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Those Crazy Lines

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04/20/2017

Leave it to John Oliver to humorously straighten out the twisted world of gerrymandering. “Everyone’s voice should count, Everyone should have an equal chance to make a bad decision that [expletive]s it up for everyone else. Election results should...

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14 Jun 2017

2017 Social Impact Exchange Conference on Scaling Impact

June 14, 2017 - 8:30am to June 15, 2017 - 5:00pm

Museum of Jewish Heritage

Philanthropy California (an initiative of Northern California Grantmakers, San Diego Grantmakers and Southern California Grantmakers) is pleased to support the 2017 Social Impact Exchange Conference on Scaling Impact. This year’s Conference theme is...

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Akonadi Foundation Welcomes Camarena-Arredondo to the Team

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06/22/2017

On Monday, NCG member the Akonadi Foundation announced Vanessa Camarena-Arredondo as its new Program Officer for its Beloved Community Fund. Join us in welcoming her to the NCG community!

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Honoring Mayor Edwin Lee

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12/12/2017

Our community notes with sorrow the untimely death of Edwin Lee, the first Asian American mayor of San Francisco. We will remember him as a champion of the rights of those whose voices often go unheard.

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Southern California Wildfires

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12/2017

Our Philanthropy California colleagues are responding as they can to the wildfires in Southern California. We are lending our expertise where it is needed. Wildfires in Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties are forcing thousands of people from their homes and destroying millions of dollars in property. We will keep this page updated with information that could be helpful in responding appropriately to these disasters.

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12 Mar 2018

SOLD OUT: Putting Wealth to Work | A Conversation with Joel Fleishman

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March 12, 2018 -

11:30am to 1:00pm

Google Community Space

Join us for a discussion with Professor Joel Fleishman. His recently released book, Putting Wealth to Work, tells the unprecedented story of the movement of socially motivated capital, and how it may unavoidably change the American economy, and the...

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Sonia Gonzales, California Bar Foundation's Executive Director Steps Down

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03/29/2018

NCG member Sonia Gonzales recently announced her departure from the California Bar Foundation. Thank you for your dedicated work, Sonia! The NCG community wishes you all the best. Take a look at her community letter discussing her departure.

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SF Bay Area

31 Jan 2019

Silicon Valley Nonprofit Displacement: A Funder & Nonprofit Briefing

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Nonprofit Displacement Project

January 31, 2019 -

2:30pm to 4:30pm

Sobrato Center for Nonprofits

Please join NCG and the Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits for a joint nonprofit and funder briefing to share the findings from the Silicon Valley Nonprofit Space and Facilities Report and discuss their implications for our community. At this...

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Honoring our Full Humanity: Never Again for All of Us

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01/21/2019

History is told through multiple, sometimes competing, narratives. Earlier this month, walking through downtown Montgomery, Alabama with folks from NCG, posted plaques told stories in the way official histories often do, highlighting founders and...

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What We're Reading: March Equity & Social Justice Edition

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03/07/2019

In the March edition of What We’re Reading , we’re breaking the rules by centering under-represented communities all year long. While Black History Month has ended and Women’s History month has begun, we believe the work of equity and social justice...

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If We’re Lucky, We All Get Old

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05/16/2019

I recently had a new head shot taken. It’s been close to 10 years since I last had a professional photograph taken of me, and well: I look a bit different. I now have an additional line or two across my forehead and my hair is sprouting a few more...

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07 Oct 2019

How Do You Know You're Having an Impact, If You Don't Know Who You're Impacting?

October 7, 2019 -

11:30am to 12:30pm

Webinar

As philanthropy increasingly seeks to advance equity in all communities, it needs to understand the demographics of the organizations being funded (and declined), the people being served, and the communities impacted. Less than half of grantmakers...

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06 Oct 2020

Feeling the Impact: Personal & Organizational Integration of Crises Part 4

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October 6, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:30am

Zoom Meeting

In this Feeling the Impact Series , we will explore how our need for safety, dignity, and the right relationship deeply influence how we navigate crises. The past six months have brought unparalleled disruption and loss that has affected every...

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Beyond Screening: Achieving California’s Bold Goal of Reducing Exposure to Childhood Trauma

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11/12/2020

As California philanthropies committed to advancing equitable health, safety, and wellbeing across the state, we’re excited to share Beyond Screening: Achieving California’s Bold Goal of Reducing Exposure to Childhood Trauma , a new report that...

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Nephthali Ramirez Helps Expand NCG's Virtual Programming

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10/01/2020

NCG is pleased to welcome Nephthali Ramirez as its Programs and Communications Contractor. As a part-time contractor, Nephthali's support to the team comes as NCG is expanding its virtual programming. If you have not already, you will be seeing her...

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