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Advancing Human Rights: The State of Global Foundation Grantmaking

Publication date: 
07/2014
The Foundation Center and International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) have produced two new resources that facilitate strategic decision making in human rights philanthropy: An interactive website that animates funding flows and a report analyzing $1.7 billion in grants.

Foundation Funding to Address Domestic Violence in California

Publication date: 
04/2014
The Foundation Center announced the release of a landmark report on foundation support for organizations and programs working to prevent—and address the consequences of— domestic violence in California. Enabled through a grant from Blue Shield of California Foundation, and using data from the Foundation Center’s research database, Foundation Funding to Address Domestic Violence in California is the first-ever examination of philanthropy’s contribution to the field of domestic violence. The report provides a landscape analysis to inform community organizations, funders, government agencies,...
12 Apr 2022

PowerMoves: How to Put Community-Powered Funding into Practice

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
April 12, 2022 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Zoom Meeting
NCRP’s PowerMoves provides a compelling framework and toolkit for funders to build power, share power, and wield power for equity and justice. This session will explore the Sharing Power module in-depth, offering three living case studies of...
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Briefing Webinar
Funding Area 
Populations & Communities
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice

Resources from Advancing Economic Opportunity for Black Communities

Publication date: 
11/2015
Black communities have been particularly hard hit by the rising tide of inequality in today’s economy. Participants joined us for an exciting briefing that will feature Kimberly Freeman Brown, Sean Thomas Breitfeld, Linda Burnham and Steven Pitts, the authors of two important reports on the state of Black workers. Titled And Still I Rise and #Black Workers Matter, these two groundbreaking reports offer numerous lessons for funders who are interested in expanding economic opportunity for African American communities. We also heard from local leaders about the launch of the Bay Area Black...

Bay Area Homelessness Funders Network 

Bay Area Homelessness Funders Network aligns philanthropy to advance racial equity and regional coordination in preventing and ending homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area.
17 Jul 2019

Bay Area Census Funders Collaborative

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
July 17, 2019 -
9:30am to 11:00am
Northern California Grantmakers
Please join NCG for our next regional working group meeting related to the 2020 Census. Many sectors from philanthropy to government are mobilizing to ensure a fair and accurate Census count. At this meeting, we will provide an update about the U.S...

Snapshots of Philanthropy: Horizons Foundation

Publication date: 
08/2010
The Snapshots of Philanthopy are meant to offer a glimpse into the many ways organized philanthropy is making a difference in our community. This snapshot features NCG member the Horizons Foundation and its work to address a host of concerns and problems faced by California's growing LGBT aging population.

From Me to We: Communication Peers Luncheon

Join communication peers for an invitation-only lunch with the strategist behind a groundbreaking effort to bring us closer to advancing shared opportunity and prosperity for all Californians. Anat Shenker-Osorio's research and meticulous testing is...

Vision, Values and Voice: A Social Justice Communications Toolkit

Publication date: 
12/2013
The Opportunity Agenda, launched in 2006 with the mission of building the national will to expand opportunity in America, created the Vision, Values and Voice toolkit to help social justice communications campaigns tap into the comic book superhero zeitgeist to advance its messaging.

Snapshots of Philanthropy: Akonadi Foundation

Publication date: 
10/2010
The Snapshots of Philanthopy are meant to offer a glimpse into the many ways organized philanthropy is making a difference in our community. This snapshot features NCG member the Akonadi Foundation and its work giving students of color every opportunity to go to college.

Snapshots in Philanthropy: Rosenberg Foundation

Publication date: 
05/2011
The Snapshots of Philanthopy are meant to offer a glimpse into the many ways organized philanthropy is making a difference in our community. This snapshot features NCG member the Rosenberg Foundation and its work addressing California's 70 percent recidivism rate.
12 Nov 2018

Advancing Advocacy: Community Foundation & Health Funder Strategy Session

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
November 12, 2018 -
1:30pm to 3:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Policy changes, or even the rumor of them, can happen quickly causing many in our communities to dramatically alter their behavior in ways that negatively impact their health and wellness. Health funders are increasingly interested in supporting...

Levi Strauss Foundation Pledges $1 Million to Protect Marginalized Communities

Release Date: 
05/22/2017
The Foundation's support of communities in the U.S. and abroad, including immigrants, refugees, religious minorities and transgender citizens begins with 13 specific organizations, five of which are right here in the Bay Area.

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