Hirsch & Associates Welcomes Margaret Ryan to the Team
Release Date:
12/11/2017
NCG Member Hirsch & Associates has announced Margaret Ryan as its Senior Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer. Join us in welcoming her to the NCG community!
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Supporting Grantee Capacity: Strengthening Effectiveness Together
Publication date:
02/2015
This GrantCraft guide tackles many topics, including investment approaches, appraisal of funding opportunities from the standpoints of opportunity assessment and funder capacity, funder-grantee power dynamics, and assessing impact.
Resources for Gender, Power, Race, Money: #MeToo and Philanthropy
For two years, the #MeToo Movement has dominated the news headlines as women who’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted continue to step forward to tell their stories. #MeToo momentum was quickly followed by the Time’s Up Movement for workplace equity for women and people of color. With power and equality in the news, philanthropies across the Bay Area have begun inward conversations about their organizations’ culture. Gender, power, race and money give us plenty to consider when it comes to barriers to good policies and best practices for creating safe cultures. As it turns out, lenient...
Resources from The Future of Storytelling and Social Change for Grantmakers
Publication date:
11/2013
Storytelling is a fundamental part of culture and happens to be one of the best ways to teach, persuade, and even understand ourselves.
F.A.Q.s: NCG's Expanded Membership Eligibility
Release Date:
11/04/2014
NCG recently expanded membership eligibility and restructured membership dues. Here are the answers to some of your frequently asked questions.
NCG's Resource HUB
Release Date:
09/27/2015
NCG publishes post-program resources regularly, but recently many of our members are publishing their own resources and toolkits–we wanted to share! Below is a collection of resources including emerging leader best practices, impact investing,...
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Mar
2017
Promoting Ethics and Accountability in the New Political Era
Areas of Focus
March 3, 2017 -
11:30am to 1:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Americans have a right know that their representatives are serving their interests and not profiting off their positions in government. Join us as we explore the historical roots of corruption, define and identify conflicts of interest and ethics...
2021 End of the Year Letter
Release Date:
12/07/2021
A reflection on 2021 and looking ahead to 2022.
NCG Program Focuses on Supporting New Strategies and Tactics for Social Change
Release Date:
09/08/2014
This program will highlight how the Levi Strauss Foundation is partnering with pioneering nonprofit leaders to embrace technology and breakthrough forms of collaboration. Participants will learn how the Foundation approaches leadership capacity...
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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...
Introducing NCG's Policy Goals and Committee
Release Date:
08/10/2017
Today, NCG is once again bearing philanthropy’s voice in the region’s policy interests. NCG members are grappling with complex issues in a diverse and rapidly-changing region. We recognize that policy is a powerful tool to advance significant and...
About | Public Policy
Northern California Grantmakers members are grappling with complex issues in a diverse and rapidly-changing region. We recognize that policy is a powerful tool to advance significant and sustained change and improve outcomes. We believe we have a...
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May
2021
2021 Communications Institute
Areas of Focus
May 10, 2021 (All day)
6-Month Institute
Application Deadline: May 7, 2021 Are you a mid-career communications professional in philanthropy, eager to build professional knowledge, skills, and networks? Are you looking to foster peer support, share best practices, and create a long-lasting...
2021 California Criminal Justice Funders Group Summary
Below is a full summary of our work in 2021: Facilitated 6 CCJFG Member Meetings on the following themes: Violence Prevention, Intervention & Abolition with Hope & Heal Fund Healing Justice with John M. Lloyd Foundation 2-...
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Feb
2019
Young People Driving Social Change through The Ballot Box and Beyond
Areas of Focus
February 21, 2019 -
10:00am to 12:30pm
The San Francisco Foundation
In the November 2018 elections, 31 percent of youth (ages 18-29) voted - the highest level of participation among youth in a mid-term election in the past three decades. Simultaneously, the country is in the middle of a massive demographic shift...
Resources for When the World Tilts: Adaptive Leadership for VUCA Times
In this first conversation about adaptive leadership, we heard from two seasoned leadership development professionals and philanthropic peers the art of tending to ourselves as a prerequisite for more effective social change. We explored how to cultivate self-awareness, self-regulation, new perspectives, and generative ways of working and working together. To watch a recording of the webinar, please click here .
03
Oct
2019
Foundation Endowments…Activate!: Aligning Investment Strategy with Social Justice Values
Areas of Focus
October 3, 2019 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
In-person attendance for this event is now at capacity. Please join us via webinar by registering on Zoom. Given the scale of social, economic and environmental crises our communities are facing, it is hopeful to see foundations...
Resources from NCG's 2017 Annual Conference
The landscape is shifting. Significant changes in policy and practice are underway that have the potential to affect the communities, nonprofits and philanthropy and people with whom we work for generations. This theme guided our conference with our policy briefs, workshops and plenaries. Take a look at some of the presentations and resources from our 2017 Annual Conference Bigger. Bolder. Stronger. and stay tuned for additions to this page. You can also view our conference plenaries and performances on our Vimeo channel here . Please note: we are continuing to update this resource...
What Donors Value: How Community Foundations Can Increase Donor Satisfaction, Referrals, and Future Giving
Publication date:
04/2014
To better understand how community foundations can best respond to the current environment, The Center for Effective Philanthropy asked donors about how satisfied they are with the community foundations with which they work.
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Oct
2019
Coming Together for California’s Future: Mobilizing for 2020 and Beyond
Areas of Focus
October 31, 2019 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
2020 will be a momentous year for California. From getting out the count for the Census to a statewide effort to enact monumental structural tax reform, funders have a critical role to play in increasing the civic and political power of our state’s...