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Breakout Session: From Climate Curious to Climate Justice

Confronting and transforming the devastating harm of a planet in crisis stands alongside reckoning with this nation’s true history of genocide, land theft, and chattel slavery as The Work of our time. We know that communities of color bear the brunt of climate breakdown and also lead in implementing solutions. However, data indicates that white-led groups –especially the nation’s largest environmental and “clean energy”-focused nonprofits -continue to receive more than90% of philanthropic funding to address the climate emergency.
Date & Time: 
05/05/2022 -
10:00am to 11:15am

Signature Events

NCG holds three signature programs each year, the Annual Conference, the Corporate Philanthropy Insitute and the New Grantmakers Institute. Learn more about each and how you can attend.

April 2021 | What We're Reading

Release Date: 
04/05/2021
CCJFG Steering Committee members are excited to share the following books and podcasts that have accompanied us as we settle into Spring 2021. The content ranges from writings on indigenous forms of justice and healing to a podcast tracing the...
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CEO Message
08 Feb 2022

Build Back Better and the Economic Recovery of the Bay Area

February 8, 2022 -
5:00pm to 6:00pm
The Build Back Better Act has the potential to help the nation grow, as framed by the White House, “from the bottom and middle-out" by providing families with funding for childcare, expanding access to affordable housing, education, and health care...
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Briefing Webinar
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National
30 Nov 2016

Philanthropy 3D: Does Big Philanthropy Undermine Democracy & Civil Society?

November 30, 2016 -
6:00pm to 8:30pm
David Brower Center
Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy Bay Area and Northern California Grantmakers present Philanthropy 3D: Debate + Dialogue + Denouement . Leading figures in philanthropy will participate in a live debate addressing the motion:...

NCG Board Chair on Our Curious City

Release Date: 
07/28/2017
Last week, NCG hosted United Philanthropy Forum’s annual conference in San Francisco. Having peers in town gave us a chance to showcase lots of talent from the region (including Dr. Bob Ross, Lateefah Simon, Judy Belk, Daniel Lee and Fred Blackwell...
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NCG Blog
01 Feb 2019

Ending the Criminalization of Poor Women and Girls of Color

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
February 1, 2019 -
9:30am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
In-person registration is now closed. Please register via webinar if you would like to join us. Please join the Akonadi Foundation, NoVo Foundation, Rosenberg Foundation and Zellerbach Family Foundation for a conversation about the...
10 Jun 2019

Giving Done Right: A Fireside Chat with Phil Buchanan and Jacqueline Martinez Garcel

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
June 10, 2019 -
2:30pm to 5:30pm
Google Community Space
In his new book, Giving Done Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every Dollar Count , Phil Buchanan argues that, after years of rampant bad advice for donors from consultants, business school faculty, and other so-called experts – much of it...
02 Sep 2020

Impact Investments That Advance Racial Equity Solutions

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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
September 2, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Webinar
The confluence of anti-racist social progress and a global pandemic will forever change our nation’s vision of equitable economic development. Despite billions invested in local businesses each year, communities most impacted remain structurally...
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Briefing Webinar
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Impact Investing
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Economic & Community Development
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

NCG COVID-19 Health & Safety Protocols

Last updated: April 28, 2022 Please read before attending any in-person NCG events. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) is committed to implementing appropriate policies and taking necessary...

What We Do

Northern California Grantmakers is an association of great people doing great work. We bring together foundations, nonprofit organizations, government, and business to tackle our region’s most pressing social issues.

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
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Trauma & Resilience
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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
01 Jul 2020

Creating and Funding Healing-Centered Schools: The Time is Now

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
July 1, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Zoom Webinar
The longstanding mental health crisis in our schools has deep roots in systemic trauma and inequities that disproportionately impact BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) students. This crisis is even more acute as the health and economic...
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Briefing Webinar
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Trauma & Resilience
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Education: K-12
Health
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice

Annual Conference Teaser: Q&A with NCG’s Phuong Quach

Release Date: 
03/11/2014
If you’re still wondering what to expect at this year’s Annual Conference, NCG cornered Member Services Senior Manager Phuong Quach for a quick Q&A on how the conference is shaping up.

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