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To maximize the collective power of our community for greatest effect, NCG is pleased to announce that we will be partnering more deeply with our members in three areas moving forward.

The Road to Recovery: A Framework for Philanthropy

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08/04/2021

Over the last year, our work supporting COVID-19 recovery has been guided by an evolving set of principles. We've refined and captured those into seven key principles for philanthropy's support of a recovery that centers racial equity. NCG's...

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NCG COVID-19 Health & Safety Protocols

Last updated: April 28, 2022 Please read before attending any in-person NCG events. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) is committed to implementing appropriate policies and taking necessary...

Curriculum | Racial Equity Action Institute

View the curriculum for the Racial Equity Action Institute here.

Just for Fun: Q&A with Grantmaker Fashionistas

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05/02/2014

Just for Fun is a new NCG blog feature dreamed up by Director of Member Engagement Phuong Quach. In this edition Phuong interviews NCG Board members Fatima Angeles and Jeff Malloy–two NCG members with impeccable fashion sense.

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NCG Board Chair on Our Curious City

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07/28/2017

Last week, NCG hosted United Philanthropy Forum’s annual conference in San Francisco. Having peers in town gave us a chance to showcase lots of talent from the region (including Dr. Bob Ross, Lateefah Simon, Judy Belk, Daniel Lee and Fred Blackwell...

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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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Responding to Disease and Disinvestment: Promoting Equity in Time of Crisis

Studying public health, I learned that we are all as safe as the most vulnerable person in our communities. Viruses don’t care how rich or poor you are, or about the color of your skin: but our response to this crisis should take all of those things...

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Northern California Grantmakers is an association of great people doing great work. We bring together foundations, nonprofit organizations, government, and business to tackle our region’s most pressing social issues.

CCJFG Movement Partner Spotlight: Justice Reinvestment Coalition of Alameda County

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03/02/2021

An interview with Somdeng Danny Thongsy, JRC Campaigner and Coordinator.

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What We're Reading: Critical Race Theory Edition

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08/04/2021

I’m someone who went into a graduate program in history and wrote a dissertation on hidden and oftentimes, erased stories on resilience and activism by queer women of color. I’m attuned to what gets taught, why some topics aren’t, and the process...

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2020 Grantees | Youth Power Fund

2020 Grantees 67 Sueños 67 Sueños works with marginalized undocumented youth and youth from mixed status families affected by high rates of violence, mass incarceration, deportation, and poverty. Using political education, trauma healing, activism,...

Member Spotlight: Jim Hickman, CEO of Better Health East Bay

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03/07/2016

Jim Hickman's vision is to help patients who come most frequently to East Bay emergency rooms get access to a wider array of services and community-based providers. Jim shares his unlikely path from Rock The Vote to end-of-life questions and Better...

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Community Foundation

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Health

KQED Public Media and The Power of Now

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04/14/2016

KQED is partnering with us for our 2016 Annual Conference | The Power of Now on May 25th at the Microsoft Campus in Mountain View. They are helping to create sessions and media content as well as providing news talent as moderators to draw the best...

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On Preserving Inclusivity

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07/27/2017

NCG is proud to share a statement from our friends at LGBTQ Funders as our community contends with the implications of an order banning transgender people from military service.

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Populations/Communities: LGBTQA

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Populations/Communities: Veterans

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