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.
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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
Blue Shield of California Foundation Announces New Chief Program Director
Release Date:
08/23/2017
Blue Shield of California Foundation announced today the appointment of Theresa Fay-Bustillos as the organization’s new chief program director. Welcome to the NCG community!
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...
CEO Message: Wow.
Release Date:
05/02/2019
It takes a lot of time to put together a day-long conference. We think about that when we consider the other things we will not be able to do, or will have to do later.
CEO Message: Navigating the End
Release Date:
09/21/2017
In 2007 I found myself in a situation we all dread: witnessing my mother’s declining health and doing everything I could to help her in what turned out to be her last year of life. With the hindsight of ten years, I now look back on that time as one...
The Foundations of Racial Equity
Release Date:
05/14/2021
As the movement moment that emerged in 2020 continues to expand in its breadth and importance, the entirety of the philanthropic sector wrestles with a fundamental question: what can we do that will make meaningful change in the conditions that have...
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How to Talk to Your Financial Advisor About Impact Investing
November 10, 2020 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Webinar
Your organization has decided you want to move forward and begin to make impact investments, but your financial advisor is not yet familiar with impact investing. Join us for a fireside chat with Ron Cordes and Monique Aiken to learn how to manage...
East Bay Community Foundation Welcomes Senior Communications Officer
Release Date:
08/16/2017
Krista Washington recently joined the East Bay Community Foundation as Senior Communications Officer. Join us in welcoming Krista to the NCG community!
Firelight Foundation Announces New Executive Director
Release Date:
07/27/2015
NCG member the Firelight Foundation announced its new Executive Director, Nina Blackwell. Nina has spent her career utilizing the power of grassroots movements, politics, the legislature, corporate impact and philanthropy to achieve a meaningful...
Levi Strauss Foundation Pledges $1 Million to Protect Marginalized Communities
Release Date:
05/22/2017
The Foundation's support of communities in the U.S. and abroad, including immigrants, refugees, religious minorities and transgender citizens begins with 13 specific organizations, five of which are right here in the Bay Area.
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Foundation Endowments…Activate!: Aligning Investment Strategy with Social Justice Values
Areas of Focus
October 3, 2019 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
In-person attendance for this event is now at capacity. Please join us via webinar by registering on Zoom. Given the scale of social, economic and environmental crises our communities are facing, it is hopeful to see foundations...
Clarifying Purpose: Zellerbach Family Foundation’s Shifts Toward a More Equitable Region
Release Date:
06/30/2022
We’ve learned at ZFF that legacy is not synonymous with complacency. Rather than working in conflict with our history, the changes we’ve made have clarified our purpose , offered opportunities to deepen our impact , and introduced new...
Blue Shield of California Foundation Launches Fellowships
Release Date:
11/08/2018
At a pivotal time in its shift to a new strategic direction, Blue Shield of California Foundation has engaged two new senior fellows, marking the launch of a new fellowship program that will bring fresh perspectives to the complex problems facing...
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?
Resources from Advancing Racial Equity and Transforming Government: A Learning Session for Funders
Advancing Racial Equity and Transforming Government was a learning session to learn about tackling advancing governments role in advancing racial equity. This is such an important topic and we received such positive feedback!
Resources from How Can Foundations Work With Their Grantees to be Effective Communicators?
Publication date:
07/2012
How Can Foundations Work with Their Grantees to be Effective Communicators is part of NCG's 2012 Communications Series.
S.H. Cowell Foundation: Providing Assistance Beyond the Grant
Release Date:
08/17/2015
S.H. Cowell Foundation was spotlighted by The Center for Effective Philanthropy last week in the second post of its series highlighting profiles of funders that show non-monetary support to their grantees.
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Generosity, Community, and Powerful Purpose: Resilience through Feminist Leadership
Areas of Focus
June 30, 2020 -
2:00pm to 3:15pm
Zoom Webinar
Join us to learn how feminist values and feminist leadership are powerful tools for building strength to withstand the myriad challenges facing us currently and build new systems. In this session you will hear how the Women’s Foundation California...