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Closing Performance + Plenary: Nonprofit Leader Conversation

Nonprofits are central to impacting the issues we care about. How do we ensure they are strong, resilient, and continue to have impact? Join us for a conversation to hear from local nonprofit leaders with Vu Le and Fatima Angeles about what they’ve faced in the last year, how they’ve been able to manage and survive and what they need from us to be strong going forward and impact the region’s most pressing issues. 

Date & Time: 
10/13/2021 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm

NCG Members Are “Get on the Map” Trailblazers!

Release Date: 
03/24/2015
That’s right! Our sources tell us that NCG members are pioneers when it comes to “Get on the Map” participation. We here at NCG couldn’t be more thrilled because member participation means a more robust regional and statewide map.

2015 Annual Conference: Announcing Our Bay Area Mayors Lunch Plenary

Release Date: 
04/23/2015
Any discussion about the impact of dynamic forces on our communities will always benefit from the perspective of our local government officials. That’s why NCG is pleased to announce our 2015 Annual Conference Lunch Plenary speakers.
29 Mar 2018

Emergency Briefing on Adding Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census (Mar 2018)

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Public Policy
March 29, 2018 -
8:00pm to 9:00pm
Webinar
On March 26, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced his decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, in response to a request from the Department of Justice. The Secretary noted that he received more than 50 letters on the subject...
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Briefing Program
Topic(s) 
2020 Census
Geographic Location 
National
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Public Policy

Resources from California Philanthropy’s Role in Making the Federal Government Work For All

Publication date: 
09/2017
In our program on September 19 (California Philanthropy’s Role in Making the Federal Government Work For All), Max Stier, President and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, and Barbara Kibbe, Director of Organizational Effectiveness at the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, engaged in a Q&A about the Partnership’s observations on current dynamics in the federal government, as well as its emerging effort to help government connect with, and learn from, the dynamism and innovative thinking in California.
21 Jun 2018

Get a Beer and Undo Nonprofit Power Dynamics Day (GBUNPD)

June 21, 2018 -
4:30pm to 6:30pm
Natoma Cabana
Please join EPIP, the Foundation Center, Northern California Grantmakers, the Whitman Institute, and YCore for a happy hour to celebrate Get a BEER* and Undo Nonprofit Power Dynamics Day (GBUNPD). This new national holiday is the brainchild of Vu Le...

Going Beyond Grantmaking | Using External Help to Extend a Foundation's Core Compentencies and Increase Its Impact

The drive to achieve impact beyond grantmaking represents a paradigm shift in the way foundations seek to make social change. Consultants and other intermediaries have critical roles to play in extending and enhancing this impact.

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?

Drawing Electoral Lines: Making Redistricting Work for All | 6/7/2017

Publication date: 
06/2017
With our expert panel, we had an informed, nonpartisan dialogue about the legal, political, practical, and charitable routes toward fairer redistricting. We discussed what solutions could work better, and how funders can support a redistricting process that is independent, transparent and ensures that communities are fully and fairly represented locally, at the state level, and in Congress.
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Presentation
Audience 
Program Staff
Topic(s) 
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
11 Apr 2017

GEO Member Call | From Implicit to Explicit: Operating with an Equity Lens

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
April 11, 2017 -
11:00am to 12:15pm
Ready Talk Call
How has your organization explicitly infused equity into its mission, values and grantmaking? What steps have you taken to make sure equity is present in your work? And, how does applying an equity lens to your grantmaking practices allow you to be...

Resources from Philanthropy and the #MeToo Movement

Publication date: 
06/2018
The #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have set change in motion across American society, from popular culture to the halls of Congress. But is philanthropy listening? And is philanthropy part of the problem? At the root of the sexual violence #MeToo addresses, and the workplace misconduct #TimesUp addresses, is misuse of power. Money, race, gender, and other factors cause breakdowns in how we communicate with each other. At this program, panelists offered up their own paths to discovering built-in systems that get in the way of righting power dynamics and the corrections they made (or want to...

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