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20 Apr 2021

Full Cost Project Workshops

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
April 20, 2021 (All day) to April 21, 2021 (All day)
We invite you to join us for a two-part workshop series taking place in March (April 20 and April 21, 2021: sessions run 10:00 am - 2:30 pm) Join Nonprofit Finance Fund and Philanthropy California to advance full cost practices for the nonprofit...
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Briefing Program
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Philanthropy CA
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Statewide
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Leadership, Culture and Community
28 Jul 2021

Incarcerated Firefighters: At the Intersection of Abolition, Workforce Development, and Wildfire Resilience

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
July 28, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:30am
As California wildfires devastate communities throughout the state, significant financial, material and human resources are deployed to support recovery and reduce their threats on communities. Despite the well-publicized socioeconomic and health...
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Briefing Webinar
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Philanthropy CA
Funding Area 
Health
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
30 Jun 2022

Ensuring Equitable and Sustainable Public Funding: Philanthropy’s Critical Role

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
June 30, 2022 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Communities across the country – especially those continuing to struggle with economic and health impacts from the pandemic – are hoping to access part of the billions of dollars in economic recovery dollars deployed to support economic recovery...
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Briefing Webinar
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Philanthropy CA
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
24 Jan 2023

Grantmaking with a Racial Equity Lens | 2022 Foundations of Racial Equity Session 5

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Leadership, Culture and Community
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
January 24, 2023 - 9:30am to February 2, 2023 - 12:00pm
About the Series Anti-Black racism and white supremacy are embedded in philanthropy and in our institutions, often invisible to the majority of us, even as we work with intention towards equity and justice. As change agents within philanthropy, we...
06 Dec 2022

It’s About Equity, Not Kindness: Accessible and Inclusive Grantmaking Practices | Disability Inclusion in Philanthropy Webinar Series

December 6, 2022 -
2:30pm to 3:30pm
Zoom Webinar
About the Series This two-part webinar series will suggest organizational (internal) and programmatic (external) strategies to consider when approaching disability inclusion and accessibility in philanthropy.These presentations, featuring foundation...
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Briefing Webinar
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Statewide

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,...

Resources from Tax Laws of Private Foundations: What You Always Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask

Publication date: 
02/2014
The field of philanthropy is now more complex and dynamic than ever. Philanthropy, and the profession that supports it, is evolving in sophisticated ways, requiring new resources to support the people and organizations charged with grantmaking more productive and effective. These increased demands on philanthropic organizations and their staffs have produced an unprecedented need for professional development throughout the field, specifically in the area of legal compliance. NCG is committed to serving this need through the continued development of its educational programs. Now more than ever...
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Executive Staff
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Legal

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.

Post-Election Special: What Did We Learn? What’s Next? | 11/30/2016

Publication date: 
12/2016
After a long and ugly ride, what are the key takeaways from the election? Where will these results take us? And what are the long-term strategies that will fuel the growing movement for a direct and participatory democracy?

One Part Resilience, Two Parts Grit: The Wildfires One Year Later.

Publication date: 
10/2018
It was just last October that a firestorm erupted across the North Bay in Sonoma, Napa, Lake, and Mendocino Counties. The most destructive in California history, the fires took lives, homes and livelihoods. While these communities are on the path to recovery, Mendocino and Lake Counties are also coping with more recent fires. During this event, we spoke to local leaders to hear where they now stand, what issues are newly emerging, how our colleagues have personally dealt with the challenges, and where help is still needed. They shared what’s currently happening in their communities and the...

The Cultural Lives of Californians: Insights from the California Survey of Arts & Cultural Participation

Publication date: 
05/2015
A new study commissioned by NCG member The James Irvine Foundation presents new data providing insights on the critical role arts nonprofits can play in communities.
27 Oct 2015

Arts Loan Fund Meeting

October 27, 2015 -
9:30am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
NCG's Arts Loan Fund (ALF) committee is made up of Bay Area funders that are committed to the Arts. The ALF meets several times a year to review loan applications and determine awards to artists and nonprofits that support the Arts in the Bay Area.

What We're Reading: Funding Trans Liberation

Release Date: 
08/17/2022
We have seen the national conversation turn even more hostile around bodily autonomy and sovereignty for all genders, amplified policing of trans bodies in public spaces, and an explicit attack on the existence of trans youth in State legislatures...
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NCG Blog
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
19 Apr 2018

End of Life: A Theatrical Exploration of Death, Dying, and Suffering

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
April 19, 2018 -
7:00pm to 9:00pm
The Castro Theatre
End of Life presents readings of Sophocles’ ancient Greek plays to spark a community conversation about death, illness, and the challenges faced by patients, families, caregivers, and medical professionals. This unique, participatory event is...
24 Apr 2018

More Than Tech: A Workforce Approach Towards Inclusion for Young Adults

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
April 24, 2018 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
The tech industry has generated unprecedented wealth in the Bay Area but many residents aren’t benefiting from the boom. Instead, they are being pushed out of the region altogether. Not only do some communities of color lack access to the tech...

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