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11 Apr 2017

GEO Member Call | From Implicit to Explicit: Operating with an Equity Lens

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
April 11, 2017 -
11:00am to 12:15pm
Ready Talk Call
How has your organization explicitly infused equity into its mission, values and grantmaking? What steps have you taken to make sure equity is present in your work? And, how does applying an equity lens to your grantmaking practices allow you to be...

Resources from An Optimist’s Guide to Benefits in the Gig Economy

Publication date: 
03/2017
Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) and the Asset Funders Network (AFN) invited funders to hear from the Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative, the Indy Worker Guild , and the National Domestic Workers Alliance to develop an understanding of the opportunities and challenges of the gig economy. We also explored potential policy and other solutions that might support the particular needs of low-wage workers in this new area of the economy.
18 Nov 2021

Kids, COVID-19, & the Role of Legal Services | Legal Services Funders Network

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
November 18, 2021 -
2:00pm to 3:15pm
Zoom Meeting
Nelson Mandela once said that " There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children ,” a poignant and resonating reminder of young peoples' potential and our collective responsibility to protect and...
26 May 2020

When the World Tilts: Adaptive Leadership for VUCA Times

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
May 26, 2020 -
2:00pm to 3:15pm
Zoom Meeting
In this first conversation about adaptive leadership, we’ll practice with two seasoned leadership development professionals and philanthropic peers the art of tending to ourselves as a prerequisite for more effective social change. We’ll explore how...
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Event type 
Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Leadership Development
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
06 Apr 2017

Legal Services Funders Network: 2017 Signature Event

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
April 6, 2017 -
2:30pm to 5:00pm
Milton Marks Auditorium
Each year the Legal Services Funders Network (LSFN) puts on several events to help educated the community and bring together those with a shared interest in supporting legal services, as they believe these organizations are a critical tool to use to...

Financial Analysis

Over the past three years, NCG’s Financial Analysis Series for Grantmakers has become wildly popular, attracting hundreds of participants interested in honing their financial assessment skills. In 2014, we added a new track for senior program and...
13 Sep 2018

Arts Loan Fund Meeting 9/13/18

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
September 13, 2018 -
9:30am to 11:00am
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 four weeks to discuss issues impacting the Arts in Northern California and to review loan...

Welcome + Opening Plenary: That was Then, This is Now

For a year and a half we’ve been sequestered in our homes while multiple pandemics impact not only our daily lives, but what we will be called to do in the future. Our panel will provide a perspective on where we’ve been and where we need to focus in the future to address what these multiple pandemics have laid bare and what actions are needed from companies.

Date & Time: 
10/12/2021 -
10:00am to 11:00am

Announcing our Closing Speaker: Emmy Award-winning Producer, Actor, Comedian, Writer Larry Wilmore!

Release Date: 
02/23/2018
To close out our conference day, Larry Wilmore will be in conversation with Wesley Morris, making sense of what it’s going to take to address the critical issues of our time.
14 Mar 2019

CalSavers: A Cross-Generational Approach to Addressing Poverty through Public-Private Partnerships

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
March 14, 2019 -
1:00pm to 3:00pm
United Way of the Bay Area
California has the highest poverty rate in the nation. In fact, the UC Berkeley Labor Center predicts that half of Californians currently working will likely retire with just $24,000 a year in a state with ever increasing living costs – from health...

Resources from Ending the Incarceration of Women & Girls Funders Strategy Convening

"I was looked at as an expert from day one." -Jessica Nowlan, Executive Director of the Young Women’s Freedom Center on her experience with the Center as a system-involved youth On July 11th, the Akonadi Foundation, NoVo Foundation, Heising-Simons Foundation and the Race, Gender, and Human Rights Fund organized the event, Ending the Incarceration of Women and Girls Funders Strategy Convening . CCJFG co-sponsored this event, which was a follow up to February’s briefing Ending the Criminalization of Poor Women and Girls, and featured Susan Burton of A New Way of Life Re-Entry...
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Collaborative
17 Jul 2020

CCJFG Membership Meeting

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
July 17, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Zoom Meeting
Beginning in July, CCJFG will hold membership meetings on the third Friday of every other month. Please see the schedule for 2020 below. These membership meetings are intended to be a structured, yet informal space for California criminal justice...
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Event type 
Briefing Webinar
Funding Area 
PubPolicy/SocialJustice:CommOrganizing
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
18 Sep 2020

CCJFG Membership Meeting

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
September 18, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Zoom Meeting
Beginning in July, CCJFG will hold membership meetings on the third Friday of every other month. Please see the schedule for 2020 below. These membership meetings are intended to be a structured, yet informal space for California criminal justice...
20 Nov 2020

CCJFG Membership Meeting

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
November 20, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Zoom Meeting
Beginning in July, CCJFG will hold membership meetings on the third Friday of every other month. Please see the schedule for 2020 below. These membership meetings are intended to be a structured, yet informal space for California criminal justice...

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