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Moore's Law: The Story of "Silicon Valley's Quiet Revolutionary"

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08/05/2016

Join us in honoring Gordon Moore, Co-Founder of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. A new book about Gordon's life, impact and accomplishments of the conservative radical behind Moore's Law .

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Resources for Foundation Endowments...Activate!

Given the scale of social, economic and environmental crises our communities are facing, it is hopeful to see foundations making bold shifts to their grantmaking. Yet funders committed to justice recognize that grant dollars alone are not enough to manifest the kind of transformation needed to create a better future for people experiencing systemic oppression. In recent years, the philanthropic field has begun to reckon with the reality that most foundations’ endowments are invested in ways that are out of alignment with their values, exacerbating the very problems that their grant dollars...

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Census Funders Subgroup Business Outreach Task Force (Jan 2018)

Background, Purpose, and Goals for Census Funders Subgroup Business Outreach Task Force.

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2020 Census

Resources from Make It Fair: Policy Change for an Equitable California

On October 16th, The San Francisco Foundation (TSFF)’s Public Policy Program Team hosted a convening called Make it Fair: Policy Change for an Equitable California. The event brought together funders and practitioners working on or tracking commercial property tax reform and the need for new public revenue streams in California.

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03 Oct 2019

Foundation Endowments…Activate!: Aligning Investment Strategy with Social Justice Values

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October 3, 2019 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

In-person attendance for this event is now at capacity. Please join us via webinar by registering on Zoom. Given the scale of social, economic and environmental crises our communities are facing, it is hopeful to see foundations...

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16 Apr 2021

Grounded Action: Grassroots Movements and Climate Justice | Session 2

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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...

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13 Jul 2021

United We Stand: Creating an Inclusive California through a Robust Movement Building Ecosystem

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July 13, 2021 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

A California that allows all residents to reach their full potential requires both a focus on racial equity, inclusion, and justice, and a commitment to challenging the systemic issues that permeate our society and government, even in this great...

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02 Dec 2021

Funding Our Movements: Lessons from the Field

December 2, 2021 -

10:30am to 12:00pm

Social justice movements are what lead us towards racial, gender, disability, and economic justice. To bring about an equitable and just world, we must build upon the strength of these social movements by supporting organizers doing this movement-...

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22 Jun 2022

Transforming Government for Racial Justice

June 22, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Zoom Meeting

This panel will explore the nuances of what it takes to truly transform government practices to address institutional and structural racism, strengthen democracy, and advance racial equity. While racial equity work is happening at all jurisdictional...

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Program Highlight: Creating Shared Value

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11/01/2012

Last month NCG corporate members had the opportunity to learn more about Shared Value from FSG Managing Director Lalitha Vaidyanathan.

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Corporate Philanthropy Institute

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Equity and Recovery: Redwood Complex Fires

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06/21/2018

Natural disasters are the great equalizers, razing a cruel path regardless of income, heritage, or history. When the firestorm blazed through Redwood and Potter Valleys on the night of October 8 th over 7,000 residents fled, leaving behind a...

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Disaster Resilience Relief and Recovery

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Greater Northern California

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29 May 2019

No Housing Support for Mixed Status Families? How Philanthropy Can Respond to Proposed HUD Rule

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May 29, 2019 -

10:30am to 11:30am

Webinar

No one should be denied support because of their loved ones’ immigration status. Yet a newly introduced regulation from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would force U.S. citizen children and their families out of public...

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Greater Northern California

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Peninsula and South Bay

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03 Oct 2019

Fair Courts: The Threat to Judicial Independence in Polarized Times

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October 3, 2019 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

Judicial independence may be the most consequential — though least visible and discussed — long-term threat to a well-functioning American democracy. The partisan political climate in the U.S. has emboldened lawmakers to undermine the role of an...

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Democrats Can Win by Tackling Race and Class Together. Here's Proof.

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09/12/2019

By Ian Haney López, Anat Shenker-Osorio, and Tamara Draut

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What We're Reading: February Equity and Social Justice Edition

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02/11/2021

This month we’re highlighting articles around accountability, philanthro-capitalism, somatics, and the strategic power of collective organizing. We hope these articles inspire you to delve in deeply about how to be accountable and to reflect on the...

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Affordable Healthcare Act

16 Apr 2015

BAHFG Meeting & Program | Health Equity: Achieving Quality Health for All People

April 16, 2015 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

What does Health Equity mean for you? Join the Bay Area Health Funders for a peer learning program and discussion on Heath Equity - what it means and how funders can adopt evidence based strategies that support solutions.

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Meet the Moment: It isn’t enough to fund change. We must change too.

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09/27/2021

As I sit to write, our Northern California skies are hazy with wildfire smoke. It strikes me as a metaphor for this moment, 19 months into COVID, when our visions of a post-pandemic future are shifting yet again. I definitely don’t feel clear-eyed...

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13 Apr 2022

Trust-Based Philanthropy Peer Learning Exchanges

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April 13, 2022 - 12:00pm to October 20, 2022 - 12:00pm

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The registration deadline for this has passed. We're excited to announce the launch of two peer learning exchanges created by Philanthropy CA and the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project! Over the past two years, we've partnered to provide learning...

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