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California
Defending Against Federal Funding Cuts to the Environment & Implementing California’s Climate Investments
As federal rollbacks threaten environmental justice and California prepares to implement its largest-ever climate bond, philanthropy has a critical opportunity — and responsibility — to… Read More »
Resilience and Equity in Action: A Day with the Great Communities Collaborative
Shade trees softened the sun as we stepped onto Jardín del Pueblo, a vibrant community farm in Healdsburg where local farmworkers grow their own food… Read More »
California’s Climate Bond: What it Funds, How it’s Spent, Why it Matters
Two opposing forces are shaping California’s environmental landscape: rising momentum in federal rollbacks and increasing urgency around the state’s $10 billion Climate Bond to meet… Read More »
The Battle for Common Sense: What I Learned About Cultural Mindsets at TFN25
After an eye-opening exchange with a fellow passenger about California wildfires, Diana Williams reflects on insights from TFN’s 25th Anniversary Conference, where cultural mindsets like… Read More »
LA Wildfires: Climate Resilience and Recovery
Satellite image from CNN. Tracking the damage and devastation from the LA Wildfires in Maps (CNN) In recent years, the scale and intensity of wildfires… Read More »
Learning from Lithium Valley: From Brine to Green Energy
The Lithium Crossroads Once a beachfront haven for celebrities, Southern California’s Salton Sea turned toxic long ago from too much agricultural runoff and too little… Read More »
Land Use, Climate and Equity in California: Policies and Funding Streams
There’s always a lot going on in California, the most populated state in the nation by far, and one of the biggest economies in the… Read More »
Link: A model for building and renovating multibenefit parks in underserved communities
Link: A model for building and renovating multibenefit parks in underserved communities For the last three years, several funders active in our Los Angeles Funders’… Read More »
Top 10 California Highlights from #TFN2023 New Orleans
Over 50 funders and advocates from California attended this year’s 2023 TFN Annual Conference held in New Orleans! There were multiple opportunities to learn, connect,… Read More »