NCG Interim President and CEO David Greco: End-of-Year Reflection
Release Date:
12/10/2014
As 2014 comes to a close, NCG Interim President and CEO David Greco reflects on how NCG has worked to better serve our members.
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Lessons in Funder Collaboration: What the Packard Foundation Has Learned about Working with Other Funders
Publication date:
07/2014
The Packard Foundation commissioned The Bridgespan Group to study Packard’s recent engagements in collaborations. This report captures the themes, insights, and recommendations that emerged from Bridgespan’s research.
Resources from: A New Vision For Comprehensive Capacity Building (A GEO special feature)
Publication date:
01/2017
We know that grantmakers can bolster nonprofit effectiveness and results by supporting capacity-building initiatives, thus ensuring their grantees have what they need to deliver on their missions over the long haul. As part of GEO and NCG’s partnership, we’re happy to offer this dynamic and comprehensive workshop, which tackles the essential questions that drive the design of effective capacity building support. Developed with information and insights gathered over many years of working with grantmakers on this topic, A New Vision for Comprehensive Capacity Building takes participants on a...
01
Nov
2018
The New Normal: Capacity Building During a Time of Disruption II
Areas of Focus
November 1, 2018 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
“We believe this is a moment of reckoning in our sector— a moment of both crisis and opportunity. If this moment of disruption has a silver lining, it’s that we’ve effectively broken the old social-change model and now have an opportunity to invent...
03
Dec
2019
Awake to Woke to Work: Building a Race Equity Culture
Areas of Focus
December 3, 2019 -
10:30am to 12:00pm
Webinar
This event is sold out. Are you a grantmaker or working in a nonprofit and interested in learning more about specific tactics, strategies and best practices around race equity? Philanthropy California and TRHT-LA invite you to join...
29
Aug
2016
Strategy Made Simple: A Straightforward Approach to Corporate Philanthropy (South Bay)
August 29, 2016 -
9:30am to 12:00pm
Microsoft Campus/Mercury Room
In corporate societal engagement, strategic clarity and focused results are not accidental – they are achieved through inquiry, intentionality, and investment. We often find executives aspiring for change but lacking the necessary tools and...
Resources from BAHFG Program: ACA and the Intersectionality of Health and Workforce
Publication date:
09/2015
On September 25, 2015 members of the Bay Area Health Funders Group and professionals in the Workforce and Education field, gathered to explore the implications of the ACA on the health workfoce, local community entities, and educational and health institutions. The following are the resources from the program: Health Care Transformation and Workforce Development: Emerging Opportunities Presentation by Kevin Barnett Co-Director, California Health Workforce Alliance (CHWA) Local Initiatives in Response to ACA/ EMS Corps Presentation by Alex Briscoe Agency...
02
Mar
2020
Sustaining Momentum: A Discussion on Corporate Social Responsibility
Areas of Focus
March 2, 2020 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Corporate philanthropy and social responsibility are more visible than they’ve ever been. Blackrock invokes us toward social impact, every year a new CEO steps into contested social issues, and the Business Roundtable calls upon business to promote...
11
May
2021
Survival & Strength: COVID-19 Recovery & Nonprofit Sustainability
Areas of Focus
May 11, 2021 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
For more than a year now, we’ve relied on our nonprofit partners to help us manage the multitude of impacts from COVID-19. They’ve fed, housed, healed, educated, inspired us, and fought for our rights. They’ve stepped up and stepped in to care for...
25
Sep
2019
From Gender Norms to Gender Justice: Knowledge and Practice
Areas of Focus
September 25, 2019 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
What are gender norms and what does the philanthropy sector need to know to make an impact in grantmaking? Join Northern California Grantmakers, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, and Applied Materials for an interactive presentation by Riki...
22
Aug
2017
Proof Positive: Where Next for Whole Person Care?
Areas of Focus
August 22, 2017 -
1:30pm to 3:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
California takes pride in testing new ideas that even the odds for people who have it the hardest. While the fight over the Affordable Care Act rages in Washington, California is testing new ways to care for the most vulnerable. The results may...
25
Mar
2021
The Impacts of COVID-19 on Nonprofit Real Estate
Areas of Focus
March 25, 2021 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
For the past year, nonprofits have experienced disruptions and upheaval from COVID-19, responding you unprecedented impacts on their operations, their staff, and their clients. The impact of COVID-19 has added to the ongoing struggle nonprofits have...
18
Oct
2017
Census 2020: Uniting for a Common Cause
October 18, 2017 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
The Census happens just once every 10 years but its outcomes have serious ramifications: Will California lose a congressional seat? Will billions of dollars in Medicaid, SNAP, and Medicare resources be left on the table? A fair and accurate Census...
Resources from 2015 Corporate Philanthropy Institute
The 2015 CPI agenda was designed to prepare professionals working in corporate citizenship and philanthropy to meet challenges presented by this evolving dialogue on authenticity, purpose, values and their intersection with business goals and interests.
Resources from NCG's 2013 Corporate Philanthropy Institute
Publication date:
10/2013
This year's Corporate Philanthropy Institute (CPI) expanded on the discussion we started last year about social innovation. Diving deeper, the CPI focused on how innovative approaches and ideas are playing out in the "real world" of corporate philanthropy, social responsibility, and corporate citizenship.
25
Sep
2020
Project Homekey: California’s Newest Plan to Address Homelessness
Areas of Focus
September 25, 2020 -
9:30am to 10:30am
Webinar
The State of California recently launched Project Homekey as the State’s next phase of response to protect Californians experiencing homeless from COVID-19. This effort leverages $600 million in CARES Act funding to support counties in acquiring and...
11
Sep
2014
Social Change, Advocacy, and Movement Building: The Role for Funders
September 11, 2014 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
NCG is excited to partner with Alliance for Justice to present an encore of the most popular session from our 2014 NCG Annual Conference.
14
Jan
2020
Fireside Chat Part 1 | Liberate Yourself: How to Bring Your Full Identity to Your Work
Areas of Focus
January 14, 2020 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Registration for this event is now closed. Have you ever been a room full of people who don’t look like you? Do you code switch at work because you know you can’t be real in certain environments? You’re not alone. The norms in...
Marguerite Casey Foundation Welcomes Two New Board Members
Release Date:
09/28/2015
The Marguerite Casey Foundation has welcomed two new members to their board. Help us welcome them to the NCG community!
17
Oct
2018
Capacity Building Support at Scale + Happy Hour
October 17, 2018 -
1:00pm to 5:00pm
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) and Grove Foundation have partnered to provide nonprofits with high quality capacity building support at scale. Working with Catchafire, SVCF, and Grove grantees are using the power of technology to...