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Comments Opposing HHS’s Section 1557 proposed rule

Publication date: 
08/2019
On August 13, 2019, Philanthropy California submitted a public comment opposing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed rule to change the anti-discrimination provisions of Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This proposed rule would substantially limit federal protections against gender identity and sexual orientation discrimination in healthcare. Additionally, this proposed rule would weaken protections that provide access to language services for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP).
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NCG Reports
Topic(s) 
Policy
Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
25 Feb 2020

The Good, The Challenging, and The Inevitable: A Look at the Governor’s 2020 Budget

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
February 25, 2020 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
The Governor’s second budget focuses on issues facing California: housing, homelessness, healthcare, and supports for children and families. It continues the good news with revenues anticipated to be billions of dollars higher than previously...
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Briefing Program
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
01 Mar 2021

Centering Equity in COVID-19 Vaccinations – Bay Area Health Funders Group

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
March 1, 2021 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Zoom Meeting
The COVID-19 vaccine will help keep communities healthy and safe and holds promise to bring an end to the pandemic that has had the most severe impacts on Black, Latinx, Indigenous, immigrant, and low-income people. Structural racism created the...
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Event type 
Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Bay Area Health Funders Group
Funding Area 
Populations & Communities
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
19 May 2021

2021 Annual Membership Meeting

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Leadership, Culture and Community
Public Policy
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
May 19, 2021 -
12:00pm to 12:30pm
You are invited to join NCG's board and staff for our 2021 Annual Membership Meeting. We will be celebrating NCG’s 40th anniversary, announcing our new strategic vision, and sharing the results of your board vote. The membership meeting is a part of...

Audacious Hope. Ambitious Actions.

Release Date: 
09/16/2021
During our Annual Conference, NCG's President and CEO Dwayne S. Marsh shared a very personal story , one that helped shape who he is today. To celebrate Dwayne at the helm for just over a year now, NCG's Board Chair and Executive Vice President at...
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CEO Message
14 Oct 2021

Guaranteed Income: Moving from Pilots to Policy

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
October 14, 2021 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Millions of Americans are already living paycheck to paycheck without sufficient liquid resources that can be quickly converted into cash to deal with financial shocks. In fact, prior to the pandemic, nearly 40 percent of Americans did not have...
21 Oct 2021

Limited Life Foundations: Lessons from CEOs | National Center for Family Philanthropy

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Leadership, Culture and Community
October 21, 2021 -
10:30am to 11:15am
Webinar
NCG recently announced a partnership with NCFP. Members can now have free access to NCFP's webinars and resources. You can learn more about it here . Philanthropic purpose, impact, and perpetuity are on the minds of giving families...
15 Jul 2021

Intersecting Equity, Health, Housing, and Workforce with Aging: New Philanthropic Opportunities

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
July 15, 2021 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
This past year, California encountered its most challenging period in recent history. The pandemic exposed systemic barriers that have long been neglected across health, housing, and the workforce while also illustrating the impact that structural...
25 Sep 2015

Bay Area Health Funders Group Program: ACA and the Intersectionality of Health and Workforce

September 25, 2015 -
10:30am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Connect and network with like-minded individuals around critical health issues that impact the Bay Area including access to healthcare, behavioral health, violence prevention, health in the workforce, and health in diverse populations. Learn about...

Why Philanthropy Must Do More on Climate Change

Release Date: 
03/16/2017
By Larry Kramer | History is replete with examples of societies that vanished when the local climate changed. But the threat we face from climate change today is much greater than that, because it’s not local, it’s global. Human activity is changing...
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...

Why We’ve Stopped Saying ‘Natural Disaster’ and You Should Too

Release Date: 
08/01/2019
Not so long ago, I used the term "natural disaster" in a manuscript for a publication. My PhD supervisor shot back, “There's nothing natural about disasters.” Decades of hazard research and our frontline communities are concluding the same thing:...

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