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Oakland's Fire: How to Help

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12/05/2016

Last Friday evening, a deadly fire brought tragedy to Oakland. Officials have confirmed that at least 36 people, many of them young adults, perished in the blaze at the Ghost Ship, an artist live-work space in the Fruitvale district. The final death...

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Disaster Resilience Relief and Recovery

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Disaster Preparedness

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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

If It Doesn’t Bring You Joy... Lessons from Our Meeting Redesign Process

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03/19/2019

I just hosted a staff meeting filled with laughter and storytelling. Howling, wipe-your-eyes laughter, and good, around-the-dinner-table connection. How did we get here? Partly by recognizing that our meetings weren’t, in many cases, places we...

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Butte is Strong: Funder Coordination Meeting Shines a Light on Resilience

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03/20/2019

"I planted my first tree there," recalled Tim Bolin as he pointed to patch of burned debris where his first home once stood. Tim is a pastor at the Paradise Alliance Church in the city that has been his home for 40 years.

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10 Nov 2020

How to Talk to Your Financial Advisor About Impact Investing

November 10, 2020 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Webinar

Your organization has decided you want to move forward and begin to make impact investments, but your financial advisor is not yet familiar with impact investing. Join us for a fireside chat with Ron Cordes and Monique Aiken to learn how to manage...

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Briefing Webinar

19 Nov 2015

Communications Salon Series | Sharing Highlights and Lessons from ComNet15

November 19, 2015 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Northern California Grantmakers

Are you a communications staff person in your organization? Come join your fellow communications peers at an informal Communications Salon brown bag lunch. We will be sharing highlights, lessons, and resources from ComNet15: Making Ideas Move, the...

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Communications Staff

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Communications

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SF Bay Area

Judy Belk Blogs on Gun Violence

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12/18/2015

Judy Belk, CEO of CalWellness shares that she’s lost two close family members to gun violence and blogs on the foundation’s call to action.

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15 Mar 2016

POSTPONED | Communications Salon Series | Learning Lesson: Frank Conference Insights

March 15, 2016 -

4:00pm to 6:00pm

Spitfire Strategies

Are you a communications staff person in your organization? Join your fellow communications peers at an informal Communications Salon brown bag lunch. The team at Spitfire Strategies is hosting and will be sharing highlights, lessons, and resources...

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NCG's Own Ellen LaPointe Named One of Bay Area's Top Influential Women

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05/16/2016

Two years ago I had the pleasure of serving on the search committee to attract NCG’s next President and CEO. I am delighted to share that the SF Business Times recognized what we saw. They have named her one of the most influential Bay Area women in...

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09 Dec 2019

2019 Bay Area Philanthropy Holiday Party

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December 9, 2019 -

5:00pm to 7:00pm

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Please join us to celebrate the season at the 2019 annual Bay Area Philanthropy Holiday Party! There will be music, food, and lots of laughter and joy as we reflect on the year’s end and grow deeper in community.

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Emerging Practitioners

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SF Bay Area

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GCIR and Philanthropy California’s Statement on the Trump Administration’s Attempt to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants from 2020 Census Data

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07/27/2020

In response to Trump Administration’s memorandum to remove undocumented immigrants from the 2020 Census apportionment count, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) and Philanthropy California issued the following statement.

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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-...

CEO Message: Announcing Our Areas of Focus

Release Date:

09/21/2016

In the dozens of meetings I have had with NCG members since my arrival, I have been struck by the vehemence with which so many of you have strongly encouraged NCG to assume more of a leadership role in our community, and – to paraphrase many – “to...

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CEO Message

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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

12 Jul 2018

Philanthropy’s Response to the Addition of a Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census

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Populations & Communities

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July 12, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Webinar

On June 8, the Commerce Department (which oversees the Census Bureau) invited the public to comment on the paperwork associated with the 2020 Census. The public has 60 days – until August 7 – to submit comments.

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Philanthropy CA

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National

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2019 Communications Training Cohort

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Communications Cohort Faculty Profile: Vanice Dunn

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01/11/2019

As we get closer to the kickoff of NCG's inaugural Communications Cohort at the end of this month, we asked Cohort faculty member Vanice Dunn , to share her experience with mid-career growth and how her identity...

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12 Jun 2020

Friday Morning Refresh | Session 7

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