F.A.Q.s: NCG's Expanded Membership Eligibility
Release Date:
11/04/2014
NCG recently expanded membership eligibility and restructured membership dues. Here are the answers to some of your frequently asked questions.
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May
2015
Balancing Internal vs. External Missions in Family Philanthropy | NCFP Event
May 14, 2015 -
9:00am to 10:30am
Join us for an in-depth conversation with two family foundations that have found successful strategies for thoughtfully defining, measuring, and tracking both their internal, family focused, and their external, community focused, missions.
NCG Welcomes our Newest Members
Release Date:
06/03/2015
2015 has been a busy year for NCG! This year we decided to expand our membership qualifications, and in doing so have some great members who are new to our community. We wanted to take a moment to celebrate them — each week we will be featuring five...
The Ladies are Back in Town, but Most Never Left
Release Date:
09/21/2015
America’s Top Women in Philanthropy & Civic Engagement is out for 2015–many NCG members were chosen and many were repeating their reign on the prestigious list.
29
Mar
2016
Access to Justice: The Changing Landscape of Legal Civil Representation & Assistance
March 29, 2016 -
1:30pm to 5:00pm
Bechtel Conference Center
Join the Legal Services Funders Network's first program of the year and hear about how providing legal representation and assistance to low-income clients has changed over the past 50 years.
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Our bi-weekly magazine Together For Good offers deeper-dive stories about news-making people and institutions in our community, resources to help us do our work better, and up-to-the-minute info about the latest jobs and...
Corporate Philanthropy Institute Q&A: American Red Cross Silicon Valley Leader Talks Corporate Disaster Response
Release Date:
01/08/2018
Corporations can play a unique role in helping their communities recover from disasters. How can they make sure they are contributing where their help is most needed – and not inadvertently making recovery operations more difficult?
East Bay Community Foundation President & CEO, James W. Head Honored with Prestigious 2018 James A Joseph Lecturer Award by Association of Black Foundation Executives
Release Date:
04/20/2018
Join us in congratulating James Head on this well-deserved honor!
Member Spotlight with Pedro Arista
Release Date:
10/15/2020
These past months, we've found ourselves returning to the same question: are our plans still serving their purpose, or is there a greater opportunity made possible by the crises in which we find ourselves? We asked NCG's board, staff, and membership...
A Rising Leader's Experience: Pushing back on Imposter Syndrome
Release Date:
12/03/2020
by Victoria Rodarte , Program Associate, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund Victoria Rodarte_Headshot.jpg A year ago, I was entering my 4th year in philanthropy and still not entirely sure of my...
Senior Social Impact & Sustainability Specialist
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Senior Social Impact & Sustainability Specialist
Hybrid remote and office location in CONCORD, CA
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Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Social Impact & Sustainability Specialist...
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19 NCG Members Honored at Corporate Philanthropy Awards
Release Date:
07/23/2015
This morning, The San Francisco Business Times presented the NCG sponsored, Corporate Philanthropy Awards & Summit. NCG is proud to announce that 15 of our corporate members were on the list and three of them were in The Fab Five.
15
Jun
2021
Why Care About Care? Our Economy Depends on It
Areas of Focus
June 15, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Millions of Americans rely on caregivers to look after their children and aging parents. The demand for care is rising and often out of reach, forcing individuals to look within and provide the necessary care themselves to their loved ones. When you...
NCG Member Takes on Gender Disparities in Science
Release Date:
10/05/2017
Although women make up almost 50% of the physics students in high school, physics and astronomy have the lowest percentages of women professionals out of all STEM fields. The Heising-Simons Foundation is helping to increase the percentage - hear...
Five Ways Funders Can Support Movements Building True Multiracial, Feminist Democracy
Release Date:
11/12/2020
What role can philanthropy now play to restore some guardrails and resource these movements? We offer some reflections on the current moment as well as a few recommendations to guide social justice, human rights, and democracy funders.
Audacious Hope. Ambitious Actions.
Release Date:
09/16/2021
During our Annual Conference, NCG's President and CEO Dwayne S. Marsh shared a very personal story , one that helped shape who he is today. To celebrate Dwayne at the helm for just over a year now, NCG's Board Chair and Executive Vice President at...
30
Jun
2022
Ensuring Equitable and Sustainable Public Funding: Philanthropy’s Critical Role
Areas of Focus
June 30, 2022 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Communities across the country – especially those continuing to struggle with economic and health impacts from the pandemic – are hoping to access part of the billions of dollars in economic recovery dollars deployed to support economic recovery...
12
Jun
2014
Conversations in Philanthropy Reading Group | Opening Up: Demystifying Funder Transparency
June 12, 2014 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Foundation Center
Created in partnership with the Foundation Center, the Conversations in Philanthropy Reading Group uses the traditional book club model to help members get through that pile of recent reports, articles and guides they've been meaning to read.
2014 COF Salary Survey: Call for Participants
Release Date:
06/18/2014
It's time to take Council on Foundation's annual Grantmakers Salary and Benefits Survey--deadline July 18!
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist to Speak at NCG Program
Release Date:
01/26/2015
At our upcoming program Seize the Moment, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas will participate in a conversation on immigration relief and the impact of President Obama's November executive order on immigration and Bay Area...