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23 Jun 2022

Midterms and Moving Lines: How Nonprofits and Philanthropy Can Support Safe and Secure Elections

June 23, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:15am

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Midterm elections are quickly approaching, and California’s new redistricting lines are already having an effect on the voting landscape. How the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors can help voters understand the implications of these changes before...

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27 Jul 2022

Scaling the Power of Guarantees

July 27, 2022 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

Join Philanthropy California to discuss the use of guarantees in impact investing and learn more about the Community Investment Guarantee Pool (CIGP). Financial guarantees are an evolving tool for philanthropies looking to back mission-aligned...

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11 Jul 2022

California’s Reproductive Justice Future: Moving Money + Building Power

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July 11, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Part briefing, part rallying cry, this hour-long conversation in partnership with the Women's Foundation of California will examine what comes next in California as we continue to chart a path towards reproductive justice together. Highlighting...

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The Dr. Beatriz María Solís Policy Institute (SPI)

September 2022 - September 2023 In-person Event/Virtual

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Building a Win on Equity: Philanthropy’s Investment in Equitable Recovery Can Help California Govern for All

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02/24/2022

This is a governance moment. We can master governing for all people by bringing a racial equity consciousness to every aspect of how government does business. We have an unprecedented opportunity to strengthen our democracy by...

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Five Opportunities for Philanthropy to Protect and Expand Abortion Access in a Post-Roe v Wade World

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06/29/2022

In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court of the United States’s ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization struck down both Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992). This landmark decision eliminated a person’s constitutional...

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Health: Health Access & Care

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Public Policy

What We’re Reading: The Housing Solution Edition

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06/30/2022

We know how to solve homelessness. It’s time for Bay Area philanthropy to work together and double down on investing in and implementing the solutions we know work. 

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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

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Clarifying Purpose: Zellerbach Family Foundation’s Shifts Toward a More Equitable Region

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06/30/2022

We’ve learned at ZFF that legacy is not synonymous with complacency. Rather than working in conflict with our history, the changes we’ve made have clarified our purpose , offered opportunities to deepen our impact , and introduced new...

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Leadership, Culture and Community

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...

Racial Equity Peer Learning Exchange

A Three-Part Pilot Cohort Is your foundation committed to racial equity work but is now struggling to navigate the tensions around introducing new racial equity-focused policies and practices in your foundation? Would a team of your staff...

12 Jul 2022

Public Banking: Sustaining Economic Equity for the Bay Area

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July 12, 2022 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Zoom Meeting

To achieve economic equity, we must prioritize investing our money into the wealth and health of local communities and the environment. Public banking is a promising strategy with a century-old history that can help us align how we spend our tax and...

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Economic & Community Development

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Income Inequality

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Populations & Communities

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05 May 2022

Trust-Based Philanthropy in 4D Webinar Series

May 5, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:30am

The Trust-Based Philanthropy Project, in partnership with the Environmental Grantmakers Association , Blue Sky Funders Forum , and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders , is pleased to announce a four-part webinar series on using trust-...

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Leadership, Culture and Community

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About Partner Membership

Partners can join as NCG Members. Membership is organization-wide: your entire staff and board receive member privileges. Membership is for one calendar year. You may arrange to pay on a different fiscal year schedule.

04 Aug 2022

Equitable Recovery Strategies: Investing In Communities

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August 4, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Community Based Organizations (CBOs) have responded quickly and nimbly to ensure Black, Indigenous, and other people of color who have been most impacted have access to timely and accurate information in multiple...

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Leadership, Culture and Community

04 Aug 2022

BIPOC Communities' Response to Rising White Nationalism

August 4, 2022 -

9:45am to 11:00am

August 5th marks ten years since a man with ties to white supremacist organizations killed six people in an Oak Creek Sikh temple, and August 3rd marks three years since 23 people were killed in an El Paso Walmart. The El Paso gunman claimed the...

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28 Jul 2022

2022 Corporate Philanthropy Awards & Summit

July 28, 2022 -

7:30am to 11:00am

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Join us as we return to an in-person Annual Corporate Philanthropy Summit July 28, with an impactful and inspiring program, networking, and important connections made between for-profit and non-profit philanthropy leaders sharing ideas, trends, best...

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02 Aug 2022

Racism and the Economy: Understanding Racial Capitalism | 2022 Foundations of Racial Equity Session 2

August 2, 2022 - 10:00am to August 16, 2022 - 12:00pm

Virtual Series

About the Series Anti-Black racism and white supremacy are embedded in philanthropy and in our institutions, often invisible to the majority of us, even as we work with intention towards equity and justice. As change agents within philanthropy, we...

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5 Shifts

Announcing Jaime Kemmer Woods as NCG's First-Ever Director of Strategy and Partnerships

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07/13/2022

Jaime Kemmer Woods (she/her) has joined NCG as the first-ever Director of Strategy and Partnerships. Jaime brings more than 15 years of experience in social impact work having held various roles from direct service and grantmaking to development.

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