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Senior Accountant

Position: 
Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant Position Description

The Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund works to advance equality and justice so every person can thrive and live life with dignity and hope. Rooted in the Bay Area, the Haas, Jr. Fund is guided by an enduring set of core values. These values reflect...

15 Jun 2021

Why Care About Care? Our Economy Depends on It

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Leadership, Culture and Community
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
June 15, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Millions of Americans rely on caregivers to look after their children and aging parents. The demand for care is rising and often out of reach, forcing individuals to look within and provide the necessary care themselves to their loved ones. When you...

Member Spotlight with Jackie Downing: On Launching the Bay Area Homelessness Funders Network

Release Date: 
08/20/2020
We asked NCG's board, staff, and membership to weigh-in on how they're balancing this question. Jackie Downing of Crankstart joins us to share more about the launch of NCG's newest network, the Bay Area Homelessness Funders Network , and how she's...

Out in the South Part II: LGBTQ Community Assets in the U.S. South

Publication date: 
09/2014
This Funders for LGBTQ Issues report is the second in a series of reports entitled Out in the South. The report assesses the state of the LGBTQ movement in the U.S. South based on a comprehensive scan of the region's LGBTQ community assets, a survey of more than 200 organizers and service providers working in the South, and in-depth interviews with 30 LGBTQ leaders.
03 Feb 2015

Ready, Set, "Get on the Map!"

February 3, 2015 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
Webinar
Imagine being able to see who is funding what and where—anywhere in our region, anytime, and with just a few clicks. What if you had a map of near real-time data about giving across California on an interactive mapping platform? Imagine if you could...
22 Mar 2017

Leadership for Equity and Opportunity (LEO) | Rise Together Institute

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
March 22, 2017 - 8:00am to June 16, 2017 - 5:00pm
Nile Hall
Leadership for Equity and Opportunity is a learning-in-action program that builds the capacity of a diverse group of community leaders to produce extraordinary results for equitable individual, organizational and community change. Hosted by Rise...
14 Jan 2020

Fireside Chat Part 1 | Liberate Yourself: How to Bring Your Full Identity to Your Work

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
January 14, 2020 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Registration for this event is now closed. Have you ever been a room full of people who don’t look like you? Do you code switch at work because you know you can’t be real in certain environments? You’re not alone. The norms in...
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Event type 
Briefing Program
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community

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...
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Network
Topic(s) 
Trauma & Resilience
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
Geography 
SF Bay Area
02 Jun 2020

Love Not Fear: Coffee and Resilience Series | Session 2

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
June 2, 2020 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
Zoom Meeting
"Inside the word “emergency” is 'emerge'; from an emergency new things come forth. The old certainties are crumbling fast, but danger and possibility are sisters." – Rebecca Solnit This is not your typical ZOOM call. There will be...
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Event type 
Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Disaster Preparedness
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community

Resources from the 2013 California Budget Project Analysis

Publication date: 
02/2013
For more than a decade, Northern California Grantmakers has partnered with the California Budget Project to inform members about the annual budgets that impact underserved communities and grantees they serve.

New Strategies for Civic Engagement in the Central Valley

The changing demographics and political attitudes of the Central Valley - a traditionally conservative region of California - demand new strategies for community and civic engagement. To understand the shift in the region and how it is becoming more purple, look no further than the recent mid-term elections. In the race for the 10th congressional district, covering Stanislaus and portions of San Joaquin County, the election was undecided for a week and, at its closest margin, only 1,300 votes separated incumbent Republican Jeff Denham and eventual winner Democrat Josh Harder. A huge...

Operations Officer

Position: 
Operations Officer

POSITION DESCRIPTION

 

Position Title:                                      Operations Officer

Location:                                               San Francisco

Reports to:...

Election Special: Funding Structural Reform and Voter Engagement | 8/2/2016

Publication date: 
07/2016
As we head into the final stretch of the 2016 presidential election, how can grantmakers boost participation in the political process through voter engagement? What is our role in restoring the core values of American democracy? Does having an accountable election system that serves the public interest matter to funders?

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