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Unlocking Public Dollars for Guaranteed Income: A Primer for Philanthropy
Release Date:
06/15/2022
To capitalize on the growing funder interest in Guaranteed Income, Asset Funders Network (AFN), Economic Security Project (ESP), Springboard to Opportunity and the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania co-produced a...
Associate, Partnerships and Grants
Position:
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...
Associate, Fiscally Sponsored Projects
Position:
Associate, Fiscally Sponsored Projects
Tides is Hiring!
Tides is a group of 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations committed to building a world of social justice. Founded in 1976, Tides accelerates the pace of social change, working with innovative partners to solve the world's toughest problems. Tides focuses on...
Resources from The Long and the Short of It: A New Model to Strengthen the Region
Publication date:
03/2018
In a March 15th program, we hosted a discussion with Resilient by Design Bay Area Challenge about the role the philanthropy community can play in strengthening our region’s resilience to the effects of climate change, while addressing urgent regional concerns related to displacement, income inequality and more.
Resources from NCG's 2013 Corporate Philanthropy Institute
Publication date:
10/2013
This year's Corporate Philanthropy Institute (CPI) expanded on the discussion we started last year about social innovation. Diving deeper, the CPI focused on how innovative approaches and ideas are playing out in the "real world" of corporate philanthropy, social responsibility, and corporate citizenship.
Causes Count: The Economic Power of California's Nonprofit Sector
Publication date:
06/2014
CalNonprofit's Causes Count is the first report of its kind to examine the nonprofit sector’s scope, activities and economic impact in the state of California.
Opportunities to Maximize Women's Health Under the Affordable Care Act
Publication date:
10/2013
This Grantmakers in Health report asserts that philanthropy is uniquely situated to address the challenges specific to women’s health.
Building Power Through Data-Sharing: Issues and Opportunities for Environmental Health and Justice Funders
Publication date:
08/2014
This Health & Environmental Funders Network paper is intended to provide environmental health and justice funders with background information that may be helpful in considering investments to increase data-sharing.
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
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...
06
Jul
2021
Vanguards of the Movement: Supporting Trans Leadership
July 6, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Zoom Meeting
A fair and just world is one where those closest to and most impacted by harm are thriving and leading solutions for social, economic, and political change, and when it comes to any movement for liberation, trans women of color have been the...
Become the Grants Manager of the Future
Release Date:
09/01/2015
NCG is partnering the Grants Managers Network to host a program exploring the new role of grants managers. We spoke with Sara Davis, of The Hewlett Foundation, Dan Gaff, Communications Chair at GMN and Miriam Williams, Manager of Membership and...
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.
When the Sirens Sounded: A Call to Act
Release Date:
04/18/2017
The sirens sounded in the quiet of the early morning today in San Francisco, marking the anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and fire that devastated much of the city and caused damage along our coast from Eureka to Salinas. In the years that...
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.
Bipartisan Congressional Action Required to Prevent Census 2020 Disaster
Release Date:
10/02/2017
"Some of the largest foundations in the country have started to fill a portion of this resource gap, but more focus and resources are needed to support the organizations engaged in critical census education and promotion."
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...
Philanthropy Update on Northern California Fires
Release Date:
10/09/2017
With fires raging across northern California today, Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino counties, as wind-whipped fires burned through tens of thousands of acres and people evacuated their homes. NCG is...