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11 Jul 2016

Emerging Practices: Integrating a Racial Equity Lens - A BAHFG Program

July 11, 2016 -

12:30pm to 3:30pm

Northern California Grantmakers

Racial equity means working to address root causes of inequities, with the goal that race is no longer a predictor of negative outcomes.

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Collaborative

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Collective Impact

Transparency

The Real Cost Project: Increasing the Impact of Philanthropy in California

Publication date:

08/2016

Around the country, as well as across the State of California, grantmakers are examining their funding practices and looking to develop new approaches to better support the communities they serve. Recently, numerous grantmakers have begun exploring what it would take to fund the real costs of the organizations they support – that is all of the necessary investments for a nonprofit organization to deliver on mission and to be sustainable over the long term. Building off of this interest, Northern California Grantmakers, San Diego Grantmakers and Southern California Grantmakers launched a joint...

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Community Foundation

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11 Oct 2017

Business as a Force for Good: A Conversation with B Lab

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Corporate Contributions Roundtable

October 11, 2017 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

Northern California Grantmakers

Join Northern California Grantmakers, B Lab and local B Corp leaders to talk about the power of business as a force for good! Corps have been shaking up the traditional business model for some time. As The New York Times said in its descriptions of...

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Economic & Community Development

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Global

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Global

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Resources from: Building Power in Asian American & Pacific Islander Communities

Publication date:

07/2015

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.

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Resources from An Introduction to Nonprofit Finance Fund’s Financial SCAN

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10/2012

Assessing a nonprofit's financial health is time-consuming and challenging. Which metrics and trends should you focus on and what do they mean? What should you consider when comparing organizations?

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Resources from Embracing the Network Mindset: Overcoming Complex Challenges Together

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02/2014

Today's nonprofits and philanthropic organizations are, on average, better managed than ever. Despite that fact there still remain many social and environmental problems that have had limited improvements, or in some cases have worsened. How can grantmakers take on these seemingly intractable problems? What new approaches are actually tackling complex, systemic challenges with success?

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Executive Staff

Organizational Effectiveness

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Collaborative Philanthropy

08 Oct 2015

Community Connections: Engaging Diverse Stakeholders in Your Grantmaking | NCFP Webinar

October 8, 2015 -

9:00am to 10:30am

Online Webinar

What are the spectrum of options available to family foundations and funds seeking to engage diverse perspectives in their work? What are the benefits of doing so and how can you develop a strategy and plan that makes the most sense for your...

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Board/Trustees

Family Foundation

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Leadership Development

Transforming Lives, Transforming Movement Building

Publication date:

11/2014

This report documents the impacts and lessons from a two-year transformative leadership and movement building program to strengthen the domestic worker movement.

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PubPolicy/SocialJustice:CommOrganizing

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Populations & Communities

Populations & Communities: Women & Girls

Public Policy & Social Justice

Post-Program Resources: Emerging Practices - Integrating a Racial Equity Lens

Publication date:

07/2016

On July 11, 2016 members of the Bay Area Health Funders Group gathered to discuss and gain a deep understanding about what it takes to implement a racial equity lens within their institution. The following are presentations and hand-outs from the program, as well as additional resources: Racial Equity Tools A great list of various resources to support people and organizations dedicated to advancing racial justice, including many resources for opening conversations about white privilege and white supremacist organizational culture. Catalyst Project A great organization the focuses on anti-...

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14 Jul 2020

Trust-Based Philanthropy Practice: Solicit & Act on Feedback

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Leadership, Culture and Community

July 14, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:30am

Zoom Meeting

Philanthropy California and the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project invite you to join us for a monthly webinar series for funders. Each month, we’ll explore each of the six trust-based principles that, when practiced together, help alleviate power...

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Philanthropy CA

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Statewide

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Leadership, Culture and Community

Resources for 2019 New Grantmakers Institute

Thank you for joining us for the 2019 New Grantmakers Institute | Grantmaking in the 21st Century!

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New Grantmakers Institute

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SF Bay Area

Development without Displacement: Resisting Gentrification in the Bay Area

Publication date:

04/2014

The culmination of a year-long collaboration between Causa Justa::Just Cause and the Alameda County Public Health Department, this report is a first of its kind combining neighborhood analysis using a quantifiable “gentrification typology,” with interviews of affected populations and public health research to present a comprehensive definition of gentrification in the Bay Area.

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Research

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Nonprofit Displacement Project

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Income Inequality

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Economic & Community Development

Economic/Community Development:Housing

Health

Populations & Communities

Populations/Communities:People of Color

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Children & Youth: Opportunity Youth

Next Gen Donors: Respecting Legacy, Revolutionizing Philanthropy

Publication date:

02/2013

This first-of-its-kind research examines the next generation of major donors, studying this crucial group directly rather than summarizing what others think about them

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Research

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Family Foundation

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Next Gen

Building a Beloved Community: Strengthening the Field of Black Male Achievement

Publication date:

08/2014

This report by BMAfunders (Black Male Achievement), a project of the Open Society Foundations and the Foundation Center is more than your typical philanthropic research analysis.

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Populations & Communities

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State Experiences Show Why Repealing the ACA’s Premium Subsidies and Individual Mandate Would Cripple Individual Health Insurance Markets

President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans favor repealing major provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) early in the new administration. View this blog to learn how repealing the ACA will cripple individual health markets.

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Bay Area Health Funders Group

Stupski Foundation Builds Team to Launch Spenddown Strategies

Release Date:

04/04/2019

NCG member The Stupski Foundation announced that it hired Elvin Padilla and Jennifer Nguyen to help the Foundation launch its spenddown strategies. Elvin joins the team as the Foundation’s director of Food Security and Jennifer as the director of...

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Leadership, Culture and Community

27 Feb 2019

Not Your Grandma’s Philanthropy: Exploring Donor-Advised Funds and Rethinking Traditional Giving

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February 27, 2019 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Commonwealth Club

Over the last several years, donor-advised funds (DAFs) have been a hot topic in the media and in philanthropic circles. DAFs allow individuals to irrevocably contribute funds to a DAF sponsor, gain an immediate tax break, and recommend...

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Briefing Program

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About Philanthropy

Facts, Figures, Trends

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SF Bay Area

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Resources from 2018 Political Forecast | What Can We Expect and How Can We Prepare?

Publication date:

08/2017

On August 15, the California Policy Forum together with CalNonprofits, Philanthropy California (a collaboration between Northern California Grantmakers, San Diego Grantmakers and Southern California Grantmakers), and the League of California Community Foundations presented an interactive webinar on the political landscape in California in the coming year.

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12 Sep 2017

Fighting Intolerance in the Bay Area and Beyond

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September 12, 2017 -

9:30am to 11:30am

Northern California Grantmakers

The rise of hate crimes, bullying, and other forms of bigotry has taken center stage in recent months, with an estimate of nearly 2000 bias-motivated incidents since last November’s election. Communities of color, women, LGBT people, communities of...

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SF Bay Area

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