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Access to Justice | Q&A with our Legal Services Funders Network

Release Date: 
03/14/2016
Funders of legal services bring their best thinking on how to use law to better the lives of everyone who’s got it the hardest in the region. NCG provides a home for this thinking. Members of the LSFN steering committee answered questions about...
10 Mar 2017

Health Funding: Is There More We Can Do Together?

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
March 10, 2017 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Join us at the next Bay Area Health Funders Group program for a discussion led by CEO of Better Health East Bay and the BAHFG Chair, Jim Hickman . He will moderate the discussion with speakers joining us from prominent health...

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.
18 Oct 2017

Census 2020: Uniting for a Common Cause

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Public Policy
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
October 18, 2017 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
The Census happens just once every 10 years but its outcomes have serious ramifications: Will California lose a congressional seat? Will billions of dollars in Medicaid, SNAP, and Medicare resources be left on the table? A fair and accurate Census...
18 Apr 2018

Exploring Racial Inequities in Healthcare at the End of Life

Areas of Focus 
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...
23 May 2018

Advancing Economic Opportunity for Immigrants & Refugees

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
May 23, 2018 -
11:00am to 1:30pm
Silicon Valley Community Foundation San Mateo Conference C
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...
26 Apr 2018

Don’t Mess Around With Mr. In Between: How to Accentuate the Positive for Narrative Change

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
April 26, 2018 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Words are powerful, they can build and uplift, but also deflate and tear down. Some believe philanthropy can do more to help shape narratives into positive, affirming stories about our communities. At this program, panelists will talk about what it...
16 Aug 2018

A Humanitarian Crisis: The Harsh New Realities Facing Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
August 16, 2018 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Livestream
Over the past year-and-a-half, the systems and infrastructure that support and protect the most vulnerable immigrants have been gravely damaged by cuts in refugee admissions to the United States, federal funding cuts to the country’s national...
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Event type 
Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Immigration
Philanthropy CA
Geographic Location 
Peninsula and South Bay
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
13 Feb 2019

Making it Count: Philanthropy and the 2020 Census

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
February 13, 2019 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Webinar
It has been a long road as California prepares for the 2020 Census—from budget delays at the federal level and persistent advocacy for adequate state funding, to the pending inclusion of an untested citizenship question. The state has allocated an...
08 Oct 2019

#MoreThanMoney: The Role of Funders in Addressing Ableism

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
October 8, 2019 -
10:00am to 1:00pm
Ed Roberts Campus
Ableism: a social attitude that having a disability makes someone a less valued member of society. It assumes that the ways able–bodied people live are the best ways to live. In addition to grantmaking, advocacy funders play a...

Letter Opposing USDA’s SNAP proposed rule

Publication date: 
09/2019
On September 24, 2019, Philanthropy California submitted a public comment opposing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s proposed rule to change eligibility requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). If enacted, this rule would eliminate CalFresh benefits, the state’s implementation of SNAP, for 230,000 adults, children, older adults, and individuals with disabilities in California and further escalate the persistent food insecurity in our region.
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Resource Type 
NCG Reports
Topic(s) 
Policy
Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
27 Jan 2020

Great (and Not-As-Great) Collaborations: Why They Succeed and How They Fail

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
January 27, 2020 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Collaboration has long been an aspiration in our sector. You can trace its early beginnings to donors pooling their resources through vehicles like Community Foundations to locally-focused efforts to the emergence (and rise) of gigantic aggregated...
26 May 2020

When the World Tilts: Adaptive Leadership for VUCA Times

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
May 26, 2020 -
2:00pm to 3:15pm
Zoom Meeting
In this first conversation about adaptive leadership, we’ll practice with two seasoned leadership development professionals and philanthropic peers the art of tending to ourselves as a prerequisite for more effective social change. We’ll explore how...
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Event type 
Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Leadership Development
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
17 Sep 2020

An Overview of Impact Investing for Foundations

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
September 17, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Webinar
As grantmakers, we want our organizations to have cutting-edge, impactful investments that align with our mission. But to get there the conversations can be challenging, different sets of risks are put before us, and it takes time to make the case...
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Event type 
Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Impact Investing
Funding Area 
Economic & Community Development
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
11 Dec 2020

Friday Morning Refresh Series: Session 7

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
December 11, 2020 -
9:30am to 10:00am
Zoom Meeting
"When all the ordinary divides and patterns are shattered, people step up to become their brothers’ keepers. And that purposefulness and connectedness bring joy even amidst death, chaos, fear, and loss." - Rebecca Solnit Reviewing 2020, it’s...
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Event type 
Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Philanthropy CA
Funding Area 
Populations & Communities
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
06 Nov 2020

Friday Morning Refresh Series: Session 3

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
November 6, 2020 -
9:30am to 10:00am
Zoom Meeting
"When all the ordinary divides and patterns are shattered, people step up to become their brothers’ keepers. And that purposefulness and connectedness bring joy even amidst death, chaos, fear, and loss." - Rebecca Solnit Reviewing 2020, it’s...
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Event type 
Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Philanthropy CA
Funding Area 
Populations & Communities
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

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