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30 Jul 2015

ALF Steering Committee Meeting and Program

July 30, 2015 -
9:30am to 11:30am
San Francisco Foundation
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.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Implementation Grants

Publication date: 
03/2014
This tool offers information on the geographic areas served by DACA-related grants and grant details such as dollar amount, duration, date issued, strategies supported, and investment type.

Post-Program Resources: Emerging Practices - Integrating a Racial Equity Lens

Publication date: 
07/2016
On July 11, 2016 members of the Bay Area Health Funders Group gathered to discuss and gain a deep understanding about what it takes to implement a racial equity lens within their institution. The following are presentations and hand-outs from the program, as well as additional resources: Racial Equity Tools A great list of various resources to support people and organizations dedicated to advancing racial justice, including many resources for opening conversations about white privilege and white supremacist organizational culture. Catalyst Project A great organization the focuses on anti-...
01 May 2017

California Policy Forum Webinar | The First 101 Days of the Trump Presidency

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
May 1, 2017 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Online Webinar
After the first 101 days of the Trump presidency, what do we see in the future for Immigration, Health Care, and Charitable Tax Deductions/Tax Reform? Nothing is certain, but we do have 3 experts to share their knowledge with us at the May 1st lunch...

Hewlett Foundation Names Emiko Ono as New Program Director of the Performing Arts Program

Release Date: 
01/18/2018
NCG member the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced yesterday that Emiko Ono has been named the new Program Director of its Performing Arts Program. Emiko has been a sharp and engaging member of NCG's Arts Loan Fund...
21 Oct 2021

Limited Life Foundations: Lessons from CEOs | National Center for Family Philanthropy

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Leadership, Culture and Community
October 21, 2021 -
10:30am to 11:15am
Webinar
NCG recently announced a partnership with NCFP. Members can now have free access to NCFP's webinars and resources. You can learn more about it here . Philanthropic purpose, impact, and perpetuity are on the minds of giving families...

Resources from Strengthening Your CSR Impact Story with a Program Outcomes Framework

Publication date: 
09/2017
In this September 26 workshop, we explored how companies tell a strong CSR Impact story, reviewed the process for clarifying priority program goals, and learned how to build a framework for identifying and collecting the signature program information and data necessary to tell that story.

Foundations Facilitate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Partnering with Community and Nonprofits

Publication date: 
09/2014
This new D5 report confirms that foundations can, in fact, facilitate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) through their grantmaking processes and their partnerships with nonprofits—and identifies eight specific practices for foundations to emulate.

Resources from Strategic Corporate Philanthropy: Designing Community Programs for Impact

Publication date: 
09/2015
Based on Corporate Citizenship’s (CC) latest global research, which draws on the insights of companies such as Amway, Unilever, Kellogg’s and Microsoft, find out to what extent companies are moving to a flagship approach, where one is focusing activities and resources in a targeted manner, and how to do it successfully. In their research, 70% of companies surveyed expect to move in this direction in the next 2 years, up from just 12% doing so today. Corporate Citizenship has identified five characteristics of such an approach that if achieved, can ensure not only the programs survival, but...

Building Diversity: A Survey of California Foundation Demographics, Policies and Practices

Publication date: 
06/2009
In the fall of 2007, Northern California Grantmakers (in partnership with Southern California Grantmakers and San Diego Grantmakers) commissioned the Foundation Center to conduct two studies on diversity in philanthropy in California. The first of these studies examined the extent to which grantmaking by large California foundations serves populations of color. Titled Embracing Diversity: Foundation Giving to California’s Communities of Color , this study was released in June 2008. The present study reports findings from a survey that collected baseline data from 115 California foundations on...

Resources from Financial Workshop South Bay Series Part I | Understanding the Full Cost of Programming

Publication date: 
04/2015
NCG is pleased to announce our three-part financial workshop series in partnership with Fiscal Management Associates (FMA) in the South Bay. All three workshops in this series are designed to help funders support your grantees in building financial management practices, strengthen your partnership with grantees for financial sustainability and inform your own grantmaking practice.

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