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Bringing Care into the 21st Century

Release Date: 
05/30/2017
There are two consistent story lines in American media and public life today. One is the story of economic struggles and insecurity of working Americans who are working harder than ever and still unable to keep their heads above water. Increasingly...
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NCG Blog
29 Sep 2017

Reception with Congresswoman Jackie Speier | Peninsula Philanthropy Network

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
September 29, 2017 -
3:30pm to 5:30pm
Box
We’ve been talking about upcoming federal budget cuts since the New Year, but now the time is finally here. Congress is racing to meet September deadlines to raise the debt ceiling and pass a 2018 federal budget. Federal funding accounts for more...
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Briefing Program
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SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Akonadi Foundation Launches Second Year of #SoLoveCanWin Community Response Fund

Release Date: 
09/14/2017
Oakland, Calif. - In light of recent events and a political climate that seeks to threaten local communities of color, the Akonadi Foundation will accept applications for funding to its So Love Can Win Community Response Fund through November 15.
09 Nov 2017

Arts Loan Fund Meeting 11/9/17

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
November 9, 2017 -
9:30am to 11:30am
Northern California Grantmakers
NCG's Arts Loan Fund (ALF) Steering Committee is comprised of a diverse range of Bay Area funders, who are committed to the Arts. The committee convenes every four weeks to discuss issues impacting the Arts in Northern California and to review loan...
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Collaborative
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Arts Loan Fund
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Arts and Culture
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Corporate Philanthropy Institute Q&A: American Red Cross Silicon Valley Leader Talks Corporate Disaster Response

Release Date: 
01/08/2018
Corporations can play a unique role in helping their communities recover from disasters. How can they make sure they are contributing where their help is most needed – and not inadvertently making recovery operations more difficult?

Corporate Philanthropy Institute Q&A: Environmental Journalist Discusses Challenges and Opportunities the SDGs Present to Businesses

Release Date: 
01/11/2018
Our Q&A features Mary Mazzoni, one of our panelists. Mazzoni is a freelance environmental journalist who reports on the role of business in protecting the environment and fostering equality around the world. Here, she explains how the SDGs came...
18 Apr 2018

The Power of Arts & Culture

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
April 18, 2018 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
CEL Education Fund
Arts and culture are the drivers, and simultaneously expression, of a society’s values. Artists and culture makers play a critical role in creating moments and sharing stories in a compelling way that connects to our emotions - art can evoke empathy...

Interview with Michael Tubbs, Youngest-Ever and First African American Mayor of Stockton

Release Date: 
03/29/2018
Mayor Michael Tubbs recently spoke with NCG in preparation for an upcoming Stockton Reinvention Tour for funders. Mayor Tubbs was elected in 2016 in a landslide victory with 70% of the vote. Since then, Stockton has become the second most fiscally-...

The Solutions-Side to the Nonprofit Displacement Problem

Release Date: 
03/29/2018
The Bay Area’s real estate boom is on full display from our office windows. The dizzying new Salesforce tower gleams over the city, and smaller skyscrapers are quickly sprouting up in the blocks around it. Across the Bay, Oakland is seeing...
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NCG Blog
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Nonprofit Displacement Project
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Nonprofit Displacement
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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
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SF Bay Area

We All Deserve to Be Counted: Our Plan for the Next Census

Release Date: 
04/04/2018
Our state is great because of the strength we draw from our diversity, including the 10 million immigrants who live here. Immigrants and their families are our classmates and colleagues, our neighbors, and family members. No matter where someone...
07 Aug 2018

A Livestream Experience in Tijuana: What Happens When Deportees Return to Mexico?

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Public Policy
August 7, 2018 -
2:00pm to 4:30pm
Livestream and in-person at Northern California Grantmakers
After watching the livestream along with NCG members, join us for a discussion with Emily Arnold-Fernández , the founder of Asylum Access. She will lead us through what we saw in the livestream on both sides of the border fence and...
17 Sep 2018

2018 Southern California Grantmakers Annual Conference

September 17, 2018 -
7:30am to 5:30pm
InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown
The country is more divided politically and culturally than ever before and there are a dizzying number of conversations - often times conflicting - taking place over multiple channels and platforms. Yet, there is one thing that binds us together:...
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Conference
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Statewide
12 Sep 2018

Detained and Removal Defense Learning Lab

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
September 12, 2018 -
9:30am to 3:30pm
Google Community Space
What happens after ICE picks up an immigrant? How will the case differ if he or she is released or remains in detention throughout the removal process? Join this two-part learning lab to gain a better understanding of the immigrant’s journey through...
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Briefing Program
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Immigration
Funding Area 
Immigration
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SF Bay Area
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Public Policy
11 Mar 2019

Foundations on the Hill 2019

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
March 11, 2019 - 9:00am to March 13, 2019 - 5:00pm
The Liaison Capitol Hill
Join us for Foundations on the Hill (FOTH), a two-day event that brings together hundreds of foundation leaders from across the country to meet with Congress and discuss issues of critical importance to philanthropy. FOTH is our opportunity to share...
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Conference
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Collaborative Philanthropy
Policy
Geographic Location 
National
Areas of Focus 
Public Policy

From Me to We: Communication Peers Luncheon

Join communication peers for an invitation-only lunch with the strategist behind a groundbreaking effort to bring us closer to advancing shared opportunity and prosperity for all Californians. Anat Shenker-Osorio's research and meticulous testing is...

Meet NCG's Summer Intern Allegra Maeso

Headshot of the author Allegra Maeso
Release Date: 
09/25/2019
This summer NCG was thrilled to welcome Allegra Maeso as our first summer intern. A rising senior at Northwestern University and Bay Area native, Allegra dove into a number of policy projects, providing valuable research and...
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NCG Blog
09 Mar 2020

Foundations on the Hill 2020

March 9, 2020 - 5:00pm to March 11, 2020 - 4:00pm
Washington, DC
Join us for Foundations on the Hill (FOTH), a two-day event that brings together hundreds of foundation leaders from across the country to meet with Congress and discuss issues of critical importance to philanthropy. FOTH is our opportunity to share...
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Peer Network
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Policy
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Statewide

Guidance for Philanthropic Communications in a Pandemic

Publication date: 
03/2020
Philanthropy can serve as a trusted resource for actionable communications that lead with empathy and support grantees to prevent the spread of disease, preserve well-being, maintain social cohesion, and respond to economic hardship. Social Cohesion Pandemics are personal and interpersonal: we make each other sick. We must address the financial, social, and psychological conditioning that prompts us work when sick. Effective pandemic response requires isolation: create virtual connection to form the kind of social cohesion that drives effective response to other types of crisis or disaster...

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