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Resources from Tackling Transitions and Avoiding Avoidance

Publication date: 
11/2015
Members gathered with their fellow family philanthropy practitioners and celebrated the closing of another year. The program had two elements: a session led by Carrie Avery and Kathleen Odne on Tackling Transitions and Avoiding Avoidance, and a Docket Tales session led by Stan Hutton and Tiffany Price over lunch.
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Family Foundation
03 Feb 2017

The Opportunity Summit: Activating the Power of 9 Counties to Create Opportunity and Shared Prosperity for All

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Leadership, Culture and Community
February 3, 2017 -
9:00am to 3:30pm
Nile Hall
You are invited to join partners from across the Bay Area to learn together, collaborate, and take action toward equity, economic opportunity, and shared prosperity. Hear from experts and those on the ground implementing promising solutions. This...

Levi Strauss Foundation Pledges $1 Million to Protect Marginalized Communities

Release Date: 
05/22/2017
The Foundation's support of communities in the U.S. and abroad, including immigrants, refugees, religious minorities and transgender citizens begins with 13 specific organizations, five of which are right here in the Bay Area.

New Research Suggests Foundations Have Work To Do To Engage Lower-Ranking Staff, Live into DEI Values

Release Date: 
08/30/2018
Foundations often have underutilized talent and insight into the very issues they’re working to address — in their own staff. Entry- and mid-career staff are the most diverse in the field, and are often the most-unwedded to standard operating...

Breakout Session | Pushing the Envelope for a Better California

Communities of color were disproportionately impacted by the unprecedented events of 2020. They experienced greater chances of contracting and dying of covid-19, becoming unemployed, and were more likely to be physically and/or emotionally impacted by racist actions and systems. This called for unprecedented actions from philanthropy, and many rose to the call – disrupting business as usual and finding new ways to advance racial equity and social justice. 

Date & Time: 
05/19/2021 -
10:30am to 11:45am

Do Your Grantees Have the Bench Strength They Need?

Release Date: 
10/12/2014
Nonprofit leaders are integral to their organization's success and insuring the pipeline of talent to sustain social change is critical to the sector.

NCG Interim President and CEO David Greco: A Message on Collaborative Philanthropy

Release Date: 
09/18/2014
As NCG seeks to better support the efforts of philanthropy in solving some of our communities toughest challenges, we believe that it is even more critical that we have the “right people on the bus.” And so as part of NCG’s new strategic direction,...

2014 Holiday Party Recap

Release Date: 
12/10/2014
Last night NCG co-hosted the philanthropy party of the year! With a record number of partner organizations and attendees, the Bay Area Philanthropy Holiday Party is one for the record books. If you missed it, be sure to check out the photos from...
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Struggling to Get By: The Real Cost Measure in California 2015

Release Date: 
07/20/2015
United Ways of California released an NCG member supported report analyzing the challenges families face by living in California.
19 Apr 2016

Bay Area Health Funders Group: Networking Happy Hour!

April 19, 2016 -
5:30pm to 7:30pm
Rosa Mexicano
You're invited to the first Bay Area Health Funders Group Happy Hour! Join us for an evening of networking with fellow peers and meet our rockstar BAHFG Co-Chairs, Shalini Iyer and Jim Hickman who will share the network's two year strategy and...

Addendum | Nonprofit Displacement Report

Over the course of four briefings with funders and nonprofits we gathered tremendous input toward solutions on the issue of displacement. On behalf of the working group who has guided this effort, we are pleased to provide this summary of many of the good ideas participants contributed.

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