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05 Nov 2014

Design for Impact: Accelerating Sustainable Mobility for Cities

November 5, 2014 -
11:00am to 7:00pm
IDEO San Francisco Office
This design-thinking workshop will bring together EMBARQ and the most forward-thinking philanthropists, foundation leaders and corporate executives for hands-on sessions where they can help prioritize the challenges to tackle in urban mobility, and...
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.

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Announces New Partnership

Release Date: 
06/08/2015
Low-income households in the developing world face a triple-threat when managing their financial well-being. NCG member Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors has announced a three-year partnership to build a set of tools which support underserved...

Firelight Foundation Announces New Executive Director

Release Date: 
07/27/2015
NCG member the Firelight Foundation announced its new Executive Director, Nina Blackwell. Nina has spent her career utilizing the power of grassroots movements, politics, the legislature, corporate impact and philanthropy to achieve a meaningful...
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Resources from: A New Vision For Comprehensive Capacity Building (A GEO special feature)

Publication date: 
01/2017
We know that grantmakers can bolster nonprofit effectiveness and results by supporting capacity-building initiatives, thus ensuring their grantees have what they need to deliver on their missions over the long haul. As part of GEO and NCG’s partnership, we’re happy to offer this dynamic and comprehensive workshop, which tackles the essential questions that drive the design of effective capacity building support. Developed with information and insights gathered over many years of working with grantmakers on this topic, A New Vision for Comprehensive Capacity Building takes participants on a...

First Look: Restrained Budget Proposal Reflects Uncertainty About Federal Commitments and Economic Conditions

Publication date: 
02/2017
On January 10, Governor Jerry Brown released a proposed 2017-18 budget that reflects both deep uncertainty about looming federal actions and a tempered economic and fiscal outlook for the state. The Governor forecasts revenues that are $5.8 billion lower — over a three-year period — than previously projected and proposes taking steps to address a $1.6 billion projected shortfall for 2017-18. (This gap would be even larger but for the Administration’s assumption that some state General Fund costs will decrease in 2017-18. For example, the Governor proposes to change how the state and counties...
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Report
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Children & Youth
Nonprofit Displacement
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
04 May 2017

Exponent Philanthropy: Great Funder-Nonprofit Relationships

May 4, 2017 -
8:30am to 11:30am
Hilton San Francisco Financial District
Navigating the complex funder-nonprofit relationship is vital to mission success. Often, it seems, nonprofits do the asking, reporting, and proving, while donors sit in positions to say yes or no, how much, when, and what’s required. Achieving...
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Peer Network
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Family Foundation
10 Oct 2017

Women's Policy Institute - Bay Area Funder Briefing

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
October 10, 2017 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
The James Irvine Foundation
The Walter and Elise Haas Fund, Northern California Grantmakers and the Women’s Foundation of California invite you to a funder briefing about investing in local policy advocacy to advance gender justice and equity within the Bay Area. Join us over...
17 Oct 2017

Fires: Join Local Foundation Leaders and Experts for A First Hand Report

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
October 17, 2017 -
10:30am to 11:30am
Zoom Webinar
Join a webinar with leaders of the community foundations and disaster response experts to hear how they're doing, what they know so far, and what kind of support is most helpful at this stage of the emergency.
24 Oct 2017

Northern California Fires Funder Briefing

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
October 24, 2017 -
10:30am to 11:30am
Join by Phone
NCG is holding calls to update funders on the fire response, opportunities for support, and emergent issues. Join us each Tuesday from 10:30-11:30 AM PST. We're tapping expertise from peer networks to learn from those who've gone before, meet the...
22 Jan 2018

Member Call: Exploring the Challenges to Sustaining Funder Collaboratives

January 22, 2018 -
8:30pm to 9:45pm
This is a member call.
Collaboration requires everyone to be honest, trusting and humble. It means being open about what our strengths are as well as what knowledge and expertise our partners bring to the table. And once we understand what role we should play, solving...
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Resources from Social Justice in Disaster: Neighborhoods and Nonprofits Point the Way

Publication date: 
04/2018
In an April 10th program, we heard from local leaders and nonprofits from the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco, Napa, and Sonoma as they discussed how they are helping their communities, and what they need to be effective in disaster. Two Bay Area funders will discussed their disaster support and how it fits into their missions and broader programmatic work as well as ways that funders can support grantees and local leaders.

New Research Suggests Foundations Have Work To Do To Engage Lower-Ranking Staff, Live into DEI Values

Release Date: 
08/30/2018
Foundations often have underutilized talent and insight into the very issues they’re working to address — in their own staff. Entry- and mid-career staff are the most diverse in the field, and are often the most-unwedded to standard operating...

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