Marguerite Casey Foundation Welcomes Two New Board Members
Release Date:
09/28/2015
The Marguerite Casey Foundation has welcomed two new members to their board. Help us welcome them to the NCG community!
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The Impact of Pro Bono
Release Date:
10/26/2015
It’s National Pro Bono Week and the Bay Area’s local pro bono expert, the Taproot Foundation, is kicking off the celebration with new information.
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Dec
2015
Trends in Family Philanthropy: Identity, Leadership, and the Future of Family Philanthropy | NCFP Webinar
December 10, 2015 -
9:00am to 10:30am
Online Webinar
What are the key governance and grantmaking issues facing family foundation boards and staff in the 21st Century? What trends exist with regards to engaging the next generation, supporting grantees, and planning for perpetuity? And what are the...
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Feb
2016
SOLD OUT | Financial Analysis: Assessing Nonprofit Financial Health (2016)
February 4, 2016 -
9:00am to 12:30pm
Northern California Grantmakers
Come learn how to evaluate your grantee's current financial health. This training will help you to develop a comprehensive picture of your grantee's financial performance to better assist in times of a grantee's growth or crisis phase. This training...
Building a Bridge to High‐Quality Child Care for Foster Children
Release Date:
02/22/2016
What does it mean to build a bridge between California’s child welfare and child care systems? How can child care access be increased? Learn more about the proposal in California.
Walter & Elise Haas Fund Executive Director Appointed Berkeley–Haas Social Impact Fellow
Release Date:
09/15/2016
NCG member and Walter & Elise Haas Fund Executive Director Pamela David has accepted an appointment at the Institute for Business & Social Impact. Read the announcement below. Pam David Appointed Berkeley–Haas Social Impact Fellow...
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2021
Future-proofing Your Portfolio: A Quick Guide To Scenario Planning For Foundations
Areas of Focus
April 28, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:00am
As our world becomes more uncertain, planning for the future becomes more important, but also more difficult. This interactive workshop will introduce fundamental tools used in scenario analysis and risk management and show how foundations can apply...
Struggling to Get By: The Real Cost Measure in California 2015
Release Date:
07/20/2015
United Ways of California released an NCG member supported report analyzing the challenges families face by living in California.
CEO Message: An Invitation to Authenticity
Release Date:
09/09/2015
As we say goodbye to summer and move into a busy fall season, I’m excited by the many opportunities we will have to connect with colleagues, discuss the issues with which we are grappling, share triumphs and learnings, strengthen our relationships...
Why Support for Long-Term Harvey Recovery is So Vital
Release Date:
09/06/2017
“Housing, housing, housing.” That’s how Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner answered when recently asked about his priorities for this coming week. And with good reason, with tens of thousands still in emergency temporary shelters and an estimate of...
NCG Endorses Schools and Communities First
Release Date:
06/26/2019
When NCG stepped into the policy space two years ago, we did so knowing that it would require us to be bold and lean deeply into our mission to bring philanthropy together to build healthy, thriving, and just communities. With the 2020 election...
Bayview-Hunters Point Center for Arts and Technology (BAYCAT) Receives Inaugural William J. Zellerbach Award for Social Change
Release Date:
09/17/2019
The Zellerbach Family Foundation announced today that the Bayview-Hunters Point Center for Arts and Technology (BAYCAT) has received the first annual William J. Zellerbach Award for Social Change. The award was established to honor the legacy of...
Philanthropic Policy Brief on COVID-19 Testing
Release Date:
04/08/2020
This brief on COVID-19 testing is designed to support philanthropic discussion and aid in the coordination of the sector’s response. Philanthropy California offers a series of policy issues for consideration and action.
Philanthropic Policy Brief on COVID-19 Testing
Publication date:
04/2020
This brief on COVID-19 testing is designed to support philanthropic discussion and aid in the coordination of the sector’s response. Philanthropy California offers a series of policy issues for consideration and action. Testing is a critical component in tracking and combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals are asymptomatic for up to 2 weeks post-exposure, which influences their judgment on where and how to interact socially. Many have unwittingly put others at risk through social interaction or through community contact (e.g. spreading the virus to door handles, grab bars, etc.) before...
NCFP In-Person Webinar Viewing: Q&A with NCG’s Phuong Quach
Release Date:
06/02/2015
This year NCG has begun hosting in-person webinar viewings for the National Center for Family Philantnhropy’s (NCFP) monthly webinar series. Why host in-person gatherings for a webinar? NCG Director of Member Engagement Phuong Quach has the answers.
NCG Welcomes Emily Katz as Director of Knowledge & Communications
Release Date:
09/09/2015
Northern California Grantmakers is pleased to announce that Emily Katz Kishawi will be joining as chief alchemist, to distill the knowledge gained from philanthropic experience and communicate our acumen and passion for bettering this corner of the...
CEO Message: Navigating the End
Release Date:
09/21/2017
In 2007 I found myself in a situation we all dread: witnessing my mother’s declining health and doing everything I could to help her in what turned out to be her last year of life. With the hindsight of ten years, I now look back on that time as one...
O2 Initiatives Invites Applications for the O2 Sabbatical Award
Release Date:
06/21/2018
The annual O2 Sabbatical Award honors the commitment and accomplishments of exceptional nonprofit executive directors in San Francisco, Alameda, and Contra Costa Counties.
FordForward: The Ford Foundation Charts a New Course
Release Date:
06/11/2015
"Today is not a new beginning. It is a next step in a quest begun eight decades ago," said Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation.
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