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Six Questions You Can Ask To Support Disability Inclusion

Release Date:

04/23/2020

Funders have an opportunity to protect and preserve disability civil and human rights for the 1 in 4 Americans that have a disability. How can we alter our practices to be intentional about disability-inclusive giving? How can applying a disability...

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NCG Blog

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Equity and Social Justice

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Resources from A Case of Uncertainty: The 2017 California State Budget

Publication date:

03/2017

This year’s the Governor’s proposed budget presents a significantly different tone than those of the last few years. It reflects lower revenues, a $1.6 billion projected shortfall, an expected economic downturn and deep uncertainty about what the federal government will do regarding the Affordable Care Act(ACA) and other federal programs. In fact, the proposal is based on current federal policy and doesn’t account for possible cuts to the estimated $20 billion or more that California relies on for health insurance subsidies and expanded Medi-Cal coverage.

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Emerging Practitioners

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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

14 Feb 2018

California's Race to Lead: The Racial Leadership Gap in the Golden State

Areas of Focus

Equity and Social Justice

February 14, 2018 -

8:30am to 11:00am

James Irvine Foundation Conference Center at the East Bay Community Foundation

Following its groundbreaking national report on why America’s nonprofit sector has so few leaders of color, the Building Movement Project (BMP) will release CALIFORNIA’S RACE TO LEAD, a report examining the diversity of nonprofit leadership in the...

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Statewide

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Equity and Social Justice

The California Wellness Foundation Appoints New Chief Financial Officer and Director of Grants Management

Release Date:

09/26/2019

The California Wellness Foundation has announced two new appointments: Rochelle Witharana as its new Chief Financial Officer, and Amber López Gamble as Director of Grants Management.

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Member News

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On The Move

Areas of Focus

Leadership, Culture and Community

Geography

SF Bay Area

Causes Count: The Economic Power of California's Nonprofit Sector

Publication date:

06/2014

CalNonprofit's Causes Count is the first report of its kind to examine the nonprofit sector’s scope, activities and economic impact in the state of California.

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Resources from The Real Cost Project | Regional Forum, San Francisco

Publication date:

06/2015

Recently, many grantmakers have begun exploring an approach based on real cost funding. NCG is proud to be a part of the Real Cost Project, a statewide initiative to explore what it takes for funders to develop new grantmaking strategies based on what it really costs to deliver outcomes.

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Presentation

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Real Cost Project

08 Jun 2017

Collaboration Gone Right: 9 Funders and 69 Nonprofits Make Regional Change Work

Areas of Focus

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

June 8, 2017 -

11:00am to 1:30pm

Northern California Grantmakers

Foundations often extol the virtues of collaboration but it can be difficult to conceptualize, manage, and execute. The San Joaquin Valley Health Fund offers a blueprint for how to engage a variety of funders and partners from multiple sectors to...

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Bay Area Health Funders Group

Collaborative Philanthropy

Strategic Philanthropy

Geographic Location

SF Bay Area

Areas of Focus

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

24 Jan 2019

Finding Common Purpose: Confronting Regional Resegregation in the Bay Area

Areas of Focus

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

January 24, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:30am

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Rising housing prices and displacement pressures are pushing low-income people of color in the Bay Area out of central cities to cities to neighborhoods where institutional resources and supportive infrastructure have not yet scaled to match...

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Briefing Program

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Economic/Community Development:Housing

Populations & Communities

Geographic Location

SF Bay Area

Areas of Focus

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

25 Feb 2021

Bay Area Regional Homelessness: A Data Sharing System to Accelerate Impact

Areas of Focus

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

February 25, 2021 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

Regional approaches are essential to addressing the Bay Area’s homelessness crisis, but without a system for sharing data across jurisdictions, our counties operate in siloes. A regional data-sharing system would transform the Bay Area’s ability to...

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Briefing Webinar

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Bay Area Health Funders Group

Human Resources

Funding Area

Populations & Communities

Geographic Location

Statewide

Areas of Focus

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

08 Oct 2015

SOLD OUT | Become the Grants Manager of the Future

October 8, 2015 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

The James Irvine Foundation

In partnership with the Northern CA chapter of the Grants Managers Network, Sara Davis, Director of Grants Management at the Hewlett Foundation will lead us in exploring how the role of the grants manager is constantly evolving along with changes in...

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Professional Development Program

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Organizational Effectiveness

Manager, Staff Engagement

Position:

Manager, Staff Engagement

Position Summary:

The Staff Engagement Manager will be responsible for identifying, designing, and implementing key programs, projects, events, and engagement touchpoints to enhance the employee experience. These may be related to strategic initiatives,...

Become the Grants Manager of the Future

Release Date:

09/01/2015

NCG is partnering the Grants Managers Network to host a program exploring the new role of grants managers. We spoke with Sara Davis, of The Hewlett Foundation, Dan Gaff, Communications Chair at GMN and Miriam Williams, Manager of Membership and...

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19 Dec 2016

California Policy Webinar | Looking at 2017: Implications for California

December 19, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Online Webinar

With the results of the Presidential election comes potential changes in California’s Congressional delegation and multiple state measures. This will alter the impact—for better or worse—of the nonprofit and philanthropic sector. Join a conversation...

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Briefing Webinar

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Economic & Community Development

Environment

Health

Immigration

Public Policy & Social Justice

09 Sep 2021

State of the California Wildfires: Philanthropy’s Role in Equitably Addressing Immediate and Long-term Needs

September 9, 2021 -

9:00am to 10:15am

Webinar

California is in the midst of another historic wildfire season. Already, several major and lesser known fires have destroyed communities and displaced tens of thousands of residents throughout Northern California. The state of California has secured...

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Briefing Webinar

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Disaster Preparedness

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Disaster Resilience Relief and Recovery

13 Jan 2020

How Can Capacity Building Be Used to Respond to Challenges in Border Regions? Philanthropy California + GEO Member Call

Areas of Focus

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

January 13, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:00am

Webinar

The goal of this event is to inspire conversations around equitable grantmaking strategies for funding groups that support immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and their communities. Join your peers in an interactive discussion on strategies,...

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Briefing Webinar

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Immigration

Organizational Effectiveness

Philanthropy CA

Funding Area

Immigration

Geographic Location

Statewide

Areas of Focus

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

27 Sep 2016

Golden State Learning Series - A GEO Collaboration

September 27, 2016 - 11:00am to December 1, 2016 - 12:15pm

Online Learning Session

Offered in partnership by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Northern California Grantmakers, Southern California Grantmakers, and San Diego Grantmakers, this highly-interactive, five-session online learning series gives California grantmakers...

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Professional Development Program

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Topic(s)

Leadership Development

26 Jun 2018

Innovations in Nonprofit Capacity Building with a Regional Approach

Areas of Focus

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

June 26, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

The San Francisco Foundation

How can foundations address the targeted capacity building needs of nonprofits, at scale, throughout a region? The San Francisco Foundation and The East Bay Community Foundation are mobilizing resources and acting as catalysts for change to build...

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Audience

Funding Area

Infrastructure: Capacity Building

Geographic Location

SF Bay Area

Areas of Focus

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

GCIR: California Counts Infographic

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NCG Reports

Research

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2020 Census

Areas of Focus

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Geography

Greater Northern California

Resources for California Fires Webinars

Publication date:

11/2018

Philanthropy California held two urgent webinars to offer funders an up-to-the-minute briefing on local and state agency responses to the fires in Butte, Ventura, and Los Angeles Counties. Our speakers provided an overview of the current situation on the ground and how it could develop in the coming weeks; perspectives on immediate and anticipated community needs that are being addressed by local community foundations (with a focus on the people who have the least access to resources); and information on how funders accross the national can help most effectively. On this page, you will find...