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NCG member, The Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, announced that its President and Trustee Ira Hirschfield will be stepping down in December 2016. Ira leaves a legacy of a historic win for marriage-equality among his many other accomplishments with...

Judy Belk is the President and CEO of The California Wellness Foundation. Below is her opinion essay featured in today's USA Today encouraging all Americans, especially communities of color, to vote.

It’s an open secret in philanthropy: visitors to our websites ignore our lovingly curated stories and head straight to our job listings. Northern California Grantmakers is no exception. A look at our website data last year showed our job board...

History is told through multiple, sometimes competing, narratives. Earlier this month, walking through downtown Montgomery, Alabama with folks from NCG, posted plaques told stories in the way official histories often do, highlighting founders and...

In an age of big data, it’s clear that we need an efficient way for nonprofits to share the demographic data funders seek in an accessible and reusable format. If we want true progress toward building an equitable future, we need not only a sense of...

As we find ourselves in the midst of yet another devastating wildfire season, I want to share the importance of the little-known or often misunderstood community-based network known as the VOAD – Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters. A VOAD,...

Historical injustices—perpetuated by racial and cultural conflicts, and exacerbated by a lack of empathy—are at the heart of America’s growing economic, social, and political inequalities.