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ABOUT THE DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION
We work with people and communities to create enduring solutions for just societies and a healthy, resilient natural world. Over our nearly 60-year history, we have worked with thousands of organizations and leaders in the U.S...

05 Jun 2018

Crafting the Grant for the Long-term

June 5, 2018 -

9:30am to 12:30pm

Northern California Grantmakers

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Capacity Building

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07 Apr 2015

Transforming Lives: Safety and Opportunity Through Prop 47

April 7, 2015 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

The San Francisco Foundation

Last year, California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 47, a landmark piece of legislation which changed certain low-level crimes from potential felonies to misdemeanors. Now significant numbers of young men and women, most of them of color...

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Resources from Transforming Lives: Safety and Opportunity Through Prop 47

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04/2015

This briefing examined examined the impact of implementation of Proposition 47—one of the most important policy reforms that the State has undertaken to reduce incarceration in the nation’s largest prison system, and invest in prevention.

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Resources from Crafting the Grant for the Long-term

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06/2018

What does it take for a nonprofit to move from surviving to thriving? And, what kind of support can funders provide to meaningfully shift the trajectory of an organization? To most effectively deploy game-changing grants (capacity, operating, and infusions of capital – alongside project and program grants) funders must understand the intersection of strategy, financial health, and the needs of the whole enterprise. In our fourth and final Financial Management session with FMA on June 5, 2018, we explored several foundation approaches to leveraging the right kinds of grants at the right times.

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12 Aug 2021

Hidden Gems: Funding Long-Term Recovery Groups

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Leadership, Culture and Community

August 12, 2021 - 11:00am

It is often said, “Disasters begin and end locally.” After the major news media, national nongovernmental organizations, and large funders go home, it is the local community that will be coordinating the years of recovery still to come. One tool...

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Philanthropy CA

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Why Support for Long-Term Harvey Recovery is So Vital

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09/06/2017

“Housing, housing, housing.” That’s how Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner answered when recently asked about his priorities for this coming week. And with good reason, with tens of thousands still in emergency temporary shelters and an estimate of...

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Beyond the Dollars: The Long-term Value of Giving Days for Community Foundations

While giving days have raised millions of dollars for local causes across the country, a new Knight Foundation report examines their impact on the community foundations that organize them. Giving days, the report found, help community foundations raise their profile, gain digital skills and become information hubs for their communities.

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Proposition 1: Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom | 2022 Mid-Term Elections

About The Supreme Court’s decision to federally overturn Roe V. Wade has eliminated a person’s constitutional right to abortion and reversed 50 years of federal abortion protection. States now have flexibility in deciding whether to allow, limit or...

Oakland Measure W: Fair Elections Oakland | 2022 Mid-Term Elections

About There is a new opportunity to allow Oakland residents the chance to participate in elections with a public campaign financing program. The initiative is modeled off of a similar, successful effort in Seattle. In the 2022 mid-term election,...

09 Sep 2021

State of the California Wildfires: Philanthropy’s Role in Equitably Addressing Immediate and Long-term Needs

September 9, 2021 -

9:00am to 10:15am

Webinar

California is in the midst of another historic wildfire season. Already, several major and lesser known fires have destroyed communities and displaced tens of thousands of residents throughout Northern California. The state of California has secured...

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Resources for March 16th COVID-19 Discussion on Funder Collaboration

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03/2020

Local funders identified needs, the strategies their organizations were deploying, shared resources, and discussed how they may coordinate response efforts. Watch the webinar

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Resources for Addressing the Nonprofit "Needs Gap"

Capacity building is a concept we can all get behind. Both grantseekers and grantmakers know this is the base for long term sustainability and organizational effectiveness. So why does it continue to be so elusive in our sector and what’s the latest thinking on what is really needed and how best to make it happen? At this event, we heard the latest insights from the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s (CEP) 2018 report, Strengthening Grantees, where findings demonstrate there is a Needs Gap between what nonprofits request funding for compared to their actual needs. We also heard firsthand...

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Resources from: A New Vision For Comprehensive Capacity Building (A GEO special feature)

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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...

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Pathways Forward: Foundation Funding for LGBTQ Immigration Issues

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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

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What We're Reading: Critical Race Theory Edition

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08/04/2021

I’m someone who went into a graduate program in history and wrote a dissertation on hidden and oftentimes, erased stories on resilience and activism by queer women of color. I’m attuned to what gets taught, why some topics aren’t, and the process...

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06 Aug 2020

CCJFG | Police-Free Schools: Dignity in Schools Campaign California Statewide Movement Building and a Framework for Abolition and Transformation

August 6, 2020 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

Zoom Webinar

Meet the Statewide organizers leading the way for Police-Free Schools, a fight at the forefront of the movement to renvision safety and belonging for Black, Latinx, and Indigenous youth in the wake of the killing of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor...

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