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21 May 2019

How Strong Is My Corporate Citizenship Portfolio? How to Align Programs and Maximize Impact

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
May 21, 2019 -
10:30am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Companies dedicate numerous resources to identify issues that are important to their stakeholders, but many companies develop program portfolios that don’t meet their expectations or fully support the goals of the company. In many cases, community...
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Briefing Program
Audience 
Corporate Giving
Program Staff
Topic(s) 
Collective Impact
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Announcing Open Call for NCG's Next Senior Fellow

Release Date: 
07/25/2019
In 2018, NCG launched a Senior Fellow program as a platform for philanthropic leaders to advance a body of work, reflect, share insights with our members and the sector more broadly, and provide guidance, mentorship, and support to NCG staff and our...
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NCG Blog
29 Oct 2019

Funders Briefing | Northern California Wildfires and Public Safety Power Shutoff: Who’s Affected, What’s Needed from Philanthropy

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
October 29, 2019 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Call-in information: US: +1 646 558 8656 or +1 669 900 6833 Webinar ID: 272 844 076 The wildfires and the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) in Northern California have caused major disruptions for Bay Area residents. To date, over...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Disaster Preparedness
Funding Area 
Disaster Resilience Relief and Recovery
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
11 Feb 2020

Rebuilding Democratic Norms and Institutions in the Post Impeachment Era | Bay Area Democracy Funders

February 11, 2020 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
The presidential year begins amid an historic political impasse at home and continued democratic decline across the globe. Autocrats now run three of the world’s four largest democracies, with systems in the U.S. and India teetering on the brink,...
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Briefing Program
Topic(s) 
Strategic Philanthropy
Funding Area 
Infrastructure
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
14 Apr 2020

Trust-Based Philanthropy Practice: Doing the Homework

April 14, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Webinar
Philanthropy California and the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project invite you to join us for a monthly webinar series for funders. Each month, we’ll explore each of the six trust-based principles that, when practiced together, help alleviate power...
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Briefing Webinar
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
13 May 2020

Crisis and Response: the Impact of COVID-19 and the CARES Act on Postsecondary Education

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
May 13, 2020 -
11:00am to 12:30pm
Webinar
In the wake of COVID-19’s fallout, postsecondary pathways are frayed and many institutions of higher education find themselves scrambling to mitigate impact on students. In a recent survey, Inside Higher Education found that an overwhelming majority...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Philanthropy CA
Funding Area 
Education
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
14 Jul 2020

Building Wildfire Resilience in the West: Megafire - The New Abnormal | Session 2

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
July 14, 2020 -
12:30pm to 2:00pm
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?...
15 Sep 2020

Trust-Based Philanthropy Practice: Making the Case

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
September 15, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Zoom Meeting
Philanthropy California and the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project invite you to join us for a monthly webinar series for funders. Each month, we’ll explore each of the six trust-based principles that, when practiced together, help alleviate power...
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Event type 
Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Philanthropy CA
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community

Snapshots in Philanthropy: Levi Strauss Foundation

Publication date: 
04/2011
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 Levi Strauss Foundation and its work to provide low-lost financial services to Latino families in San Francisco's Mission District.

Resources from Measuring Success in Addressing Childhood Adversity

Publication date: 
10/2018
On September 25th, the Funder Network on Trauma & Resilience hosted a forum to discuss successes and challenges in measuring the effectiveness of different approaches to addressing trauma and building resilience, across a variety of practice settings. Through panel and group discussion, attendees had a chance to reflect on a common question in this space: how do we define success in addressing childhood adversity, and what might success look like?
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Collaborative
Topic(s) 
Trauma & Resilience
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Corporate Philanthropy Institute Q&A: Environmental Journalist Discusses Challenges and Opportunities the SDGs Present to Businesses

Release Date: 
01/11/2018
Our Q&A features Mary Mazzoni, one of our panelists. Mazzoni is a freelance environmental journalist who reports on the role of business in protecting the environment and fostering equality around the world. Here, she explains how the SDGs came...

Resources for April 6th COVID-19 Discussion on Funder Collaboration

Publication date: 
04/2020
The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is far reaching, including major implications for non-profits and the communities that they serve. Philanthropy has an important role to play in supporting their non-profit partners during this challenging time in which there will be an increase in demand for their services. Through-out the next month, NCG will host a funders coordination meeting (via Zoom) every Monday from 11:00 am - 12:00 noon. During these calls, participants will hear from other local funders on what they see their role is and share about specific needs they are hearing about in the...
01 Oct 2014

New Grantmakers Institute Boot Camp: Essential Skills & Strategies [South Bay]

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
October 1, 2014 -
9:00am to 5:00pm
Micrsoft
New to philanthropy? Join us for a shortened version of NCG's popular two-day workshop that equips grantmakers with the tools and best practices needed for making sound funding recommendations.

Who's in the Money this Year?

Release Date: 
02/22/2016
What would it take to multiply your giving sixty times this year? That’s what all of California’s foundations would have to do to match California’s state budget. Wouldn’t it be simpler to hear from our policy partners what the governor has in store...

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