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Purposeful Action: Four Key Takeaways from the Corporate Philanthropy Institute

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02/26/2018

Bringing together over 200 corporate responsibility and philanthropy professionals, the fourth CPI ignited rich discussions around business’ responsibility to take purposeful action in our changing world. Here are four key highlights that...

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Northern California Funders Invest Nearly $1 Million in Youth Organizing

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02/02/2022

The Youth Power Fund is pleased to announce a total of $870,000 in grants to 29 youth organizing groups in Northern California. The fund was launched in 2019 by foundations and donors that recognize the importance of youth organizing and its role in...

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Drawing Electoral Lines: Making Redistricting Work for All | 6/7/2017

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06/2017

With our expert panel, we had an informed, nonpartisan dialogue about the legal, political, practical, and charitable routes toward fairer redistricting. We discussed what solutions could work better, and how funders can support a redistricting process that is independent, transparent and ensures that communities are fully and fairly represented locally, at the state level, and in Congress.

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23 Jul 2015

REGISTRATION CLOSED: Building Power in Asian American & Pacific Islander Communities

July 23, 2015 -

12:00pm to 3:00pm

The James Irvine Foundation

AAPI communities are one of the fastest growing populations in the United States. California is home to nearly a third of the national AAPI population, and since 2008, the percentage of voters who are AAPI nearly doubled in the state. In many Bay...

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29 Jul 2015

SOLD OUT: An Evening for Philanthropy: Issues, Conversation, and Anna Deavere Smith

July 29, 2015 -

7:00pm to 9:30pm

Berkeley Rep-Roda Theatre

In her latest presentation, Notes From the Field: Doing Time in Education, Anna Deavere Smith turns her attention to “the school-to-prison pipeline.” Her new piece delves into this issue through performance of striking portraits culled from...

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29 Mar 2016

Access to Justice: The Changing Landscape of Legal Civil Representation & Assistance

March 29, 2016 -

1:30pm to 5:00pm

Bechtel Conference Center

Join the Legal Services Funders Network's first program of the year and hear about how providing legal representation and assistance to low-income clients has changed over the past 50 years.

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And so it begins

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02/08/2017

NCG's board member Roger Doughty, President of the Horizons Foundation, is speaking at our upcoming program, on Wednesday, February 22, 2017. He will be joined by three other speakers to dive into local funding landscapes while considering how...

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Bringing Care into the 21st Century

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05/30/2017

There are two consistent story lines in American media and public life today. One is the story of economic struggles and insecurity of working Americans who are working harder than ever and still unable to keep their heads above water. Increasingly...

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Akonadi Foundation Launches Second Year of #SoLoveCanWin Community Response Fund

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09/14/2017

Oakland, Calif. - In light of recent events and a political climate that seeks to threaten local communities of color, the Akonadi Foundation will accept applications for funding to its So Love Can Win Community Response Fund through November 15.

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Let's Put Love Back into Philanthropy

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04/26/2018

NCG member, Masha Chernyak of the Latino Community Foundation recently spoke at our event, Social Justice in Disaster . She touched on relationship building with grantees and what trust brings to the way we do grantmaking. Hear...

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The Rhythm of Justice

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02/07/2019

These were the words sung to us by Miss Joyce O’Neal at the Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, the first stop of our Peace and Justice trip last month to Alabama. Last October, on my first day in the office as NCG’s new Programs and Events Manager,...

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Meet NCG's Summer Intern Allegra Maeso

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09/25/2019

This summer NCG was thrilled to welcome Allegra Maeso as our first summer intern. A rising senior at Northwestern University and Bay Area native, Allegra dove into a number of policy projects, providing valuable research and...

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A Letter to Philanthropy from NCG’s New Co-CEOs

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03/25/2020

Three weeks ago, the two of us stepped into our new roles as acting Co-CEOs of Northern California Grantmakers. That was the same day the world learned we would need vigorous hand-washing and distance to protect each other and everyone in our...

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CCJFG Legislative Update: April

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04/2020

Find up-to-date information on 2020 criminal justice reform legislation including the California Racial Justice Act and the Family Over Fees Act. You'll also find a breakdown of 2020 ballot measures including cash bail and California voting rights restoration.

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30 Apr 2021

Friday Morning Refresh | Part 2

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April 30, 2021 -

9:30am to 10:00am

Current conditions continue to place enormous demands on us. Still, we have cause for hope: bold new leadership in many places, budgetary step stones toward a just recovery, and a rising tide of action to disrupt systemic racism. Now, as always, we...

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07 May 2021

Friday Morning Refresh | Part 3

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May 7, 2021 -

9:30am to 10:00am

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04 Jun 2021

Friday Morning Refresh | Part 6

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June 4, 2021 -

9:30am to 10:30am

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26 May 2021

Bringing A Racial Equity Lens to Foundation Strategy

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May 26, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:00am

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REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. In response to the racial reckoning in 2020, foundations have sought many perspectives to learn how they can support racial justice, shift power, and more effectively engage communities in grantmaking decisions. Moving beyond...

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NCFP In-Person Webinar Viewing: Q&A with NCG’s Phuong Quach

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06/02/2015

This year NCG has begun hosting in-person webinar viewings for the National Center for Family Philantnhropy’s (NCFP) monthly webinar series. Why host in-person gatherings for a webinar? NCG Director of Member Engagement Phuong Quach has the answers.

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