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08 Jul 2022

CCJFG Membership Meeting | Session 3

July 8, 2022 -
10:00am to 11:30am
CCJFG Membership Meetings are structured, yet informal spaces for California criminal justice funders to learn, collaborate and get organized together. The specific content of this meeting is TBD and will be updated as the date approaches. ...
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Briefing Webinar
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Statewide
03 May 2022

Together for Good: NCG's 2022 Annual Conference

May 3, 2022 - 5:00pm to May 5, 2022 - 1:00pm
In-Person Reception + 2-Day Virtual Conference
This is the moment to be bold in our vision for a more inclusive tomorrow. A future where our communities have equitable access to health care, jobs, education, voting, and safety. It will only be with these protections that we will be able to fully...
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Conference

Networks & Collaboratives

The power of a membership organization like NCG lies in its network. NCG relies on an engaged base of member volunteers in committees to drive programming and help staff to develop relevant content. These volunteer committees meet...

Getting Results: Using Legal Aid to Break the Cycle of Poverty

Release Date: 
02/17/2015
Breaking out of poverty requires individuals to run a gauntlet of legal obstacles. Access to legal aid and advocacy gives individuals, families and communities the help needed to address the problems that keep them in poverty. Investing in legal aid...

Health Equity is About More Than Just Health

Release Date: 
03/30/2015
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: No issue is an island. In other words, communities and individuals intersect with a variety of issues on a daily basis. And health equity is a great example of how no issue is an island.

Building a Bigger Tent for Effective Philanthropy

Release Date: 
06/08/2015
In this article, first published by The Stanford Social Innovation Review, Paul M. Connolly, Director of Philanthropic Advisory Services for NCG's member Bessemer Trust, discusses how advocates for effective philanthropy need to “build a bigger tent...
19 Nov 2015

Communications Salon Series | Sharing Highlights and Lessons from ComNet15

November 19, 2015 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Are you a communications staff person in your organization? Come join your fellow communications peers at an informal Communications Salon brown bag lunch. We will be sharing highlights, lessons, and resources from ComNet15: Making Ideas Move, the...
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Peer Network
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Communications Staff
Topic(s) 
Communications
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SF Bay Area
20 Oct 2017

The Color of Law: A Look at Residential Racial Segregation in America

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
October 20, 2017 -
9:30am to 11:30am
Northern California Grantmakers
Join us for a provocative discussion with prominent scholar Richard Rothstein, whose latest book The Color of Law , exposes how the United States’ vexing history of segregated housing—including in the San Francisco Bay Area—can be traced to explicit...
27 Jun 2018

Where Are the Children? Family Separation Becomes U.S. Immigration Enforcement Policy

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Public Policy
June 27, 2018 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Since October 2017, the U.S. government has forcibly separated at least 2,400 children—including hundreds who are under four years old—from their parents as they arrive on our southern border seeking refuge. Attorneys and other humanitarian aid...
14 Mar 2019

CalSavers: A Cross-Generational Approach to Addressing Poverty through Public-Private Partnerships

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
March 14, 2019 -
1:00pm to 3:00pm
United Way of the Bay Area
California has the highest poverty rate in the nation. In fact, the UC Berkeley Labor Center predicts that half of Californians currently working will likely retire with just $24,000 a year in a state with ever increasing living costs – from health...
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Briefing Program
Topic(s) 
Income Inequality
Funding Area 
Economic Justice
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
05 Feb 2015

Arts Loan Fund Meeting

February 5, 2015 -
9:30am to 12:30pm
The San Francisco Foundation
NCG's Arts Loan Fund (ALF) committee is made up of Bay Area funders that are committed to the Arts. The ALF meets several times a year to review loan applications and determine awards to artists and nonprofits that support the Arts in the Bay Area.
19 Mar 2015

Arts Loan Fund Meeting

March 19, 2015 -
9:30am to 11:30am
San Francisco Foundation
NCG's Arts Loan Fund (ALF) committee is made up of Bay Area funders that are committed to the Arts. The ALF meets several times a year to review loan applications and determine awards to artists and nonprofits that support the Arts in the Bay Area.
25 Feb 2016

Arts Loan Fund Meeting 2/25/16

February 25, 2016 -
9:30am to 11:30am
San Francisco Foundation
NCG's Arts Loan Fund (ALF) Steering Committee is comprised of a diverse range of Bay Area funders, who are committed to the Arts. The committee convenes every six weeks to discuss issues impacting the Arts in Northern California and to review loan...
03 Feb 2017

The Opportunity Summit: Activating the Power of 9 Counties to Create Opportunity and Shared Prosperity for All

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Leadership, Culture and Community
February 3, 2017 -
9:00am to 3:30pm
Nile Hall
You are invited to join partners from across the Bay Area to learn together, collaborate, and take action toward equity, economic opportunity, and shared prosperity. Hear from experts and those on the ground implementing promising solutions. This...

How We Engage in Policy Advocacy

Release Date: 
10/19/2017
From immigration to affordable housing to criminal justice reform, the list of policy engagement opportunities for NCG keeps growing. Many urgent and important issues affect our region. To help us assess the greatest good that might come of our...
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NCG Blog
Topic(s) 
Policy
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Public Policy

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