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PG&E Funds Local Fire Safe Council Projects, Joins CAL FIRE in Urging Residents to Prevent, Prepare for Wildfires

Release Date: 
05/13/2015
NCG member Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) announced last week that they are providing nearly $2 million in funding to local Fire Safe Councils across its service area for fuel reduction projects and public education to help prevent dangerous...
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Member News
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Corporate Giving
Topic(s) 
Press Release
Funding Area 
Climate Resilience and Justice

Evacuations Ordered in Northern California Counties

Release Date: 
02/13/2017
UPDATED: Many around the state are closely watching the unfolding situation in Butte County and neighboring counties in Northern California. More than 180,000 people came under emergency evacuation orders late Sunday...
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
07 Feb 2019

Supporting the Leadership of Formerly Incarcerated People

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
February 7, 2019 -
12:30pm to 2:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
With the generous support of the San Francisco Foundation, the California Criminal Justice Funders Group (CCJFG) has researched existing fellowship programs for formerly incarcerated people within the criminal justice field. At this hybrid in-person...
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Policy Advocacy
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Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Public Policy

Forum of Regional Grantmakers and Foundation Center Form Strategic Alliance

Release Date: 
10/06/2014
Washington, DC-based Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers and New York-based Foundation Center have announced a new partnership to improve the quality and effectiveness of grantmaking through the strategic collection and sharing of data on...
08 Feb 2021

CCJFG: Closing DJJ the Right Way | Part 1

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Leadership, Culture and Community
February 8, 2021 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Zoom Webinar
In September 2020, Governor Newsom signed SB 823, a historic bill that will lead to the closure of California’s Division of Juvenile Justice. Legislature is currently working on the development of the Office of Youth and Community Restoration (OYCR...
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Briefing Webinar
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Legal
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Leadership, Culture and Community
16 Apr 2021

Grounded Action: Grassroots Movements and Climate Justice | Session 2

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
April 16, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:30am
In philanthropy, ‘grassroots’ is often equated with ‘community’ and with ‘small-scale’. Grassroots solutions do come from the community, but they are not often small. And because grassroots solutions come from the people most impacted by the problem...

How Funders Can Better Serve Grantees

Release Date: 
05/10/2018
I was born in New Mexico and grew up in a large, hard-working family. My visionary Mexican-American parents pushed us to pursue a college education and to never settle for anything less than our very best. Their guidance led me to a career that I...
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NCG Blog
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Leadership, Culture and Community

Menus Options for Funders: Census 2020

All around the country, philanthropy is mobilizing to ensure a fair and accurate census 2020. As your foundation is considering how it may engage, the Funders Census Initiative (FCI), a working group of FCCP, and the United Philanthropy Forum have put together a menu of options for funder participation.
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2020 Census
21 Feb 2018

Voter’s Choice Act: Big Changes Ahead for California Elections

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
February 21, 2018 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Many California voters will experience major changes to how they register to vote and cast ballots in the coming year. Three recent reforms — online voter registration , automated voter registration , and conditional voter registration make...
07 Aug 2018

A Livestream Experience in Tijuana: What Happens When Deportees Return to Mexico?

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Public Policy
August 7, 2018 -
2:00pm to 4:30pm
Livestream and in-person at Northern California Grantmakers
After watching the livestream along with NCG members, join us for a discussion with Emily Arnold-Fernández , the founder of Asylum Access. She will lead us through what we saw in the livestream on both sides of the border fence and...

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