What We Mean by CARE in a Year of Cascading Crises: Part 3
Release Date:
03/04/2021
Putting CARE into Action for our Rural Older Adults
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White House Foster Care Hack-a-thon and Technology Conference
Release Date:
06/27/2016
On May 26-27, 2016, at the first-ever White House Foster Care Hack-a-thon and Technology conference, the Walter S. Johnson Foundation invited noted technology leader, Carl Guardino, CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, to join the foundation...
The California Wellness Foundation Board Elects New Member
Release Date:
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...
Blue Shield of California Foundation Launches Fellowships
Release Date:
11/08/2018
At a pivotal time in its shift to a new strategic direction, Blue Shield of California Foundation has engaged two new senior fellows, marking the launch of a new fellowship program that will bring fresh perspectives to the complex problems facing...
From Me to We: Communication Peers Luncheon
Join communication peers for an invitation-only lunch with the strategist behind a groundbreaking effort to bring us closer to advancing shared opportunity and prosperity for all Californians. Anat Shenker-Osorio's research and meticulous testing is...
A Portrait of California 2014-2015: California Human Development Report
Publication date:
12/2014
Instead of relying only on economic analysis, Measure of America’s A Portrait of California uses the human development approach to tell us how people are doing. Three dimensions—a long and healthy life, access to knowledge, and a decent standard of living—are examined in detail and presented along a simple ten-point scale: the American Human Development (HD) Index.
Communications Cohort Faculty Profile: Robert Bray
Release Date:
01/22/2019
The kickoff of NCG's inaugural Communications Cohort is just a few days away. In advance of the launch, we asked Cohort faculty member, Robert Bray, Director of Communications for NEO Philanthropy, to share how he procrastinates and why for him, the...
23
Mar
2016
Working Smarter with Data: Foundation Maps California Training
March 23, 2016 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Foundation Center
Understanding who is funding what and where has never been easier or more fun! Join us for an interactive tutorial on how to use NCG’s powerful new data tool Foundation Maps: California.
California Foundation Data—Now Available At-a-Glance
Release Date:
09/29/2016
Not surprisingly, the most frequent questions we get from grantseekers and grantmakers alike relate to getting a lay of the overall philanthropic landscape. Getting key statistics for California institutional philanthropy just got a lot easier with...
27
Feb
2018
Women's Foundation of California Philanthropy and Public Policy Institute
Areas of Focus
February 27, 2018 (All day)
Sacramento, CA
Imagine the kind of transformative change we could achieve if every philanthropist applied an advocacy lens to their giving. The Women’s Foundation of California is excited to announce that applications are now open for the second annual...
Schedule and Training Agenda: 2019 Communications Cohort
View the Schedule and Training Agenda for the 2019 Communications Training Cohort.
Resources from Innovations in Local Government: Addressing Health Inequality
Publication date:
03/2015
This briefing will explore emerging Alameda County health equity efforts that have resulted in new financial tools and career/workforce development strategies for the Boys and Men of Color population.
Guidance for Philanthropic Communications in a Pandemic
Publication date:
03/2020
Philanthropy can serve as a trusted resource for actionable communications that lead with empathy and support grantees to prevent the spread of disease, preserve well-being, maintain social cohesion, and respond to economic hardship. Social Cohesion Pandemics are personal and interpersonal: we make each other sick. We must address the financial, social, and psychological conditioning that prompts us work when sick. Effective pandemic response requires isolation: create virtual connection to form the kind of social cohesion that drives effective response to other types of crisis or disaster...
12
Nov
2018
Advancing Advocacy: Community Foundation & Health Funder Strategy Session
Areas of Focus
November 12, 2018 -
1:30pm to 3:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Policy changes, or even the rumor of them, can happen quickly causing many in our communities to dramatically alter their behavior in ways that negatively impact their health and wellness. Health funders are increasingly interested in supporting...
01
Mar
2021
Centering Equity in COVID-19 Vaccinations – Bay Area Health Funders Group
Areas of Focus
March 1, 2021 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Zoom Meeting
The COVID-19 vaccine will help keep communities healthy and safe and holds promise to bring an end to the pandemic that has had the most severe impacts on Black, Latinx, Indigenous, immigrant, and low-income people. Structural racism created the...
20
Feb
2020
Fighting the Chilling Effect: Ensuring the Health & Well-Being of Immigrants
Areas of Focus
February 20, 2020 -
11:30am to 2:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Whether we’re tenth generation American or a newcomer, Black, White, or Brown, most of us try to treat people how we’d want to be treated. New immigrants work hard to make life better for themselves and come here to bring new ideas and new energy to...
Resources from Financial Analysis: Assessing Nonprofit Financial Health (2016)
Publication date:
02/2016
Participants learned how to evaluate their grantee's current financial health. This training helps you to develop a comprehensive picture of your grantee's financial performance to better assist in times of a grantee's growth or crisis phase.
Snapshots of Philanthropy: Horizons 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 Horizons Foundation and its work to address a host of concerns and problems faced by California's growing LGBT aging population.
Healthy Environments, Healthy People: A Funder Guide on Improving Environmental Conditions for Health
Publication date:
04/2014
This Health & Environmental Funders Network issue brief is an excellent "first-read" for funders newly interested in environmental health and environmental justice. It provides funders with a basic understanding of concerns about environmental impacts on health and an introduction to strategies grantmakers are pursuing to address these impacts.
Resources from What's on the Horizon for Health Equity in 2020?
The Bay Area Health Funders Group, the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, and the California HealthCare Foundation hosted an in-depth discussion of the progress we’ve made on health equity policy priorities in 2019, what’s on the horizon for 2020, and how to help communities prepare for the many changes taking place. They explored how philanthropy can respond, and what role it can play in supporting positive policy change.