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Hellman Foundation's Collaborative Change Initiative: Call for Statements of Interest

Release Date:

03/03/2015

Launched in 2014, the Hellman Foundation's Collaborative Change Initiative will support a small number of collaborations in San Francisco and Alameda Counties to increase their potential for game-changing impact. Deadline for Statement of Interest...

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Member News

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Nonprofits

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Collective Impact

Rainin Foundation Selects Winner of its Imagining Central Market Initiative

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08/18/2014

NCG member the Kenneth Rainin Foundation announced today that the Luggage Store Gallery was selected as the winner of its Imagining Central Market Initiative, a $100,000 grant for a series of site-specific art installations that promote San...

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Member News

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Arts and Culture

Arts & Culture: Performing Arts

Economic & Community Development

Member Spotlight: Hannah Kahn, Director of Grants Management at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Release Date:

09/07/2017

Hannah Kahn is the Director of Grants Management at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). As a part of our Member Spotlight series, Hannah told us what helps her recharge and what it's like to help build the grantmaking systems at...

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NCG Blog

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Family Foundation

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Leadership, Culture and Community

12 Sep 2018

Funders Census Initiative Briefing Series: Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results

Areas of Focus

Public Policy

September 12, 2018 - 12:00pm to September 20, 2018 - 1:00pm

Webinar

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Briefing Webinar

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2020 Census

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PubPolicy/Social Justice:CivicEngagement

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Statewide

Peninsula and South Bay

Areas of Focus

Public Policy

The Philanthropy Consultant’s Virtual Cafe: Great Conversation, Light Facilitation! | NNCG’s Bootcamp Summer Series: Session IV

... and reflect on your next steps as a philanthropy consultant . These virtual sessions are complimentary and open ... 1:15 PM ET (9 AM – 10:15 AM PT) The Philanthropy Consultant ’s Virtual Cafe: Great Conversation, Light ... as part of a breakout room as well. The Philanthropy Consultant ’s Virtual Cafe: Great Conversation, Light ...

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Events in the Field

08 Dec 2016

BAHFG Speaker Series: Strategic Partnerships to Move the Mission, a conversation with Ambassador Sally Cowal

December 8, 2016 -

9:00am to 10:30am

Northern California Grantmakers

... by emailing registrar@ncg.org . BAHFG Speaker Series: Strategic Partnerships to Move the Mission, a conversation ...

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Health: Health Access & Care

Health: Medical Research

Health: Physical

No One is Too Old or Too Young to Make a Difference: My Clinton Global Initiative Experience

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04/04/2016

Yali Lincroft, Program Officer for the Walter S. Johnson Foundation attended this past weekend's Clinton Global Initiative in Berkeley, CA. Today, The Chronicle of Social Change published her piece on the experience. Find out what she learned and...

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Member News

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Community Foundation

Corporate Giving

Emerging Practitioners

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Outcome Focused Grantmaking: A Hard-Headed Approach to Soft-Hearted Goals

Publication date:

03/2012

... is the approach the Hewlett Foundation uses to guide its strategic and grantmaking decisions. This document is a ...

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Nicole Giles Joins the NCG Team

Release Date:

02/06/2020

... the newest member of its team, Nicole Giles , as its new Strategic Initiatives Associate. Nicole started her work with NCG as a Project Consultant in May of 2019, providing support on...

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NCG Blog

Areas of Focus

Leadership, Culture and Community

Evaluating Complexity: Propositions for Improving Practice

Publication date:

11/2014

... models as they take steps toward evaluating complex initiatives and initiatives in complex environments. Evaluating Complexity ...

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Research

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Program Staff

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Evaluation

Resources from Crack the Capacity Building Nut: Fresh Breakthroughs from Chicago

Publication date:

11/2017

At this program, attendees participated in a lively discussion to find out why it’s been so hard to help grantees do their work better and what funders can do differently to get it right. Experts offered successful regional models, current trends, and best practices for funders, nonprofits, and consultants to successfully support nonprofit capacity in all aspects of their work. We dug deep into these learnings and explored our region’s needs, capacity, and how we can better support the nonprofit sector.

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Presentation

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Infrastructure: Capacity Building

Areas of Focus

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Resources from NCG's 2013 Annual Meeting

Publication date:

05/2013

... value , catalytic philanthropy , collective impact , strategic evaluation , and impact investing . He oversees FSG's consulting practice and action initiatives , and also serves as a Senior Fellow in the CSR .....

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Diana Bermúdez Appointed to Y & H Soda Foundation Board of Directors

Release Date:

07/19/2018

... her family’s real estate properties. As an independent consultant , Bermúdez assisted foundations with developing ... interviews and analysis, and managed capacity building initiatives . In association with...

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Member News

Areas of Focus

Leadership, Culture and Community

Geography

SF Bay Area

01 Nov 2017

Crack the Capacity Building Nut: Fresh Breakthroughs from Chicago

Areas of Focus

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

November 1, 2017 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Northern California Grantmakers

... Learning for Action, a strategy, research, and evaluation consultant group, looked into this question with a deep dive ... Director at the firm, Emily is responsible for providing strategic leadership,...

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Strategic Philanthropy

Funding Area

Infrastructure: Capacity Building

Infrastructure: Effectiveness

Areas of Focus

Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Resources from Health, Education and Opportunity for All: How California is Paving the Way for Immigrant Rights

Publication date:

03/2014

This NCG Member-Initiated Briefing offered funders an opportunity to participate in a dialogue on immigration policy and integration efforts in the Golden State.

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Presentation

Resources from Strategy Made Simple: A Straightforward Approach to Corporate Philanthropy

Publication date:

12/2015

In corporate societal engagement, strategic clarity and focused results are not accidental – ...

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Presentation

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Corporate Giving

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Innovation

Strategic Philanthropy

Welcome the First New Members of 2017!

Release Date:

03/01/2017

... an advisory firm that believes lasting impact starts with strategic thinking by creating giving strategies based on ... thriving together, the Pisces Foundation works to advance strategic solutions to natural...

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NCG Blog

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On The Move

Areas of Focus

Leadership, Culture and Community

Guide to Evaluating Collective Impact: Part I, II & III

Publication date:

05/2014

Leaders of collective impact initiatives need an approach to performance measurement and ... that is as multi-faceted, responsive, and flexible as the initiatives themselves. Developed by the Collective Impact ...

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Research

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Collective Impact

Blue Shield of California Foundation Announces New Chief Program Director

Release Date:

08/23/2017

... time in healthcare.” Fay-Bustillos is currently a strategic consultant for a wide range of philanthropic and non-profit ... she served as the president and CEO of Community Initiatives , a...

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Leadership, Culture and Community

Resources from: Beyond the Grant: Solutions for Building Nonprofit Operational Excellence

Publication date:

09/2015

Learn how these initiatives strengthened operational capacity in the areas of ... (OST) programming for youth in Chicago. This multi-phase strategic initiative was formally evaluated by MDRC and ...