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10 Apr 2018

Social Justice in Disaster: Neighborhoods and Nonprofits Point the Way

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
April 10, 2018 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
What does it take for neighborhoods and nonprofits to effectively contribute to disaster relief and recovery in marginalized communities? What do they need before, during, and after disaster, and how can funders help? Please join us to hear from...
05 Mar 2019

California for All: What’s in Governor Newsom’s First Proposed Budget?

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
March 5, 2019 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Just three days into office, Governor Newsom offered a bold vision for the state rooted in a commitment to a “California for all." In his proposed 2019-2020 budget, the Governor calls for a series of bold and smart investments intended to broaden...
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Briefing Program
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Policy
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Economic & Community Development
Public Policy & Social Justice
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
17 Sep 2019

Investing in Our Future: How California is Fighting Against Childhood Poverty and What Still Needs to be Done

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
September 17, 2019 -
10:30am to 12:30pm
James Irvine Foundation
Despite being one of the most progressive states in the Union, California has the highest childhood poverty rate in Country. In fact 20% of California children live in poverty, impacting almost 2 million children with 450,000 of those children...
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Children & Youth
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SF Bay Area
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Equity and Social Justice

NCG Expands Efforts to Secure an Equitable Climate-Resilient California

Release Date: 
06/02/2022
Climate change is here to stay. Although what’s needed seems endless as the impacts will worsen in the coming years, I am hopeful. Since joining the sector four years ago, I have seen an increasing number of funders exploring new ways to address...

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.

Resources from California Philanthropy Forum: Should Californians Welcome Social Impact Bonds?

Publication date: 
05/2013
On May 10th Northern California Grantmakers, San Diego Grantmakers and Southern California Grantmakers—and the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofits) presented a special statewide webinar briefing on this emerging trend in social innovation.

Collaborative Efforts We Love

Release Date: 
09/26/2016
Collaboration - it’s been on our minds a lot lately. Across the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors many organizations are throwing aside the “go-it-alone” mentality in favor of working together to address complex problems.
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02 Nov 2021

Health and Wealth: Better Health through Tax Credits

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
November 2, 2021 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Zoom Meeting
Greater wealth can mean a longer, healthier life for you and your children, allowing access to medical care, healthier living conditions, and protection from chronic stress. In the Bay Area, racial and gender inequity segregates Black, Indigenous,...
28 Oct 2014

Building the Bench: How Philanthropy Can Sustain Nonprofit Leaders

October 28, 2014 -
1:00pm to 4:00pm
The James Irvine Foundation
This interactive briefing, co-sponsored by Northern California Grantmakers and Bay Area Justice Funders Network, will provide a three-way look at how the leadership bench is being built. Research from Rusty Stahl of Talent Philanthropy and Margi...

Voicing Your Inner Socrates: 50 new grantmakers, 10 big questions, 2 days

Release Date: 
09/15/2015
NCG’s New Grantmakers Institute is coming up, and I’ve been doing a lot of work gearing up to it. In prepping the presenters, my frame for these two days is becoming really clear.

Return to Sender

Release Date: 
02/01/2016
How will nonprofits deliver direct services in our local communities if they can no longer afford the space to do it in? Join one or more of three upcoming briefings to hear the latest data on what’s happening and to talk about what can be done.
18 Apr 2016

Powerful Grants Data at Your Fingertips: Foundation Maps Training

April 18, 2016 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Online webinar
Join us for an interactive statewide webinar to learn about our powerful new data tool, Foundation Maps: California, which displays information about more than 200,000 grants made by 260+ California grantmakers and is free to members of Northern...

NCG Members Fund Effort to Build Trust Between Law Enforcement and Communities of Color

Release Date: 
09/15/2016
NCG members The California Endowment , The California Wellness Foundation , The James Irvine Foundation , Rosenberg Foundation , San Francisco Foundation , and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation are six of the seven California foundations...

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