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Announcing NCG's New Partnership: National Center for Family Philanthropy

Release Date:

08/25/2021

As NCG members, you now receive free access to NCFP's webinars and resources!

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Family Foundation

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Organizational Effectiveness

Resources from Creating Values-Driven Philanthropy: The Secret to High Impact Giving

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03/2012

Colleagues from private, family, corporate and public foundations gathered to hear how local funders are shifting their way of thinking and incorporating their institutional values into their day-to-day philanthropic practices, and at the same time creating positive and sustainable change for the communities they support.

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Spotlight on New Grantmakers

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10/15/2015

This year, Kate Seely designed NCG's 2015 New Grantmakers Institute, a two-day workshop welcoming people to the field. Hear what attendees had to say.

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New Grantmakers Institute

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Community Foundation

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21 Mar 2017

An Optimist’s Guide to Benefits in the Gig Economy

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Affordable Healthcare Act

March 21, 2017 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

California and the San Francisco Bay Area are the epicenter of the gig economy. Not only are many of the biggest platforms - such as Uber and Airbnb - headquartered here, this area is also home to the nation’s highest rates of people earning income...

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Human Resources

Technology/Social Media

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Economic Justice

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10 Dec 2019

Funding Hate: A Philanthropist’s Guide to Prevention

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December 10, 2019 -

10:00am to 11:30am

Webinar

Philanthropy supports community and policy partners to change hearts and minds and improve quality of life. The solutions funded can be as diverse as the people innovating them, so a critical step in grantmaking is gaining an understanding of the...

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Philanthropy CA

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National

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Collaborative Philanthropy

Top 10 NCG Milestones in 2014

Release Date:

12/15/2014

It's been an amazing year. How amazing? Well here's 10 milestones accomplished by the NCG staff this year.

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18 Jun 2015

ALF Steering Committee Meeting and Program

June 18, 2015 -

9:30am to 11:30am

Northern California Grantmakers

NCG's Arts Loan Fund (ALF) committee is made up of Bay Area funders that are committed to the Arts. The ALF meets several times a year to review loan applications and determine awards to artists and nonprofits that support the Arts in the Bay Area.

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Collective Impact

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Arts and Culture

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Greater Northern California

Marching to the Beat of Their Own Drums—Two Fashionistas in Philanthropy

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06/09/2015

NCG's Director of Member Engagement Phuong Quach once again interviews two NCG members who are each putting their best fashion foot forward. Learn what Gwyneth Tripp and Cedric Brown have to say about their personal approaches to fashion.

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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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Member Spotlight: Frances Phillips, Program Director at the Walter & Elise Haas Fund

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07/11/2016

Frances Phillips is the Program Director of the Arts and the Creative Work Fund at the Walter & Elise Haas Fund and a member of NCG's Book Club. As a part of our Member Spotlight series, Frances told us a little about herself, what and how to...

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Nonprofit Displacement Project

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Just for Fun

Member Spotlight: Bob Uyeki, CEO of Y & H Soda Foundation

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08/01/2016

Bob Uyeki is the CEO of the Y & H Soda Foundation and a former NCG board member. As a part of our Member Spotlight Series , Bob told us about his guilty pleasure and how his superpower is good for him and for humanity!

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A Builder with Nonprofits in Mind

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02/02/2017

NCG's Nonprofit Displacement Project is happy to spread the news of a potential local investment in permanent homes for nonprofits. Read about the potential space in the article below by J.K. Dineen , a staff writer for the San...

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2017 Annual Conference: Announcing Our Opening Plenary

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02/28/2017

Our 2017 Annual Conference on Monday, April 17th , will begin with Dr. Robert K. Ross , President and CEO of The California Endowment . Along with a stellar panel, our opening plenary will discuss the power of...

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(Un)Common Passion

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04/06/2017

This past week, the award-winning hip hop artist and actor Common went behind the scenes in Southern California to better understand our nation’s prison pipeline, and learn from people whose lives are profoundly affected by it both on the inside and...

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Finding MLK's Daybreak: Racial Healing for Philanthropy

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01/16/2018

“ I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality .” Martin Luther King, Jr. gave these remarks in 1964 when he...

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Not What I Thought I’d Be Doing: Reimagining End of Life with Dr. Ungerleider

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03/19/2018

Last fall, NCG kicked off an exploration of the end-of-life care field. We wanted to see how we in philanthropy might be able to dig deeper on this issue that will inevitably impact every single one of us. Our goal is to uncover where there could be...

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SF Bay Area

26 Jun 2018

Innovations in Nonprofit Capacity Building with a Regional Approach

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June 26, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

The San Francisco Foundation

How can foundations address the targeted capacity building needs of nonprofits, at scale, throughout a region? The San Francisco Foundation and The East Bay Community Foundation are mobilizing resources and acting as catalysts for change to build...

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SF Bay Area

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04 Jun 2019

2019 San Diego Grantmakers Annual Conference

June 4, 2019 -

8:00am to 5:00pm

University of San Diego, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice

Join San Diego Grantmakers on a day-long journey to examine and re-envision the Power IN Philanthropy. Learn about the evolving nature of power, the sources of your individual power, and ultimately how our organizations and sector can, grow it,...

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20 Jun 2019

2019 Family Philanthropy Conference: Unpacking Power Dynamics with Cultural Humility

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June 20, 2019 -

8:30am to 2:00pm

The California Endowment Center for Healthy Communities

As family philanthropists, we have the unique ability to respond nimbly to community needs and be trusted partners with our nonprofit grantees. Despite these relationships, do we always show up truly listening to what the community wants and needs?...

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Conference

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About Philanthropy

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Statewide

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