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Funding the Future: Fellowships for Formerly-Incarcerated People in California
Publication date:
04/2019
The California Criminal Justice Funders Group is pleased to share our first-of-its-kind report “Funding the Future: Fellowships for Formerly-Incarcerated People in California.”
Foundation Funding to Address Domestic Violence in California
Publication date:
04/2014
The Foundation Center announced the release of a landmark report on foundation support for organizations and programs working to prevent—and address the consequences of— domestic violence in California. Enabled through a grant from Blue Shield of California Foundation, and using data from the Foundation Center’s research database, Foundation Funding to Address Domestic Violence in California is the first-ever examination of philanthropy’s contribution to the field of domestic violence. The report provides a landscape analysis to inform community organizations, funders, government agencies,...
The Real Cost Project: Increasing the Impact of Philanthropy in California
Publication date:
08/2016
Around the country, as well as across the State of California, grantmakers are examining their funding practices and looking to develop new approaches to better support the communities they serve. Recently, numerous grantmakers have begun exploring what it would take to fund the real costs of the organizations they support – that is all of the necessary investments for a nonprofit organization to deliver on mission and to be sustainable over the long term. Building off of this interest, Northern California Grantmakers, San Diego Grantmakers and Southern California Grantmakers launched a joint...
08
Nov
2018
Arts Education Policy Update: Successes, Challenges, the Fight Ahead
Areas of Focus
November 8, 2018 -
10:30am to 11:45am
Northern California Grantmakers
Arts education has enjoyed some key policy wins in recent years, among them formal recognition that federal Title I funds may be used to support arts education, passage of legislation that created teaching credentials in dance and theater in...
30
May
2018
Philanthropic Briefing: Supporting Immigrant and Refugee Students and Families in a Changing Policy Environment
Areas of Focus
May 30, 2018 -
9:30am to 12:00pm
The California Endowment | Oakland
Join Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) and our co-sponsors for a special funders’ briefing on efforts to support immigrant and refugee students in California through a collaboration between Californians Together , Immigrant...
13
Oct
2021
Advancing Equity through Organizational Culture and Operations | 2021 Foundations of Racial Equity Session 4
October 13, 2021 - 9:30am to October 20, 2021 - 3:30pm
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...
09
Nov
2022
Advancing Equity through Organizational Culture and Operations | 2022 Foundations of Racial Equity Session 4
Areas of Focus
November 9, 2022 - 1:30pm to November 16, 2022 - 4:00pm
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...
04
Jun
2015
Spotlight on Asset-Building Policy: The Power of the Earned Income Tax Credit
June 4, 2015 -
1:00pm to 3:00pm
East Bay Community Foundatation
This forum will spotlight current EITC legislation in Sacramento that would give millions of Californians a much-needed economic boost. And we will also provide the federal context by discussing the successful federal EITC, a tax credit that has...
31
Aug
2021
Healing Justice: An Integral Approach to Advancing Racial Equity | 2021 Foundations of Racial Equity Session 3
August 31, 2021 - 9:30pm to September 21, 2021 - 12:30pm
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...
CEO Message | Advancing Racial Equity: Our Journey Continues
Release Date:
06/13/2019
When we announced a few years ago that NCG would be taking up racial equity as a central part of our work we received praise, and we also encountered some skepticism. Many cautioned us that everyone seemed to be “getting into equity” and that we’d...
27
Sep
2022
Healing Justice: An Integral Approach to Advancing Racial Equity | 2022 Foundations of Racial Equity Session 3
Areas of Focus
September 27, 2022 - 9:30am to October 4, 2022 - 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...
05
Jun
2017
Advancing Strategy: How to Lead Change in Corporate Societal Engagement (San Francisco)
June 5, 2017 -
9:30am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
In corporate societal engagement, strategic clarity and focused results are not accidental – they are achieved through inquiry, intentionality, and investment. We often find executives aspiring for change but lacking the necessary tools and...
Pathways for Change: 10 Theories to Inform Advocacy and Policy Changing Efforts
Publication date:
11/2013
This Center for Evaluation Innovation brief produced in collaboration with ORS Impact summarizes 10 theories grounded in social science about how policy change happens.
Blue Shield of California Foundation Announces New Director of Finance, Operations, and Grants
Release Date:
10/24/2019
Blue Shield of California Foundation has announced Annie Z. Wong as its new Director of Finance, Operations, and Grants. Congratulations Annie! Read the announcement below. San Francisco, CA (October 22, 2019) –...
Blue Shield of California Foundation Announces New Chief Program Director
Release Date:
08/23/2017
Blue Shield of California Foundation announced today the appointment of Theresa Fay-Bustillos as the organization’s new chief program director. Welcome to the NCG community!
Northern California's ACLU Executive Director Expects a Busy Future
Release Date:
12/05/2016
Abdi Soltani, Executive Director of the ACLU of Northern California, recently spoke out in a Q&A to The Recorder about his future work after the election. You can meet him at our upcoming program on Wednesday, December 7th.
Sonia Gonzales, California Bar Foundation's Executive Director Steps Down
Release Date:
03/29/2018
NCG member Sonia Gonzales recently announced her departure from the California Bar Foundation. Thank you for your dedicated work, Sonia! The NCG community wishes you all the best. Take a look at her community letter discussing her departure.
10
Oct
2017
Women's Policy Institute - Bay Area Funder Briefing
Areas of Focus
October 10, 2017 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
The James Irvine Foundation
The Walter and Elise Haas Fund, Northern California Grantmakers and the Women’s Foundation of California invite you to a funder briefing about investing in local policy advocacy to advance gender justice and equity within the Bay Area. Join us over...