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A Series on Risk, Change, and the Year Ahead: A Conversation with Larry Kramer

Release Date: 
02/06/2020
I asked five foundation executives—private, public, family, tech, small and large—if they’ve taken any special measures to ready themselves for the year ahead. In our second installment, we hear from Larry Kramer, President of the William and Flora...

Director of Fundraising Operations

Position: 
Director of Fundraising Operations

About Fistula Foundation

We are demonstrating to the world that a new approach to women’s health can change the trajectory of women’s life and have a profound impact on local communities. An estimated one million women in Africa and Asia suffer from obstetric fistula, a...

17 Mar 2021

Recovery and Beyond: Youth Organizing for a Better and More Equitable Future

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
March 17, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Young people are the keepers of our future and when they are organized, they are a force to be reckoned with. In 2019, a network of foundations and individual donors who value the role of youth organizing in creating and advancing more equitable,...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Next Gen
Funding Area 
Children & Youth
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Resources from Building Financial Security for Bay Area Families: New Data, Partnerships and Solutions

Publication date: 
11/2015
While only 10% of households across the Bay Area are living in poverty, over three times more are financially vulnerable. Brand new data from CFED in partnership with Citi Community Development reveals that 35% of households in the Bay Area are liquid asset poor—they do not have enough savings to live above the poverty level for just three months should they lose a job, have a health emergency, or suffer another disruption in income. Those living in asset poverty lack a financial cushion and are unable to invest in their futures. They can’t save for education, homeownership, or retirement—...

Chief Administrative Officer - Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Position: 
Chief Administrative Officer

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Gordon and Betty Moore established the foundation to create positive outcomes for future generations. Guided by this vision and the Statement of Founders' Intent, we foster path-breaking scientific discovery, environmental conservation,...

Resources from Measuring Success in Addressing Childhood Adversity

Publication date: 
10/2018
On September 25th, the Funder Network on Trauma & Resilience hosted a forum to discuss successes and challenges in measuring the effectiveness of different approaches to addressing trauma and building resilience, across a variety of practice settings. Through panel and group discussion, attendees had a chance to reflect on a common question in this space: how do we define success in addressing childhood adversity, and what might success look like?
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Collaborative
Topic(s) 
Trauma & Resilience
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Resources for When the World Tilts: Adaptive Leadership for VUCA Times

In this first conversation about adaptive leadership, we heard from two seasoned leadership development professionals and philanthropic peers the art of tending to ourselves as a prerequisite for more effective social change. We explored how to cultivate self-awareness, self-regulation, new perspectives, and generative ways of working and working together. To watch a recording of the webinar, please click here .
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Policy Materials
Webinar Recording

Annual Conference Teaser: Q&A with Nayantara Mehta, Senior Counsel at Alliance for Justice

Release Date: 
03/24/2014
As Alliance for Justice is one of our official conference partners, we’ve asked AFJ Senior Counsel Nayantara Mehta to participate in a quick Q&A about on the conference.
07 Apr 2015

Transforming Lives: Safety and Opportunity Through Prop 47

April 7, 2015 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
The San Francisco Foundation
Last year, California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 47, a landmark piece of legislation which changed certain low-level crimes from potential felonies to misdemeanors. Now significant numbers of young men and women, most of them of color...

2015 Annual Conference Sneak Peek: What Exactly is a PhilTalk?

Release Date: 
05/12/2015
Ever go to a program or conference that’s chock full of interesting information on an important issue, but you still leave wondering to yourself, “So now what?” NCG's conference PhilTalks are designed to help answer that question. Here's what you...

Voicing Your Inner Socrates: 50 new grantmakers, 10 big questions, 2 days

Release Date: 
09/15/2015
NCG’s New Grantmakers Institute is coming up, and I’ve been doing a lot of work gearing up to it. In prepping the presenters, my frame for these two days is becoming really clear.

Sobrato Family Foundation Invests $29 Million in Literacy Model

Release Date: 
05/25/2017
Last week NCG member the Sobrato Family Foundation celebrated its 20th anniversary by sharing the news of its $29 million investment in the Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) educational model. With a ten-year commitment, the investment will...
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NCG Blog
19 Nov 2018

Immediate and Emerging Needs Arising from the California Fires

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
November 19, 2018 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Webinar
As impacted communities in Northern and Southern California continue to grapple with the devastation resulting from the Camp, Woolsey, and Hill fires, questions about those affected and the resources available to them become paramount. This call...

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