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07 Mar 2016

Who Will Teach Our Children: Exploring California's Teacher Shortage

March 7, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

The James Irvine Foundation

A crisis is looming for public education in California: a severe shortage of teachers. Without drastic intervention at the local and state level, enormous numbers of our children – especially those who have historically been the most underserved –...

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21 Apr 2020

California Funders Supporting Immigrants During the COVID-19 Crisis

Areas of Focus

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

April 21, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Webinar

In California, the local and regional responses in support of immigrant communities have varied during the COVID-19 crisis. Thousands of immigrants have found themselves either deemed essential workers without adequate protections or have lost their...

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Briefing Webinar

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Philanthropy CA

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Disaster Response and Resilience

Immigration Justice

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Statewide

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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Shape California’s Future: Apply to the 2020 Citizens Redistricting Commission

Release Date:

08/01/2019

Census and redistricting – two sides of the same coin. Both take place every ten years and both are integral to determining how each Californian is represented at the federal, state, and local levels. In California, our groundbreaking independent...

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NCG Blog

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Policy

Funding Area

Policy Advocacy

Areas of Focus

Equity and Social Justice

Public Policy

2015 California Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits Report Now Available

Release Date:

04/27/2015

Last week Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits: The 2015 Compensation & Benefits Survey was released by Nonprofit Compensation Associates. With 547 nonprofits reporting on over 27,000 jobs, the 2015 survey is the largest and most robust...

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From the Field

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Nonprofits

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About Philanthropy

Facts, Figures, Trends

California Funders Announce New Fund To Support Youth Organizing for Social Change

Release Date:

12/02/2020

SAN FRANCISCO -- Today a group of Northern California foundations launched the Youth Power Fund , which supports nonprofits that organize young people in the region and advocate for social change. In the current political climate in our nation, the...

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NCG Blog

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Press Release

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Youth Organizing and Youth Power

Areas of Focus

Equity and Social Justice

Leadership, Culture and Community

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Resources from California’s Tomorrow: A Framework for Improving the Lives of Young Males of Color

Publication date:

12/2014

A Life Course Framework for Improving the Lives of Boys and Young Men of Color provides a way to think about and conceptualize positive outcomes for this population of young men . This framework has been developed to offer foundations the ability to take the types of bold, targeted, thoughtful action required across every system that touches the lives of these children and youth from education to work to health to justice.

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Presentation

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Grantmaking Skills

Income Inequality

Millennials

GCIR: California Census 2020 Funders Meeting Presentation (Feb 2018)

California Census 2020 Funders Meeting presentation, February 26, 2018.

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Meeting Notes

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2020 Census

Informal Child Care in California: Current Arrangements and Future Needs

NCG member the David & Lucile Packard Foundation recently engaged with three research teams compiling information in an effort to broaden understanding of caregivers’ motivations and experiences, and to provide a more nuanced depiction of the adults who are caring for California's youngest children.

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Youth Organizing and Youth Power

Education

Health

CCJFG Site Visit Report-Back: California Institution for Women

Release Date:

04/01/2020

On December 6, 2019, members of the California Criminal Justice Funders Group spent the day building connections with women and transgender people incarcerated in the state’s oldest women’s prison, the California Institution for Women (CIW), as well...

Northern California Grantmakers Appoints Phuong Quach Vice President of Member Engagement

Release Date:

08/18/2016

Northern California Grantmakers is pleased to announce the appointment of Phuong Quach to the position of Vice President of Member Engagement.

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NCG Blog

Kincade Fire and Other Northern California Fires: How to Help

Release Date:

10/25/2019

The Kincade Fire broke out on the night of Wednesday, October 23, 2019, in rural Sonoma County. Since then, the fire has forced thousands of people to evacuate in the county.

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NCG Blog

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Disaster Preparedness

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Disaster Response and Resilience

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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Geography

SF Bay Area

Beyond Screening: Achieving California’s Bold Goal of Reducing Exposure to Childhood Trauma

Release Date:

11/12/2020

As California philanthropies committed to advancing equitable health, safety, and wellbeing across the state, we’re excited to share Beyond Screening: Achieving California’s Bold Goal of Reducing Exposure to Childhood Trauma , a new report that...

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From the Field

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Trauma & Resilience

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Youth Organizing and Youth Power

California Criminal Justice Funders Group Member Spotlight: Akonadi Foundation

Release Date:

08/10/2019

The California Criminal Justice Funders Group is proud to highlight the work of its members. Learn more about the founding of Akonadi and the work they are doing now!

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Member News

July 4th Earthquake Sequence Near Ridgecrest, California: Updates & Resources

Release Date:

07/08/2019

On July 4th and July 5th, two major earthquakes struck in Kern County near Ridgecrest, California, approximately 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Southern California Grantmakers is fully operational and will be updating this webpage with the...

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Disaster Preparedness

Philanthropy CA

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Disaster Response and Resilience

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

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...

Organizational Effectiveness Knowledge Center

The Organizational Effectiveness team at The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is excited to share its new Organizational Effectiveness Knowledge Center . The Knowledge Center is a web platform dedicated to sharing the Foundation's perspective and resources on improving organizational and network effectiveness.