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10 Aug 2016

California Policy Forum Webinar | Drought, Water and the Economy: What We All Need to Know!

August 10, 2016 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

Online Webinar

We still have a drought! Water scarcity continues to affect the entire state from agricultural regions to urban centers. As this unprecedented drought continues, the legacy of variable rainfall will impact the state for some time to come. But it’s...

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Climate Resilience and Justice

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Economic Justice

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29 Aug 2016

Strategy Made Simple: A Straightforward Approach to Corporate Philanthropy (South Bay)

August 29, 2016 -

9:30am to 12:00pm

Microsoft Campus/Mercury Room

In corporate societal engagement, strategic clarity and focused results are not accidental – they are achieved through inquiry, intentionality, and investment. We often find executives aspiring for change but lacking the necessary tools and...

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Philanthropy CA

A Statement on Family Separations As Philanthropy California, we join our partners in philanthropy, along with advocates and immigrant communities, in calling for an end to the practice of separating children from their parents as part of the...

30 Mar 2017

Driving Business Value by Addressing Equity

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March 30, 2017 -

8:30am to 10:00am

Google San Francisco

What is the role of corporations and the private sector in driving racial equity? Angela Glover Blackwell, CEO of PolicyLink , and Mark Kramer, Founder and Managing Director of FSG will be exploring this question in a breakfast discussion designed...

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Corporate Contributions Roundtable

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Corporate Giving

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12 Sep 2017

Fighting Intolerance in the Bay Area and Beyond

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September 12, 2017 -

9:30am to 11:30am

Northern California Grantmakers

The rise of hate crimes, bullying, and other forms of bigotry has taken center stage in recent months, with an estimate of nearly 2000 bias-motivated incidents since last November’s election. Communities of color, women, LGBT people, communities of...

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14 Nov 2017

Fire Call: Toward a Fair and Just Recovery

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Collaborative Philanthropy

November 14, 2017 -

10:30am to 11:30am

Conference Call

The fires are finally out. While human needs are still front and center, talk of rebuilding is also underway. Join us to hear ideas on where we go from here as we learn how communities are engaging for a fair and just recovery.

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Disaster Preparedness

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Disaster Response and Resilience

Economic Justice

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Statewide

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14 May 2018

Democracy, Digital Disinformation and Hacking: Securing Election Integrity for the Midterms and Beyond

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May 14, 2018 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

State and federal officials readily acknowledge that the shadows that hung over the 2016 vote have not cleared. These include attempts to interfere with state voting systems, dissemination of misinformation through social media platforms and using...

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Technology/Social Media

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Peninsula and South Bay

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30 Aug 2018

What do we want? Health! When do we want it? Now! | Upstream Strategies for Change

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Bay Area Health Funders Group

August 30, 2018 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

The call to end family separation at the border and reunify parents with their children shows the power that engaged people and communities have to influence policy, educate the public, direct resources, and make change. With all of the complex...

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Health

Immigration Justice

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16 Aug 2018

A Humanitarian Crisis: The Harsh New Realities Facing Refugees and Asylum Seekers

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August 16, 2018 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Livestream

Over the past year-and-a-half, the systems and infrastructure that support and protect the most vulnerable immigrants have been gravely damaged by cuts in refugee admissions to the United States, federal funding cuts to the country’s national...

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Immigration

Philanthropy CA

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Peninsula and South Bay

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20 Sep 2018

Don’t Start Trouble: Real-Life Examples on Advocacy and Lobbying

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September 20, 2018 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

Watching the news and wondering if there’s a way to make your dollars and your voice count a little more? Join members as they share their experience jumping into the fray of advocacy and making changes in how they support grantees to pack some...

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Organizational Effectiveness

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Grantmaking Skills

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Strategic Philanthropy

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02 May 2019

What’s Ahead for Racial Equity: Real Talk with Manuel Pastor and Lateefah Simon

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May 2, 2019 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

What is the landscape of economic, racial, and social inequities in the Bay Area, and what can we do about it? NCG is excited to announce our new offering - the Racial Equity Action (REA) Institute - to bring together racial equity specialists and...

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Income Inequality

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Economic Justice

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20 Jun 2019

2019 Family Philanthropy Conference: Unpacking Power Dynamics with Cultural Humility

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June 20, 2019 -

8:30am to 2:00pm

The California Endowment Center for Healthy Communities

As family philanthropists, we have the unique ability to respond nimbly to community needs and be trusted partners with our nonprofit grantees. Despite these relationships, do we always show up truly listening to what the community wants and needs?...

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Conference

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About Philanthropy

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Statewide

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Member Spotlight: Cristina Huezo, Director, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

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08/15/2019

Cristina Huezo is a Director at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). As a part of our Member Spotlight Series, Cristina spoke to NCG's Communications Manager, Kayla Ballard about being a Bay Area Native, Run TMC, the CZI Community Fund, and why she...

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Jim Hickman Announced as New CEO of The Center for Youth Wellness

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09/25/2019

Former CEO of Better Health East Bay, former co-chair of NCG's Bay Area Health Funders Group, and founder of Hickman Strategies LLC, Jim Hickman , has been named CEO and The Center for Youth Wellness. Read the announcement.

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31 Oct 2019

Coming Together for California’s Future: Mobilizing for 2020 and Beyond

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October 31, 2019 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

2020 will be a momentous year for California. From getting out the count for the Census to a statewide effort to enact monumental structural tax reform, funders have a critical role to play in increasing the civic and political power of our state’s...

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Policy

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Policy Advocacy

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What We're Reading: October Equity & Social Justice Edition

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10/10/2019

October represents a time of changing seasons and is an opportunity to think about how change occurs, what it takes to make it happen, and how we can reflect on our power and privilege. The articles this month focus on movement building, mental...

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Liberating Communications: An Institute Connecting Us to Our Purpose and Each Other

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11/07/2019

Some 30 years ago, on the steps of the Supreme Court, I made a decision that would re-route my entire communications career. At the time, I had a good decade of professional corporate PR under my belt. But when I stepped in front the throng of news...

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Communications Institute

10 Apr 2020

Aging Intersections: A Funder Network | Conversation about Older Adults and COVID-19

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April 10, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Webinar

A lifetime of inequity—whether racial, economic, or gender-based— is compounded in old age. The global COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated and laid bare the unmet needs facing older adults, who are among the hardest hit by this current crisis. Please...

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Disaster Preparedness

Philanthropy CA

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24 Aug 2020

Racial Equity Action Institute | Information Session

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August 24, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Zoom Meeting

Are you interested in applying for the 2020 Racial Equity Action Institute? Join us for an information session to learn more about the program, hear from alumni about their experience, and get your questions answered about participation. ...

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