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16 May 2019

Fighting for Place: Lessons from Oakland’s Battle to Protect its Residents

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
May 16, 2019 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Jahahara Alkebulan-Ma'at, an Oakland resident and activist, lived in the same small rental home on a property near Lake Merritt in Oakland for 22 years until a new owner changed the locks, shut off water and power to the house, and threatened his...

Data Dives Breakout Session: PolicyLink and The Equity Atlas

We're kicking off Day 2 with Data Dives breakout sessions! What are the tools, surveys, mapping, and benchmark sources that will drive our actions as we think about our philanthropic support, corporate investment and strategize about how we use our resources? These short sessions will provide great input as you think about where to take action and how.

Date & Time: 
10/13/2021 -
9:30am to 10:00am

Member Spotlight: Jara Dean-Coffey, Founder of Luminare Group

Release Date: 
08/24/2017
Jara Dean-Coffey is the founder of Luminare Group and a founding member and Steering Committee Member of the National Network of Consultants to Grantmakers. As a part of our Member Spotlight series, Jara told us why she appreciates "A-ha" moments...

Providing Health Care to Undocumented Residents: Program details and lessons learned from three California county health programs

While the number of people without health insurance has declined dramatically since the Affordable Care Act went into effect, undocumented immigrants continue to be excluded from many health coverage options under this law. Check out UC Berkeley Labor Center's report on providing health care to undocumented residents.
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Bay Area Health Funders Group

PG&E Funds Local Fire Safe Council Projects, Joins CAL FIRE in Urging Residents to Prevent, Prepare for Wildfires

Release Date: 
05/13/2015
NCG member Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) announced last week that they are providing nearly $2 million in funding to local Fire Safe Councils across its service area for fuel reduction projects and public education to help prevent dangerous...
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Environment
Environment: Global Climate Change

An Equity Profile of the Five-County San Francisco Bay Area Region

Publication date: 
08/2017
The San Francisco Foundation together with PolicyLink and PERE, the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity at the University of Southern California, recently published this report outlining an equity profile of the Bay Area. This Five-County San Francisco Bay Area Equity Profile adds to the growing body of research that finds that greater economic and racial inclusion fosters stronger economic growth and a more equitable region.
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Equity and Social Justice

Closing and Afternoon Plenary | The Future

With all we’ve experienced in 2020, what will the future hold? What might be the impact of the election? What has 2020 changed, and what does 2021 hold for our work, for our communities, our state, and our future? What does it mean for health, sustainability, DEI, and other issues that have been the focus of CSR efforts? 

Our panel of corporate, foundation, and community leaders will address corporate responsibility and democracy in an election year, the future of racial justice work, and explore what shape our work may take in 2021 and beyond. 

Date & Time: 
10/14/2020 -
12:45pm to 2:00pm
17 Jun 2019

Democratizing Resilience Planning and Disaster Recovery

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
June 17, 2019 -
8:30am to 4:30pm
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Natural disasters are increasing in severity and frequency here in California and around the nation, generating housing instability as well as physical, mental, and financial stress for residents of affected areas. However, these impacts are not...
24 Jan 2018

Crashing the Barriers: Making Work Possible for Everyone

January 24, 2018 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
The Zellerbach Family Foundation
In San Francisco and Alameda counties an estimated 27,000 youth are disconnected from work and school; 10,000 are homeless or live in unstable housing; and 16,000 people have been incarcerated and are reentering the community. Like the millions of...

Resources for What’s Ahead for Racial Equity: Real Talk with Manuel Pastor and Lateefah Simon

“Advancing racial and economic equity is the defining challenge of our time. Rising inequality and persistent racial inequities threaten our social cohesion and economic potential. We must work to build a Bay Area that is inclusive and prosperous for all residents.” - Solving the Housing Crisis Is Key to Inclusive Prosperity in the Bay Area ; April 2018 What is the landscape of economic, racial, and social inequities in the Bay Area, and what can we do about it? NCG is excited to announce our new offering - the Racial Equity Action (REA) Institute - to bring together racial equity specialists...
30 Mar 2017

Driving Business Value by Addressing Equity

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
March 30, 2017 -
8:30am to 10:00am
Google San Francisco
What is the role of corporations and the private sector in driving racial equity? Angela Glover Blackwell, CEO of PolicyLink , and Mark Kramer, Founder and Managing Director of FSG will be exploring this question in a breakfast discussion designed...

Resources from The Long and the Short of It: A New Model to Strengthen the Region

Publication date: 
03/2018
In a March 15th program, we hosted a discussion with Resilient by Design Bay Area Challenge about the role the philanthropy community can play in strengthening our region’s resilience to the effects of climate change, while addressing urgent regional concerns related to displacement, income inequality and more.
25 Feb 2020

The Good, The Challenging, and The Inevitable: A Look at the Governor’s 2020 Budget

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
February 25, 2020 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
The Governor’s second budget focuses on issues facing California: housing, homelessness, healthcare, and supports for children and families. It continues the good news with revenues anticipated to be billions of dollars higher than previously...
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SF Bay Area
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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

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.

Resources from More Than Tech: A Workforce Approach Towards Inclusion for Young Adults

Publication date: 
04/2018
In our program on April 24th, The San Francisco Foundation shared the success of their program Bay Area Codes , an exciting multi-year cohort of eight tech-related organizations working to increase economic equity in the Bay Area region. These organizations seek to give low-income and youth of color access to an inclusive tech ecosystem, featuring culturally-competent computer science curriculums, mentorships, leadership development, and access to professional networks and job opportunities. This briefing showcased the development of the Bay Area Codes cohort, its progress to date, and an...

Resources from RACE COUNTS: 58-County Analysis and Road-map for Racial Equity

Publication date: 
03/2018
In a March 15th program, we learned about a new initiative, RACE COUNTS, which presents a comprehensive online tracking tool ( www.RACECOUNTS.org ) that ranks all 58 counties by seven key issue areas and provides a roadmap for community leaders to focus their efforts. This program presented RACE COUNTS key findings about the Bay Area and Silicon Valley. Panelists included the community organizers who helped to co-create RACE COUNTS and who will use it to guide their organizing, as well as grantmakers who invested early in the project.
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