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28 Oct 2021

Addressing Community Needs and Resilience Arising from Drought, Extreme Heat, and Wildfires | Part 3

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
October 28, 2021 -
9:00am to 10:00am
Discussion theme: Enhancing Wildfire Mitigation in California The worsening drought, heatwaves, and wildfires in California will require urgent and coordinated efforts from the philanthropic sector to support community response,...

Resources from Embracing the Network Mindset: Overcoming Complex Challenges Together

Publication date: 
02/2014
Today's nonprofits and philanthropic organizations are, on average, better managed than ever. Despite that fact there still remain many social and environmental problems that have had limited improvements, or in some cases have worsened. How can grantmakers take on these seemingly intractable problems? What new approaches are actually tackling complex, systemic challenges with success?

Just for Fun: Q&A with Grantmaker Fashionistas

Release Date: 
05/02/2014
Just for Fun is a new NCG blog feature dreamed up by Director of Member Engagement Phuong Quach. In this edition Phuong interviews NCG Board members Fatima Angeles and Jeff Malloy–two NCG members with impeccable fashion sense.
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Just for Fun

NCG’s Financial Management Workshop Series: A Quick Q&A with Phuong Quach

Release Date: 
02/24/2015
Next month NCG kicks off a three-part Financial Management Workshop Series designed in partnership with Fiscal Management Associates (FMA). Why are we doing this? What can members expect of the workshops? NCG Member Engagement Director Phuong Quach...

Take a Page From the Book Club: NCG Members Sharing a Love of Literature

Release Date: 
03/16/2015
Not many people know that NCG has a book club. It’s been around since 1987. Who better to talk about the NCG book club than the members themselves? I asked the book club about their favorite book and their reason for participating and here’s what...

20 NCG Members Honored at Corporate Philanthropy Awards

Release Date: 
07/25/2016
Last Thursday, NCG once again partnered with the San Francisco Business Times to present their 2016 Corporate Philanthropy Awards & Summit . The event honored the Top 83 Bay Area Corporate Philanthropists, 20 of which were NCG members. These 20...
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10 Jan 2017

A New Vision For Comprehensive Capacity Building (A GEO special feature) | San Francisco

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
January 10, 2017 -
10:00am to 3:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
We know that grantmakers can bolster nonprofit effectiveness and results by supporting capacity-building initiatives, thus ensuring their grantees have what they need to deliver on their missions over the long haul. As part of GEO and NCG’s...
11 Jan 2017

A New Vision For Comprehensive Capacity Building (A GEO special feature) | Peninsula

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
January 11, 2017 -
10:00am to 3:00pm
Microsoft Campus | Nebula Room
We know that grantmakers can bolster nonprofit effectiveness and results by supporting capacity-building initiatives, thus ensuring their grantees have what they need to deliver on their missions over the long haul. As part of GEO and NCG’s...
06 Mar 2017

Addressing Poverty and Inequality in the Bay Area

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Leadership, Culture and Community
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
March 6, 2017 -
2:00pm to 5:00pm
The Battery, San Francisco
As the cost of living rises in the Silicon Valley, "29.5 percent of local residents - roughly 800,000 people - rely on some form of public or private assistance in order to get by.” However, at a time when there is a growing need...

Philanthropy in the Age of Trump, Part 2

Release Date: 
06/06/2017
Take a look at Philanthropy in the Age of Trump, Part 2 by NCG Member Pam David . She discusses the need for new and different collaboration and the research published by the Center for Effective Philanthropy,...
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05 Jun 2018

Crafting the Grant for the Long-term

June 5, 2018 -
9:30am to 12:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
What does it take for a nonprofit to move from surviving to thriving? And, what kind of support can funders provide to meaningfully shift the trajectory of an organization? To most effectively deploy game-changing grants (capacity, operating, and...
17 Apr 2018

Reaching Across Traditions: Spirituality and Medicine at End of Life

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
April 17, 2018 -
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Oakland Museum of California
Finding Humanity at End of Life: Two Provocative Evenings with Pastor Corey Kennard and Dr. Jessica Zitter This two-part mini series explores faith and inequity among the seriously ill and dying in our healthcare system. What role...
18 Apr 2018

Exploring Racial Inequities in Healthcare at the End of Life

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Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
April 18, 2018 -
7:00pm to 9:00pm
GLIDE Memorial Church
Finding Humanity at End of Life: Two Provocative Evenings with Pastor Corey Kennard and Dr. Jessica Zitter This two-part mini series explores faith and inequity among the seriously ill and dying in our healthcare system. What role...
18 May 2018

Legislative Briefing on Census 2020

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Public Policy
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
May 18, 2018 -
11:30am to 1:30pm
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Please join us for a briefing luncheon with Senator Richard Pan, Chair of the Senate’s Select Committee on the Census, and Assemblymember Marc Berman, Chair of the Assembly’s Select Committee on the Census.

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