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18 Apr 2016

Powerful Grants Data at Your Fingertips: Foundation Maps Training

April 18, 2016 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Online webinar
Join us for an interactive statewide webinar to learn about our powerful new data tool, Foundation Maps: California, which displays information about more than 200,000 grants made by 260+ California grantmakers and is free to members of Northern...
17 Nov 2015

Building Financial Security for Bay Area Families: New Data, Partnerships and Solutions

November 17, 2015 -
10:00am to 11:30am
East Bay Community Foundation
While only 10% of households across the Bay Area are living in poverty, over three times more are financially vulnerable. Brand new data from CFED in partnership with Citi Community Development reveals that 35% of households in the Bay Area are...
08 May 2020

Keeping Kids and Families Safe During the COVID-19 Crisis

May 8, 2020 -
12:30pm to 1:30pm
Webinar
For many kids, home is not a safe place. School closures and the statewide shelter in place order, combined with health fears, massive layoffs, and economic uncertainty has resulted in increased stress for families and fewer eyes on children...
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Event type 
Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Disaster Preparedness
Trauma & Resilience
Funding Area 
Children & Youth
Education: K-12
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
26 Jun 2018

Public Charge: The Policy that Could Change Everything for Immigrant Families

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Public Policy
June 26, 2018 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
A new policy change is coming in under the radar with the potential to affect immigrants in a way that would be more dramatic than the ban for Muslims entering the country and ending DACA for young people. Given the breadth and scope of this...

Disaster Doesn’t Have to Be a Crisis—One Foundation’s Big Insight

Release Date: 
05/14/2018
In the aftermath of the fires which devastated Mendocino, Napa, and Sonoma Counties, NCG spoke with members about their disaster funding interests and strategies. One such conversation – with Claire Solot , Managing Director of the...
09 Nov 2021

Grantmaking with a Racial Equity Lens | Foundations of Racial Equity Session 5

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Leadership, Culture and Community
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
November 9, 2021 - 9:30am to November 16, 2021 - 12:00pm
About the Series Anti-Black racism and white supremacy are embedded in philanthropy and in our institutions, often invisible to the majority of us, even as we work with intention towards equity and justice. As change agents within philanthropy, we...
03 Sep 2015

Communications Salon Series | How to Communicate about Poverty - (Hint: Don’t use that Word!)

September 3, 2015 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
When we advocate for change, frame issues, and describe our work, how do we steer clear of problematic metaphors and language that unintentionally reinforces poverty as beyond our control—or places blame on the individual?
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Peer Network
Audience 
Communications Staff
Topic(s) 
Communications
Income Inequality

Snapshots of Philanthropy: S.H. Cowell Foundation

Publication date: 
08/2010
The Snapshots of Philanthopy are meant to offer a glimpse into the many ways organized philanthropy is making a difference in our community. This snapshot features NCG member the S.H. Cowell Foundation and its work to build stronger families by supporting a community's long-term commitment to change.

Snapshots of Philanthropy: Sierra Health Foundation

Publication date: 
08/2010
The Snapshots of Philanthopy are meant to offer a glimpse into the many ways organized philanthropy is making a difference in our community. This snapshot features NCG member the Sierra Health Foundation and its work helping homeless and foster youth manage and protect their life documents.

Snapshots in Philanthropy: Women's Foundation of California

Publication date: 
02/2011
The Snapshots of Philanthopy are meant to offer a glimpse into the many ways organized philanthropy is making a difference in our community. This snapshot features NCG member The Women's Foundation of California and its Women’s Policy Institute (WPI), a nine-month training fellowship in policy advocacy.
24 Sep 2020

Philanthropy's Role in Fostering Grantee Resilience and Managing Secondary Trauma

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
September 24, 2020 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Perhaps now more than ever, nonprofit organizations working with vulnerable communities are operating under tremendous stress during a period of significant political and cultural volatility. From the nationwide reckoning with racial injustice to...
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Event type 
Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Immigration
Funding Area 
Children & Youth
Health
Immigration
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

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