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13 Jan 2020

The Wisdom of Youth: Equity Centered Solutions to Prevent Youth Homelessness

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
January 13, 2020 -
1:30pm to 3:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Adolescence and young adulthood are critical developmental times in a person’s life, and experiencing housing instability and homelessness at this stage can have lifelong negative impacts. Many adults who experience chronic homelessness first became...
15 Jul 2021

Intersecting Equity, Health, Housing, and Workforce with Aging: New Philanthropic Opportunities

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
July 15, 2021 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
This past year, California encountered its most challenging period in recent history. The pandemic exposed systemic barriers that have long been neglected across health, housing, and the workforce while also illustrating the impact that structural...
31 Jul 2018

California Policy Forum | We All Count: Tackling the 2020 Census Together

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
July 31, 2018 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
Webinar
The 2020 Census will likely be the most difficult census in recent history, and there could not be more at stake. With the 2020 Census less than two years away, California is at serious risk of an undercount and losing billions of dollars in...
11 Dec 2018

Protecting Our Children: A Policy Briefing Webinar

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
December 11, 2018 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
Webinar
As public awareness about the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) grows, there have been a number of legislative initiatives within the state of California designed to support the screening, prevention, and treatment of childhood trauma...
14 Dec 2015

California Policy Forum Webinar: Prop 47 - Look Back. Look Forward

December 14, 2015 -
11:00am to 12:00pm
Online Webinar
In November 2014, California voters passed Proposition 47, the most sweeping incarceration-reduction ballot initiative in state history. The “Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act” reclassified six common, low-level crimes from felony to misdemeanor...
26 Jun 2018

Public Charge: The Policy that Could Change Everything for Immigrant Families

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Public Policy
June 26, 2018 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
A new policy change is coming in under the radar with the potential to affect immigrants in a way that would be more dramatic than the ban for Muslims entering the country and ending DACA for young people. Given the breadth and scope of this...
19 Dec 2016

California Policy Webinar | Looking at 2017: Implications for California

December 19, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Online Webinar
With the results of the Presidential election comes potential changes in California’s Congressional delegation and multiple state measures. This will alter the impact—for better or worse—of the nonprofit and philanthropic sector. Join a conversation...

Creating Change through Arts, Culture and Equitable Development: A Policy and Practice Primer

Across the nation, artistic and cultural practices are helping to define the sustainability of urban, rural, and suburban neighborhoods. In the design of parks and open spaces; the building of public transit, housing, and supermarkets; in plans for addressing needs for community health and healing trauma; communities are embracing arts and culture strategies to help create equitable communities of opportunity where everyone can participate, prosper, and achieve their full potential. And artists are seeing themselves — and being seen by others — as integral community members whose talents,...
14 Oct 2021

Guaranteed Income: Moving from Pilots to Policy

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
October 14, 2021 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Millions of Americans are already living paycheck to paycheck without sufficient liquid resources that can be quickly converted into cash to deal with financial shocks. In fact, prior to the pandemic, nearly 40 percent of Americans did not have...

New Resources for your Arts Grantees

Release Date: 
03/28/2017
Last year the Arts Loan Fund embarked on a journey to better serve the needs of the arts community. We learned that despite thirty years of loans and continuing cash-flow struggles for arts organizations, the ALF is not widely known in the arts...

Resources for What’s Ahead for Racial Equity: Real Talk with Manuel Pastor and Lateefah Simon

“Advancing racial and economic equity is the defining challenge of our time. Rising inequality and persistent racial inequities threaten our social cohesion and economic potential. We must work to build a Bay Area that is inclusive and prosperous for all residents.” - Solving the Housing Crisis Is Key to Inclusive Prosperity in the Bay Area ; April 2018 What is the landscape of economic, racial, and social inequities in the Bay Area, and what can we do about it? NCG is excited to announce our new offering - the Racial Equity Action (REA) Institute - to bring together racial equity specialists...

Arts Loan Fund: Types of Loans

The ALF provides five types of loans: Bridge, Benefit/Performance, Opportunity, Quick Qualifier, and Individual Artist. Bridge Loans Amount: Up to $50,000 Must be secured by a current government contract, an approved grant or other...
06 Dec 2022

December Funders for Climate Equity Meeting

December 6, 2022 -
10:30am to 12:00pm
Zoom Meeting
At the federal, state, and regional levels, a historic amount of public funding is being allocated to support climate-resilient infrastructure. This funding has the potential to correct longstanding infrastructure injustices and to create more...
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Briefing Webinar
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Policy Update

Release Date: 
03/30/2017
As Northern California Grantmakers CEO Ellen LaPointe discussed in her January message , NCG is building capacity to engage in public policy work with our members, our partners, and our Philanthropy California colleagues.
15 Jul 2022

Funders for Climate Equity July Meeting

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
July 15, 2022 -
10:30am to 12:00pm
Zoom Meeting
The NCG Funders for Climate Equity network is a collaboration with Smart Growth California and the League of California Community Foundations. We invite funders who are interested in or are already funding at the intersection of climate justice and...

Grantmaking with a Racial Equity Lens

A focus on racial equity can increase your effectiveness at every stage of the grantmaking process. Blending experience and candid advice from grantmakers, this guide explores how a racial equity lens can help you scan your field or community, cultivate new leaders, encourage creative approaches, get people talking, and nourish change inside your own foundation.
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Report
Toolkit
Topic(s) 
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice

The Foundations of Racial Equity

Release Date: 
05/14/2021
As the movement moment that emerged in 2020 continues to expand in its breadth and importance, the entirety of the philanthropic sector wrestles with a fundamental question: what can we do that will make meaningful change in the conditions that have...
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NCG Blog
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Equity and Social Justice

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