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Blue Shield of California Foundation Announces New Chief Program Director

Release Date:

08/23/2017

Blue Shield of California Foundation announced today the appointment of Theresa Fay-Bustillos as the organization’s new chief program director. Welcome to the NCG community!

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Blue Shield of California Foundation Launches Fellowships

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11/08/2018

At a pivotal time in its shift to a new strategic direction, Blue Shield of California Foundation has engaged two new senior fellows, marking the launch of a new fellowship program that will bring fresh perspectives to the complex problems facing...

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Blue Shield of California Foundation Names New Chief Program Director

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03/21/2019

Wang Kong joined the Foundation four years ago as a program officer, quickly rising to the position of senior program officer, and earlier this year she was named interim chief program director.

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Blue Shield of California Foundation is a 2015 NCRP Impact Award Recipient

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04/07/2015

This morning the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) announced its 2015 NCRP Impact Awardees and we're excited to share that NCG member Blue Shield of California Foundation is among them.

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Blue Shield of California Foundation Announces New Director of Finance, Operations, and Grants

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10/24/2019

Blue Shield of California Foundation has announced Annie Z. Wong as its new Director of Finance, Operations, and Grants. Congratulations Annie! Read the announcement below. San Francisco, CA (October 22, 2019) –...

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Blue Shield of California Foundation Names Director of Communications and Public Affairs

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07/23/2020

Rachael Kagan, a strategic leader with two decades of experience leading communications for California health care organizations, has been named director of communications and public affairs at Blue Shield of California Foundation.

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Member Spotlight: Carolyn Wang Kong, Chief Program Director of the Blue Shield of California Foundation

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04/04/2019

Carolyn Wang Kong is the Chief Program Director at the Blue Shield of California Foundation . As a part of our Member Spotlight Series, Carolyn spoke to us about where she is seeking collaboration, why time travel would be her ideal superpower, and...

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JSI Report | Integrating Housing Strategies with Health: An Opportunity to Advance Whole-Person Care in California

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06/2015

A report prepared by JSI Research & Training Institute, titled Integrating Housing Strategies with Health: An Opportunity to Advance Whole-Person Care in California.

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Opportunities to Maximize Women's Health Under the Affordable Care Act

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10/2013

This Grantmakers in Health report asserts that philanthropy is uniquely situated to address the challenges specific to women’s health.

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Health: Health Access & Care

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Populations & Communities: Women & Girls

Transforming Lives, Transforming Movement Building

Publication date:

11/2014

This report documents the impacts and lessons from a two-year transformative leadership and movement building program to strengthen the domestic worker movement.

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Populations & Communities: Women & Girls

Member Spotlight: Joycelyn Macbeth, Program Associate at Blue Shield of California Foundation

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07/18/2016

Joycelyn Macbeth is the Program Associate at the Blue Shield of California Foundation. As a part of our Member Spotlight series, Joycelyn told us a little about herself, why her ideal superpower is important and how to reach her for collaboration...

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Blue Shield of California Foundation

How Can This Leading Health Equity Funder Bolster Its Community Impact

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06/2014

This assessment of The California Endowment by NCRP's Philamplify examines how the foundation employs strategic, social justice philanthropy in its holistic approach to advancing health issues.

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Health: Health Access & Care

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Fatima Angeles Appointed Vice President of Programs at Wellness

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08/05/2014

The California Wellness Foundation has appointed Fatima Angeles to the position of Vice President of Programs.

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Resource from Transforming Our Lives, Transforming Movement Building

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02/2015

The National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) and generative somatics (gs) shared a comprehensive report and findings on the impact and effectiveness of NDWA’s SOL (Strategy Organizing Leadership) Initiative, coordinated in collaboration with gs and Social Justice Leadership.

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PubPolicy/Social Justice:CivicEngagement

15 Jun 2021

Why Care About Care? Our Economy Depends on It

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Children & Youth: Youth Development

June 15, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:00am

Millions of Americans rely on caregivers to look after their children and aging parents. The demand for care is rising and often out of reach, forcing individuals to look within and provide the necessary care themselves to their loved ones. When you...

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Embracing Diversity: Foundation Giving to California’s Communities of Color

Publication date:

06/2008

In August 2007, Northern California Grantmakers (in partnership with Southern California Grantmakers and San Diego Grantmakers) commissioned the Foundation Center to conduct a series of studies on diversity in philanthropy in California. These studies included: 1) an analysis of the extent to which grantmaking by large California foundations serves populations of color; and 2) a survey of California foundations to collect baseline data on the demographic composition of their boards and staffs and on the types of diversity-related data collection and grantmaking they are involved in. A...

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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26 Jun 2018

Being the Change: Foundations Transforming for Greater Impact

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Organizational Effectiveness

June 26, 2018 -

9:30am to 12:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

Today, many foundations are re-examining the role they can play in addressing societies more challenging problems. As foundations embrace ever more ambitious and complex approaches for creating social change, they are taking an intentional approach...

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