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13 Sep 2017

California Immigrant Integration Initiative Meeting

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September 13, 2017 -

10:00am to 1:00pm

Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund

Last week’s drastic changes in federal immigration policy related to the elimination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, will have deep impacts in California. Research indicates that California is the state with the most...

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Immigration

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Immigration Justice

Policy Advocacy

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SF Bay Area

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Equity and Social Justice

NCG's Policy Work | Our Process

NCG’s policy process can be broken down into three key steps:

Philanthropy Resources for Hurricane Florence

Release Date:

09/17/2018

NCG members looking to learn more about philanthropy’s response to Hurricane Florence are encouraged to attend a joint briefing by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and the South Eastern Council on Foundations this...

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Disaster Preparedness

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Disaster Response and Resilience

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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

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National

08 Apr 2019

Southern California Grantmakers 2019 Public Policy Conference | California: The Road Ahead

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Public Policy

April 8, 2019 -

8:00am to 3:30pm

The California Endowment Center for Healthy Communities

As California embarks on a new era of leadership in state government, philanthropy has a civic opportunity to help pave the roads ahead for our state. Facing continued uncertainty in the federal government, California can truly serve as role model...

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Conference

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Philanthropy CA

Policy

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Statewide

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Public Policy

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09 Dec 2022

CCJFG Membership Meeting | Session 5

December 9, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:30am

CCJFG Membership Meetings are structured, yet informal spaces for California criminal justice funders to learn, collaborate and get organized together. These meetings are only for California criminal justice funders who are interested in...

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Briefing Webinar

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Statewide

10 Ways to Engage in 2014

Release Date:

01/30/2014

It’s a new year! Make a resolution to make the most of your NCG membership. And in case you need any help in figuring out how to do so, here are ten ways to engage in 2014.

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NCG Announces Ellen LaPointe as New President & CEO

Release Date:

10/14/2014

NCG is pleased to announce that Ellen LaPointe has been selected as our new President and CEO. Officially starting in her position on January 1st of 2015, Ellen will work closely with current NCG leadership and the NCG Board over the next few months...

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On The Move

10 Jun 2015

POSTPONED: The Real Cost Project | Regional Forum, Silicon Valley

June 10, 2015 -

9:00am to 12:30pm

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Due to scheduling and other event conflicts, we will be rescheduling this program. Recently, many grantmakers have begun exploring an approach based on real cost funding. NCG is proud to be a part of the Real Cost Project, a statewide initiative to...

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Briefing Program

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Real Cost Project

It's Great to Be Here

Release Date:

05/06/2015

Hello! I am delighted to be joining Northern California Grantmakers at this moment in time. NCG has a long and distinguished pedigree. Many of the leading thinkers in philanthropy founded and have helped shape our organization over the years. We...

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06 Aug 2015

REGISTRATION CLOSED: Empathy to Action – Storytelling in Philanthropy

August 6, 2015 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

REGISTRATION CLOSED. How many of us have been ignited, inspired and shaken out of our own complacency by powerful stories? Would you like to tell stories that make people smile, weep, deepen partnerships and influence key audiences? Join San...

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Professional Development Program

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Family Foundation

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Communications

Storytelling

Corporate Happenings

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08/11/2015

There’s a lot of activity happening for NCG’s corporate members from celebration of our most generous companies to an incredible program on impactful philanthropic programs to the 2015 Corporate Philanthropy Institute.

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NCG Blog

Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy Welcomes New Executive Director

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11/09/2015

Tamir Novotny will begin November 16th in EPIP's New York offices. Read our snapshot of the announcement.

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From the Field

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Emerging Practitioners

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About Philanthropy

04 Mar 2016

Breakfast of Champions: Connect With Your Peers in NCG's Networks While We Dish About What's Ahead

March 4, 2016 -

8:30am to 11:30am

NCG Office

Want to know what NCG has up our sleeves for 2016? And learn more about the different networks and committees in our network? Come hear from Ellen LaPointe about our plans for 2016, and come engage in dialogue with your peers and with us about what...

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Peer Network

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Collaborative Philanthropy

Organizational Effectiveness

Shared Value

Partner Membership Application

About Partner Membership

Partners can join as NCG Members. Membership is organization-wide: your entire staff and board receive member privileges. Membership is for one calendar year. You may arrange to pay on a different fiscal year schedule.

Communications Toolkit: A Guide to Navigating Communications for the Nonprofit World

Publication date:

01/2005

This toolkit by Hershey Cause Communications is a guide to navigating communications for the nonprofit world.

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Countdown to the Conference Has Begun

Release Date:

04/07/2015

From the 49ers to the fact that our city is 7 x 7 miles—the number 49 has special significance in San Francisco. And today, the number 49 has very special meaning for NCG staff…we’re officially 49 days out from the 2015 Annual Conference.

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Youth Organizing and Youth Power

Economic Justice

Education

Climate Resilience and Justice

Health

Communities: BIPOC

Policy Advocacy

Beyond Rigor: Building Philanthropy’s Equitable Evaluation Infrastructure

Release Date:

08/01/2019

Should the “rigor” yardstick, used in traditional evaluation practice, be used to assess an equity-focused mission? Does centering questions of validity, objectivity, and appropriateness advance equity? A growing group of funders and evaluators...

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NCG Blog

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Leadership, Culture and Community

Informal Child Care in California: Current Arrangements and Future Needs

NCG member the David & Lucile Packard Foundation recently engaged with three research teams compiling information in an effort to broaden understanding of caregivers’ motivations and experiences, and to provide a more nuanced depiction of the adults who are caring for California's youngest children.