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South Bay Here We Come: Taking the Financial Workshop Series on the Road

Release Date:

03/26/2015

South Bay members here we come! NCG is bringing its wildly popular Financial Workshop series to your neck of the woods. All three of our workshops will be hosted in Menlo Park by NCG member The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

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NCG Blog

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Community Foundation

Corporate Giving

Family Foundation

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Organizational Effectiveness

Real Cost Project

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Infrastructure

Infrastructure: Capacity Building

Infrastructure: Evaluation

09 Jun 2015

The Real Cost Project | Regional Forum, San Francisco

June 9, 2015 -

9:00am to 12:30pm

Metta Fund

Recently, many grantmakers have begun exploring an approach based on real cost funding. NCG is proud to be a part of the Real Cost Project, a statewide initiative to explore what it takes for funders to develop new grantmaking strategies based on...

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Briefing Program

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Real Cost Project

NCG Welcomes our Newest Members | Part 3

Release Date:

06/15/2015

2015 has been a busy year for NCG! This year we decided to expand our membership qualifications, and in doing so have some great members who are new to our community.

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Member News

05 May 2016

W(h)ine About Tech

May 5, 2016 -

2:30pm to 4:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

Managing technology in small foundations can be a real challenge for the Mad Hatter, often accompanied by out-sized expectations, unexpected shifts, and complicated, budget-busting solutions. Join your peers in this lively exchange of pain points...

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Technology/Social Media

California Regionals Oppose Bill on Nonprofit Regulation

Release Date:

05/02/2016

Northern California Grantmakers was invited to join our colleagues at Southern California Grantmakers and San Diego Grantmakers in opposition to AB2855, a bill widely viewed to be unnecessary and overly burdensome to California nonprofits.

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Let's Talk Post-Election

Release Date:

11/14/2016

We invite you to join us and share what the election results means to you personally, for the people on your team, and for the communities with whom you work.

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NCG Blog

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Leadership, Culture and Community

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

13 Apr 2017

Arts Loan Fund Meeting 4/13/17

April 13, 2017 -

9:30am to 11:30am

Northern California Grantmakers

NCG's Arts Loan Fund (ALF) Steering Committee is comprised of a diverse range of Bay Area funders, who are committed to the Arts. The committee convenes every four weeks to discuss issues impacting the Arts in Northern California and to review loan...

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08 Mar 2018

Immigrant Families in America Today: How Fear and Toxic Stress Are Affecting Daily Life, Well-Being, and Health

Areas of Focus

Equity and Social Justice

March 8, 2018 -

10:00am to 11:30am

Webinar

New restrictions on immigration and increased immigration enforcement under the Trump Administration are having a profound impact on our nation, reaching from the dinner table to the board room, from courtrooms to classrooms. Few groups are facing...

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National

Areas of Focus

Equity and Social Justice

Cal Wellness Appoints New VP of Operations

Release Date:

08/30/2018

NCG member The California Wellness Foundation has a new Vice President of Operations Arun Baheti. Congratulations and welcome to the NCG community! Read the release from The California Wellness Foundation below: The California Wellness Foundation...

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Member News

Areas of Focus

Leadership, Culture and Community

18 Sep 2018

Hurricane Florence: What’s Next?

Areas of Focus

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

September 18, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Webinar

NCG Members looking to learn more about philanthropy’s response to Hurricane Florence are encouraged to attend a joint briefing by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and the South Eastern Council on Foundations this Tuesday, September 18th at 12:...

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Briefing Webinar

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Disaster Preparedness

Funding Area

Disaster Resilience Relief and Recovery

Geographic Location

National

Areas of Focus

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

08 May 2020

Keeping Kids and Families Safe During the COVID-19 Crisis

May 8, 2020 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

Webinar

For many kids, home is not a safe place. School closures and the statewide shelter in place order, combined with health fears, massive layoffs, and economic uncertainty has resulted in increased stress for families and fewer eyes on children...

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Briefing Webinar

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Disaster Preparedness

Trauma & Resilience

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Children & Youth

Education: K-12

Geographic Location

SF Bay Area

Networks & Collaboratives

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...

IFIP World Summit on Indigenous Philanthropy: Call for Sessions

Release Date:

05/02/2014

The International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP) invites foundations and individual donors to submit a proposal for the World Summit on Indigenous Philanthropy. This historic event which will take place in New York City from September 24 – 26...

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From the Field

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Infrastructure

FroYo with a CEO: Interview with David Greco

Release Date:

11/17/2014

FroYo with a CEO is a video interview series featuring NCG’s summer intern Carmen Ross, as she uses the persuasive powers of frozen yogurt to get foundation leaders to open up about their life both in and outside of the office.

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02 Apr 2015

NCG Book Club | Discussion of A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami

April 2, 2015 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

Join the NCG Book club for a discussion of A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami. Bring your lunch and an appetite for conversation.

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Social

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Communications Staff

Emerging Practitioners

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NCG Member Benjamin Jealous Co-Hosts Book Launch

Release Date:

02/20/2015

NCG member Benjamin Jealous, Partner at the Kapor Center for Social Impact, is co-hosting a launch party to celebrate the release a book he recently co-edited. Reach: 40 Black Men Speak on Living, Leading and Succeeding is a collection of personal...

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Populations & Communities

Populations/Communities: Men & Boys

Populations/Communities:People of Color

Is Overhead Having a Moment?

Release Date:

06/22/2015

Senior Vice President Michael Hamill Remaley from Philanthropy New York explains what progress New York is making to support the real-cost trend in his recent blog.

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Corporate Philanthropy Awards 2015: Honoring Corporate Philanthropists

Release Date:

06/25/2015

It's that time of year again when the San Francisco Business Times honors the generosity of corporate philanthropists by hosting an awards presentation that unveils the ranks of companies who gave the most cash to Bay Area causes.

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From the Field

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Corporate Giving

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About Philanthropy

Facts, Figures, Trends

23 Jul 2015

Corporate Philanthropy Awards 2015

July 23, 2015 -

7:15am to 11:45am

Hilton Union Square

The Bay Area is home to some of the most generous and caring companies in the world. To honor the work of our local corporate philanthropists the San Francisco Business Times is hosting its annual Corporate Philanthropy Awards on July 23rd in San...

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Conference

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Corporate Giving

02 Feb 2016

Financial Analysis: Assessing Nonprofit Financial Health (2016)

February 2, 2016 -

9:00am to 12:30pm

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Come learn how to evaluate your grantee's current financial health. This training will help you to develop a comprehensive picture of your grantee's financial performance to better assist in times of a grantee's growth or crisis phase. This training...