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14 Dec 2015

California Policy Forum Webinar: Prop 47 - Look Back. Look Forward

December 14, 2015 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
Online Webinar
In November 2014, California voters passed Proposition 47, the most sweeping incarceration-reduction ballot initiative in state history. The “Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act” reclassified six common, low-level crimes from felony to misdemeanor...

Resources from Resources for Financial Resilience: Human and Financial Capital

Publication date: 
05/2018
A nonprofit with adequate financial resources not only raises enough revenue to cover core operating expenses, but also maintains funds in reserve to buffer the organization against future uncertainty. In our third Financial Management session with FMA on May 3, 2018, we explored the importance of the right mix of financial resources in ensuring financial resilience, as well as the critical role of another resource key to a nonprofit’s success: its people. We also explored what a successful leadership team looks like and how funders can support their grantees in developing leadership capacity...
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Presentation
Topic(s) 
Facts, Figures, Trends
Finance
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community

Addressing California’s Emerging Teacher Shortage: An Analysis of Sources and Solutions

After many years of teacher layoffs in California, school districts around the state are hiring again. With the influx of new K–12 funding, districts are looking to lower student-teacher ratios and reinstate classes and programs that were reduced or eliminated during the Great Recession. However, mounting evidence indicates that teacher supply has not kept pace with the increased demand. This report examines indicators of current shortages, discusses their impact on students, analyzes factors that influence teacher supply and demand in California and nationally, and recommends policies to...
14 Jan 2021

Liberation for Communications Folks Series | Session 2

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
January 14, 2021 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Zoom Meeting
Session 2 Topic: How to Confront Microaggressions Do you have to say your name 2-3 times each time you introduce yourself? Do you code switch at work because you know you can’t be your authentic self in certain environments? Have you ever witnessed...
03 Dec 2020

Liberation for Communications Folks Series | Session 1

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
December 3, 2020 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Zoom Meeting
Data shows nearly two in three of us struggle with Imposter Syndrome, the feeling that one is not cut out for the work one is doing or aspires to do, combined with a fear of being discovered as a fraud. Ironically, high achievers are at a unique...

Embracing Diversity: Foundation Giving to California’s Communities of Color

Publication date: 
06/2008
In August 2007, Northern California Grantmakers (in partnership with Southern California Grantmakers and San Diego Grantmakers) commissioned the Foundation Center to conduct a series of studies on diversity in philanthropy in California. These studies included: 1) an analysis of the extent to which grantmaking by large California foundations serves populations of color; and 2) a survey of California foundations to collect baseline data on the demographic composition of their boards and staffs and on the types of diversity-related data collection and grantmaking they are involved in. A...

Resources from Financial Workshop Series Part III SF and South Bay | Strategic Management: Thinking Like a Finance Person

Publication date: 
06/2015
In this final finance workshop in the series, funders gained an understanding of how to engage in a dialogue with grantees to identify their capacity for fiscal strategy around complex issues.
19 Aug 2020

Rent is Due: Developing Solutions for California’s Rental Cliff

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
August 19, 2020 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Zoom Webinar
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, California was struggling with a deep housing affordability crisis. Now hundreds of thousands more renters are at risk of eviction and homelessness as eviction moratoria and unemployment insurance benefits expire, and...
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Briefing Webinar
Funding Area 
Economic/Community Development:Housing
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
26 Mar 2021

Equitable Vaccine Distribution with Blue Shield and the State of California

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
March 26, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:30am
March 1st marked the beginning of California’s transition to a Third Party Administrator (TPA), Blue Shield of California, to manage vaccine administration statewide. As this transition occurs, public-private partnerships will become more crucial...

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