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12 May 2015

PROGRAM POSTPONED: Being a Great Corporate Citizen: A Framework for Success

May 12, 2015 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Building a successful corporate citizenship effort can appear quite daunting but this new framework from the TCC Group provides a way to think about how to assess, develop and execute a successful corporate citizenship approach. The session will...
26 Sep 2017

Strengthening Your CSR Impact Story with a Program Outcomes Framework

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
September 26, 2017 -
9:30am to 11:30am
Northern California Grantmakers
Companies are tackling numerous issues through their corporate citizenship programs, and they often struggle to tell a coherent CSR Impact story about their achievements. In many cases, that story is even more difficult to communicate due to unclear...

Resources for Pinpointing Vulnerability of COVID-19: Real-Time Safety Net Needs to Support Philanthropy’s Response

Publication date: 
04/2020
The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is far reaching, including major implications for nonprofits and the communities that they serve. Philanthropy has an important role to play in supporting their non-profit partners during this challenging time in which there will be an increase in demand for their services. This call focused on two areas of data: A three-county (in the Bay Area) view of near-term COVID-19 economic impacts Social safety net data from 2-1-1 in Northern California The Boston Consulting Group has recently completed economic analysis of the near-term impacts in...

California’s Call for Inclusion: Why Philanthropy Should Engage in Census 2020 (Feb 2018)

Release Date: 
02/08/2018
California has long been home to a special kind of American Dream. People from all walks of life come to our state to find opportunity and prosperity. Since we were granted statehood in 1850 after the Mexican-American War, when the population was...
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NCG Blog
Topic(s) 
2020 Census
Facts, Figures, Trends
Philanthropy CA
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Geography 
Statewide
04 May 2017

Exponent Philanthropy: Great Funder-Nonprofit Relationships

May 4, 2017 -
8:30am to 11:30am
Hilton San Francisco Financial District
Navigating the complex funder-nonprofit relationship is vital to mission success. Often, it seems, nonprofits do the asking, reporting, and proving, while donors sit in positions to say yes or no, how much, when, and what’s required. Achieving...
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Peer Network
Audience 
Family Foundation
23 Mar 2020

Operationalizing Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Stories and Lessons From Business, Government, Nonprofit, and Philanthropy

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
March 23, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Webinar
Racial equity, diversity, and inclusion (REDI) are increasingly important topics of discussion in institutions but where to begin and how to start operationalizing REDI can be overwhelming. This program is for you if you are curious about how to...
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Event type 
Briefing Program
Topic(s) 
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community

Making The Leap: How Four Philanthropy-Serving Organizations Elevated Their Work and Shaped Their Regions — and the Support that Helped Make it Happen

For more than half a decade, Philanthropy Northwest, Northern California Grantmakers, Southern California Grantmakers and Catalyst of San Diego and Imperial Counties have been the recipients of unprecedented support from one foundation that saw value in regional philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs). That partner is the Satterberg Foundation. In the years since this infusion began, we’ve often chatted about how this relationship has changed us and how we need to tell its story. We represent what sustained investment in philanthropic infrastructure can...
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NCG Reports
09 Dec 2019

2019 Bay Area Philanthropy Holiday Party

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
December 9, 2019 -
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Please join us to celebrate the season at the 2019 annual Bay Area Philanthropy Holiday Party! There will be music, food, and lots of laughter and joy as we reflect on the year’s end and grow deeper in community.

Resources from Empathy to Action – Storytelling in Philanthropy

Publication date: 
08/2015
How many of us have been ignited, inspired and shaken out of our own complacency by powerful stories? Would you like to tell stories that make people smile, weep, deepen partnerships and influence key audiences? San Francisco Bay Area funders gathered for this highly interactive session, facilitated by experienced storyteller and writer Suzanne Skees of the Skees Family Foundation.
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Presentation
Audience 
Family Foundation
Topic(s) 
Communications
Storytelling
20 Sep 2016

California Policy Webinar | From Marijuana to the Death Penalty: What Nonprofits & Philanthropy Need to Know About California's Ballot Propositions

September 20, 2016 -
10:30am to 11:30am
Online Webinar
With 17 State propositions to vote on this November, the idea of studying them all is pretty daunting. So instead, you can listen to some of the smartest nonprofit policy folks in the state discuss the ones most relevant to nonprofits. If you’re...
12 Jul 2018

Philanthropy’s Response to the Addition of a Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Public Policy
July 12, 2018 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Webinar
On June 8, the Commerce Department (which oversees the Census Bureau) invited the public to comment on the paperwork associated with the 2020 Census. The public has 60 days – until August 7 – to submit comments.
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Event type 
Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Philanthropy CA
Policy
Funding Area 
Populations & Communities
Geographic Location 
National
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Public Policy
13 Dec 2016

2016 Bay Area Philanthropy Holiday Party

December 13, 2016 -
5:00pm to 7:30pm
111 Minna Gallery
Join your philanthropy crew at the 111 Minna Gallery for the most fun to be had this side of Mardi Gras at our annual holiday party. Get down and celebrate the year's accomplishments with art, music, a photo booth, hors d'oeuvres and drinks.
14 Dec 2017

2017 Bay Area Philanthropy Holiday Party

December 14, 2017 -
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Autodesk Gallery
Something magical happens when several hundred of the funnest people in philanthropy kick off their shoes over drinks and good music. See for yourself. Join your philanthropy colleagues and friends at the Autodesk Gallery for our Annual Bay Area...
06 Aug 2015

REGISTRATION CLOSED: Empathy to Action – Storytelling in Philanthropy

August 6, 2015 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
REGISTRATION CLOSED. How many of us have been ignited, inspired and shaken out of our own complacency by powerful stories? Would you like to tell stories that make people smile, weep, deepen partnerships and influence key audiences? Join San...

The Real Cost Project: Increasing the Impact of Philanthropy in California

Publication date: 
08/2016
Around the country, as well as across the State of California, grantmakers are examining their funding practices and looking to develop new approaches to better support the communities they serve. Recently, numerous grantmakers have begun exploring what it would take to fund the real costs of the organizations they support – that is all of the necessary investments for a nonprofit organization to deliver on mission and to be sustainable over the long term. Building off of this interest, Northern California Grantmakers, San Diego Grantmakers and Southern California Grantmakers launched a joint...
04 Dec 2018

2018 Bay Area Philanthropy Holiday Party

December 4, 2018 -
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
Something magical happens when several hundred of the funnest people in philanthropy kick off their shoes over drinks and good music. See for yourself. Who's Invited Northern California Grantmaker members and philanthropy peers who love a good party...
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Event type 
Social
Topic(s) 
Just for Fun
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area

Snapshots of Philanthropy: Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund

Publication date: 
08/2010
The Snapshots of Philanthopy are meant to offer a glimpse into the many ways organized philanthropy is making a difference in our community. This snapshot features former NCG member the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund--which sunset in 2012--and its work to restore the Golden Gate National Parks System.
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Member News
Audience 
Executive Staff
Program Staff
Topic(s) 
Storytelling
Funding Area 
Environment

Resources for Making it Count: Philanthropy and the 2020 Census

Publication date: 
02/2019
It has been a long road as California prepares for the 2020 Census—from budget delays at the federal level and persistent advocacy for adequate state funding, to the pending inclusion of an untested citizenship question. The state has allocated an unprecedented $90.3 million to support the census, but will it be enough to make sure that all California residents—including the 75 percent who are in historically undercounted groups—are counted? With $60 million in state dollars allocated for outreach by counties and community-based organizations, what do funders need to know about the efforts...

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