Rural communities in California, and nationwide, are reeling from federal workforce cuts that threaten jobs, incomes, and already-strained safety nets. These pressures came into sharp… Read More »
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Partners for Places: California’s Growing Movement for Climate and Equity
Partners for Places is a matching grant program managed by The Funders Network (TFN) in partnership with the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) designed to enhance local… Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Going Beyond Land Acknowledgments: Webinar Takeaways
As the newest member of the SGC team, I am excited by all the ways that funders are deepening how they weave sustainability and equity.… Read More »
Opportunities for Philanthropic Investment: Federal & State Funding
Funders active in Smart Growth California workgroups have discussed the unique role that philanthropy can play in supporting the equitable implementation of federal and state… Read More »
