New Executives in the NCG Community
Release Date:
11/18/2015
Take a look at the new executives in our community.
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NCG Joins 25 Philanthropic Leaders in Commitment to California Communities in Light of Public Charge Final Rule
Release Date:
09/25/2019
The recently finalized “ public charge ” rule forces families to choose between basic necessities, such as food, housing, and health care, and their future. NCG is proud to join 25 other California foundations in signing a letter urging the entire...
Kaiser Permanente Welcomes First Chief Community Health Officer
Release Date:
12/19/2016
Kaiser Permanente has named Bechara Choucair, MD, MS, as its first ever Chief Community Health Officer. Join us in welcoming him to the NCG community!
09
Jun
2020
What You Can Do to Support Black Communities: Calling Philanthropy Into Action
Areas of Focus
June 9, 2020 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
The existence of racism is no longer up for debate. It is clear: Black people and communities in California and beyond continue to be harmed by systems of oppression. Now is the time for action and investment. Join our sister organization, Southern...
08
Oct
2015
Community Connections: Engaging Diverse Stakeholders in Your Grantmaking | NCFP Webinar
October 8, 2015 -
9:00am to 10:30am
Online Webinar
What are the spectrum of options available to family foundations and funds seeking to engage diverse perspectives in their work? What are the benefits of doing so and how can you develop a strategy and plan that makes the most sense for your...
12
Nov
2015
Families Funding Change: How Social Justice Giving Honors our Roots and Strengthens Communities | NCFP Webinar
November 12, 2015 -
9:00am to 10:30am
Online Webinar
This webinar, presented in partnership with the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, will explore strategies family foundations can take to engage more deeply in grantmaking that builds toward long-term social change.
26
Jun
2018
Being the Change: Foundations Transforming for Greater Impact
Areas of Focus
June 26, 2018 -
9:30am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Today, many foundations are re-examining the role they can play in addressing societies more challenging problems. As foundations embrace ever more ambitious and complex approaches for creating social change, they are taking an intentional approach...
Ground Breaking Study on Bay Area Muslim Community
Release Date:
05/22/2013
On Tuesday, May 20, 2013, the San Francisco Chronicle published the following article: Muslims Become Part of Bay Area Fabric , which highlights a benchmark study that gives demographic data on the Bay Area’s growing Muslim community. The study, The...
04
Mar
2015
Innovations in Local Government: Addressing Health Inequality
March 4, 2015 -
9:30am to 11:30am
East Bay Community Foundation
This briefing will explore emerging Alameda County health equity efforts that have resulted in new financial tools and career/workforce development strategies for the Boys and Men of Color population. The program will showcase the following...
Investing in Our Communities: Strategies for Immigrant Integration
Publication date:
12/2006
Investing in Our Communities: Strategies for Immigrant Integration , published by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees in 2006, is a succinct, easy-to-understand guide that describes how grantmakers at all levels can play an important leadership role on this issue. This toolkit for grantmakers draws on extensive research and interviews with hundreds of foundation, community, business, and government leaders. It incorporates academic research as well as policy and community-based concerns into a resource that also can inform the work of practitioners in the nonprofit, public, and...
07
Oct
2020
Meeting their Mission: How CDFIs Can Better Serve Communities of Color
Areas of Focus
October 7, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Zoom Webinar
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) play a critical role by bringing investment and resources to historically underserved communities through capital and other supports to help entrepreneurs start and grow businesses, develop...
Cancellation - A Conversation with GEO President and CEO Marcus Walton
Your registration for A Conversation with GEO President and CEO Marcus Walton has been cancelled. Thank you for letting us know. Did you cancel by mistake? Contact Registrar at registrar@ncg.org .
Jim Hickman Announced as New CEO of The Center for Youth Wellness
Release Date:
09/25/2019
Former CEO of Better Health East Bay, former co-chair of NCG's Bay Area Health Funders Group, and founder of Hickman Strategies LLC, Jim Hickman , has been named CEO and The Center for Youth Wellness. Read the announcement.
California Wellness Foundation Announces New VP of Public Affairs
Release Date:
02/26/2016
In his new position he will oversee the creation of a new Public Affairs Department. This comes after years of executive public relations, marketing and journalism positions.relations, marketing and journalism positions.
Welcome Our New Movement Advisors and Announcing Our 2022 Member Meeting Schedule
Release Date:
02/15/2022
We are looking forward to another year together building our community of funders who are dedicated to abolition, healing, and liberation. As a part of our growing commitment to the movement, we’re thrilled to introduce our new Movement Advisors:...
What’s in Store for NCG? Three CEOs Consider the Future
Release Date:
09/17/2020
This month, President and CEO Dwayne S. Marsh has officially taken the reins from Steve Barton and Phuong Quach, senior staff who’ve served as NCG’s interim leaders for the past six months. The three took turns answering questions about the moment...
Key Staff Changes in The California Wellness Foundation’s Grants Program Department
Release Date:
08/09/2013
NCG member The California Wellness Foundation announces staff changes.
CEO Message: If Not Now, Then When?
Release Date:
05/04/2017
“Now is the time to be the grantmaker, you have been waiting to be, Time to be braver and more committed, Than you have ever imagined yourself” - Chinaka Hodge
CEO Message: On Predicting the Future
Release Date:
11/19/2015
I am always happy to predict the future. I do it all the time. Really- just call me sometime and you will end up with at least one or two juicy predictions. In fact, I’ll give you one right now...
CEO Message: Radical Hope
Release Date:
02/15/2018
I am not gonna lie: the world is some tricky s**t right now. All around us, we are confronting myriad, urgent challenges: to the safety and well-being of our loved ones and neighbors, to the vitality of communities undermined by disparities and...