Opening the Door to Opportunity: NCG Moves into Public Policy
Release Date:
08/10/2017
Sometimes, opportunity knocks. Other times it opens the door and lets itself in. This is the case with NCG’s recent expansion into the public policy arena.
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Sharing the Journey: Montgomery, Alabama
Release Date:
01/21/2019
This region is widely considered to be the birthplace of the civil rights movement, but was also the center of power for the Confederacy, the heart of the Jim Crow South, and at one time a thriving regional marketplace for the trafficking and sale...
FroYo with a CEO: Interview with Bill Somerville
Release Date:
07/16/2014
FroYo with a CEO is a video interview series featuring NCG’s summer intern Carmen Ross, as she uses the persuasive powers of frozen yogurt to get foundation leaders to open up about their life both in and outside of the office.
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Announces New Partnership
Release Date:
06/08/2015
Low-income households in the developing world face a triple-threat when managing their financial well-being. NCG member Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors has announced a three-year partnership to build a set of tools which support underserved...
Time is of the Essence
Release Date:
09/09/2015
Silicon Valley Community Foundation is leading the charge to address math misplacement by sponsoring the California Placement Act of 2015-AB 359. SVCF is excited to announce that SB 359 has passed legislature and is awaiting the Governor's signature.
Sustaining San Francisco Artists: The Minnesota Street Project
Release Date:
10/26/2015
Last year, KQED informed us that our neighborhoods were changing–tech sector demand for real estate is driving up prices, and San Francisco art galleries are being displaced. The Rappaport's are impacting the arts community in a new way.
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Feb
2017
The Opportunity Summit: Activating the Power of 9 Counties to Create Opportunity and Shared Prosperity for All
Areas of Focus
February 3, 2017 -
9:00am to 3:30pm
Nile Hall
You are invited to join partners from across the Bay Area to learn together, collaborate, and take action toward equity, economic opportunity, and shared prosperity. Hear from experts and those on the ground implementing promising solutions. This...
On the Passing of the Walter & Elise Haas Fund Board President William S. Goldman
Release Date:
07/18/2017
Northern California Grantmakers joins with the Walter and Elise Haas Fund to mourn the tragic death of William S. Goldman.
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Sep
2018
20th Anniversary Symposium Imagining the Future of Family Philanthropy
September 13, 2018 - 12:00pm to September 14, 2018 - 3:00pm
Hotel Nikko
Philanthropy California is proud to support our partners at the National Center for Family Philanthropy , the national nonprofit devoted to giving families and those who work with them. NCFP is hosting their 20 th Anniversary Symposium in...
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Nov
2019
New Grantmakers Institute Alumni Happy Hour
November 6, 2019 -
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Remember how fun NGI was?! We've heard directly from you that we should bring you all back together again, with other graduates of the program over the years! We hope you'll join us and your fellow NGI alumni to reconnect and continue building...
Blue Shield of California Foundation Announces New Director of Finance, Operations, and Grants
Release Date:
10/24/2019
Blue Shield of California Foundation has announced Annie Z. Wong as its new Director of Finance, Operations, and Grants. Congratulations Annie! Read the announcement below. San Francisco, CA (October 22, 2019) –...
FroYo with a CEO: Interview with Peter Long
Release Date:
10/13/2014
FroYo with a CEO is a video interview series featuring NCG’s summer intern Carmen Ross, as she uses the persuasive powers of frozen yogurt to get foundation leaders to open up about their life both in and outside of the office.
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Sep
2020
Impact Investments That Advance Racial Equity Solutions
Areas of Focus
September 2, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Webinar
The confluence of anti-racist social progress and a global pandemic will forever change our nation’s vision of equitable economic development. Despite billions invested in local businesses each year, communities most impacted remain structurally...
Breakout Session: Housing and Homelessness
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.
Date & Time:
10/12/2021 -
11:00am to 11:50am
Announcing Our 2015 Annual Conference PhilTalks
Release Date:
05/07/2015
Earlier this year NCG put out a call for PhilTalk proposals. What’s a PhilTalk? A PhilTalk is a 15-minute presentation that explores an idea, solution or approach to a challenge we are confronting in our philanthropic work. Think TedTalk, but for...
July 4th Earthquake Sequence Near Ridgecrest, California: Updates & Resources
Release Date:
07/08/2019
On July 4th and July 5th, two major earthquakes struck in Kern County near Ridgecrest, California, approximately 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Southern California Grantmakers is fully operational and will be updating this webpage with the...
Northern California Grantmakers Welcomes Sara Davis and Sandra Nathan to the NCG Board of Directors
Release Date:
12/03/2014
Northern California Grantmakers is pleased to announce that Sara Davis, Director of Grants Management at The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Sandra Nathan, the Vice President of Grants and Loans at the Marin Community Foundation, are...
Pre-Conference Amuse Bouche: Measure of America's Latest Research
Release Date:
04/22/2015
For this year's Annual Conference we're bringing in Measure of America, a project of the Social Science Research Council that provides research on well-being and opportunity in America. This morning their Co-Director spoke with Marketplace host...
NCG's Own Ellen LaPointe Named One of Bay Area's Top Influential Women
Release Date:
05/16/2016
Two years ago I had the pleasure of serving on the search committee to attract NCG’s next President and CEO. I am delighted to share that the SF Business Times recognized what we saw. They have named her one of the most influential Bay Area women in...
When the Movement Calls, Will We Hear It?
Release Date:
02/16/2017
I recently took the BART to San Francisco International Airport, but I wasn’t trying to catch a plane. I went to join the thousands of people who protested at airports around the country in response to the president’s executive action banning...