Pushing the Target
Release Date:
08/31/2015
California has been spearheading climate-change regulation for years and NCG members are helping to do it again with the most recent legislation push.
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NCG's Resource HUB
Release Date:
09/27/2015
NCG publishes post-program resources regularly, but recently many of our members are publishing their own resources and toolkits–we wanted to share! Below is a collection of resources including emerging leader best practices, impact investing,...
Make It Fair
Release Date:
10/06/2015
When the Bay Area was swishing its bell bottoms, standing tall with platforms and freeing the love in the late 70’s, voters approved Proposition 13, slashing taxes for public services.
President and Trustee of Haas Jr. Fund Stepping Down after 28 Years of Leadership
Release Date:
01/19/2016
NCG member, The Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, announced that its President and Trustee Ira Hirschfield will be stepping down in December 2016. Ira leaves a legacy of a historic win for marriage-equality among his many other accomplishments with...
The Volunteer "Toolkit" | KQED and the SF Homeless Project
Release Date:
11/07/2016
As part of a collaboration with dozens of Bay Area news organizations, KQED is shining another light on the issue of homelessness and housing insecurity with the SF Homeless Project. Take a look at the "toolkit" KQED has provided for volunteer...
And so it begins
Release Date:
02/08/2017
NCG's board member Roger Doughty, President of the Horizons Foundation, is speaking at our upcoming program, on Wednesday, February 22, 2017. He will be joined by three other speakers to dive into local funding landscapes while considering how...
Those Crazy Lines
Release Date:
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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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...
Akonadi Foundation Welcomes Camarena-Arredondo to the Team
Release Date:
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!
Honoring Mayor Edwin Lee
Release Date:
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.
Southern California Wildfires
Publication date:
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.
12
Mar
2018
SOLD OUT: Putting Wealth to Work | A Conversation with Joel Fleishman
Areas of Focus
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...
Sonia Gonzales, California Bar Foundation's Executive Director Steps Down
Release Date:
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.
31
Jan
2019
Silicon Valley Nonprofit Displacement: A Funder & Nonprofit Briefing
Areas of Focus
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...
Honoring our Full Humanity: Never Again for All of Us
Release Date:
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...
What We're Reading: March Equity & Social Justice Edition
Release Date:
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...
If We’re Lucky, We All Get Old
Release Date:
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...
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...
06
Oct
2020
Feeling the Impact: Personal & Organizational Integration of Crises Part 4
Areas of Focus
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...
Beyond Screening: Achieving California’s Bold Goal of Reducing Exposure to Childhood Trauma
Release Date:
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...