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12 Jul 2022

Public Banking: Sustaining Economic Equity for the Bay Area

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
July 12, 2022 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Zoom Meeting
To achieve economic equity, we must prioritize investing our money into the wealth and health of local communities and the environment. Public banking is a promising strategy with a century-old history that can help us align how we spend our tax and...
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Briefing Webinar
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Income Inequality
Shared Value
Funding Area 
Economic Justice
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice

Healthy Environments, Healthy People: A Funder Guide on Improving Environmental Conditions for Health

Publication date: 
04/2014
This Health & Environmental Funders Network issue brief is an excellent "first-read" for funders newly interested in environmental health and environmental justice. It provides funders with a basic understanding of concerns about environmental impacts on health and an introduction to strategies grantmakers are pursuing to address these impacts.
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About Philanthropy
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Climate Resilience and Justice
Health
Policy Advocacy

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To maximize the collective power of our community for greatest effect, NCG is pleased to announce that we will be partnering more deeply with our members in three areas moving forward.

Areas of Focus

To maximize the collective power of our community for greatest effect, NCG is pleased to announce that we will be partnering more deeply with our members in three areas moving forward.

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

As a part of our Vibrancy and Sustainability work, NCG partners with our member colleagues and other community stakeholders to strengthen and sustain the key institutions that comprise the fabric of our communities; support economic inclusion and...

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.
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Leadership Development
15 Nov 2016

Moving Black-Led Organizations from Crisis to Change: Solutions for Sustainability

November 15, 2016 -
4:00pm to 5:30pm
The San Francisco Foundation
A report issued last year by the Bay Area Black United Fund - Black-Led Organizations (BLOs) in the Bay Area: From Crisis to Change - noted that BLO’s which are lifelines to low-income Black communities are especially vulnerable due to a cumulative...
15 Dec 2015

Local Philanthropy and Sustainable Development Goals in the Bay Area

December 15, 2015 -
10:00am to 3:00pm
The James Irvine Foundation
How do the sustainable development goals relate to domestic challenges in the U.S.? There are significant challenges facing American communities today, including growing inequality, quality education, access to healthcare, and climate action. In the...

An Interview with James W. Head | Solutions for Sustainability

Release Date: 
10/24/2016
James W. Head is President and CEO of The East Bay Community Foundation . Read his interview — conducted by Constance J. Walker , President of Walker and Associates Consulting — discussing his commitment to enhance the growth, sustainability, impact...
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2020 Grantees | Youth Power Fund

2020 Grantees 67 Sueños 67 Sueños works with marginalized undocumented youth and youth from mixed status families affected by high rates of violence, mass incarceration, deportation, and poverty. Using political education, trauma healing, activism,...
11 May 2021

Survival & Strength: COVID-19 Recovery & Nonprofit Sustainability

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
May 11, 2021 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
For more than a year now, we’ve relied on our nonprofit partners to help us manage the multitude of impacts from COVID-19. They’ve fed, housed, healed, educated, inspired us, and fought for our rights. They’ve stepped up and stepped in to care for...
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Briefing Webinar
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Human Resources
Strategic Philanthropy
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
22 Jan 2020

Resources from Fighting Intolerance in the Bay Area and Beyond

Publication date: 
09/2017
In a September 12 event, NCG convened local and national experts to discuss the rise of hate crimes, bullying, and other forms of bigotry in recent months. We learned what funders can do to help overcome these challenges, through education, policy, organizing, and communications.
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For Generations to Come: Chinese American Philanthropy in the Bay Area

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03/2015
NCG members the Chinese American Community Foundation and Silicon Valley Community Foundation partnered to publish this report to better understand and celebrate the Chinese American community in the Bay Area, including the many contributions made to the 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.

Resources from Moving Black-Led Organizations from Crisis to Change: Solutions for Sustainability

Publication date: 
11/2016
A report issued last year by the Bay Area Black United Fund - Black-Led Organizations (BLOs) in the Bay Area: From Crisis to Change - noted that BLO’s which are lifelines to low-income Black communities are especially vulnerable due to a cumulative lack of resources to support growth, best-in-class systems, training and leadership development. Connections to mentors, coaches, experienced consultants, and other resources to assist with succession planning, board recruitment and the implementation of earned income strategies have been identified as keys to improving the sustainability of Black-...
30 Jun 2022

Ensuring Equitable and Sustainable Public Funding: Philanthropy’s Critical Role

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
June 30, 2022 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Communities across the country – especially those continuing to struggle with economic and health impacts from the pandemic – are hoping to access part of the billions of dollars in economic recovery dollars deployed to support economic recovery...
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Briefing Webinar
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Philanthropy CA
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
26 May 2016

Arts Loan Fund Meeting 5/26/16

May 26, 2016 -
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 six weeks to discuss issues impacting the Arts in Northern California and to review loan...

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