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Resources from Brace for Impact: What Possible Federal Budget Cuts Mean for the Bay Area

Publication date: 
06/2017
We hosted two summer programs, one in San Francisco and one in the Peninsula, addressing current budget issues. 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, workforce, immigration, and many other areas. How will cuts impact public service, communities and nonprofits? Given that philanthropy will not be able to fill all of the gaps, what are the best strategies to help the region prepare and...
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Funder Briefing
Presentation
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
22 Feb 2017

A Funder's Role in the Advocacy Arena | San Francisco Bay Area Local Engagement Group

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
February 22, 2017 -
9:30am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Advocacy is an essential tool in executing your philanthropic mission. Learn how to use it strategically and legally as a funder.
30 Jun 2016

Financial Series 2016 | Session 4 - Multi-Year Planning: Thinking Beyond the Annual Budget (South Bay)

June 30, 2016 -
9:00am to 12:00pm
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
In this workshop, Program Officers will discuss how key drivers of an organization’s business model are used to develop long-term financial plans.

Resources from: Do We Have What We Need to Protect Our Communities?

Publication date: 
12/2016
The impact of the national elections will have far-reaching effects at the state and local levels, putting both communities and institutions on high alert. Here in California, and particularly in the Bay Area, what do we need to anticipate about the policy and legal advocacy landscape? What are the key challenges and threats ahead?

Resources from: Do We Have What We Need to Protect Our Communities?

Publication date: 
12/2016
The impact of the national elections will have far-reaching effects at the state and local levels, putting both communities and institutions on high alert. Here in California, and particularly in the Bay Area, what do we need to anticipate about the policy and legal advocacy landscape? What are the key challenges and threats ahead?
12 Jun 2015

Financial Workshop South Bay Series Part III | Strategic Management: Thinking Like a Finance Person

June 12, 2015 -
9:00am to 12:00pm
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation | Lily Conference Room
In this final finance workshop in the series, funders will gain an understanding of how to engage in a dialogue with grantees to identify their capacity for fiscal strategy around complex issues.
26 Sep 2016

Financial Series 2016 | Session 3 - Strategic Financial Management: “Thinking like a Finance Person” (South Bay)

September 26, 2016 -
1:00pm to 4:00pm
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
In this workshop, Program Officers will gain an understanding of how to engage in a dialogue with grantees to identify their capacity for fiscal strategy around complex issues.
07 May 2015

Financial Workshop South Bay Series Part II | So What If You Don’t Have an Audit?

May 7, 2015 -
9:00am to 12:00pm
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation | Lily Conference Room
In this second workshop from NCG's Financial Workshop South Bay Series, funders will gain an understanding of how to assess a nonprofit organization’s financial health when no audited financial statements are available.
13 Dec 2016

2016 Bay Area Philanthropy Holiday Party

December 13, 2016 -
5:00pm to 7:30pm
111 Minna Gallery
Join your philanthropy crew at the 111 Minna Gallery for the most fun to be had this side of Mardi Gras at our annual holiday party. Get down and celebrate the year's accomplishments with art, music, a photo booth, hors d'oeuvres and drinks.
19 May 2020

Impact Investing: Making low risk, high impact community investments during the COVID-19 crisis

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
May 19, 2020 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Webinar
Learn from seasoned impact investors on how supporting Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) can create durable change with underserved communities and why supporting CDFIs is more important than ever to address inequities in the...
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Briefing Webinar
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Impact Investing
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Bay Area: Closing the Women's Wealth Gap

Publication date: 
02/2017
Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap—What It Is, Why It Matters, and What Can Be Done About It aims to inform a national discussion about the women’s wealth gap, and to catalyze movement towards policy and practical solutions that build wealth for low-income women and women of color.
10 Dec 2020

2020 Virtual Bay Area Philanthropy Holiday Party

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
December 10, 2020 -
4:00pm to 5:00pm
Zoom Meeting
2020 Holiday Party.jpg Join us for a Bay Area Philanthropy Holiday Party that will be like no other, as we take it virtually! 2020 may have been full of hardships, but it also offered constant reminders of the importance, power, and joy that comes...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Just for Fun
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
09 Dec 2019

2019 Bay Area Philanthropy Holiday Party

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
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.
14 Dec 2017

2017 Bay Area Philanthropy Holiday Party

December 14, 2017 -
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Autodesk Gallery
Something magical happens when several hundred of the funnest people in philanthropy kick off their shoes over drinks and good music. See for yourself. Join your philanthropy colleagues and friends at the Autodesk Gallery for our Annual Bay Area...
07 Dec 2022

2022 Bay Area Philanthropy Holiday Party

December 7, 2022 -
4:30pm to 6:00pm
In-person Event
Time to take off your work-from-home slippers and polish off your party shoes! The Bay Area Philanthropy Holiday Party is back IN-PERSON this year! Please join the NCG board and staff to celebrate our vibrant philanthropic community, network with...
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Briefing Webinar

Firelight Foundation Launches Girls Empowered

Release Date: 
04/20/2015
Earlier this month NCG member the Firelight Foundation announced the launch of Girls Empowered: Stories of Change—a new section of their website—to share their work as part of the Grassroots Girls Initiative, a consortium of six organizations.

The Future of Foundation Philanthropy: The CEO Perspective

Based on the perspectives of more than 200 foundation CEOs, The Future of Foundation Philanthropy: The CEO Perspective captures foundation leaders’ views on challenges and concerns about the changing landscape in which they work and the most pressing issues that will influence foundation philanthropy in the coming years.

2016 Foundation Operations and Management Report

Exponent Philanthropy has offered this important benchmarking tool to NCG's members at a 20% discount through the end of the year. They can learn more about the report at here . To receive the discounted price, just need to enter the discount code COLLEAGUE when purchasing. Exponent Philanthropy ’s 2016 Foundation Operations and Management Report is considered the tool for benchmarking by foundations that operate with few or no staff. Based on responses from more than 550 Exponent Philanthropy member foundations, it tells the powerful...

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