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White House Foster Care Hack-a-thon and Technology Conference

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06/27/2016
On May 26-27, 2016, at the first-ever White House Foster Care Hack-a-thon and Technology conference, the Walter S. Johnson Foundation invited noted technology leader, Carl Guardino, CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, to join the foundation...
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Areas of Focus

To maximize the collective power of our community for greatest effect, NCG is pleased to announce that we will be partnering more deeply with our members in three areas moving forward.

Time for Philanthropy to Take Bold Action: Invest in Policy Change

Release Date: 
03/16/2017
By Surina Khan | Over the past few weeks, we've witnessed a new administration work daily to roll back rights our communities have fought hard to win, putting in jeopardy everything from immigrants' rights and economic security to educational equity...

Partisan Politics and the Nonprofit Sector

Release Date: 
03/29/2017
"Our charitable and philanthropic communities are neither partisan nor bipartisan; we are nonpartisan in law and in practice. And to protect the common good, we must keep it that way."
16 Aug 2018

A Humanitarian Crisis: The Harsh New Realities Facing Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
August 16, 2018 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Livestream
Over the past year-and-a-half, the systems and infrastructure that support and protect the most vulnerable immigrants have been gravely damaged by cuts in refugee admissions to the United States, federal funding cuts to the country’s national...
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Briefing Webinar
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Immigration
Philanthropy CA
Geographic Location 
Peninsula and South Bay
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Equity and Social Justice

Areas of Focus

To maximize the collective power of our community for greatest effect, NCG is pleased to announce that we will be partnering more deeply with our members in three areas moving forward.
17 Sep 2020

An Overview of Impact Investing for Foundations

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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
September 17, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Webinar
As grantmakers, we want our organizations to have cutting-edge, impactful investments that align with our mission. But to get there the conversations can be challenging, different sets of risks are put before us, and it takes time to make the case...
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Impact Investing
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Economic & Community Development
Geographic Location 
Statewide
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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
10 Nov 2021

Engaging the Next Generation | National Center for Family Philanthropy

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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
November 10, 2021 -
9:00am to 10:15am
NCG recently announced a partnership with NCFP. Members can now have free access to NCFP's webinars and resources. You can learn more about it here . The promise of family philanthropy is fulfilled by its members—often across...
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Strategic Philanthropy
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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
09 Sep 2021

State of the California Wildfires: Philanthropy’s Role in Equitably Addressing Immediate and Long-term Needs

September 9, 2021 -
9:00am to 10:15am
Webinar
California is in the midst of another historic wildfire season. Already, several major and lesser known fires have destroyed communities and displaced tens of thousands of residents throughout Northern California. The state of California has secured...

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NCG inspires our members to connect to their individual and shared purpose. We create space to celebrate one another, learn together, and leverage our strengths. NCG brings our members and partners together, as we engage both hearts and minds to...

Program Associate, Effective Philanthropy Group

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Program Associate, Effective Philanthropy Group

About the Foundation

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is a nonpartisan, private charitable foundation that advances ideas and supports institutions to promote a better world. For more than 50 years, it has supported efforts to advance education for all, preserve...

Meet the Moment: Transcending Limiting Beliefs

Release Date: 
10/21/2021
I propose that what holds us back from making more dramatic transformations in philanthropy are three beliefs that we inherit and internalize from white supremacist culture. Philanthropy is another system functioning as it was designed to function...
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Talking Housing: New Laws and Conversation on the Bay Area's Top Worry

Release Date: 
10/05/2017
“It seems that almost everyone in the Bay Area has a housing horror story to tell. Anecdotes abound of renters spending months looking for a new place, and the pound of flesh extracted when they do find one. Equally scary are the stories from...

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