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09 Nov 2015

SOLD OUT | Advancing Economic Opportunity for Black Communities

November 9, 2015 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Black communities have been particularly hard hit by the rising tide of inequality in today’s economy. Please join us for an exciting briefing that will feature Kimberly Freeman Brown, Sean Thomas Breitfeld, Linda Burnham and Steven Pitts, the...
13 Apr 2020

The Webinar on Webinars for Funders + Nonprofits and Community Leaders

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
April 13, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Webinar
To save time and money, more organizations are conducting trainings and meetings online, but most of us have not been taught how to run a successful “webinar.” As a result, these virtual gatherings are often boring, plagued with technical problems,...
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Event type 
Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Philanthropy CA
Technology/Social Media
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
06 Oct 2016

To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Communications Strategies When You Wear All the Hats

October 6, 2016 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Rosenberg Foundation
As the world of social and digital media continues to evolve at a rapid pace, we Mad Hatters may often wonder— should our Foundations be using Facebook and Twitter? Does our website communicate our Foundation’s mission and message? What...
29 Oct 2020

Funding Intersectionality in Action: Philanthropy and LGBTQ Communities

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
October 29, 2020 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Zoom Webinar
How has a global health pandemic and the Black Lives Matter racial justice uprisings affected LGBTQ communities in California? How are LGBTQ communities of color, especially transgender women of color, impacted, and how can philanthropy reach them...
30 Aug 2016

Who Will Be Left? Stabilizing Communities Through the Ballot Box

August 30, 2016 -
2:30pm to 4:30pm
The San Francisco Foundation
We are in a pivotal moment in the fight for inclusive communities and housing justice! This November, after years of on the ground organizing, five ballot measures for new tenant protections and one to strengthen existing measures will go to voters...
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Event type 
Briefing Program
Audience 
Community Foundation
Government Funder
Policy Makers
Private Foundation
Topic(s) 
Income Inequality
Funding Area 
Health
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
07 Oct 2020

Reimagining Safety: Community-Driven Solutions to Gun Violence

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
October 7, 2020 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Zoom Webinar
The onset of the coronavirus pandemic and tensions over police violence following the death of George Floyd has brought a new chapter to America’s gun violence crisis. States recorded a historically high surge in firearm purchases amid the pandemic...

What We're Reading: Community Safety Edition

Release Date: 
05/12/2022
When we ask our grantees what they want for themselves, their families, and their communities, they often say one word: safety. That is why – during a time when the national conversation on solutions to harm is embroiled in heated debate – our...
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NCG Blog
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
09 Jun 2017

Brace for Impact: What Possible Federal Budget Cuts Mean for the Bay Area (SF)

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
June 9, 2017 -
9:30am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
The federal budget season kicked off in high gear with the release of presidential priorities in March. While the federal budget is far from being finalized, the anticipated impact may be widespread across housing, transportation, health, arts,...

NCG Letter of Support Assembly Bill 1487 – San Francisco Bay Area Regional Housing Finance Act

Publication date: 
09/2019
Northern California Grantmakers is pleased to support Assembly Bill 1487 – San Francisco Bay Area Regional Housing Finance Act. The bill will strengthen our region with more affordable homes and protections for longtime residents to ensure all Bay Area residents, no matter their color or income, have a safe, stable, affordable place to call home. We applaud the leadership to date on this effort and urge you to sign this important piece of legislation into law.
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NCG Reports
Topic(s) 
Policy
Areas of Focus 
Public Policy

Benchmarking Program Officer Roles and Responsibilities

The role of program officer at foundations is an important one — especially to the grantees whose experiences with funders are greatly shaped by their interactions and relationships with their program officers. Yet, relatively little is known about the intricacies of the program officer role. What are program officers’ backgrounds? On which responsibilities do they spend most of their time? How do they think of their relationships with their grantees?
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Report
Audience 
Program Staff
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community

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