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Healthy Environments, Healthy People: A Funder Guide on Improving Environmental Conditions for Health

Publication date: 
04/2014
This Health & Environmental Funders Network issue brief is an excellent "first-read" for funders newly interested in environmental health and environmental justice. It provides funders with a basic understanding of concerns about environmental impacts on health and an introduction to strategies grantmakers are pursuing to address these impacts.
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Research
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Program Staff
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About Philanthropy
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Climate Resilience and Justice
Health
Policy Advocacy
21 Sep 2015

2015 Corporate Philanthropy Institute | Authenticity

September 21, 2015 -
8:00am to 6:00pm
UCSF - Mission Bay Conference Center, 1675 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA
Once again, the 2015 Corporate Philanthropy Institute (CPI) is presented by Northern California Grantmakers and Silicon Valley Community Foundation. This year's CPI will explore how companies are going about breathing authenticity and value into...
10 Jun 2019

Giving Done Right: A Fireside Chat with Phil Buchanan and Jacqueline Martinez Garcel

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
June 10, 2019 -
2:30pm to 5:30pm
Google Community Space
In his new book, Giving Done Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every Dollar Count , Phil Buchanan argues that, after years of rampant bad advice for donors from consultants, business school faculty, and other so-called experts – much of it...
08 Oct 2020

2020 Ballot Measures: What, Why, and How to Advocate

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
October 8, 2020 -
1:00pm to 2:15pm
Zoom Webinar
This November’s election will define the future of California policy amid a national pandemic, economic uncertainty, and racial injustice. Join us as we provide a brief overview of each measure. We will highlight key ballot initiatives of special...
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Briefing Webinar
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Election
Philanthropy CA
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Policy Advocacy
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Public Policy

Resources from Tackling Transitions and Avoiding Avoidance

Publication date: 
11/2015
Members gathered with their fellow family philanthropy practitioners and celebrated the closing of another year. The program had two elements: a session led by Carrie Avery and Kathleen Odne on Tackling Transitions and Avoiding Avoidance, and a Docket Tales session led by Stan Hutton and Tiffany Price over lunch.
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Family Foundation
15 Nov 2016

Moving Black-Led Organizations from Crisis to Change: Solutions for Sustainability

November 15, 2016 -
4:00pm to 5:30pm
The San Francisco Foundation
A report issued last year by the Bay Area Black United Fund - Black-Led Organizations (BLOs) in the Bay Area: From Crisis to Change - noted that BLO’s which are lifelines to low-income Black communities are especially vulnerable due to a cumulative...

CEO Message: How Do You Say Goodbye?

headshot of Ellen LaPointe
Release Date: 
12/19/2019
Yesterday was a blur. Immediately after we finally hit “send” on the announcement of my departure from NCG to become the CEO of Fenway Health in Boston I was besieged with good wishes via email and text and social media. It felt good . But tonight,...
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CEO Message
10 Mar 2017

Health Funding: Is There More We Can Do Together?

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
March 10, 2017 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Join us at the next Bay Area Health Funders Group program for a discussion led by CEO of Better Health East Bay and the BAHFG Chair, Jim Hickman . He will moderate the discussion with speakers joining us from prominent health...
23 May 2018

The Exchange 2018

May 23, 2018 - 8:00am to May 24, 2018 - 5:00pm
Museum of Jewish Heritage
The theme of The Exchange 2018 is How Philanthropy Can Help Lead an Era of Cross-Sector Collaboration . During the two days, we will address key issues of how the social sector can better collaborate with the private and public...
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Conference
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National
29 Jul 2019

Putting Schools and Communities First

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
July 29, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
East Bay Community Foundation
Schools and Communities First is a historic effort to reform Proposition 13 and restore over $11 billion a year for services that all Californians rely on like schools and community colleges, social services, libraries, and health clinics. Conceived...
31 Oct 2019

Coming Together for California’s Future: Mobilizing for 2020 and Beyond

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
October 31, 2019 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
2020 will be a momentous year for California. From getting out the count for the Census to a statewide effort to enact monumental structural tax reform, funders have a critical role to play in increasing the civic and political power of our state’s...
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Briefing Program
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Policy
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Policy Advocacy
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Public Policy

Notice of Member Meeting and Election of Board Nominees

Release Date: 
03/10/2017
In accordance with Northern California Grantmakers’ bylaws, this message serves as a formal written notice that the Annual Meeting of members will be held on Monday April 17, 2017. During the meeting, five candidates will be presented as nominees...

Health Equity is About More Than Just Health

Release Date: 
03/30/2015
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: No issue is an island. In other words, communities and individuals intersect with a variety of issues on a daily basis. And health equity is a great example of how no issue is an island.

CEO Message: Leading with Love

Release Date: 
11/08/2018
My sweetheart and I were married a couple of weeks ago. We celebrated with friends and family with good food, dancing, and lots of laughter on a hilltop overlooking Tomales Bay. In the weeks leading up to our wedding the airwaves were saturated with...
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Resources from Advancing Economic Opportunity for Black Communities

Publication date: 
11/2015
Black communities have been particularly hard hit by the rising tide of inequality in today’s economy. Participants joined us for an exciting briefing that will feature Kimberly Freeman Brown, Sean Thomas Breitfeld, Linda Burnham and Steven Pitts, the authors of two important reports on the state of Black workers. Titled And Still I Rise and #Black Workers Matter, these two groundbreaking reports offer numerous lessons for funders who are interested in expanding economic opportunity for African American communities. We also heard from local leaders about the launch of the Bay Area Black...

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