Socialize With Us

Site Search

 - resource provided by the Forum Network Knowledgebase.

Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.

Supporting Nonprofit Capacity: Three Principles for Grantmakers

Publication date: 
12/2013
When Grantmakers for Effective Organizations traveled cross-country to meet with funders and nonprofits and learn more about their capacity-building experiences, the effort led to their development of an approach to capacity building that may help grantmakers be better positioned to support nonprofits in achieving lasting impact.
Find More By
Resource Type 
Journalism
Audience 
Program Staff
Funding Area 
Infrastructure
Infrastructure: Capacity Building
19 Oct 2016

Building Collaboration from the Inside Out - Peninsula (A GEO Special Feature)

October 19, 2016 -
1:00pm to 4:00pm
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Before collaboration became the latest philanthropic buzzword, many grantmakers were already collaborating in ways both large and small around shared concerns or core issues and beliefs. But because collaboration is hard and messy, both grantmakers...
15 May 2018

Immigrant Well-Being | Bay Area Health Funders Group and BARHII Joint Program

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
May 15, 2018 -
1:30pm to 3:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
This meeting will be held in partnership with the Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative to discuss what role philanthropy can play to better support regional trauma informed rapid response efforts for immigrant communities.

Informal Child Care in California: Current Arrangements and Future Needs

NCG member the David & Lucile Packard Foundation recently engaged with three research teams compiling information in an effort to broaden understanding of caregivers’ motivations and experiences, and to provide a more nuanced depiction of the adults who are caring for California's youngest children.
14 Feb 2019

Gender, Power, Race, Money: #MeToo and Philanthropy

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Leadership, Culture and Community
February 14, 2019 -
11:00am to 1:00pm
Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2)
For two years, the #MeToo Movement has dominated the news headlines as women who’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted continue to step forward to tell their stories. #MeToo momentum was quickly followed by the Time’s Up Movement for workplace...

Resource from Building the Bench: How Philanthropy Can Sustain Nonprofit Leaders

Publication date: 
10/2014
This interactive briefing, co-sponsored by Northern California Grantmakers and Bay Area Justice Funders Network, provided a three-way look at how the leadership bench is being built. Research from Rusty Stahl of Talent Philanthropy and Margi Clarke of RoadMap Consulting grounded our conversation as we examined how funders support and build internal benches of leadership within social justice organizations, as well as looked at what organizations are doing internally to sustain themselves for the long haul.
Find More By
Resource Type 
Presentation
Audience 
Program Staff
Topic(s) 
Leadership Development
Funding Area 
Infrastructure: Capacity Building

Resources from Beyond the Grant: Building Capacity of Your Nonprofit Grantees Through Pro-Bono

Publication date: 
10/2014
As part of Global Pro Bono Week, NCG is partnered with the Taproot Foundation to present a special program on how funders can support their grantees' work by providing much-needed pro-bono services.

Many Voices, One Goal

Publication date: 
12/2014
Many Voices, One Goal: How an Informal Foundation Collaboration Helped Make California History is a new report produced by NCG members The Stuart Foundation and the Silver Giving Foundation on their collaborative work to influence education financing policy in California.

September Meeting Recap: Envisioning a Funder Network on Childhood Adversity

Background On August 29, 2017, a group of Bay Area funders came together to brainstorm a possible vision, scope, and set of content directions for a funder learning network on childhood adversity. A 1 range of funders were represented - including family foundations, corporate foundations, community foundations, and individual donors. Some have been funding in the childhood adversity space for decades, while others are at the early stages of their journey. What emerged was a rich discussion exploring the possible ways in which a funder learning network might strengthen our work, and accelerate...
Find More By
Resource Type 
Network
Topic(s) 
Trauma & Resilience
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
Geography 
SF Bay Area
27 May 2021

Building A Sustainable Climate Future in Inland CA

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
May 27, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Governor Gavin Newsom and his administration have taken significant steps to put California on the path towards a greener, more sustainable climate future. So far, Governor Newsom has pledged to conserve 30 percent of the state's land and coastal...
10 Nov 2021

Engaging the Next Generation | National Center for Family Philanthropy

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
November 10, 2021 -
9:00am to 10:15am
NCG recently announced a partnership with NCFP. Members can now have free access to NCFP's webinars and resources. You can learn more about it here . The promise of family philanthropy is fulfilled by its members—often across...
Find More By
Event type 
Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Strategic Philanthropy
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
13 Feb 2020

Growing Dollars for Prevention: A California Wellness Trust

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
February 13, 2020 -
1:30pm to 3:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
This event has been postponed. We will update registrants once we confirm a future date.

Resources from Legislative Briefing on Census 2020

Publication date: 
05/2018
On May 18th, Senator Richard Pan, Chair of the Senate’s Select Committee on the Census, and Assemblymember Marc Berman, Chair of the Assembly’s Select Committee on the Census, joined NCG members for lunch and had a conversation of how to best leverage our philanthropic investments to ensure a complete and accurate count of all people in California on the Census 2020.

Resources from What's on the Horizon for Health Equity in 2020?

The Bay Area Health Funders Group, the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, and the California HealthCare Foundation hosted an in-depth discussion of the progress we’ve made on health equity policy priorities in 2019, what’s on the horizon for 2020, and how to help communities prepare for the many changes taking place. They explored how philanthropy can respond, and what role it can play in supporting positive policy change.
Find More By
Resource Type 
Presentation
13 Oct 2020

The Path to Portfolio Activation

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
October 13, 2020 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Zoom Webinar
You have decided you want to start making impact investments and you need buy-in within your organization. How do smaller foundations develop the capacity to execute a strategy? Learn strategies and approaches to develop consensus from leaders that...
Find More By
Event type 
Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Impact Investing
Funding Area 
Populations & Communities
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Breakout Session: Democracy Despite Crises

Each election is critical, and the 2022 elections are no exception. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic downturn, and racial reckoning across the United States reaffirmed the need for equitable policies and strong policymakers advocating for community-driven priorities. Over the last two years it has been increasingly difficult to get either. The democratic system of the United States is in peril. Traditional party politics has become polarized, often driven by misinformation and disinformation.

Date & Time: 
05/04/2022 -
11:45am to 1:00pm
08 Oct 2015

South Bay | Beyond the Grant: Solutions for Building Nonprofit Operational Excellence

October 8, 2015 -
1:00pm to 3:00pm
The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
This event will showcase two funder initiatives that went beyond grantmaking to help strengthen the operations of nonprofit grantees. This event will include discussions with The Wallace Foundation and Tipping Point Community as well as grantees...
20 Sep 2016

California Policy Webinar | From Marijuana to the Death Penalty: What Nonprofits & Philanthropy Need to Know About California's Ballot Propositions

September 20, 2016 -
10:30am to 11:30am
Online Webinar
With 17 State propositions to vote on this November, the idea of studying them all is pretty daunting. So instead, you can listen to some of the smartest nonprofit policy folks in the state discuss the ones most relevant to nonprofits. If you’re...

Pages