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Resources from In Defense of Data: A Funder’s Journey to Support Continuous Improvement

Publication date: 
06/2018
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation , in collaboration with partner co-investors, supports two efforts, Propel Next and Project Evident , to strengthen the capacity of nonprofits, and youth-serving organizations in particular, to better collect and use data for continuous learning and improvement. In a June 21st session, leaders of both initiatives described what they are doing, why they’re doing it, and what they’ve learned so far.
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Presentation
Topic(s) 
Data
Funding Area 
Infrastructure: Effectiveness
Infrastructure: Evaluation
24 Oct 2017

The Intersection of Housing and Health | Bay Area Health Funders Group Meeting

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
October 24, 2017 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
One of the most cost effective ways to improve the health of people experiencing homelessness is to house them. This sounds like a simple solution, but getting there is complex. Changing the tide to house our most vulnerable people and improve their...

Resource from Transforming Our Lives, Transforming Movement Building

Publication date: 
02/2015
The National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) and generative somatics (gs) shared a comprehensive report and findings on the impact and effectiveness of NDWA’s SOL (Strategy Organizing Leadership) Initiative, coordinated in collaboration with gs and Social Justice Leadership.
24 Jan 2018

Crashing the Barriers: Making Work Possible for Everyone

January 24, 2018 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
The Zellerbach Family Foundation
In San Francisco and Alameda counties an estimated 27,000 youth are disconnected from work and school; 10,000 are homeless or live in unstable housing; and 16,000 people have been incarcerated and are reentering the community. Like the millions of...

Resources from Addressing Displacement of Nonprofit Organizations

Publication date: 
11/2014
Presentations regarding the displacement of nonprofit organizations resulting from the effects of rising rents in San Francisco and an exploration of the strategies being implemented by the City in partnership with foundations
23 May 2019

A Better Measure of Need: The Real Cost Measure in California

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
May 23, 2019 -
1:00pm to 3:00pm
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Creating widespread economic opportunity in the Bay Area, especially for communities of color, requires a better understanding of what a decent standard of living actually costs in our region. The commonly used federal poverty measure vastly...
01 Jun 2017

Using Data to Increase Access and Equity in Arts Education: A Funders Briefing on the California Arts Education Data Project

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
June 1, 2017 -
8:00pm to 9:15pm
Webinar
Philanthropy California (Northern California Grantmakers, San Diego Grantmakers and Southern California Grantmakers) invite you to participate in an interactive webinar exploring the powerful role of new statewide data in increasing equity and...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Communications
Funding Area 
Arts and Culture
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Embracing Diversity: Foundation Giving to California’s Communities of Color

Publication date: 
06/2008
In August 2007, Northern California Grantmakers (in partnership with Southern California Grantmakers and San Diego Grantmakers) commissioned the Foundation Center to conduct a series of studies on diversity in philanthropy in California. These studies included: 1) an analysis of the extent to which grantmaking by large California foundations serves populations of color; and 2) a survey of California foundations to collect baseline data on the demographic composition of their boards and staffs and on the types of diversity-related data collection and grantmaking they are involved in. A...

Snapshots of Philanthropy: Horizons Foundation

Publication date: 
08/2010
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 Horizons Foundation and its work to address a host of concerns and problems faced by California's growing LGBT aging population.
05 Sep 2018

Golden State Learning Series 2018

September 5, 2018 - 10:00am to November 6, 2018 - 11:30am
Virtual
The Golden State Learning Series is back and applications open on June 18 (and close on July 23!). This highly-interactive, six-session cohort based online learning series gives California grantmakers the opportunity to learn from...

Breakout Session: Navigating Youth Recovery from COVID-19

All of our futures depend on supporting young people now —especially Black, Indigenous, and People of Color youth who have experienced the most severe impacts of the pandemic. Times call for philanthropy to act together and share power with Bay Area youth to counter the educational, social, and emotional losses from more than a year without in-person learning at public schools.

Date & Time: 
05/05/2022 -
10:00am to 11:15am

Snapshots in Philanthropy: Rosenberg Foundation

Publication date: 
05/2011
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 Rosenberg Foundation and its work addressing California's 70 percent recidivism rate.

Building Diversity: A Survey of California Foundation Demographics, Policies and Practices

Publication date: 
06/2009
In the fall of 2007, Northern California Grantmakers (in partnership with Southern California Grantmakers and San Diego Grantmakers) commissioned the Foundation Center to conduct two studies on diversity in philanthropy in California. The first of these studies examined the extent to which grantmaking by large California foundations serves populations of color. Titled Embracing Diversity: Foundation Giving to California’s Communities of Color , this study was released in June 2008. The present study reports findings from a survey that collected baseline data from 115 California foundations on...

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