, CA
The CA Criminal Justice Funders Group (CCJFG) is excited to host a two-day event exploring the current landscape of criminal justice reform, including upcoming legislation and ballot measures that both advance and impede the efforts of the movement...
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Legal
Policy
Funding Area 
Policy Advocacy
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Public Policy

Top 10 Reasons to Attend NCG's Corporate Philanthropy Institute

Release Date: 
09/30/2021
Still on the fence about attending the 2021 Corporate Philanthropy Institute? Well you have come to the right place! Check out the top ten reasons below for why this is going to be a conference you are not going to want to miss!

Philanthropy CA

A Statement on Family Separations As Philanthropy California, we join our partners in philanthropy, along with advocates and immigrant communities, in calling for an end to the practice of separating children from their parents as part of the...

Finding Our People: A Communications Institute Rooted in Racial Equity and Emotional Intelligence

Photo of Emily Katz
Release Date: 
10/10/2019
When I joined NCG three and a half years ago, our communications was staffed by a competent and personable team of one. The woman who held the job had a knack for discerning what people wanted and delivering just that thing. This made everyone happy...
29 Jul 2015

SOLD OUT: An Evening for Philanthropy: Issues, Conversation, and Anna Deavere Smith

July 29, 2015 -
7:00pm to 9:30pm
Berkeley Rep-Roda Theatre
In her latest presentation, Notes From the Field: Doing Time in Education, Anna Deavere Smith turns her attention to “the school-to-prison pipeline.” Her new piece delves into this issue through performance of striking portraits culled from...

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.

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...

East Bay Community Foundation Welcomes Two New VP's

Release Date: 
01/25/2017
The East Bay Community Foundation is excited to announce the hiring of two key leadership positions at EBCF; Alexandra Aquino-Fike and Stacey Manley. Join us in welcoming them to the NCG community!
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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.

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...

Corporate Philanthropy Institute Q&A: Environmental Journalist Discusses Challenges and Opportunities the SDGs Present to Businesses

Release Date: 
01/11/2018
Our Q&A features Mary Mazzoni, one of our panelists. Mazzoni is a freelance environmental journalist who reports on the role of business in protecting the environment and fostering equality around the world. Here, she explains how the SDGs came...
30 May 2018

Philanthropic Briefing: Supporting Immigrant and Refugee Students and Families in a Changing Policy Environment

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
May 30, 2018 -
9:30am to 12:00pm
The California Endowment | Oakland
Join Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) and our co-sponsors for a special funders’ briefing on efforts to support immigrant and refugee students in California through a collaboration between Californians Together , Immigrant...
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...
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Briefing Program
Topic(s) 
Trauma & Resilience
Funding Area 
Youth Organizing and Youth Power
Health
Geographic Location 
Greater Northern California
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
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...
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Policy Advocacy
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SF Bay Area
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Public Policy

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