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06 Oct 2016

To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Communications Strategies When You Wear All the Hats

October 6, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Rosenberg Foundation

As the world of social and digital media continues to evolve at a rapid pace, we Mad Hatters may often wonder— should our Foundations be using Facebook and Twitter? Does our website communicate our Foundation’s mission and message? What...

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Peer Network

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Communications Staff

Community Foundation

Family Foundation

Private Foundation

Public Foundation

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Technology/Social Media

NCG Farewell: Q&A with Knowledge & Communications Manager Marisela Orta

Release Date:

06/03/2015

After 10 years at NCG, our very own Knowledge and Communications Manager Marisela Orta will be leaving the Bay Area for Iowa. She’s about to join the very prestigious Iowa Playwrights Workshop—one of the top MFA programs in the country for...

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NCG Blog

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Just for Fun

On The Move

Module 4 Pre-Session Work: Racial and Social Equity in Communications

Find Module 4 Pre-Session work here.

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Participate

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2019 Communications Training Cohort

East Bay Community Foundation President & CEO, James W. Head Honored with Prestigious 2018 James A Joseph Lecturer Award by Association of Black Foundation Executives

Release Date:

04/20/2018

Join us in congratulating James Head on this well-deserved honor!

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Leadership, Culture and Community

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National

SF Bay Area

Resources from NCG's Communications Series Pt 2: How Foundations Effectively Work with Media for Social Impact

Publication date:

09/2012

How Foundations Can Effectively Work With Media for Social Impact is part of NCG's 2012 Communications Series. Developed and presented in partnership with The Communications Network , this series has been designed to both build the capacity of program staff to make effective use of communications strategies and to promote a greater awareness within foundations of how communications contribute to advancement of both program goals and mission.

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Presentation

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Communications Staff

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Communications

Magdalena Beltrán-del Olmo To Retire as Vice President of Communications at The California Wellness Foundation

Release Date:

12/11/2014

Magdalena Beltrán-del Olmo created a pioneering multilingual communications program at The California Wellness Foundation and introduced its journalistic storytelling tradition, has announced her retirement.

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Member News

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Communications Staff

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On The Move

05 Feb 2015

Inspiring Action to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

February 5, 2015 -

9:30am to 11:30am

Northern California Grantmakers

Join us for an interactive training session on how to communicate effectively and motivate others to take action that helps advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in philanthropy.

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Professional Development Program

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Communications Staff

Program Staff

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Strategic Philanthropy

Communications

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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 from: Beyond the Grant: Solutions for Building Nonprofit Operational Excellence

Publication date:

09/2015

This event showcased two funder initiatives that went beyond grantmaking to help strengthen the operations of nonprofit grantees. This event included discussions with The Wallace Foundation and Tipping Point Community as well as grantees that participated in the initiatives and capacity building partners.

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Organizational Effectiveness

State of the Work: Tackling the Tough Challenges to Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Publication date:

07/2014

D5’s annual State of the Work report. The 2014 report highlights new tools and resources, recently completed research, and new organizational approaches that are putting us in a better position than ever to take action in support of advancing DEI.

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Research

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Executive Staff

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Communities: LGQBTIA

Communities: BIPOC

Communities: Marginalized Genders

Due Diligence Done Well

Publication date:

11/2010

Learn about effective due diligence and how to create a grantee-friendly approach to information gathering that enhances communication, trust and confidence.

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Best Practice

Professional Education

Toolkit

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Program Staff

JSI Report | Integrating Housing Strategies with Health: An Opportunity to Advance Whole-Person Care in California

Publication date:

06/2015

A report prepared by JSI Research & Training Institute, titled Integrating Housing Strategies with Health: An Opportunity to Advance Whole-Person Care in California.

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Collaborative

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Bay Area Health Funders Group

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Health

Resources from Why Summer Matters: Challenge & Opportunity in Summer Learning for Children & Youth

Publication date:

03/2013

The impact of summer learning loss on young people’s academic achievement is astounding. Research from Johns Hopkins University has shown that two-thirds of the achievement gap between low-income and middle income 9th graders is attributed to the differences in their summer learning experiences in elementary school. Despite this shocking fact, there hasn’t been clear direction about solutions. This briefing presented compelling new research about quality-summer programming in California that is having a measurable impact on students' achievement.

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Presentation

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Program Staff

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Income Inequality

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Youth Organizing and Youth Power

Education

Resources from NCG's 2019 Annual Conference | Values. Vision. Voice.

View the resources from NCG's 2019 Annual Conference.

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Resources for From Me to We

How do we move a cross-racial set of voters toward believing in and fighting for racial and economic justice? How can narrative change bring us closer to advancing shared opportunity and prosperity for all Californians? Nationally-recognized researcher and communications strategist Anat Shenker-Osorio has reframed the debate, leading to progressive victories on a wide range of issues from clean energy to criminal justice reform. Join us for this special session to hear findings from the empirically tested Race Class Narrative and how it’s been applied to win social justice victories across...

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Equity and Social Justice

Public Policy

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SF Bay Area

Next Gen Donors: Respecting Legacy, Revolutionizing Philanthropy

Publication date:

02/2013

This first-of-its-kind research examines the next generation of major donors, studying this crucial group directly rather than summarizing what others think about them

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Research

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Family Foundation

Topic(s)

Next Gen

Lessons in Funder Collaboration: What the Packard Foundation Has Learned about Working with Other Funders

Publication date:

07/2014

The Packard Foundation commissioned The Bridgespan Group to study Packard’s recent engagements in collaborations. This report captures the themes, insights, and recommendations that emerged from Bridgespan’s research.