Protecting Families: NCG's 60 Day Campaign
Release Date:
10/10/2018
Your voice matters — join us in standing up for our deepest values and for all of our communities.
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NCG Member Takes on Gender Disparities in Science
Release Date:
10/05/2017
Although women make up almost 50% of the physics students in high school, physics and astronomy have the lowest percentages of women professionals out of all STEM fields. The Heising-Simons Foundation is helping to increase the percentage - hear...
A Message from NCG Board Secretary, Lakshmi Karan
Release Date:
03/14/2019
In accordance with Northern California Grantmakers’ bylaws, this message serves as formal written notice that the Annual Meeting of members will be held on April 23 at the San Mateo Marriott. This meeting will be a part of NCG’s 2019 Values...
NCG Welcomes Crispin Delgado as Policy Director
Release Date:
07/17/2020
Philanthropy veteran Crispin Delgado is set to take the reins leading NCG’s public policy efforts. Crispin arrives with a vision for advancing equity and social justice through an exciting policy agenda.
NCG Members Join PropelNext California Partnership
Release Date:
01/12/2015
NCG members The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and the Sobrato Family Foundation join the Weingart Foundation and the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation to pilot the PropelNext California Partnership.
NCG Open House: Come One, Come All
Release Date:
06/18/2014
NCG has moved! Now that we’re all unpacked and settled into our space, we’re hosting an open house next Tuesday on June 24th. Come check out our new digs!
Tech Tales: NCG Family Philanthropy Forum Highlight
Release Date:
04/01/2013
On Friday, March 29, 2013, NCG’s Family Philanthropy Exchange members gathered at Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund’s office in San Francisco to share technology tools at the first-ever “Tech Tales.” Part of NCG’s Family Philanthropy Forum, the...
NCG Announces Date for 2015 Corporate Philanthropy Institute
Release Date:
06/16/2015
NCG is pleased to announce the dates for its signature corporate event—the 2015 Corporate Philanthropy Institute (CPI) will take place on September 21 in San Francisco.
Nephthali Ramirez Helps Expand NCG's Virtual Programming
Release Date:
10/01/2020
NCG is pleased to welcome Nephthali Ramirez as its Programs and Communications Contractor. As a part-time contractor, Nephthali's support to the team comes as NCG is expanding its virtual programming. If you have not already, you will be seeing her...
NCG Announces Ellen LaPointe as New President & CEO
Release Date:
10/14/2014
NCG is pleased to announce that Ellen LaPointe has been selected as our new President and CEO. Officially starting in her position on January 1st of 2015, Ellen will work closely with current NCG leadership and the NCG Board over the next few months...
NCG Welcomes our Newest Members | Part 2
Release Date:
06/08/2015
2015 has been a busy year for NCG! This year we decided to expand our membership qualifications, and in doing so have some great members who are new to our community.
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The Power of Now | NCG's 2016 Annual Conference
May 25, 2016 (All day)
Microsoft Campus
This year's conference theme is The Power of Now. The quickening pace of change with respect to elections, social movements and the region’s rapid economic shifts demand our attention. Join us for a discussion of how to galvanize and make the most...
NCG Member Offers Ideas for Moving Forward on Immigration
Release Date:
06/28/2016
NCG Member Cathy Cha's opinion piece in today's Sacramento Bee on California's pro-active approach to immigration. "The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday turned down an opportunity to bring more compassion and common sense to U.S. immigration policy...
What’s in Store for NCG? Three CEOs Consider the Future
Release Date:
09/17/2020
This month, President and CEO Dwayne S. Marsh has officially taken the reins from Steve Barton and Phuong Quach, senior staff who’ve served as NCG’s interim leaders for the past six months. The three took turns answering questions about the moment...
Annual Conference Teaser: Q&A with NCG’s Phuong Quach
Release Date:
03/11/2014
If you’re still wondering what to expect at this year’s Annual Conference, NCG cornered Member Services Senior Manager Phuong Quach for a quick Q&A on how the conference is shaping up.
The 411 on NCG’s Conversations in Philanthropy a.k.a. Report Club
Release Date:
09/12/2014
The first rule of report club: you have to talk while at report club.
NCG’s Statement on the Insurrection of January 6, 2021
Release Date:
01/12/2021
Well, it didn’t take long for 2021 to remind us that the journey back from the edge of an abyss will not be a gentle one. Last Wednesday showed us we will need to advance racial equity to achieve a functioning democracy. And if democracy fails, we...
Upcoming NCG Speaker Max Stier Says...
Release Date:
08/23/2017
"...This is not the time for philanthropy to wait out current circumstances. Rather, foundations need to step up efforts to help safeguard the government’s viability and vitality." - Max Stier
Announcing Powerhouse Workshops | NCG's 2016 Annual Conference
Release Date:
05/12/2016
Choose your lunch breakout sessions and get strategies, tools, and methods to bring your own Power of Now back to the office. Apply big ideas on culture, technology, race and gender equity, and wealth concentration into your own work.
NCG Members Stand Up for Immigrant Families
Release Date:
12/06/2018
Thank you to all of our members who joined NCG’s Protecting Families Campaign and lifted up their voices in opposition to the harmful and unnecessary “public charge” rule that would worsen the well-being, health, and stability of millions of...