S.H. Cowell Foundation: Providing Assistance Beyond the Grant
Release Date:
08/17/2015
NCG member the S.H. Cowell Foundation works to improve the lives of children ...
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Doing Well by Doing Good
Release Date:
08/24/2015
... and positive business benefits at the same time,” said NCG member Mark Kramer , the Founder and Managing Director of FSG . Mark was ...
Living is Easier with some Money in the Bank
Release Date:
10/27/2015
... in AnewAmerica's Savings Match Program funded by NCG member Y&H Soda Foundation. Once she was able to hit her target of $2,000, ... her work and the program she used, read AnewAmerica's spotlight...
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New Grantmakers Institute: Grantmaking for the 21st Century
Areas of Focus
September 29, 2016 - 8:30am to October 28, 2016 - 5:00pm
The James Irvine Foundation
... new grantmakers had to say after last years training in Spotlight on New Grantmakers . Faculty Dana Kawaoka-Chen ... for Social Justice issues and movement. Dana is an elected member of LeaderSpring's...
Navigating the Political Landscape
Release Date:
11/21/2016
California’s three regional philanthropy associations are deepening our partnership as a force for positive impact, and the timing couldn’t be better. We wanted to share this collection of resources to help you understand and navigate the post-...
Programs, Gatherings, Professional Development, and Briefings
... Program Resources & Materials : With your unique member log in, you can access all post-program resources and materials . News and Publications : We spotlight and share your reports, publications, press...
The New 32
Release Date:
01/04/2018
... about making the most of your membership at our 2018 New Member Orientation on March 1st . Learn More > A warm welcome to our ...
Agenda | 2019 Annual Conference
... Rooms, 2nd Floor Get primed for action as we spotlight the role of philanthropy in these topical sessions. We’ll tackle ...
Majority of Foundations Need New Sexual Harassment Training
Release Date:
08/15/2019
The #MeToo movement has cast a spotlight on sexual harassment in the workplace. That spotlight is shaping public opinion, which in turn, is influencing the best ...
Resources from Natural Allies: Philanthropy, the Legal Community and Civil Legal Aid
Publication date:
03/2015
The struggle to break the cycle of poverty is often paved with legal potholes. For this event we explored collaborations and investments of foundations, individual donors, corporations, law firms, government and bar associations in Civil Legal Aid.
Resources from California Philanthropy’s Role in Making the Federal Government Work For All
Publication date:
09/2017
In our program on September 19 (California Philanthropy’s Role in Making the Federal Government Work For All), Max Stier, President and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, and Barbara Kibbe, Director of Organizational Effectiveness at the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, engaged in a Q&A about the Partnership’s observations on current dynamics in the federal government, as well as its emerging effort to help government connect with, and learn from, the dynamism and innovative thinking in California.
Resources from Stockton Reinvention Tour Webinar | Economic Empowerment: Basic Income Demonstration & Workforce Access
Publication date:
10/2018
NCG in partnership with the City of Stockton is offering several opportunities to have more in depth exchanges about the eight strategies that constitute the vision for a resurgent Stockton. On Thursday, October 11th, NCG and the City of Stockton hosted a discussion on the Economic Empowerment/Workforce Access efforts of the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED) , the first city-level Guaranteed Income demonstration program in the country. This special 1-hour webinar featured Mayor Michael Tubbs and Lori Ann Ospina, who is leading the SEED...
Pathways for Change: 10 Theories to Inform Advocacy and Policy Changing Efforts
Publication date:
11/2013
This Center for Evaluation Innovation brief produced in collaboration with ORS Impact summarizes 10 theories grounded in social science about how policy change happens.
Trend or Tipping Point: Arts & Social Change Grantmaking
Publication date:
10/2013
Trend or Tipping Point: Arts & Social Change Grantmaking assembles a first-time portrait of arts funders, social change funders, and others supporting civic engagement and social change through arts and cultural strategies.
Resources from Access to Justice: The Changing Landscape of Legal Civil Representation & Assistance
Publication date:
04/2016
Legal Service Funders Network (LSFN) hosted their second annual signature event, in which they explored how much providing legal representation to low income clients has changed over the past 50 years.
Resources from New Grantmakers Institute: Grantmaking for the 21st Century
Publication date:
09/2016
If you're new to philanthropy, or interested in sharpening your skills, NCG's signature program, New Grantmakers Institute: Grantmaking for the 21st Century , helps build your framework for best practices for ethical and effective grantmaking, and helps you place yourself within this ecosystem you are a part of.
Resources from The Dramatic Discovery of Solano County: How One Bay Area County Fell Off the Funder Map and What We Can Do About It!
Publication date:
09/2016
Rewind Back to 2006 . A report from the Irvine Foundation on Foundation Giving in California found that Solano County received substantially fewer foundation dollars compared to eight other Bay Area counties. Fast Forward to 2016 . Ten years later and according to a recent study , Solano County continues to receive the least amount of dollars per capita despite having the highest percentage of families living in poverty. The study points out that between 2006 and 2012, almost half of the grant dollars invested in the Bay Area went to San Francisco‐based...
Resources from New Grantmakers Institute: Grantmaking for the 21st Century (2017)
Publication date:
09/2017
NCG's signature program, New Grantmakers Institute: Grantmaking for the 21st Century , helps those new to philanthropy to build understanding of best practices for ethical and effective grantmaking.
Putting Schools and Communities First
Schools and Communities First is a historic effort to reform Proposition 13 and restore over $11 billion a year for services that all Californians rely on like schools and community colleges, social services, libraries, and health clinics. Conceived and championed by those communities most impacted by decades of disinvestment, Schools and Communities First is one of several opportunities for California for advance bold, long-term structural reforms rooted in equity and inclusion that can serve as a model for the rest of the country. Change of this magnitude requires a deep and expansive voter...