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07 Dec 2021

Awake to Woke to Work: A Framework for Racial Equity in Your Organization | Foundations of Racial Equity Session 6

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Leadership, Culture and Community
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
December 7, 2021 - 10:00am to December 14, 2021 - 12:00pm
About the Series Anti-Black racism and white supremacy are embedded in philanthropy and in our institutions, often invisible to the majority of us, even as we work with intention towards equity and justice. As change agents within philanthropy, we...

What We Do

Northern California Grantmakers is an association of great people doing great work. We bring together foundations, nonprofit organizations, government, and business to tackle our region’s most pressing social issues.
05 May 2022

Trust-Based Philanthropy in 4D Webinar Series

May 5, 2022 -
10:00am to 11:30am
The Trust-Based Philanthropy Project, in partnership with the Environmental Grantmakers Association , Blue Sky Funders Forum , and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders , is pleased to announce a four-part webinar series on using trust-...
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Briefing Webinar

Associate, Partnerships and Grants

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Associate, Partnerships and Grants

The Stuart Foundation is a family foundation dedicated to improving life outcomes for young people through education. We believe that public education is a public good that can energize communities, fuel the economy, and strengthen our democracy. Our work brings together and supports leaders and...

Foundation Funding to Address Domestic Violence in California

Publication date: 
04/2014
The Foundation Center announced the release of a landmark report on foundation support for organizations and programs working to prevent—and address the consequences of— domestic violence in California. Enabled through a grant from Blue Shield of California Foundation, and using data from the Foundation Center’s research database, Foundation Funding to Address Domestic Violence in California is the first-ever examination of philanthropy’s contribution to the field of domestic violence. The report provides a landscape analysis to inform community organizations, funders, government agencies,...

Resources from California’s Tomorrow: A Framework for Improving the Lives of Young Males of Color

Publication date: 
12/2014
A Life Course Framework for Improving the Lives of Boys and Young Men of Color provides a way to think about and conceptualize positive outcomes for this population of young men . This framework has been developed to offer foundations the ability to take the types of bold, targeted, thoughtful action required across every system that touches the lives of these children and youth from education to work to health to justice.

Be Courageous Speakers

Find out who you'll get to see at this year's Corporate Philanthropy Institute, Be Courageous on December 1st.
19 Nov 2020

What Is and What Could Be: Processing Election Results

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
November 19, 2020 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Zoom Meeting
At Northern California Grantmakers we bring philanthropy together to tackle our region’s most pressing social issues. In 2016, during the period immediately following the election, we took comfort in coming together to steady ourselves and recommit...
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...

Promoting Earthquake Readiness

Release Date: 
07/28/2016
NCG member The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Harvey Fineberg, has published his perspective piece about the Foundation's work on earthquake early warnings as a part of the Washington Monthly Series: Success of Philanthropy. Learn more.

Capacity Building, Now More than Ever

Release Date: 
08/18/2017
At this moment, many nonprofits are facing greater fiscal uncertainty than ever before. Government funding is precarious, with budgets and priorities changing daily. However, nonprofits that have focused on capacity are faring better than most.

Talking Housing: New Laws and Conversation on the Bay Area's Top Worry

Release Date: 
10/05/2017
“It seems that almost everyone in the Bay Area has a housing horror story to tell. Anecdotes abound of renters spending months looking for a new place, and the pound of flesh extracted when they do find one. Equally scary are the stories from...

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