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Global Chase Bank Team takes on Bay Area’s Nonprofit Displacement Challenge

Release Date: 
11/07/2019
What do you get when you set four top-performing bankers from Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, and San Francisco on a three-week sprint to map the next leg of the Bay Area’s efforts to secure space for its prized nonprofits? A welcome strategy for...

What $10 Billion Dollars Won't Buy You This Election

Release Date: 
06/20/2016
Funders have crucial roles to play to support the democratic process by supporting civic efforts to increase voter participation, to stop illegal voter suppression and to promote alternative approaches to financing political campaigns. Learn more.
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Bay Area Organizations Work to Protect Nonprofits from Displacement

Release Date: 
11/16/2017
The Nonprofit Displacement Project, organized by philanthropy network Northern California Grantmakers in 2015, is working to secure affordable space for nonprofits in the Bay Area as well as to provide them with the technical skills to find and keep...
21 Feb 2018

Voter’s Choice Act: Big Changes Ahead for California Elections

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
February 21, 2018 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Many California voters will experience major changes to how they register to vote and cast ballots in the coming year. Three recent reforms — online voter registration , automated voter registration , and conditional voter registration make...
19 Nov 2018

Immediate and Emerging Needs Arising from the California Fires

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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
November 19, 2018 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Webinar
As impacted communities in Northern and Southern California continue to grapple with the devastation resulting from the Camp, Woolsey, and Hill fires, questions about those affected and the resources available to them become paramount. This call...
23 Sep 2019

The Ethics of Working with Story

September 23, 2019 -
2:00pm to 4:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Because stories are powerful, and because they are wholly owned by the person who shares them, we have an ethical obligation to use story in ways that do no harm. Our goal should be to lift, not exploit. Only when we use story ethically can people...
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Communications
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SF Bay Area
08 Dec 2020

The Ethos of Being Trust-Based Session 1 | Permission to Pause: You Have To Go Slowly To Go Far

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Leadership, Culture and Community
December 8, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Zoom Webinar
About the Series The Ethos of Being Trust-Based, developed by Trust-Based Philanthropy Project, Philanthropy CA, and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, is a webinar series dedicated to exploring the fundamental values and dispositions central...
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Briefing Webinar
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Leadership, Culture and Community

Silicon Valley Nonprofit Space and Facilities Report | Nonprofit Displacement Project

The Bay Area economic boom is having dramatic, tectonic effects: deepening income and opportunity disparities are placing nonprofit and arts institutions at higher risk for displacement, further threatening to undermine the unique, vibrant character and culture that have been the legacy of our region for generations. While the real estate boom generates revenue and opportunity for the Bay Area, it places additional stress on nonprofits and the communities they serve who are struggling to remain in their neighborhoods. The kind of pressure the housing crunch is putting on individuals, is also...

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The power of a membership organization like NCG lies in its network. NCG relies on an engaged base of member volunteers in committees to drive programming and help staff to develop relevant content. These volunteer committees meet...

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