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March 14, 2019 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

United Way of the Bay Area

California has the highest poverty rate in the nation. In fact, the UC Berkeley Labor Center predicts that half of Californians currently working will likely retire with just $24,000 a year in a state with ever increasing living costs – from health...

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Background Content, Resources, Budget, and Vendors | Peace & Justice Trip

Background Content and Resources In the weeks leading up to our trip, we curated a number of articles, videos, and other materials to help us better understand and appreciate the context of our trip – background on Bryan Stevenson and the Equal...

COVID-19 Update: CARES Act and Lankford Amendment

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03/2020

On March 19, 2020, Senate Majority Leader McConnell proposed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act. The United States Senate will likely consider voting on this bill in the next 24 hours, depending on negotiations with the House of Representatives and the President. NCG, in coordination with our Philanthropy California colleagues, sent letters to Senator Dianne Feinstein and Senator Kamala Harris to respectfully request that the CARES Act include support for the nonprofit sector.

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CCJFG Learn & Take Action: April

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04/2020

Get current information on California Freedom Campaigns, COVID-19 Decarcerate Syllabus, and the impact COVID-19 is having on prisons.

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15 May 2020

CCJFG Member Meetings on COVID-19 Response

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May 15, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:30am

Virtual Meeting

California Criminal Justice Funders Group is organizing a two-part meeting for our members to discuss the response of California funders to the COVID-19 crisis in prisons and jails. Friday, May 15, 2020 | 10:00 am - 11:30 am We...

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29 May 2020

Equitable Disaster Planning: A New Online Tool for Philanthropy

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May 29, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Zoom Meeting

Natural hazard events increasingly threaten communities across the state. Frontline communities – communities of color, renters, low-income communities, older adults, people with disabilities, Native communities, and others – have often been most...

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17 Jul 2020

CCJFG Membership Meeting

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July 17, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:30am

Zoom Meeting

Beginning in July, CCJFG will hold membership meetings on the third Friday of every other month. Please see the schedule for 2020 below. These membership meetings are intended to be a structured, yet informal space for California criminal justice...

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18 Sep 2020

CCJFG Membership Meeting

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September 18, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:30am

Zoom Meeting

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20 Nov 2020

CCJFG Membership Meeting

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November 20, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:30am

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Communities: Marginalized Genders

Snapshots in Philanthropy: Women's Foundation of California

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02/2011

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 Women's Foundation of California and its Women’s Policy Institute (WPI), a nine-month training fellowship in policy advocacy.

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The Roots Are Still Growing

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10/13/2015

A social justice activist and funder who has consistently worked with the intersection of race, class and gender for more than 30 years, Susan Wefald is trying to build capacity of organizations and movements to affect change.

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NCG Blog

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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CEO Message: Announcing Our Areas of Focus

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09/21/2016

In the dozens of meetings I have had with NCG members since my arrival, I have been struck by the vehemence with which so many of you have strongly encouraged NCG to assume more of a leadership role in our community, and – to paraphrase many – “to...

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12 Jul 2018

Philanthropy’s Response to the Addition of a Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census

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Public Policy

July 12, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Webinar

On June 8, the Commerce Department (which oversees the Census Bureau) invited the public to comment on the paperwork associated with the 2020 Census. The public has 60 days – until August 7 – to submit comments.

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2019 Communications Training Cohort

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Communications Cohort Faculty Profile: Vanice Dunn

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01/11/2019

As we get closer to the kickoff of NCG's inaugural Communications Cohort at the end of this month, we asked Cohort faculty member Vanice Dunn , to share her experience with mid-career growth and how her identity...

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CEO Message: How Do You Say Goodbye?

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12/19/2019

Yesterday was a blur. Immediately after we finally hit “send” on the announcement of my departure from NCG to become the CEO of Fenway Health in Boston I was besieged with good wishes via email and text and social media. It felt good . But tonight,...

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04 Aug 2020

Building Wildfire Resilience in the West: How Wildfire Disproportionately Impacts Vulnerable Communities | Session 5

August 4, 2020 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

Zoom Webinar

About this Series Western landscapes have always burned and always will. The more we suppress fire and change the climate, the more catastrophic wildfires become. How can we make communities and wild lands more resilient in the age of megafire?...

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