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Interview with Michael Tubbs, Youngest-Ever and First African American Mayor of Stockton

Release Date: 
03/29/2018
Mayor Michael Tubbs recently spoke with NCG in preparation for an upcoming Stockton Reinvention Tour for funders. Mayor Tubbs was elected in 2016 in a landslide victory with 70% of the vote. Since then, Stockton has become the second most fiscally-...
16 Sep 2020

Dodging Democracy Doomsday Before November 3: How To Support a Freer, Fairer, Safer Election

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
September 16, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Zoom Webinar
A perfect storm is swirling around November’s presidential election with ominous signs of bitter partisanship and chaos amid surging Coronavirus cases. With daily attacks on a vote by mail system; swing states with little experience in absentee...
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Briefing Webinar
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Policy
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PubPolicy/Social Justice:CivicEngagement
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

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...

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.

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Bringing Care into the 21st Century

Release Date: 
05/30/2017
There are two consistent story lines in American media and public life today. One is the story of economic struggles and insecurity of working Americans who are working harder than ever and still unable to keep their heads above water. Increasingly...
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Corporate Philanthropy Institute Q&A: American Red Cross Silicon Valley Leader Talks Corporate Disaster Response

Release Date: 
01/08/2018
Corporations can play a unique role in helping their communities recover from disasters. How can they make sure they are contributing where their help is most needed – and not inadvertently making recovery operations more difficult?

Guidance for Philanthropic Communications in a Pandemic

Publication date: 
03/2020
Philanthropy can serve as a trusted resource for actionable communications that lead with empathy and support grantees to prevent the spread of disease, preserve well-being, maintain social cohesion, and respond to economic hardship. Social Cohesion Pandemics are personal and interpersonal: we make each other sick. We must address the financial, social, and psychological conditioning that prompts us work when sick. Effective pandemic response requires isolation: create virtual connection to form the kind of social cohesion that drives effective response to other types of crisis or disaster...

Member Spotlight with Pedro Arista

Release Date: 
10/15/2020
These past months, we've found ourselves returning to the same question: are our plans still serving their purpose, or is there a greater opportunity made possible by the crises in which we find ourselves? We asked NCG's board, staff, and membership...
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NCG Blog
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
16 Jul 2014

Mediacracy: Media, Policy, and Money in Politics

July 16, 2014 -
1:30pm to 4:00pm
Kaiser Family Foundation
Media policies impact everything from broadband availability to the diversity of voices we hear on the public airwaves, cable TV, talk radio and in newspapers, and the volume and types of political messaging we receive. Today, the connection between...

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist to Speak at NCG Program

Release Date: 
01/26/2015
At our upcoming program Seize the Moment, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas will participate in a conversation on immigration relief and the impact of President Obama's November executive order on immigration and Bay Area...
29 Sep 2016

Arts Loan Fund Meeting 9/29/16

September 29, 2016 -
9:30am to 12:30pm
The Zellerbach Family Foundation
NCG's Arts Loan Fund (ALF) Steering Committee is comprised of a diverse range of Bay Area funders, who are committed to the Arts. The committee convenes every six weeks to discuss issues impacting the Arts in Northern California and to review loan...

What Do Arts Leaders Really Need?

Release Date: 
03/21/2016
Last week, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation released a new report showing implications for the nonprofit arts sector as a whole and for individual organizations striving to keep pace with rapid demographic change. Read Hewlett's blog to...

Announcing our Special Guest and Closing Plenary | NCG's 2016 Annual Conference

Release Date: 
05/09/2016
What do the rise of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump tell us about voter attitudes regarding our political system in the United States? Join us for our closing plenary with interactive live polling and a special guest and tribute.
09 Mar 2017

Funding Bolder Advocacy: A Workshop on Supporting Advocacy Efforts

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
March 9, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:30am
Northern California Grantmakers
During these uncertain times, funders are exploring new options for advancing their missions. Advocacy is often the most effective--yet misunderstood--strategy in the philanthropy toolbox. To better understand your foundation’s rights to fund or...

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