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Everyone counts: Grants totaling $3.3M go to Bay Area nonprofits for Census 2020 outreach

Logo representing the Bay Area Census Funders Collaborative
Release Date: 
09/19/2019
“This collaboration enables us to provide Bay Area nonprofits with resources needed to ensure the people in our region are counted accurately,” said Ellen LaPointe, president and CEO of Northern California Grantmakers. “We are proud to be working...
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NCG Blog
Topic(s) 
2020 Census
Funding Area 
PubPolicy/Social Justice:CivicEngagement
Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
Geography 
SF Bay Area
10 May 2021

2021 Communications Institute

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Leadership, Culture and Community
Public Policy
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
May 10, 2021 (All day)
6-Month Institute
Application Deadline: May 7, 2021 Are you a mid-career communications professional in philanthropy, eager to build professional knowledge, skills, and networks? Are you looking to foster peer support, share best practices, and create a long-lasting...
10 Mar 2015

Natural Allies: Philanthropy, the Legal Community and Civil Legal Aid

March 10, 2015 -
9:30am to 11:30am
State Bar of California
The struggle to break the cycle of poverty is often paved with legal potholes. Join us for this NCG event on Civil Legal Aid, where we will explore collaborations and investments of foundations, individual donors, corporations, law firms, government...
08 Oct 2015

South Bay | Beyond the Grant: Solutions for Building Nonprofit Operational Excellence

October 8, 2015 -
1:00pm to 3:00pm
The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
This event will showcase two funder initiatives that went beyond grantmaking to help strengthen the operations of nonprofit grantees. This event will include discussions with The Wallace Foundation and Tipping Point Community as well as grantees...

Bay Area Organizations Work to Protect Nonprofits from Displacement

Release Date: 
11/16/2017
The Nonprofit Displacement Project, organized by philanthropy network Northern California Grantmakers in 2015, is working to secure affordable space for nonprofits in the Bay Area as well as to provide them with the technical skills to find and keep...
04 Oct 2019

Bay Area Welcome Reception for Pat Eng

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
October 4, 2019 -
5:00pm to 7:00pm
East Bay Community Foundation
Please join us on October 4th at the East Bay Community Foundation, where we will be welcoming Pat to the Bay Area with a meet and greet reception. Pat brings decades of experience in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors working on social justice...
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Social
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
01 Mar 2021

Centering Equity in COVID-19 Vaccinations – Bay Area Health Funders Group

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
March 1, 2021 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Zoom Meeting
The COVID-19 vaccine will help keep communities healthy and safe and holds promise to bring an end to the pandemic that has had the most severe impacts on Black, Latinx, Indigenous, immigrant, and low-income people. Structural racism created the...
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Event type 
Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Bay Area Health Funders Group
Funding Area 
Populations & Communities
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
25 Sep 2015

Bay Area Health Funders Group Program: ACA and the Intersectionality of Health and Workforce

September 25, 2015 -
10:30am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Connect and network with like-minded individuals around critical health issues that impact the Bay Area including access to healthcare, behavioral health, violence prevention, health in the workforce, and health in diverse populations. Learn about...

Pathways Forward: Foundation Funding for LGBTQ Immigration Issues

Publication date: 
07/2014
This LGBTQ Funders report, made possible by the generous support of the Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, provides detailed data on the current scope and character of foundation funding at the intersection of LGBTQ and immigrant rights
03 Sep 2015

Communications Salon Series | How to Communicate about Poverty - (Hint: Don’t use that Word!)

September 3, 2015 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
When we advocate for change, frame issues, and describe our work, how do we steer clear of problematic metaphors and language that unintentionally reinforces poverty as beyond our control—or places blame on the individual?
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Event type 
Peer Network
Audience 
Communications Staff
Topic(s) 
Communications
Income Inequality

Out in the South Part II: LGBTQ Community Assets in the U.S. South

Publication date: 
09/2014
This Funders for LGBTQ Issues report is the second in a series of reports entitled Out in the South. The report assesses the state of the LGBTQ movement in the U.S. South based on a comprehensive scan of the region's LGBTQ community assets, a survey of more than 200 organizers and service providers working in the South, and in-depth interviews with 30 LGBTQ leaders.

For Generations to Come: Chinese American Philanthropy in the Bay Area

Publication date: 
03/2015
NCG members the Chinese American Community Foundation and Silicon Valley Community Foundation partnered to publish this report to better understand and celebrate the Chinese American community in the Bay Area, including the many contributions made to the Bay Area.

Resources from Strategic Corporate Philanthropy: Designing Community Programs for Impact

Publication date: 
09/2015
Based on Corporate Citizenship’s (CC) latest global research, which draws on the insights of companies such as Amway, Unilever, Kellogg’s and Microsoft, find out to what extent companies are moving to a flagship approach, where one is focusing activities and resources in a targeted manner, and how to do it successfully. In their research, 70% of companies surveyed expect to move in this direction in the next 2 years, up from just 12% doing so today. Corporate Citizenship has identified five characteristics of such an approach that if achieved, can ensure not only the programs survival, but...
10 Oct 2017

Women's Policy Institute - Bay Area Funder Briefing

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
October 10, 2017 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
The James Irvine Foundation
The Walter and Elise Haas Fund, Northern California Grantmakers and the Women’s Foundation of California invite you to a funder briefing about investing in local policy advocacy to advance gender justice and equity within the Bay Area. Join us over...

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