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We Draw the Lines: What California Nonprofits and Funders Need to Know About Redistricting When: June 2021 What is redistricting? Why is it important? Hint: it determines much of the fate of our communities for the next 10 years,...
12 Aug 2021

Hidden Gems: Funding Long-Term Recovery Groups

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
August 12, 2021 - 11:00am
It is often said, “Disasters begin and end locally.” After the major news media, national nongovernmental organizations, and large funders go home, it is the local community that will be coordinating the years of recovery still to come. One tool...
04 Aug 2021

Pacific Islanders Leading for an Equitable Recovery

Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
August 4, 2021 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Screen Shot 2021-07-09 at 12.30.06 PM.png COVID-19 made starkly visible the disparities in our society. Nowhere was this more clear than for the Pacific Islander (PI) community in California. The data that is available shows that this community was...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Philanthropy CA
Funding Area 
Health
Geographic Location 
Statewide
Areas of Focus 
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

Shift Happens

ShiftHappens2.jpg Shift Happens: A Series on Leadership and Change Introduction by Dwayne S. Marsh, President and CEO, Northern California Grantmakers: I grew up in a semi-segregated Richmond, Virginia at a time that its heritage as...
03 Aug 2021

Community Driven Narrative Power

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Leadership, Culture and Community
Public Policy
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
August 3, 2021 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
California’s 2020 election presented voters with the opportunity to weigh in on critical propositions that had the potential to advance racial equity and social justice. While there was a strong voter turnout in California, the aftermath of the 2020...

News | COVID-19 Equitable Recovery

Release Date: 
08/04/2021
The Road to Recovery: A Framework for Philanthropy A Conversation with NCG's President and CEO, Dwayne S. Marsh and Public Policy Director, Crispin Delgado Over the last year, we've been using guiding principles to help guide our...
23 Sep 2021

LSFN Signature Event | Wellness 360: Supporting Staff Wellness and Building Back Better

Areas of Focus 
Equity and Social Justice
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
September 23, 2021 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Annually the LSFN Signature Event brings together over a hundred individuals from the funder, academic, government, and legal services fields who are passionate about improving access to justice. This year we will bring together several leaders from...

Everything Wrong with The Verge’s Article, “What to Expect from the 2021 Fire Season in the West”

Release Date: 
08/04/2021
As fire season sets in, the stream of well-meaning articles entering our news feed is on the rise. They’re intended to help us make sense of and respond to the threat of wildfire and smoke. What worries me though, is what’s missing from these pithy...
20 Aug 2021

CCJFG Membership Meeting | Session 4

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
August 20, 2021 -
10:00am to 11:30am
This two-part member meeting series will address how funders can sustain long-term statewide policy work, while being accountable to local grassroots movements. We will consider the following questions: what is our role to not only fund statewide...
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Briefing Webinar
Topic(s) 
Leadership Development
Funding Area 
Populations & Communities
Geographic Location 
SF Bay Area
Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community

Philanthropic Role | COVID-19 Equitable Recovery

Recovery Priorities for the Philanthropic Sector 1. Ensure access to quality healthcare and mental health services for all Harness the knowledge, relationships and trust of community organizers Develop strategies to ensure equitable distribution of...

Climate and Disaster Resilience

When the time comes, most foundations become disaster funders whether they've previously thought of themselves that way or not. That’s because disasters and community crises touch all aspects of people’s lives, communities, and cities. NCG's new...
26 Aug 2021

Addressing Community Needs and Resilience Arising from Drought, Extreme Heat, and Wildfires | Part 1

Areas of Focus 
Leadership, Culture and Community
Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability
August 26, 2021 -
9:00am to 10:00am
Discussion theme: Supporting and Protecting Latinx and Undocumented Communities The worsening drought, heatwaves, and wildfires in California will require urgent and coordinated efforts from the philanthropic sector to support...

Public Policy

Northern California Grantmakers members are grappling with complex issues in a diverse and rapidly-changing region. We recognize that policy is a powerful tool to advance significant and sustained change and improve outcomes. We believe we have a...

Learning Group | 2021 New Grantmakers Institute

Opt-In to an Additional Learning Group This group will support relationship-building with your fellow participants, create space to grapple and discuss both learnings and questions from the sessions, and discuss more deeply what it...

CPI 2021 | Perspectives

The 2021 Corporate Philanthropy Institute: Make It So is almost here! Thank you for choosing to participate in sharing your thoughts with corporate attendees from the Bay Area and across the state of California.

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