The California Wellness Foundation Announces Chief Operating and Financial Officer
Release Date:
07/20/2015
NCG member The California Wellness Foundation announces Margaret Minnich as its Chief Operating and Financial Officer.
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Community Foundation Santa Cruz County Appoints Program Officer for Grants Programs
Release Date:
05/04/2015
NCG member Community Foundation Santa Cruz County announced last month the appointment of Jim Brown as a program officer/grants manager.
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Jul
2016
Emerging Practices: Integrating a Racial Equity Lens - A BAHFG Program
July 11, 2016 -
12:30pm to 3:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Racial equity means working to address root causes of inequities, with the goal that race is no longer a predictor of negative outcomes.
Resources from: Beyond the Grant: Solutions for Building Nonprofit Operational Excellence
Publication date:
09/2015
This event showcased two funder initiatives that went beyond grantmaking to help strengthen the operations of nonprofit grantees. This event included discussions with The Wallace Foundation and Tipping Point Community as well as grantees that participated in the initiatives and capacity building partners.
Resources from Strategic Corporate Philanthropy: Designing Community Programs for Impact
Publication date:
09/2015
Based on Corporate Citizenship’s (CC) latest global research, which draws on the insights of companies such as Amway, Unilever, Kellogg’s and Microsoft, find out to what extent companies are moving to a flagship approach, where one is focusing activities and resources in a targeted manner, and how to do it successfully. In their research, 70% of companies surveyed expect to move in this direction in the next 2 years, up from just 12% doing so today. Corporate Citizenship has identified five characteristics of such an approach that if achieved, can ensure not only the programs survival, but...
Advancing Human Rights: The State of Global Foundation Grantmaking
Publication date:
07/2014
The Foundation Center and International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) have produced two new resources that facilitate strategic decision making in human rights philanthropy: An interactive website that animates funding flows and a report analyzing $1.7 billion in grants.
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Sep
2015
San Francisco | Beyond the Grant: Solutions for Building Nonprofit Operational Excellence
September 15, 2015 -
1:00pm to 3:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
This event will showcase two funder initiatives that went beyond grantmaking to help strengthen the operations of nonprofit grantees. This event will include discussions with The Wallace Foundation and Tipping Point Community as well as grantees...
08
Oct
2015
South Bay | Beyond the Grant: Solutions for Building Nonprofit Operational Excellence
October 8, 2015 -
1:00pm to 3:00pm
The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
This event will showcase two funder initiatives that went beyond grantmaking to help strengthen the operations of nonprofit grantees. This event will include discussions with The Wallace Foundation and Tipping Point Community as well as grantees...
08
Oct
2015
SOLD OUT | Become the Grants Manager of the Future
October 8, 2015 -
2:00pm to 5:00pm
The James Irvine Foundation
In partnership with the Northern CA chapter of the Grants Managers Network, Sara Davis, Director of Grants Management at the Hewlett Foundation will lead us in exploring how the role of the grants manager is constantly evolving along with changes in...
Managing Director for Community Economic Mobilization Initiative
Position:
Managing Director for Community Economic Mobilization Initiative
Sierra Health Foundation and the Center
Sierra Health Foundation is a private philanthropy with a mission to invest in and serve as a catalyst for ideas, partnerships and programs that improve health and quality of life in Northern California. The foundation is committed to...
Grants & Contracts Manager
Position:
Grants and Contracts Manager
Grants and Contracts Manager
ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND
Parks California is a new organization working to ensure that our State Parks thrive. From redwood groves and desert springs to lighthouses and ghost towns, we are working with our partners...
Kenneth Rainin Foundation Appoints Adriana Griñó as Arts Program Officer
Release Date:
12/13/2017
NCG member the Kenneth Rainin Foundation has promoted Adriana Griñó from Arts Program Associate to Arts Program Officer. Congratulations Adriana!
S.H. Cowell Foundation Announces Four New Additions to its Program Team
Release Date:
08/28/2019
S. H. Cowell Foundation is expanding - it's announced the addition of four new members to its grants program team: Zuleika Godinez, Pajouablai Monica Lee, Blia Moua, and Brittany Redelfs. Welcome to the NCG member community! Learn more about the new...
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Oct
2021
Advancing Equity through Organizational Culture and Operations | 2021 Foundations of Racial Equity Session 4
October 13, 2021 - 9:30am to October 20, 2021 - 3:30pm
About the Series Anti-Black racism and white supremacy are embedded in philanthropy and in our institutions, often invisible to the majority of us, even as we work with intention towards equity and justice. As change agents within philanthropy, we...
09
Nov
2022
Advancing Equity through Organizational Culture and Operations | 2022 Foundations of Racial Equity Session 4
Areas of Focus
November 9, 2022 - 1:30pm to November 16, 2022 - 4:00pm
About the Series Anti-Black racism and white supremacy are embedded in philanthropy and in our institutions, often invisible to the majority of us, even as we work with intention towards equity and justice. As change agents within philanthropy, we...
Member Spotlight: Joycelyn Macbeth, Program Associate at Blue Shield of California Foundation
Release Date:
07/18/2016
Joycelyn Macbeth is the Program Associate at the Blue Shield of California Foundation. As a part of our Member Spotlight series, Joycelyn told us a little about herself, why her ideal superpower is important and how to reach her for collaboration...
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...
Hewlett Foundation Names Emiko Ono as New Program Director of the Performing Arts Program
Release Date:
01/18/2018
NCG member the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced yesterday that Emiko Ono has been named the new Program Director of its Performing Arts Program. Emiko has been a sharp and engaging member of NCG's Arts Loan Fund...
Children's Health Programs in California: Promoting a Lifetime of Health and Well-Being
Publication date:
05/2015
California Budget & Policy Center's report looks at our state’s health care system for children and their families, including both public health care coverage and public health programs.
04
Feb
2020
Fireside Chat Part 2 | Liberate Your Foundation: Lessons from POC, Queer, and Allied Foundation Leaders
Areas of Focus
February 4, 2020 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
How was philanthropic wealth created in the first place? Who should lead foundations? Who gets to decide how wealth is distributed? Philanthropy is undergoing a moment of reckoning, with many inside and outside the sector questioning the way that...