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The California Wellness Foundation Announces Chief Operating and Financial Officer
Release Date:
07/20/2015
NCG member The California Wellness Foundation announces Margaret Minnich as its Chief Operating and Financial Officer.
Key Staff Changes in The California Wellness Foundation’s Grants Program Department
Release Date:
08/09/2013
NCG member The California Wellness Foundation announces staff changes.
06
Oct
2016
To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Communications Strategies When You Wear All the Hats
October 6, 2016 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Rosenberg Foundation
As the world of social and digital media continues to evolve at a rapid pace, we Mad Hatters may often wonder— should our Foundations be using Facebook and Twitter? Does our website communicate our Foundation’s mission and message? What...
01
Mar
2017
A Case of Uncertainty: The 2017 California State Budget | A California Policy Forum Program
Areas of Focus
March 1, 2017 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Northern California Grantmakers
This year’s the Governor’s proposed budget strikes a significantly different tone than those of the last few years. It reflects lower revenues, a $1.6 billion projected shortfall, an expected economic downturn and deep uncertainty about what the...
Member Spotlight: Melissa Stafford Jones, Executive Director, Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation
Release Date:
10/19/2017
Melissa Stafford is the new Executive Director at the Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation. As a part of our Member Spotlight series, Melissa told us about her experience at our New Grantmakers Institute and the importance of...
Hewlett Foundation Names Emiko Ono as New Program Director of the Performing Arts Program
Release Date:
01/18/2018
NCG member the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced yesterday that Emiko Ono has been named the new Program Director of its Performing Arts Program. Emiko has been a sharp and engaging member of NCG's Arts Loan Fund...
Announcing a New Communications Training Cohort for Mid-Career Social Sector Professionals
Release Date:
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...
Y & H Soda Foundation Announces Luis Arteaga as its New Senior Program Officer
Release Date:
05/24/2018
NCG member the Y & H Soda Foundation is pleased to announce that Luis Arteaga has joined the Foundation as Senior Program Officer for its Family Economic Success Program.
Northern California Grantmakers Welcomes Sara Davis and Sandra Nathan to the NCG Board of Directors
Release Date:
12/03/2014
Northern California Grantmakers is pleased to announce that Sara Davis, Director of Grants Management at The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Sandra Nathan, the Vice President of Grants and Loans at the Marin Community Foundation, are...
Democracy, Digital Disinformation and Hacking: Securing Election Integrity for the Midterms and Beyond | 5/14/2018
Publication date:
05/2018
On May 14, we brought together digital, policy, and philanthropic experts to address threats to a functioning democracy, the concrete ways to protect election integrity in the United States and around the world, and the role of funders. We met at at the Hewlett Foundation, which recently pledged $10 million to study social media and digital disinformation.
East Bay Community Foundation Welcomes Two New VP's
Release Date:
01/25/2017
The East Bay Community Foundation is excited to announce the hiring of two key leadership positions at EBCF; Alexandra Aquino-Fike and Stacey Manley. Join us in welcoming them to the NCG community!
California Rising | Marin Community Foundation
Release Date:
03/02/2017
NCG member, the Marin Community Foundation, published the letter, California Rising, from it's President & CEO, Dr. Thomas Peters. We whole-heartedly agree!
03
Oct
2019
Foundation Endowments…Activate!: Aligning Investment Strategy with Social Justice Values
Areas of Focus
October 3, 2019 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
In-person attendance for this event is now at capacity. Please join us via webinar by registering on Zoom. Given the scale of social, economic and environmental crises our communities are facing, it is hopeful to see foundations...
29
Jan
2015
Communications Salon
January 29, 2015 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Join your fellow Communications staff for an informal getting-to-know-you brown bag lunch. The first quarterly brown bag of 2015, bring your appetite to talk shop.
03
Dec
2015
Communications Mixer
December 3, 2015 -
4:30pm to 6:30pm
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
The team at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is hosting NCG communications colleagues from the Bay Area for a first-of-its-kind cocktail mixer.
Out in the South Part I: Foundation Funding for LGBTQ Issues in the U.S. South
Publication date:
02/2014
This Funders for LGBTQ Issues report is the first in a series of reports entitled Out in the South. This first report explores the underfunding of LGBTQ communities in the U.S. South in comparison to the rest of the country. It identifies who is funding in the South, and examines the issues and strategies currently being funded.
Foundations Facilitate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Partnering with Community and Nonprofits
Publication date:
09/2014
This new D5 report confirms that foundations can, in fact, facilitate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) through their grantmaking processes and their partnerships with nonprofits—and identifies eight specific practices for foundations to emulate.
Resources from Make It Fair: Policy Change for an Equitable California
On October 16th, The San Francisco Foundation (TSFF)’s Public Policy Program Team hosted a convening called Make it Fair: Policy Change for an Equitable California. The event brought together funders and practitioners working on or tracking commercial property tax reform and the need for new public revenue streams in California.
California Criminal Justice Funders Group Welcomes New Committee Members
Release Date:
08/09/2019
The California Criminal Justice Funders Group Steering Committee is comprised of powerful and dynamic representatives from various local and statewide foundations and philanthropic institutions. Join us in welcoming our newest members, Iris Garcia...