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24 Mar 2016

San Francisco Bay Area Local Engagement Group: Conversations on Board Engagement

March 24, 2016 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

Join the San Francisco Bay Area Local Engagement Group (LEG) for a peer-to-peer conversation on board engagement. You will have the opportunity to share experiences with fellow funders and ask questions about successful strategies for engaging your...

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Professional Development Program

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Family Foundation

08 Dec 2021

Year End Magic: 2021 Bay Area Holiday Party

December 8, 2021 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

2021HolidayParty.jpg Put on that ugly sweater and grab that cozy, seasonal drink of choice, as it is time for the annual Bay Area Philanthropy Holiday Party! This year, we have a special treat, Magician Nash Fung will take center stage for a virtual...

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Briefing Webinar

Member Spotlight: Frances Phillips, Program Director at the Walter & Elise Haas Fund

Release Date:

07/11/2016

Frances Phillips is the Program Director of the Arts and the Creative Work Fund at the Walter & Elise Haas Fund and a member of NCG's Book Club. As a part of our Member Spotlight series, Frances told us a little about herself, what and how to...

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NCG Blog

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Just for Fun

CCJFG Reports from the Field: December

Publication date:

12/2019

Reports from the field in the CCJFG December Newsletter.

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Policy Materials

Director of Development

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Director of Development

The Climate + Clean Energy Equity Fund (The Equity Fund) is building the multi-state infrastructure and community power needed to end climate change and to create an equitable clean energy future. The...

NCG's 2016 Annual (Not)-Report

We enter this new landscape showing steady growth in every area. The accomplishments in NCG's 2016 Annual (Not)-Report depict an organization ready to face the challenges ahead. Our collective impact is far greater than if we were going it alone. We are Together for Good.

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NCG Reports

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Equity and Social Justice

Leadership, Culture and Community

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

CCJFG Reports from the Field: April

Publication date:

04/2020

Learn about the Sister Warrior Freedom campaign launch in March, the Drop LWOP (Life Without Parole) Spring Rally at the Capitol, and the new Alternative to Incarceration workgroup that appeared before the LA County Board of Supervisors.

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Policy Materials

23 Oct 2018

Increasing Housing Stability in the Bay: An Invitation to Philanthropy

Areas of Focus

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

October 23, 2018 -

1:30pm to 3:30pm

Northern California Grantmakers

Home. It’s the root our lives grow from. Our health, ability to find and keep a job, success at school, and connection to our communities is dependent on having stable housing. Yet across the Bay Area, finding and keeping a home has slipped out of...

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Briefing Program

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Economic/Community Development:Housing

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SF Bay Area

Areas of Focus

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

North Bay Fires: Five Lessons Learned

Release Date:

09/13/2018

Yesterday someone from San Francisco said to me “Wow…it’s been a year since the North Bay wildfires.” I quickly blurted back, “you mean 11 months.”

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NCG Blog

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Disaster Preparedness

Funding Area

Disaster Resilience Relief and Recovery

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Leadership, Culture and Community

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

New Program Director for the Mimi and Peter Haas Fund

Release Date:

08/25/2016

NCG member the Mimi and Peter Haas Fund has appointed Jennifer Curran as its new Program Director. Join us in welcoming her to the NCG community!

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Diana Bermúdez Appointed to Y & H Soda Foundation Board of Directors

Release Date:

07/19/2018

NCG member the Y & H Soda Foundation has appointed Diana Bermúdez to a five-year term on its board. Welcome to the NCG community Diana!

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Member News

Areas of Focus

Leadership, Culture and Community

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SF Bay Area

30 Apr 2015

Key Traits of Phenomenal Foundation Executive Directors

April 30, 2015 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

Foundation executive directors—particularly those with few or no staff—juggle many roles: strategic grantmaker, convener, collaborator, board wrangler, media spokesperson, technical assistance provider, mediator, and so much more. Exponent...

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Leadership Development

The California Endowment Appoints Director of Learning and Evaluation

Release Date:

11/01/2017

NCG member The California Endowment has welcomed Janine Saunders, EdD, MPH as it's Director of Learning and Evaluation. Welcome to the NCG community, Janine!

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Leadership, Culture and Community

Report by Dr. William O'Hare: Counting All Californians in the 2020 Census (Oct 2017)

This report provides an overview of the changing demographics of California in relation to census accuracy.

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CEO Message: NCG's Annual (Not)-Report

Release Date:

02/17/2017

We invite you to take a look at our year’s NCG's 2016 Annual (Not)-Report, to spot some great people doing great work.

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CEO Message

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Community Foundation

Corporate Giving

Emerging Practitioners

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Bay Area Health Funders Group

Communications

Disaster Preparedness

Leadership Development

Nonprofit Displacement Project

Real Cost Project

Areas of Focus

Equity and Social Justice

Leadership, Culture and Community

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

All Stars Helping Kids Announce David Greco as its New Executive Director

Release Date:

10/10/2019

NCG is pleased to share that David Greco, NCG's former Interim President and CEO, is moving back to the Bay Area for his new role as All Stars Helping Kids ' Executive Director. Read David's welcome message here and read the announcement.

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Member News

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Leadership, Culture and Community

Resources from Financial Workshop Series Part III SF and South Bay | Strategic Management: Thinking Like a Finance Person

Publication date:

06/2015

In this final finance workshop in the series, funders gained an understanding of how to engage in a dialogue with grantees to identify their capacity for fiscal strategy around complex issues.

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Organizational Effectiveness

Real Cost Project

Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund Announces New Program Directors for Immigrant Rights, Education Equity

Release Date:

07/28/2017

NCG member The Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund has announced the hiring of two new team members to help lead its efforts to advance right and create opportunities for all people. Welcome to the NCG community!

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Member News

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On The Move

Areas of Focus

Leadership, Culture and Community

Member Spotlight: Jennifer Ratay, Executive Director of Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund

Release Date:

08/15/2016

Jennifer Ratay is the Executive Director of the Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2). As a part of our Member Spotlight Series, Jen told us about her current favorite reads and guilty pleasures. She may not be alone in these.