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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...
10 Dec 2020

2020 Virtual Bay Area Philanthropy Holiday Party

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
December 10, 2020 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Zoom Meeting
2020 Holiday Party.jpg Join us for a Bay Area Philanthropy Holiday Party that will be like no other, as we take it virtually! 2020 may have been full of hardships, but it also offered constant reminders of the importance, power, and joy that comes...
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Briefing Webinar
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Just for Fun
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Resources from Advancing Economic Opportunity for Immigrants & Refugees

Publication date: 
05/2018
Across the country, immigrants and refugees serve as a catalyst for community revitalization and an engine of economic growth. While newcomers possess an entrepreneurial spirit, they often have limited access to asset building products and services, and many first and second-generation Americans struggle to achieve long-term financial stability. Dr. Manuel Pastor shared key findings from research commissioned by AFN and GCIR, and participants had the opportunity to hear from two experts from the field who shared lessons and best practices emerging from their work at this critical intersection.

A Conversation With Van Jones: Understanding Movement Building–The Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street and Philanthropy

Release Date: 
11/21/2011
Last month NCG was excited to partner with the Mitchell Kapor Foundation to present Van Jones. Van discussed Occupy Wall Street, Philanthropy and other political movements at work in our country today.
13 Apr 2021

The Future of California: People, Place, and Power

April 13, 2021 -
5:30pm to 6:30pm
As California and the world are changing, this symposium brings together California state legislators to share their visions of the future of California and the policies to achieve that future. California's large and diverse population needs...
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Briefing Program
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Statewide

Why We’ve Stopped Saying ‘Natural Disaster’ and You Should Too

Release Date: 
08/01/2019
Not so long ago, I used the term "natural disaster" in a manuscript for a publication. My PhD supervisor shot back, “There's nothing natural about disasters.” Decades of hazard research and our frontline communities are concluding the same thing:...
10 Jun 2021

The Cultural, Historical, & Political Foundations of Racism | 2021 Foundations of Racial Equity Session 1

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Leadership, Culture and Community
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
June 10, 2021 - 9:30am to June 22, 2021 - 12:00pm
About the Series Anti-Black racism and white supremacy are embedded in philanthropy and in our institutions, often invisible to the majority of us, even as we work with intention towards equity and justice. As change agents within philanthropy, we...

White House Foster Care Hack-a-thon and Technology Conference

Release Date: 
06/27/2016
On May 26-27, 2016, at the first-ever White House Foster Care Hack-a-thon and Technology conference, the Walter S. Johnson Foundation invited noted technology leader, Carl Guardino, CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, to join the foundation...
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NCG Blog

Time for Philanthropy to Take Bold Action: Invest in Policy Change

Release Date: 
03/16/2017
By Surina Khan | Over the past few weeks, we've witnessed a new administration work daily to roll back rights our communities have fought hard to win, putting in jeopardy everything from immigrants' rights and economic security to educational equity...

(Un)Common Passion

Release Date: 
04/06/2017
This past week, the award-winning hip hop artist and actor Common went behind the scenes in Southern California to better understand our nation’s prison pipeline, and learn from people whose lives are profoundly affected by it both on the inside and...
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From the Field
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice

Equity and Recovery: Redwood Complex Fires

Release Date: 
06/21/2018
Natural disasters are the great equalizers, razing a cruel path regardless of income, heritage, or history. When the firestorm blazed through Redwood and Potter Valleys on the night of October 8 th over 7,000 residents fled, leaving behind a...
14 Sep 2020

Feeling the Impact: Personal & Organizational Integration of Crises Part 1

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
September 14, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Zoom Meeting
In this Feeling the Impact Series , we will explore how our need for safety, dignity, and the right relationship deeply influence how we navigate crises. The past six months have brought unparalleled disruption and loss that has affected every...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Consultants
Funding Area 
Health
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
22 Sep 2020

Feeling the Impact: Personal & Organizational Integration of Crises Part 2

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
September 22, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Zoom Meeting
About the Series: In this Feeling the Impact Series , we will explore how our need for safety, dignity, and the right relationship deeply influence how we navigate crises. The past six months have brought unparalleled disruption and loss that has...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Consultants
Funding Area 
Health
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

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