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NCG Board Chair on Our Curious City

Release Date:

07/28/2017

Last week, NCG hosted United Philanthropy Forum’s annual conference in San Francisco. Having peers in town gave us a chance to showcase lots of talent from the region (including Dr. Bob Ross, Lateefah Simon, Judy Belk, Daniel Lee and Fred Blackwell...

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NCG Members Fill the San Francisco Business Times Top 25 List of Corporate Philanthropists

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08/02/2018

These members made a combined contribution of $1190.98 million in cash contributions specifically to the Bay Area in addition to in-kind gifts and volunteering. See the List >

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Corporate Giving

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One Year Later: Effects of 2017 North Bay Fires on the Region’s Arts Community

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09/18/2018

Study by Northern California Grantmakers examines how the fires affected a key economic driver in the region, aims to supplement research on fires’ impact.

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Disaster Response and Resilience

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Arts and Culture

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SF Bay Area

Democrats Can Win by Tackling Race and Class Together. Here's Proof.

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09/12/2019

By Ian Haney López, Anat Shenker-Osorio, and Tamara Draut

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Responding to Disease and Disinvestment: Promoting Equity in Time of Crisis

Studying public health, I learned that we are all as safe as the most vulnerable person in our communities. Viruses don’t care how rich or poor you are, or about the color of your skin: but our response to this crisis should take all of those things...

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Northern California Grantmakers is an association of great people doing great work. We bring together foundations, nonprofit organizations, government, and business to tackle our region’s most pressing social issues.

CEO Transition Update: January 2020

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01/31/2020

In March , NCG’s President and CEO Ellen LaPointe will embark on her next great adventure leading a Boston-based LGBTQIA+ health organization. NCG’s Bo ard is gearing up to conduct a robust and inclusive search for her successor . Here’s an update...

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What We're Reading: Critical Race Theory Edition

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08/04/2021

I’m someone who went into a graduate program in history and wrote a dissertation on hidden and oftentimes, erased stories on resilience and activism by queer women of color. I’m attuned to what gets taught, why some topics aren’t, and the process...

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What We're Reading: Operationalizing Racial Equity Edition

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02/02/2022

The lunar new year of the tiger began on February 1, so it's still a new year which means we have an opportunity for a fresh start. Leaders and staff in organizations from different sectors use the phrase “racial equity” or “diversity, equity, and...

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2020 Grantees | Youth Power Fund

2020 Grantees 67 Sueños 67 Sueños works with marginalized undocumented youth and youth from mixed status families affected by high rates of violence, mass incarceration, deportation, and poverty. Using political education, trauma healing, activism,...

KQED Public Media and The Power of Now

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04/14/2016

KQED is partnering with us for our 2016 Annual Conference | The Power of Now on May 25th at the Microsoft Campus in Mountain View. They are helping to create sessions and media content as well as providing news talent as moderators to draw the best...

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On Preserving Inclusivity

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07/27/2017

NCG is proud to share a statement from our friends at LGBTQ Funders as our community contends with the implications of an order banning transgender people from military service.

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LGBTQ

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Communities: LGQBTIA

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15 Aug 2019

Guaranteed Income: A Silver Bullet to Reduce Poverty?

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Greater Northern California

August 15, 2019 -

10:30am to 2:00pm

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

In recent years, guaranteed income initiatives such as Universal Basic Income (UBI) have garnered national attention. The topic has been elevated in the national discourse by potential presidential candidates as part of their economic platforms...

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Social Enterprise

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Economic Justice

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Peninsula and South Bay

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