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Report: North Bay Fires and the Arts, One Year Later

Publication date: 
09/2018
October 2018 marks the one-year anniversary of the Northern California firestorm. With funding from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Northern California Grantmakers commissioned Learning for Action, an independent San Francisco-based research firm, to conduct this study to understand the extent of the fires’ impact on the arts community in the three most affected counties: Sonoma, Napa, and Mendocino. The study, North Bay Fired and the Arts, One Year Later , draws upon quantitative and qualitative data collected in each of the three counties from individual artists...
01 Mar 2021

Centering Equity in COVID-19 Vaccinations – Bay Area Health Funders Group

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
March 1, 2021 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Zoom Meeting
The COVID-19 vaccine will help keep communities healthy and safe and holds promise to bring an end to the pandemic that has had the most severe impacts on Black, Latinx, Indigenous, immigrant, and low-income people. Structural racism created the...
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Event type 
Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Bay Area Health Funders Group
Funding Area 
Populations & Communities
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
14 Feb 2018

California's Race to Lead: The Racial Leadership Gap in the Golden State

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
February 14, 2018 -
8:30am to 11:00am
James Irvine Foundation Conference Center at the East Bay Community Foundation
Following its groundbreaking national report on why America’s nonprofit sector has so few leaders of color, the Building Movement Project (BMP) will release CALIFORNIA’S RACE TO LEAD, a report examining the diversity of nonprofit leadership in the...
12 Jul 2022

Public Banking: Sustaining Economic Equity for the Bay Area

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
July 12, 2022 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Zoom Meeting
To achieve economic equity, we must prioritize investing our money into the wealth and health of local communities and the environment. Public banking is a promising strategy with a century-old history that can help us align how we spend our tax and...
08 Nov 2018

Arts Loan Fund Meeting 11/8/18

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
November 8, 2018 -
9:30am to 11:30am
Northern California Grantmakers
NCG's Arts Loan Fund (ALF) Steering Committee is comprised of a diverse range of Bay Area funders, who are committed to the Arts. The committee convenes every four weeks to discuss issues impacting the Arts in Northern California and to review loan...
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Event type 
Collaborative
Topic(s) 
Arts Loan Fund
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Making Meaningful Connections: Characteristics of Arts Groups that Engage New and Diverse Participants Infographic

Publication date: 
07/2014
The infographic summary of Characteristics of Arts Groups that Engage New and Diverse Participants, a report by The James Irvine Foundation.

Vision and Voice: The Role of Leadership and Dialogue in Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Publication date: 
05/2014
In this 2014 report, funded by the D5 Coalitio n, explored the role of leadership in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in philanthropy. The participatory research project engaged high-level executives in a peer learning network, and studied additional foundations to identify the practices, barriers, and organizational cultures that support diversity, equity, and inclusion.
29 Jul 2020

Holding Multiple Truths: Challenges and Calls to Actions for AAPI Communities in the Pandemic and Uprising for Racial Justice

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
July 29, 2020 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Zoom Meeting
We are in a crisis within a crisis. We are facing a pandemic of COVID-19 within systemic racism, which has always been with us. Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities are facing a particular set of experiences in the pandemic that...
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Event type 
Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Philanthropy CA
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
10 Jun 2021

Foundations of Racial Equity Series 2021

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Leadership, Culture and Community
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
June 10, 2021 - 9:30am to November 16, 2021 - 12:00pm
Anti-Black racism and white supremacy are embedded philanthropy and in our institutions , often invisible to the majority of us, even as we work with intention towards equity and justice. As change agents within philanthropy, we are...
25 May 2021

Why the Time is Right for a Guaranteed Income with an Equity Lens

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Leadership, Culture and Community
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
May 25, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Nearly half of all American households have experienced serious financial trouble as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. Even prior to the pandemic, nearly 40 percent of Americans did not have enough savings on hand to cover a $400 emergency. We also...
29 Sep 2016

Arts Loan Fund Meeting 9/29/16

September 29, 2016 -
9:30am to 12:30pm
The Zellerbach Family Foundation
NCG's Arts Loan Fund (ALF) Steering Committee is comprised of a diverse range of Bay Area funders, who are committed to the Arts. The committee convenes every six weeks to discuss issues impacting the Arts in Northern California and to review loan...

Breakout Session: Advancing Housing and Homelessness Policies

Being housed is central to just about every issue philanthropy is working to address. Whether its health, homelessness, economic development, or education we know that having affordable, sustainable housing is key. And against the backdrop of billions in stimulus dollar and an environment forever changed by a pandemic we have a unique opportunity. Our panel of funders, practitioners, and experts will lift up how we leverage the funding that’s coming down the pike, support variety of approaches and empower communities so they are an active part of the conversation.
Date & Time: 
05/05/2022 -
10:00am to 11:15am
05 Feb 2015

Arts Loan Fund Meeting

February 5, 2015 -
9:30am to 12:30pm
The San Francisco Foundation
NCG's Arts Loan Fund (ALF) committee is made up of Bay Area funders that are committed to the Arts. The ALF meets several times a year to review loan applications and determine awards to artists and nonprofits that support the Arts in the Bay Area.

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