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24
Aug
2020
Funder Response: Current Northern California Widespread Wildfires
Areas of Focus
August 24, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Zoom Meeting
The current wildfires are affecting tens of thousands of northern Californians, forcing widespread evacuations, burning homes and structures, causing air pollution, and disrupting the fragile livelihoods of people and communities already responding...
NCG Program Focuses on Supporting New Strategies and Tactics for Social Change
Release Date:
09/08/2014
This program will highlight how the Levi Strauss Foundation is partnering with pioneering nonprofit leaders to embrace technology and breakthrough forms of collaboration. Participants will learn how the Foundation approaches leadership capacity...
08
Feb
2017
Smart Growth California 2017 | Statewide Funder Convening
Areas of Focus
February 8, 2017 (All day) to February 10, 2017 (All day)
Courtyard Marriott
NCG, San Diego Grantmakers (SDG) and Southern California Grantmakers (SCG) members are invited to participate in this statewide funder convening at a special discounted rate. The Smart Growth California statewide funder convening is for funders from...
Announcing Daniel Lau as NCG's New Program and Events Manager
Release Date:
12/06/2018
Northern California Grantmakers is pleased to announce Daniel Lau has been named Program and Events Manager.
13
Nov
2018
California Fires Briefing with Local Responders and Funders
Areas of Focus
November 13, 2018 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Conference Call
Fires in Northern and Southern California are causing deaths and mass evacuations. As of November 7th, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in modern California history is only 25 percent contained in the north. 6,500 homes are destroyed and...
13
Apr
2020
The Webinar on Webinars for Funders + Nonprofits and Community Leaders
Areas of Focus
April 13, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:00am
Webinar
To save time and money, more organizations are conducting trainings and meetings online, but most of us have not been taught how to run a successful “webinar.” As a result, these virtual gatherings are often boring, plagued with technical problems,...
The Stockton Few Have Seen: A Funder Perspective
Release Date:
05/10/2018
The City of Stockton is an example of the resilience and hope that make California a great state. It is a city known for its diversity and also for its challenges, such as when it filed for bankruptcy in 2011. But like the Phoenix of Greek mythology...
How Funders Can Better Serve Grantees
Release Date:
05/10/2018
I was born in New Mexico and grew up in a large, hard-working family. My visionary Mexican-American parents pushed us to pursue a college education and to never settle for anything less than our very best. Their guidance led me to a career that I...
Ending the Incarceration of Girls and Women Funders Strategy Convening
About When: Thursday, July 11, 2019 | 1:00 - 5:00 pm (followed by an informal reception) Where: Twitter Headquarters | 1355 Market Street | San Francisco, CA The Akonadi Foundation, NoVo Foundation, Heising-Simons...
12
Mar
2015
Financial Workshop Series Part I | Understanding the Full Cost of Programming
March 12, 2015 -
9:00am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
NCG is pleased to announce a three-part financial workshop series in partnership with Fiscal Management Associates (FMA). All three workshops in this series are designed to help funders support your grantees in building financial management...
Resources from The Intersection of Housing and Health | Bay Area Health Funders Group Meeting
Publication date:
10/2017
One of the most cost effective ways to improve the health of people experiencing homelessness is to house them. At this program, we learned about the connection between housing and health, how to build cross sector relationships, promising projects in the region and the country, and philanthropy’s role as a catalyst for advancing health and well-being in our communities through housing.
04
Mar
2016
Breakfast of Champions: Connect With Your Peers in NCG's Networks While We Dish About What's Ahead
March 4, 2016 -
8:30am to 11:30am
NCG Office
Want to know what NCG has up our sleeves for 2016? And learn more about the different networks and committees in our network? Come hear from Ellen LaPointe about our plans for 2016, and come engage in dialogue with your peers and with us about what...
22
Feb
2017
A Funder's Role in the Advocacy Arena | San Francisco Bay Area Local Engagement Group
February 22, 2017 -
9:30am to 12:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Advocacy is an essential tool in executing your philanthropic mission. Learn how to use it strategically and legally as a funder.
Children's Health Programs in California: Promoting a Lifetime of Health and Well-Being
Publication date:
05/2015
California Budget & Policy Center's report looks at our state’s health care system for children and their families, including both public health care coverage and public health programs.
Tides Announces New Chief Executive Officer
Release Date:
01/23/2014
Last week NCG Member Tides announced the appointment of Kriss Deiglmeier as its new CEO.
27
Apr
2015
Communications Reception with The Communications Network's Sean Gibbons
April 27, 2015 -
5:30pm to 7:30pm
The James Irvine Foundation
NCG President and CEO Ellen LaPointe and The Communications Network Executive Director Sean Gibbons are pleased to invite you to this reception open to NCG members and members of The Communications Network.
NCG Members Creating Sacramento Community Solutions Network
Release Date:
08/03/2015
On July 24th, 70 members of the Sacramento Creating Community Solutions Network who began work on Sacramento's Mental Health Action Plan over a year ago, joined to celebrate at the Sierra Health Foundation.
Funders Who Care About San Francisco Communities Should Care About This Program
Release Date:
09/22/2014
NCG member guest blogger and Vice President of Programs at The California Wellness Foundation Fatima Angeles urges funders who care about San Francisco communities to attend the October 2nd NCG program A San Francisco Neighborhood Analysis.
NCG Partners with The Communications Network: A Reception with Sean Gibbons
Release Date:
04/07/2015
In 2015 NCG has begun a deliberate effort to develop and present programming for communications staff. Recently NCG reached out to Sean Gibbons, Executive Director at The Communications Network, to learn if he’d be in the Bay Area any time in the...