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Resources for California Fires Webinars

Publication date: 
11/2018
Philanthropy California held two urgent webinars to offer funders an up-to-the-minute briefing on local and state agency responses to the fires in Butte, Ventura, and Los Angeles Counties. Our speakers provided an overview of the current situation on the ground and how it could develop in the coming weeks; perspectives on immediate and anticipated community needs that are being addressed by local community foundations (with a focus on the people who have the least access to resources); and information on how funders accross the national can help most effectively. On this page, you will find...
04 Jun 2019

2019 San Diego Grantmakers Annual Conference

June 4, 2019 -
8:00am to 5:00pm
University of San Diego, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
Join San Diego Grantmakers on a day-long journey to examine and re-envision the Power IN Philanthropy. Learn about the evolving nature of power, the sources of your individual power, and ultimately how our organizations and sector can, grow it,...
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Conference
Geographic Location 
Statewide

Smarter Philanthropy for Greater Impact: Rethinking How Grantmakers Support Scale

Publication date: 
02/2014
A special supplement sponsored by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) for the Stanford Social Innovation Review Spring 2014 edition. It was created to capture the latest thinking about how nonprofit organizations, grantmakers, public funders, and social entrepreneurs can increase the impact of successful solutions to urgent social challenges. In the following pages, leaders from across the social sector offer their perspectives on “scaling what works” — what it means, what it takes to do it right, and what needs to happen to ensure that proven and promising solutions find their way...
14 May 2020

Billions in Change: A Ballot Initiative to Raise Revenue for Schools and Local Governments

Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
May 14, 2020 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Webinar
Californians will head to the polls to decide on a ballot measure that could drive more money to education. Schools and Communities First is a statewide ballot initiative that seeks to channel over $12 billion a year to improve schools and community...

Resources from 2015 New Grantmakers Institute: Essential Skills & Strategies

Publication date: 
10/2015
For new grantmakers it is essential to hit the ground running by equipping themselves with the tools and best practices for making sound funding recommendations. The New Grantmakers Institute is a cost-effective, local option that develops important skills, helps build lasting peer relationships with other grantmakers in our community, and cultivates the ability to ask critical questions of ourselves and others about our role as change-makers in our communities.

Breakout Session | Pushing the Envelope for a Better California

Communities of color were disproportionately impacted by the unprecedented events of 2020. They experienced greater chances of contracting and dying of covid-19, becoming unemployed, and were more likely to be physically and/or emotionally impacted by racist actions and systems. This called for unprecedented actions from philanthropy, and many rose to the call – disrupting business as usual and finding new ways to advance racial equity and social justice. 

Date & Time: 
05/19/2021 -
10:30am to 11:45am
01 Oct 2019

Quarterly Conversation on Disaster Philanthropy: The Philanthropic Landscape in Northern California and Funding Pre-disaster Mitigation and Preparedness

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
October 1, 2019 -
10:30am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
As extreme natural events are increasingly affecting our health, livelihoods, and social fabric, how might philanthropic investments be more strategic in building greater community disaster resilience? Since philanthropy cannot do it alone, it...

The Real Cost Project: Increasing the Impact of Philanthropy in California

Publication date: 
08/2016
Around the country, as well as across the State of California, grantmakers are examining their funding practices and looking to develop new approaches to better support the communities they serve. Recently, numerous grantmakers have begun exploring what it would take to fund the real costs of the organizations they support – that is all of the necessary investments for a nonprofit organization to deliver on mission and to be sustainable over the long term. Building off of this interest, Northern California Grantmakers, San Diego Grantmakers and Southern California Grantmakers launched a joint...

Member Initiated Briefings

In order to advance the impact of philanthropy in northern California, we recognize the importance of listening to our members to understand the challenges and opportunities that they are facing in their work.  Many of the ideas for our best briefings start from conversations or input from NCG members.

We encourage our members to contact us to propose program topics and speakers.

2020 Northern California Wildfires

NCG is working with key state and local partners to monitor these various fires, compiling vetted funds, resources, and events on this response page. Northern California is experiencing widespread wildfires and wildfire impacts that include damaged...
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
Topic(s) 
Policy
Funding Area 
Public Policy & Social Justice
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Public Policy
01 Mar 2017

A Case of Uncertainty: The 2017 California State Budget | A California Policy Forum Program

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
March 1, 2017 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Northern California Grantmakers
This year’s the Governor’s proposed budget strikes a significantly different tone than those of the last few years. It reflects lower revenues, a $1.6 billion projected shortfall, an expected economic downturn and deep uncertainty about what the...

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