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13 Mar 2020

CCJFG Webinar: The Transformative In-Prison Workgroup and the Fight for Healing in Prison

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
March 13, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Webinar
Meet the Californians bringing healing and transformative programs to state prisons, and hear how a growing statewide campaign is calling for 1% of the corrections budget to be reinvested in community-run prison programs. Community Based...
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Briefing Webinar
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Populations & Communities
Public Policy & Social Justice
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
15 May 2020

CCJFG Member Meetings on COVID-19 Response

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
May 15, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Virtual Meeting
California Criminal Justice Funders Group is organizing a two-part meeting for our members to discuss the response of California funders to the COVID-19 crisis in prisons and jails. Friday, May 15, 2020 | 10:00 am - 11:30 am We...

Disaster Philanthropy Playbook

The Disaster Philanthropy Playbook is a compilation of philanthropic strategies, best practices, innovative approaches and lessons learned in order to guide the philanthropic community in responding to future disasters. It is designed as an interactive website which your organization can use to personalize your future disaster strategies.
08 Jun 2017

Peninsula Philanthropy Network Happy Hour

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
June 8, 2017 -
3:30pm to 5:30pm
CRU
Kick off your summer with a Peninsula Philanthropy Network Happy Hour on June 8 th at Cru in Redwood City! We will be joined by a special guest, Don Horsley, Board President of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, who will share his...
11 Feb 2020

Rebuilding Democratic Norms and Institutions in the Post Impeachment Era | Bay Area Democracy Funders

February 11, 2020 -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
The presidential year begins amid an historic political impasse at home and continued democratic decline across the globe. Autocrats now run three of the world’s four largest democracies, with systems in the U.S. and India teetering on the brink,...
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Briefing Program
Topic(s) 
Strategic Philanthropy
Funding Area 
Infrastructure
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area

Taking on Wedge Politics

Release Date: 
07/15/2015
NCG member Cathy Cha, Program Director for Immigrant Rights and Integration at the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, published Taking on Wedge Politics discussing how foundations can take race issues head on.

NCG Members Stand Up for Immigrant Families

Release Date: 
12/06/2018
Thank you to all of our members who joined NCG’s Protecting Families Campaign and lifted up their voices in opposition to the harmful and unnecessary “public charge” rule that would worsen the well-being, health, and stability of millions of...
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NCG Blog
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Policy
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Public Policy

Resources for March 23rd COVID-19 Discussion on Funder Collaboration

Publication date: 
03/2020
This call focused on the need to shore up our social safety net. Participants heard broadly of the emerging challenges experienced by social safety net providers, including perspectives from community health, food banks, housing, and legal services. Speakers Dr. Jian Zhang, San Francisco Chinese Hospital Kathleen Odne, California Food Banks Association Claire Solot, Managing Director, Bigglesworth Family Foundation. Co-Founder, Legal Services Funders Network (LSFN) Watch the webinar
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Presentation
Topic(s) 
Disaster Preparedness
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
Geography 
Statewide
29 Sep 2020

CCJFG Funder Education Series, Part 3 | Grassroots Organizing

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
September 29, 2020 -
2:30pm to 4:00pm
Zoom Webinar
What does it take to win in the fight to end prisons and criminalization? This year, we have seen historic victories from ending police contracts in Oakland’s schools to a plan to close the country’s largest jail facility in Los Angeles. These wins...
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Briefing Webinar
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Public Policy & Social Justice
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice

Breakout Session: Equitable Recovery

We’ll dig deep into the issues the pandemic created as well as those issues that it exacerbated. We’ll explore the policy landscape; opportunities to leverage recovery resources; and how we can make headway on some of the issues the pandemic laid bare.

For this session, we'll dive into Equitable Recovery to answer the question: How do we think about and ensure that the recovery is equitable and we create a better “normal”?

Date & Time: 
10/12/2021 -
11:00am to 11:50am

Grants & Contracts Manager

Position: 
Grants and Contracts Manager

Grants and Contracts Manager

ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND 

Parks California is a new organization working to ensure that our State Parks thrive. From redwood groves and desert springs to lighthouses and ghost towns, we are working with our partners...

Member Spotlight: Rajni Dronamraju, Senior Manager, Charitable Giving at Genentech

Release Date: 
12/14/2017
Rajni Dronamraju is the Senior Manager, Charitable Giving at Genentech. As a part of our Member Spotlight Series, Rajni told us about her passion project, and why she's interested in learning from her funder peers in our community.

Resources from Natural Allies: Philanthropy, the Legal Community and Civil Legal Aid

Publication date: 
03/2015
The struggle to break the cycle of poverty is often paved with legal potholes. For this event we explored collaborations and investments of foundations, individual donors, corporations, law firms, government and bar associations in Civil Legal Aid.

Reflection and Discussion Questions | Peace & Justice Trip

These are questions we crafted to support meaningful reflection for our group. Prompts for visiting the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum: Through which lenses are you observing and making sense of what...
05 May 2022

Trust-Based Philanthropy in 4D Webinar Series

May 5, 2022 -
10:00am to 11:30am
The Trust-Based Philanthropy Project, in partnership with the Environmental Grantmakers Association , Blue Sky Funders Forum , and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders , is pleased to announce a four-part webinar series on using trust-...
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Briefing Webinar

Ford Foundation Announces Support for Disaster Relief and Recovery in Nepal

Release Date: 
05/04/2015
NCG member the Ford Foundation announced recently it was making $500,000 in grants to support disaster relief and recovery in Nepal, where the foundation has supported development work for over 60 years.

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