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Resources from 2015 New Grantmakers Institute: Essential Skills & Strategies

Publication date: 
10/2015
For new grantmakers it is essential to hit the ground running by equipping themselves with the tools and best practices for making sound funding recommendations. The New Grantmakers Institute is a cost-effective, local option that develops important skills, helps build lasting peer relationships with other grantmakers in our community, and cultivates the ability to ask critical questions of ourselves and others about our role as change-makers in our communities.

Forum of Regional Grantmakers and Foundation Center Form Strategic Alliance

Release Date: 
10/06/2014
Washington, DC-based Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers and New York-based Foundation Center have announced a new partnership to improve the quality and effectiveness of grantmaking through the strategic collection and sharing of data on...

Many Voices, One Goal

Publication date: 
12/2014
Many Voices, One Goal: How an Informal Foundation Collaboration Helped Make California History is a new report produced by NCG members The Stuart Foundation and the Silver Giving Foundation on their collaborative work to influence education financing policy in California.
15 Oct 2018

Framing for Social Change | Peninsula Philanthropy Network

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
October 15, 2018 -
10:30am to 12:30pm
Redwood Shores Library
How do we create messages that build public understanding, engagement, and action? Join the Peninsula Philanthropy Network, as Moira O’Neil from the FrameWorks Institute defines what framing is and the importance of it. FrameWorks designs, conducts...
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Event type 
Briefing Program
Topic(s) 
Communications
Geographic Location 
Peninsula and South Bay
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community

Resources from NCG's 2013 Corporate Philanthropy Institute

Publication date: 
10/2013
This year's Corporate Philanthropy Institute (CPI) expanded on the discussion we started last year about social innovation. Diving deeper, the CPI focused on how innovative approaches and ideas are playing out in the "real world" of corporate philanthropy, social responsibility, and corporate citizenship.

Notice of Member Meeting and Election of Board Nominees

Release Date: 
03/10/2017
In accordance with Northern California Grantmakers’ bylaws, this message serves as a formal written notice that the Annual Meeting of members will be held on Monday April 17, 2017. During the meeting, five candidates will be presented as nominees...

Snapshots of Philanthropy: Akonadi Foundation

Publication date: 
10/2010
The Snapshots of Philanthopy are meant to offer a glimpse into the many ways organized philanthropy is making a difference in our community. This snapshot features NCG member the Akonadi Foundation and its work giving students of color every opportunity to go to college.
01 Mar 2017

A Case of Uncertainty: The 2017 California State Budget | A California Policy Forum Program

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
March 1, 2017 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Northern California Grantmakers
This year’s the Governor’s proposed budget strikes 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...

2018 New Grantmakers Institute | Grantmaking for the 21st Century

Publication date: 
10/2018
If you're new to philanthropy, or interested in sharpening your skills, NCG's signature program, New Grantmakers Institute (NGI): Grantmaking for the 21st Century , helps build your understanding of best practices for ethical and effective grantmaking, and helps you place yourself within this ecosystem that you are a part of. In this two-day, highly interactive training, participants have the opportunity to engage with your peers around opportunities and challenges of grantmaking. In addition to developing a network of peers, participants will have the opportunity to hear...
09 Oct 2018

Pathways to Opportunity: Creating College and Career Success for All Students

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
October 9, 2018 -
2:30pm to 4:30pm
The James Irvine Foundation Conference Center at the East Bay Community Foundation
What does college and career readiness really mean for high schools in low-income urban communities? A college education remains one of the major gateways to sustainable, high-paid jobs - especially for young people who will be the first generation...
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Event type 
Briefing Program
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice

Resources from Federal Tax and the Budget Debate: Where Things Stand and Why It Matters to our Sector

During this interactive webinar on December 6, we discussed the status of the federal budget and the implications for California’s budget, the potential impact of federal tax and budget choices on public services and systems, communities, and nonprofits, and how this all could impact the work of grantmakers and nonprofit organizations.
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Resource Type 
Presentation
Topic(s) 
Policy
Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Advancing Human Rights: The State of Global Foundation Grantmaking

Publication date: 
07/2014
The Foundation Center and International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) have produced two new resources that facilitate strategic decision making in human rights philanthropy: An interactive website that animates funding flows and a report analyzing $1.7 billion in grants.

Resources from Kellogg’s Racial Healing Initiative

Publication date: 
05/2012
This third program in NCG's 2012 Diversity in Philanthropy Series provided an opportunity for the philanthropic community to engage in a peer-to-peer dialogue that explored the critical role racial inequity plays in the funding community's ability to realize strong returns on its investments in some of the most vulnerable communities in America.
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Resource Type 
Presentation
Audience 
Executive Staff
Program Staff
Topic(s) 
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Funding Area 
Communities: BIPOC
29 May 2019

No Housing Support for Mixed Status Families? How Philanthropy Can Respond to Proposed HUD Rule

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
May 29, 2019 -
10:30am to 11:30am
Webinar
No one should be denied support because of their loved ones’ immigration status. Yet a newly introduced regulation from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would force U.S. citizen children and their families out of public...

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