Resources from NCG's 2013 Annual Meeting
Publication date:
05/2013
At the 2013 NCG Annual Meeting we hosted a conversation with FSG Founder and Managing Director Mark Kramer about the latest learnings and progress on Collective Impact.
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Resources from Why Summer Matters: Challenge & Opportunity in Summer Learning for Children & Youth
Publication date:
03/2013
The impact of summer learning loss on young people’s academic achievement is astounding. Research from Johns Hopkins University has shown that two-thirds of the achievement gap between low-income and middle income 9th graders is attributed to the differences in their summer learning experiences in elementary school. Despite this shocking fact, there hasn’t been clear direction about solutions. This briefing presented compelling new research about quality-summer programming in California that is having a measurable impact on students' achievement.
Resources from the 2013 California Budget Project Analysis
Publication date:
02/2013
For more than a decade, Northern California Grantmakers has partnered with the California Budget Project to inform members about the annual budgets that impact underserved communities and grantees they serve.
Program Highlight: California Budget Project Analysis
Release Date:
03/04/2013
"Back on Track?"--California Budget Project Executive Director Christopher Hoene informed the attendees of NCG’s Annual California Budget Project Analysis that the most important part of his presentation title was the question mark at the end of it.
Tech Tales: NCG Family Philanthropy Forum Highlight
Release Date:
04/01/2013
On Friday, March 29, 2013, NCG’s Family Philanthropy Exchange members gathered at Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund’s office in San Francisco to share technology tools at the first-ever “Tech Tales.” Part of NCG’s Family Philanthropy Forum, the...
Resources from An Introduction to Nonprofit Finance Fund’s Financial SCAN
Publication date:
10/2012
Assessing a nonprofit's financial health is time-consuming and challenging. Which metrics and trends should you focus on and what do they mean? What should you consider when comparing organizations?
Program Highlight: Creating Shared Value
Release Date:
11/01/2012
Last month NCG corporate members had the opportunity to learn more about Shared Value from FSG Managing Director Lalitha Vaidyanathan.
Creating Shared Value: It's the Future
Publication date:
03/2012
FSG's video FSG illuminates the potential of shared value in this short motion graphic.
Resources from NCG's Communications Series Pt 2: How Foundations Effectively Work with Media for Social Impact
Publication date:
09/2012
How Foundations Can Effectively Work With Media for Social Impact is part of NCG's 2012 Communications Series. Developed and presented in partnership with The Communications Network , this series has been designed to both build the capacity of program staff to make effective use of communications strategies and to promote a greater awareness within foundations of how communications contribute to advancement of both program goals and mission.
Resources from A Conversation with D5: Diversity in Philanthropy in All Dimensions
Publication date:
09/2012
D5 was created to help foundations achieve greater impact in an increasingly diverse world. Since 2010, more than a dozen organizations, with connections to thousands of foundations, have come together through the D5 coalition to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by 2015. In this fourth and final program in NCG’s 2012 Diversity Series, funders will learn how D5 is working to make philanthropy genuinely inclusive of all diverse communities— racial and ethnic communities, LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities.
Vision and Voice: The Role of Leadership and Dialogue in Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Publication date:
05/2014
In this 2014 report, funded by the D5 Coalitio n, explored the role of leadership in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in philanthropy. The participatory research project engaged high-level executives in a peer learning network, and studied additional foundations to identify the practices, barriers, and organizational cultures that support diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Philanthropic Paths: An Exploratory Study of the Career Paths of Professionals of Color in Philanthropy
Publication date:
05/2014
This study comissioned by the D5 Coalition provides a holistic, in-depth picture of the career experiences of 43 philanthropic professionals of color ranging from Program Officers to CEOs working in a diverse array of foundations.
Resources from How Can Foundations Work With Their Grantees to be Effective Communicators?
Publication date:
07/2012
How Can Foundations Work with Their Grantees to be Effective Communicators is part of NCG's 2012 Communications Series.
Resources from NCG's 2013 Corporate Philanthropy Institute
Publication date:
10/2013
This year's Corporate Philanthropy Institute (CPI) expanded on the discussion we started last year about social innovation. Diving deeper, the CPI focused on how innovative approaches and ideas are playing out in the "real world" of corporate philanthropy, social responsibility, and corporate citizenship.
Bill Gates: Philanthropy Depends on Innovation
Publication date:
03/2014
Bill Gates, one of the world's leading inventors, businessmen and donors, says philanthropy, like technology, depends on innovation for best results.
Resources from NCG's 2012 Corporate Philanthropy Institute
Publication date:
06/2012
At NCG's 2012 Corporate Philanthropy Institute (CPI) we explored many of the new ideas and concepts in social innovation—from social entrepreneurship to shared value to B corporations.
Resources from Youth Voice: Supporting Youth to Promote Systems Change
Publication date:
06/2012
Not every young person is lucky enough to enjoy the support of a functional family or social network, and many depend on the state in some capacity to help develop the skills necessary for achieving professional success and personal stability. In recent years, the Zellerbach Family Foundation , Stuart Foundation and W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation , among others, have supported organizations that use "youth voice" as a strategy to build the capacity of youth to advocate effectively for changes in the systems that directly affect their lives. This briefing provided an overview of "...
Revitalizing Philanthropy Infographic
Publication date:
09/2013
Devloped by Nonprofit Colleges Online, this infographic highlights how various philanthropic and charitable organizations have revitalized philanthropy.
Resources from Kellogg’s Racial Healing Initiative
Publication date:
05/2012
This third program in NCG's 2012 Diversity in Philanthropy Series provided an opportunity for the philanthropic community to engage in a peer-to-peer dialogue that explored the critical role racial inequity plays in the funding community's ability to realize strong returns on its investments in some of the most vulnerable communities in America.