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10 May 2021

2021 Communications Institute

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Leadership, Culture and Community
Public Policy
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
May 10, 2021 (All day)
6-Month Institute
Application Deadline: May 7, 2021 Are you a mid-career communications professional in philanthropy, eager to build professional knowledge, skills, and networks? Are you looking to foster peer support, share best practices, and create a long-lasting...

Eviction Defense: Perspectives on Nonprofit Displacement Part I

Release Date: 
07/05/2016
Foundation Center West created a tool, Foundation Maps California , to visualize Northern California's philanthropy data. Their series on nonprofit displacement brings together our shared interest in the use of data to better understand philanthropy...
02 Sep 2020

Impact Investments That Advance Racial Equity Solutions

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
September 2, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Webinar
The confluence of anti-racist social progress and a global pandemic will forever change our nation’s vision of equitable economic development. Despite billions invested in local businesses each year, communities most impacted remain structurally...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Impact Investing
Funding Area 
Economic & Community Development
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Shift Happens

ShiftHappens2.jpg Shift Happens: A Series on Leadership and Change Introduction by Dwayne S. Marsh, President and CEO, Northern California Grantmakers: I grew up in a semi-segregated Richmond, Virginia at a time that its heritage as...

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.
29 Mar 2016

Access to Justice: The Changing Landscape of Legal Civil Representation & Assistance

March 29, 2016 -
1:30pm to 5:00pm
Bechtel Conference Center
Join the Legal Services Funders Network's first program of the year and hear about how providing legal representation and assistance to low-income clients has changed over the past 50 years.
28 Jun 2017

Fund the People Funder Retreat

June 28, 2017 - 3:00pm to June 30, 2017 - 2:00pm
Cavallo Point
In these challenging times, the performance and impact of foundations remains dependent on the dedicated nonprofit professionals and activists who deliver social service and fight for social justice every day. People on the frontlines deserve and...
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Professional Development Program

Akonadi Foundation Launches Second Year of #SoLoveCanWin Community Response Fund

Release Date: 
09/14/2017
Oakland, Calif. - In light of recent events and a political climate that seeks to threaten local communities of color, the Akonadi Foundation will accept applications for funding to its So Love Can Win Community Response Fund through November 15.

Member Spotlight: Rajni Dronamraju, Senior Manager, Charitable Giving at Genentech

Release Date: 
12/14/2017
Rajni Dronamraju is the Senior Manager, Charitable Giving at Genentech. As a part of our Member Spotlight Series, Rajni told us about her passion project, and why she's interested in learning from her funder peers in our community.

The Stockton Few Have Seen: A Funder Perspective

Release Date: 
05/10/2018
The City of Stockton is an example of the resilience and hope that make California a great state. It is a city known for its diversity and also for its challenges, such as when it filed for bankruptcy in 2011. But like the Phoenix of Greek mythology...
06 Feb 2019

Unchain Democracy: Restoring Power to the Majority

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
February 6, 2019 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
In her award-winning book, Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America , renowned author and historian Nancy Maclean uncovers the 60-year campaign to make libertarianism mainstream and fundamentally upend...

NCG Policy Quarter: Fall 2019

Release Date: 
10/24/2019
When NCG stepped into the policy space two years ago, our goal was to bring a powerful tool to advance change to the complex issues facing our diverse and rapidly-changing region. Guided by our policy agenda, NCG’s policy work has focused on...
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NCG Blog
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Public Policy

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