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Resources from Creating Values-Driven Philanthropy: The Secret to High Impact Giving

Publication date: 
03/2012
Colleagues from private, family, corporate and public foundations gathered to hear how local funders are shifting their way of thinking and incorporating their institutional values into their day-to-day philanthropic practices, and at the same time creating positive and sustainable change for the communities they support.
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Organizational Effectiveness

Resources for Addressing the Nonprofit "Needs Gap"

Capacity building is a concept we can all get behind. Both grantseekers and grantmakers know this is the base for long term sustainability and organizational effectiveness. So why does it continue to be so elusive in our sector and what’s the latest thinking on what is really needed and how best to make it happen? At this event, we heard the latest insights from the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s (CEP) 2018 report, Strengthening Grantees, where findings demonstrate there is a Needs Gap between what nonprofits request funding for compared to their actual needs. We also heard firsthand...

Fusing Arts, Culture and Social Change: High Impact Strategies for Philanthropy

Publication date: 
10/2011
Fusing Arts, Culture and Social Change: High Impact Strategies for Philanthropy examines the role of the arts in engaging, educating, and building communities and addressing social, economic, environmental, and other injustices

Quantifying Hope: Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys

Publication date: 
04/2015
This report analyzes U.S. funding trends for Black men and boys and describes recent initiatives in the field of Black male achievement. The brief shows a distinct trend toward increased U.S. foundation funding for organizations and programs that are working to improve the life outcomes of Black males.

Taking on Wedge Politics

Release Date: 
07/15/2015
NCG member Cathy Cha, Program Director for Immigrant Rights and Integration at the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, published Taking on Wedge Politics discussing how foundations can take race issues head on.

Resources from Moving Black-Led Organizations from Crisis to Change: Solutions for Sustainability

Publication date: 
11/2016
A report issued last year by the Bay Area Black United Fund - Black-Led Organizations (BLOs) in the Bay Area: From Crisis to Change - noted that BLO’s which are lifelines to low-income Black communities are especially vulnerable due to a cumulative lack of resources to support growth, best-in-class systems, training and leadership development. Connections to mentors, coaches, experienced consultants, and other resources to assist with succession planning, board recruitment and the implementation of earned income strategies have been identified as keys to improving the sustainability of Black-...
29 Oct 2019

California Policy Forum: What is Redistricting and Why Should the Nonprofit Community Care?

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
October 29, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Webinar
The anticipation of 2020 continues to grow, particularly as California prepares for the census, redistricting, and elections. Organizations and communities continue to work tirelessly to coordinate and align their efforts to ensure that each person...
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Philanthropy CA
Policy
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Policy Advocacy
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Statewide
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Public Policy
16 Apr 2015

BAHFG Meeting & Program | Health Equity: Achieving Quality Health for All People

April 16, 2015 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
What does Health Equity mean for you? Join the Bay Area Health Funders for a peer learning program and discussion on Heath Equity - what it means and how funders can adopt evidence based strategies that support solutions.
17 Sep 2018

2018 Southern California Grantmakers Annual Conference

September 17, 2018 -
7:30am to 5:30pm
InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown
The country is more divided politically and culturally than ever before and there are a dizzying number of conversations - often times conflicting - taking place over multiple channels and platforms. Yet, there is one thing that binds us together:...
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Statewide

Resources from California Philanthropy’s Role in Making the Federal Government Work For All

Publication date: 
09/2017
In our program on September 19 (California Philanthropy’s Role in Making the Federal Government Work For All), Max Stier, President and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, and Barbara Kibbe, Director of Organizational Effectiveness at the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, engaged in a Q&A about the Partnership’s observations on current dynamics in the federal government, as well as its emerging effort to help government connect with, and learn from, the dynamism and innovative thinking in California.
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Strategic Philanthropy
Transparency

Resources from Being the Change: Foundations Transforming for Greater Impact

Publication date: 
06/2018
In a June 26 session we shared examples of new approaches some foundations are using across four areas of practice - staffing philosophy, structure and design, skill development, and supportive culture - to foster greater connectivity, vibrancy, and engagement both internally and externally, ultimately opening up new avenues for impact, built on research conducted by FSG with the support of six funders.

Putting Schools and Communities First

Schools and Communities First is a historic effort to reform Proposition 13 and restore over $11 billion a year for services that all Californians rely on like schools and community colleges, social services, libraries, and health clinics. Conceived and championed by those communities most impacted by decades of disinvestment, Schools and Communities First is one of several opportunities for California for advance bold, long-term structural reforms rooted in equity and inclusion that can serve as a model for the rest of the country. Change of this magnitude requires a deep and expansive voter...
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Public Policy
14 Dec 2015

California Policy Forum Webinar: Prop 47 - Look Back. Look Forward

December 14, 2015 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
Online Webinar
In November 2014, California voters passed Proposition 47, the most sweeping incarceration-reduction ballot initiative in state history. The “Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act” reclassified six common, low-level crimes from felony to misdemeanor...

Philanthropy’s Secret Weapon: Our Voice

Release Date: 
11/02/2017
In her remarks to the Peninsula Philanthropic Network on September 29, 2017, Congresswoman Jackie Speier noted that the Redwood City area is a version of “A Tale of Two Cities,” reflecting on her own experience visiting a mobile home community that...
10 Sep 2020

Harnessing the High Stakes Election in 2020

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Public Policy
September 10, 2020 -
1:30pm to 3:00pm
Zoom Meeting
This November, California has the opportunity to reimagine how to engage underrepresented community members in the electorate process. Important racial justice measures on the ballot offer opportunities for California to improve voter turnout in...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Election
Philanthropy CA
Policy
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Public Policy

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