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03 Dec 2020

Liberation for Communications Folks Series | Session 1

Areas of Focus

Leadership, Culture and Community

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

December 3, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Zoom Meeting

Data shows nearly two in three of us struggle with Imposter Syndrome, the feeling that one is not cut out for the work one is doing or aspires to do, combined with a fear of being discovered as a fraud. Ironically, high achievers are at a unique...

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Briefing Webinar

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Communications

Transparency

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Populations & Communities

Geographic Location

SF Bay Area

Areas of Focus

Leadership, Culture and Community

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

From Me to We: Communication Peers Luncheon

Join communication peers for an invitation-only lunch with the strategist behind a groundbreaking effort to bring us closer to advancing shared opportunity and prosperity for all Californians. Anat Shenker-Osorio's research and meticulous testing is...

Hewlett Foundation Appoints New Director of Communications

Release Date:

01/08/2015

NCG Member The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced yesterday the appointment of Vidya Krishnamurthy as the Foundation's Director of Communications.

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NCG Partners with The Communications Network: A Reception with Sean Gibbons

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04/07/2015

In 2015 NCG has begun a deliberate effort to develop and present programming for communications staff. Recently NCG reached out to Sean Gibbons, Executive Director at The Communications Network, to learn if he’d be in the Bay Area any time in the...

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NCG Blog

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Communications Staff

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Communications

Communications Cohort Faculty Profile: Vanice Dunn

Release Date:

01/11/2019

As we get closer to the kickoff of NCG's inaugural Communications Cohort at the end of this month, we asked Cohort faculty member Vanice Dunn , to share her experience with mid-career growth and how her identity...

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From the Field

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Communications Staff

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2019 Communications Training Cohort

When Words Are Not Enough: A Communications Institute with EI Smarts

Release Date:

10/24/2019

The aim of NCG’s Communications Institute was to build such a bridge through the creation of a cohort learning program, one that designed a human experience through the art of interpersonal relations and the science of communications .

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NCG Blog

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Communications

Communications Institute

Areas of Focus

Leadership, Culture and Community

Resources from Communications Salon Series | How to Communicate about Poverty - (Hint: Don’t use that Word!)

Publication date:

09/2015

When we advocate for change, frame issues, and describe our work, how do we steer clear of problematic metaphors and language that unintentionally reinforces poverty as beyond our control—or places blame on the individual?

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03 Sep 2015

Communications Salon Series | How to Communicate about Poverty - (Hint: Don’t use that Word!)

September 3, 2015 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Northern California Grantmakers

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What It Takes: How to Build an Effective, Modern Communications Shop

Now more than ever, successful strategic communications are essential in the social sector. The Communications Network (ComNet), which supports foundations and nonprofits to improve lives through the power of smart communications, has done ample research to back it up.

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Best Practice

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Communications Staff

Blue Shield of California Foundation Names Director of Communications and Public Affairs

Release Date:

07/23/2020

Rachael Kagan, a strategic leader with two decades of experience leading communications for California health care organizations, has been named director of communications and public affairs at Blue Shield of California Foundation.

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Member News

Announcing a New Communications Training Cohort for Mid-Career Social Sector Professionals

Release Date:

09/20/2018

At our best, communications staff at Northern California Grantmakers’ member foundations tell the stories that advance social progress while making philanthropy’s work understandable and accessible to the people who rely on it. To reach our highest...

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NCG Blog

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Communications Staff

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2019 Communications Training Cohort

Communications

Liberating Communications: An Institute Connecting Us to Our Purpose and Each Other

Release Date:

11/07/2019

Some 30 years ago, on the steps of the Supreme Court, I made a decision that would re-route my entire communications career. At the time, I had a good decade of professional corporate PR under my belt. But when I stepped in front the throng of news...

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NCG Blog

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Communications Institute

Resources from How Can Foundations Work With Their Grantees to be Effective Communicators?

Publication date:

07/2012

How Can Foundations Work with Their Grantees to be Effective Communicators is part of NCG's 2012 Communications Series.

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Presentation

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Communications Staff

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Communications

29 Jan 2015

Communications Salon

January 29, 2015 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Northern California Grantmakers

Join your fellow Communications staff for an informal getting-to-know-you brown bag lunch. The first quarterly brown bag of 2015, bring your appetite to talk shop.

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Peer Network

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Communications Staff

Communications Director

Position:

Communications Director

Location: Remote in the United States

Salary: $110,00 - 120,000

Funders for Reproductive Equity (FRE) is pleased to seek applications and

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13 Oct 2020

Housing and Homelessness Narrative Change: From Research to Action

Areas of Focus

Equity and Social Justice

Public Policy

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

October 13, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Zoom Webinar

Across the country, communities are working to end homelessness and address housing challenges by shifting policy to transform systems. In order to do that and achieve housing justice, strong political and public will must be built. However, gaining...

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Briefing Program

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Human Resources

Funding Area

Social Services: Homelessness

Geographic Location

National

Areas of Focus

Equity and Social Justice

Public Policy

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

30 Oct 2018

The Philanthropic Closet | New Research on LGBTQ People in Philanthropy

Areas of Focus

Equity and Social Justice

October 30, 2018 -

4:00pm to 6:00pm

Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund

Do you know how many LGBTQ people work in philanthropy? Funders for LGBTQ Issues’ new upcoming report, The Philanthropic Closet: LGBTQ People in Philanthropy finally answers that question – and the results might surprise you! The report notes that...

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Briefing Program

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LGBTQ

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Arts & Culture: Arts Education

Populations/Communities: LGBTQA

Geographic Location

SF Bay Area

Areas of Focus

Equity and Social Justice

20 Oct 2022

The Collective Power of Communicators: Communications Institute 2022

October 20, 2022 - 9:30am to November 17, 2022 - 12:30pm

5-Session Virtual Training Series

Communications professionals, narrative strategists, and storytellers hold immense power and responsibility in shaping just futures. Hosted by SoCal and Northern California Grantmakers, our 2022 Communications Institute will provide technical skills...

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