Human Resources Generalist
Position:
Human Resources Generalist
Foundation overview
The James Irvine Foundation is a private, nonprofit grantmaking foundation dedicated to expanding opportunity for the people of California. The Foundation’s ...
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Communications Associate
Position:
Communications Associate
The Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund works to advance equality and justice so every person can thrive and live life with dignity and hope. Rooted in the Bay Area, the Haas, Jr. Fund is guided by an enduring set of core values. These values reflect the founders’ vision and shape everything the...
A Portrait of California 2014-2015: California Human Development Report
Publication date:
12/2014
Instead of relying only on economic analysis, Measure of America’s A Portrait of California uses the human development approach to tell us how people are doing. Three dimensions—a long and healthy life, access to knowledge, and a decent standard of living—are examined in detail and presented along a simple ten-point scale: the American Human Development (HD) Index.
Advancing Human Rights: The State of Global Foundation Grantmaking
Publication date:
07/2014
The Foundation Center and International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) have produced two new resources that facilitate strategic decision making in human rights philanthropy: An interactive website that animates funding flows and a report analyzing $1.7 billion in grants.
Communications Toolkit: A Guide to Navigating Communications for the Nonprofit World
Publication date:
01/2005
This toolkit by Hershey Cause Communications is a guide to navigating communications for the nonprofit world.
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2019 Communications Training Cohort
January 1, 2019 - 2:00pm to January 31, 2019 - 6:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
We have designed this experience to foster professional development in philanthropy communications and skillful navigation of workplace dynamics along with peer support and best practices.
Fundraising. Communications. Financial Management.
Release Date:
08/18/2015
Discussion around grantee overhead costs and capacity building is timely. Programs need to be funded, but finance, fundraising and communications are all pieces of the total costs which are often under invested.
Grants Manager
Position:
Grants Manager
Position & Opportunity Summary
The Grants Manager is a core member of the Grants team at Tides. The Grant Manager will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day operations of grantmaking, while tackling special projects, staff training and supervision. The Grants...
Become the Grants Manager of the Future
Release Date:
09/01/2015
NCG is partnering the Grants Managers Network to host a program exploring the new role of grants managers. We spoke with Sara Davis, of The Hewlett Foundation, Dan Gaff, Communications Chair at GMN and Miriam Williams, Manager of Membership and...
Vision, Values and Voice: A Social Justice Communications Toolkit
Publication date:
12/2013
The Opportunity Agenda, launched in 2006 with the mission of building the national will to expand opportunity in America, created the Vision, Values and Voice toolkit to help social justice communications campaigns tap into the comic book superhero zeitgeist to advance its messaging.
Administrative Assistant, Marketing and Communications
Position:
Administrative Assistant, Marketing and Communications
ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW
Founded in 1948, the San Francisco Foundation is one of the nation’s largest community foundations — a grantmaking public charity dedicated to improving life within a specific local region. Our mission is to mobilize resources and act as a...
Are We There Yet?: A Guide to Evaluating Foundation/Nonprofit Communications
Publication date:
08/2010
This guide published by the Communications Network walks users through a nine-step process for creating plans for monitoring and measuring their communication.
Resources from Reimagining Service: Investing in Human Capital to Drive Greater Impact
Publication date:
07/2013
Emerging research conducted by the TCC Group , a national program and evaluation firm, shows that nonprofits that strategically leverage volunteers outperform their peers on all measures of organizational effectiveness and have greater impact. But less than 15 percent of nonprofits nationwide demonstrate these characteristics. Are your grantees among the 15%? This special briefing presented new data reveals on a key factor driving impact and nonprofit success.
Heartwired: Human Behavior, Strategic Opinion Research and the Audacious Pursuit of Social Change
Publication date:
04/2017
Advancing positive and lasting social change in a world that grows more complex each day is hard. Understanding how we break through to our most critical audiences — and developing messages that respectfully and authentically connect with their lived experiences — has become essential to inspiring people to come together to create this change.
FMA Financial Management Series 2018
This workshop is part of a four-part series delivered by FMA . You can register for the entire series, or register for the individual session that fits your needs best. Learn more about each session by clicking on the links below.
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2021
Liberation for Communications Folks Series | Session 3
February 18, 2021 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Zoom Meeting
Managing Up: How do you respond to a microaggression from your boss? As messengers for our organizations, communications staff are uniquely positioned to be on the frontline of confronting microaggressions within their organizations and within the...
Organizational Growth and Change Management: Emerging Challenges and Lessons Learned
Publication date:
01/2012
This report published by the W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation synthesizes key themes and ideas from its fourth annual convening of education grantees in the fall of 2011.
Resources from How Can Foundations Work With Their Grantees to be Effective Communicators?
Publication date:
07/2012
How Can Foundations Work with Their Grantees to be Effective Communicators is part of NCG's 2012 Communications Series.
NCG Farewell: Q&A with Knowledge & Communications Manager Marisela Orta
Release Date:
06/03/2015
After 10 years at NCG, our very own Knowledge and Communications Manager Marisela Orta will be leaving the Bay Area for Iowa. She’s about to join the very prestigious Iowa Playwrights Workshop—one of the top MFA programs in the country for...
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2017
A Case of Uncertainty: The 2017 California State Budget | A California Policy Forum Program
Areas of Focus
March 1, 2017 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Northern California Grantmakers
This year’s the Governor’s proposed budget strikes a significantly different tone than those of the last few years. It reflects lower revenues, a $1.6 billion projected shortfall, an expected economic downturn and deep uncertainty about what the...