Our bi-weekly magazine Together For Good offers deeper-dive stories about news-making people and institutions in our community, resources to help us do our work better, and up-to-the-minute info about the latest jobs and opportunities for professional development. You can sign up to receive the magazine below. If you're an NCG member we want to help you share news and announcements from your organization. You can submit your press release, blog, or article.
NCG's Blog
June 27, 2019
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the citizenship question cannot, for now, be added to the 2020 Census. While this is an important step forward, significant challenges remain to ensuring that every person in our community is counted. The Bay Area Census Funders Collaborative (BACFC) remains committed to working together to bring resources to trusted community-based organizations to ensure a fair and accurate count.
June 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 around the corner, there is much at stake for California and our region. There has never been a more appropriate or important time for philanthropy to be advocating and using its voice in service of building a Better California for all.
June 25, 2019
In philanthropy, there's no shortage of advice. The faculty of NCG's upcoming 2019 New Grantmakers Institute (NGI) look back on the best (and worst!) advice they received as they entered the field and offer their own advice to this year's incoming grantmakers.
June 13, 2019
When we announced a few years ago that NCG would be taking up racial equity as a central part of our work we received praise, and we also encountered some skepticism. Many cautioned us that everyone seemed to be “getting into equity” and that we’d better be sure we had something distinct to add. We have taken that to heart.
Philanthropy News
June 12, 2019
A new type of partnership between the College Futures Foundation and The James Irvine Foundation is making a big impact ensuring every student has a fair shot at opportunity. Hear
May 2, 2019
NCG member the Stuart Foundation has named its new President. Congratulations to Sophie Fanelli!
April 30, 2019
The California Criminal Justice Funders Group is pleased to share our first-of-its-kind report Funding the Future: Fellowships for Formerly-Incarcerated People in California.
April 18, 2019
NCG member the John and Wauna Harman Foundation has appointed Julie Boudreau as its new New Executive Director. Welcome to the NCG community!
Resources Search
On March 8, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.
Forum network members have worked together to compile a list of Fellowship opportunities that people can apply to. This document has fellow leadership development opportunities, cohort opportunities, innovation opportunities, for philanthropic professionals, for nonprofit leaders, etc.
Values-aligned grantmaking is becoming every day parlance in our field, with good reason: foundation professionals are increasingly conscious of the role they play in social change.
Jobs
Grants Associate
Application Deadline: 07/15/2019
Administrative Assistant Temp
Application Deadline: 07/31/2019
Accounting Manager - Social Ventures
Application Deadline: 07/31/2019
Accounting Specialist AP - Fiscal Sponsorship
Application Deadline: 07/31/2019
Accounting Specialist AR - Fiscal Sponsorship
Application Deadline: 07/31/2019
Accounting Specialist
Application Deadline: 07/31/2019