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NCG’s Financial Management Workshop Series: A Quick Q&A with Phuong Quach

Release Date:

02/24/2015

Next month NCG kicks off a three-part Financial Management Workshop Series designed in partnership with Fiscal Management Associates (FMA). Why are we doing this? What can members expect of the workshops? NCG Member Engagement Director Phuong Quach...

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Finance

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Infrastructure

Infrastructure: Capacity Building

Infrastructure: Evaluation

Metta Fund Announces Appointment of its First Director of Communications

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02/21/2019

Last week, NCG member Metta Fund announce the appointment of Anna Karrer Manley as its first-ever Director of Communications. Congratulations Anna! Take a look at Metta Fund's announcement.

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Leadership, Culture and Community

Stanford Social Innovation Review and the Communications Network Launch Joint Blog Series

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01/16/2015

The Communications Network is partnering with the Stanford Social Innovation Review to launch Making Ideas Move, a blog series on the power of communications that will feature a series of thought pieces by leaders whose organizations use...

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Announcing a New Communications Training Cohort for Mid-Career Social Sector Professionals

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09/20/2018

At our best, communications staff at Northern California Grantmakers’ member foundations tell the stories that advance social progress while making philanthropy’s work understandable and accessible to the people who rely on it. To reach our highest...

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2019 Communications Training Cohort

Communications

What It Takes: How to Build an Effective, Modern Communications Shop

Now more than ever, successful strategic communications are essential in the social sector. The Communications Network (ComNet), which supports foundations and nonprofits to improve lives through the power of smart communications, has done ample research to back it up.

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Resources from Tax Laws of Private Foundations: What You Always Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask

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02/2014

The field of philanthropy is now more complex and dynamic than ever. Philanthropy, and the profession that supports it, is evolving in sophisticated ways, requiring new resources to support the people and organizations charged with grantmaking more productive and effective. These increased demands on philanthropic organizations and their staffs have produced an unprecedented need for professional development throughout the field, specifically in the area of legal compliance. NCG is committed to serving this need through the continued development of its educational programs. Now more than ever...

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Member Spotlight: Nancy Wiltsek, Executive Director of van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation

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06/27/2016

Nancy Wiltsek is the Executive Director of the van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation in San Francisco. As a part of our member Spotlight series, Nancy told us about herself and her work with legal services.

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08 Mar 2018

Immigrant Families in America Today: How Fear and Toxic Stress Are Affecting Daily Life, Well-Being, and Health

Areas of Focus

Equity and Social Justice

March 8, 2018 -

10:00am to 11:30am

Webinar

New restrictions on immigration and increased immigration enforcement under the Trump Administration are having a profound impact on our nation, reaching from the dinner table to the board room, from courtrooms to classrooms. Few groups are facing...

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Equity and Social Justice

07 Jan 2022

Trust-Based Philanthropy Learning and Action Lab Application | National Center for Family Philanthropy

January 7, 2022 (All day)

Virtual Learning and Action Lab

NCG recently announced a partnership with NCFP. Members can now have access to NCFP's webinars and resources at the member rate. You can learn more about it here . Peer Learning for Family Philanthropy Leaders The National Center...

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Professional Development Webinar

Kenneth Rainin Foundation Appoints Dr. Laura Wilson Director of Health Strategies and Ventures

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06/13/2016

The Kenneth Rainin Foundation announced the appointment of Laura Wilson, PhD, as its first Director of Health Strategies and Ventures. Join us in welcoming her to the Northern California Grantmakers community!

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The California Wellness Foundation Board Elects New Member

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07/28/2015

The California Wellness Foundation's Board of Directors elected a new member, Ernest J. Wilson III, who is currently Dean for the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California, a professor of political...

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What Donors Value: How Community Foundations Can Increase Donor Satisfaction, Referrals, and Future Giving

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04/2014

To better understand how community foundations can best respond to the current environment, The Center for Effective Philanthropy asked donors about how satisfied they are with the community foundations with which they work.

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Heising-Simons Foundation: Celebrating the Giving Gene

Release Date:

10/31/2016

NCG member the Heising-Simons Foundation was featured in Forbes last week, Two Generations Of Givers: How The Simons Family Passed On The Philanthropy Gene. Read the article below to learn more about the Foundation and the families supporting this...

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Family Foundation

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What’s Trending With Foundations and Social Media Infographic

Publication date:

12/2013

Based on a January 2013 survey of more than five thousand large independent, family, corporate, and community foundations in the U.S., it illustrates the response of over eleven hundred foundations to the question: Does your foundation use social media to advance its mission? There's a lot of info to review here, and we know you'll want to spend some time with it. So, we'll just leave you with five tips (included at the bottom) designed to jump-start your foundation's social media efforts: Follow your grantees and other foundations. Cross-promote your social media presence on you Web site,...

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National Center for Family Philanthropy

NCFP.jpg NCG is excited to announce a new partnership with the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP). As NCG members, you will now receive access to NCFP’s monthly webinars for family giving. Additionally, NCFP has an extensive database of...

Firelight Foundation Announces New Executive Director

Release Date:

07/27/2015

NCG member the Firelight Foundation announced its new Executive Director, Nina Blackwell. Nina has spent her career utilizing the power of grassroots movements, politics, the legislature, corporate impact and philanthropy to achieve a meaningful...

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31 Aug 2021

Healing Justice: An Integral Approach to Advancing Racial Equity | Foundations of Racial Equity Session 3

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Equity and Social Justice

Leadership, Culture and Community

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

August 31, 2021 - 9:30am to September 21, 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...