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30 Sep 2016

The Dramatic Discovery of Solano County: How One Bay Area County Fell Off the Funder Map and What We Can Do About It!

September 30, 2016 -
11:00am to 1:00pm
The Zellerbach Family Foundation
Rewind Back to 2006 . A report from the Irvine Foundation on Foundation Giving in California found that Solano County received substantially fewer foundation dollars compared to eight other Bay Area counties. Fast Forward...

Geographies of Opportunity: Ranking Well-Being by Congressional District

Publication date: 
04/2015
This report by Measure of America is an in-depth look at how residents of America’s 436 congressional districts are faring in three fundamental areas of life: health, access to knowledge, and living standards.
11 Dec 2018

Protecting Our Children: A Policy Briefing Webinar

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
December 11, 2018 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
Webinar
As public awareness about the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) grows, there have been a number of legislative initiatives within the state of California designed to support the screening, prevention, and treatment of childhood trauma...

Census 2020: Uniting for a Common Cause | 10/18/2018

Publication date: 
10/2017
The Census happens just once every 10 years but its outcomes have serious ramifications. In our October 18 program, we heard from an expert panel of speakers who shared insight on all things Census.
14 Jun 2018

Creative Placemaking and Honoring Culture

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
June 14, 2018 -
10:30am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Join the Arts Loan Fund for an exciting conversation on funding culturally specific and immigrant communities in the Bay Area! The panel will explore the importance of creative place making and place keeping. In the midst of so many changes in our...
24 Oct 2019

Addressing Trauma in Pediatric Primary Care: Insights from the Field

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
October 24, 2019 -
1:00pm to 4:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Addressing trauma is an important goal of pediatric primary care. Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is often considered a critical component of this goal and momentum around universal screening is growing. Within California, several...
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Briefing Program
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Trauma & Resilience
Funding Area 
Children & Youth
Health
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Resources from A Conversation with D5: Diversity in Philanthropy in All Dimensions

Publication date: 
09/2012
D5 was created to help foundations achieve greater impact in an increasingly diverse world. Since 2010, more than a dozen organizations, with connections to thousands of foundations, have come together through the D5 coalition to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by 2015. In this fourth and final program in NCG’s 2012 Diversity Series, funders will learn how D5 is working to make philanthropy genuinely inclusive of all diverse communities— racial and ethnic communities, LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities.

Foundation Diversity Policies and Practices Toolkit

Publication date: 
05/2009
In 2008, in its quest to improve the effectiveness of its grants portfolio and institutional operations, The California Endowment contracted with Social Policy Research Associates (SPR) to complete an internal assessment of its diversity policies and practices.

CalFresh Reduces Hunger in Every County in California, but Changes at the Federal Level Could Cut Benefits

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — known as CalFresh in California — is the cornerstone of the federal government’s effort to reduce hunger and help struggling families put food on the table. Check out this fact sheet from the California Budget & Policy Center, that illustrates how food assistance varies in California.
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Research
Topic(s) 
Bay Area Health Funders Group
Funding Area 
Health

Providing Health Care to Undocumented Residents: Program details and lessons learned from three California county health programs

While the number of people without health insurance has declined dramatically since the Affordable Care Act went into effect, undocumented immigrants continue to be excluded from many health coverage options under this law. Check out UC Berkeley Labor Center's report on providing health care to undocumented residents.
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Report
Topic(s) 
Bay Area Health Funders Group

Levers For Change: Philanthropy in Select South East Asian Countries

Publication date: 
06/2014
This report examines the extent of strategic philanthropy in four of the largest economies in South East Asia – Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand – and explores the role of public policies in shaping institutional philanthropy and influencing the charitable decisions of the regions wealthiest givers.

Get Out the Count 2020

This paper provides the draft plan for the third priority, the GOTC campaign, and then outlines the related second priority, expanding resources.
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Working Group
Topic(s) 
2020 Census

Resource from Building the Bench: How Philanthropy Can Sustain Nonprofit Leaders

Publication date: 
10/2014
This interactive briefing, co-sponsored by Northern California Grantmakers and Bay Area Justice Funders Network, provided a three-way look at how the leadership bench is being built. Research from Rusty Stahl of Talent Philanthropy and Margi Clarke of RoadMap Consulting grounded our conversation as we examined how funders support and build internal benches of leadership within social justice organizations, as well as looked at what organizations are doing internally to sustain themselves for the long haul.
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Presentation
Audience 
Program Staff
Topic(s) 
Leadership Development
Funding Area 
Infrastructure: Capacity Building

Protecting Our Children: A Policy Briefing Webinar

Publication date: 
12/2018
As public awareness about the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) grows, there have been a number of legislative initiatives within the state of California designed to support the screening, prevention, and treatment of childhood trauma. This one-hour webinar, hosted by the Bay Area Funder Network on Trauma and Resilience, is designed for funders, non-profits, and other organizations interested in learning more about the policy landscape in California related to these efforts. The webinar will provides an overview of relevant legislation, implications for funders, and a preview of...
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Webinar Recording
Topic(s) 
Trauma & Resilience
Funding Area 
Children & Youth
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Geography 
Greater Northern California

2020 Michigan Nonprofits Count Campaign

The Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), with seed funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and with support from the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF), is launching an ambitious effort to mobilize nonprofits and partner with government to encourage participation in the 2020 census.
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Working Group
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2020 Census

Resources for the Census 2020 RFP Information Sessions

The United States Census is conducted every 10 years in accordance with the U.S. Constitution. It is the most expansive peacetime exercise of the federal government as it aims to count every single resident living in the entire country. A fair and accurate census is essential to numerous aspects of civic life, from allocation of billions of dollars in federal funds to political representation at all levels of government. Unfortunately, history has repeatedly shown that certain groups – including people of color, immigrants, low-income communities, and children – are statistically more likely...

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