July 15, 2022 @ 10:30 am-12:00 pm – Register here. The NCG Funders for Climate Equity network is a collaboration with Smart Growth California and the League of California Community Foundations. We invite funders who are interested in or are already funding at the intersection of climate justice and resilience to join us and to share and provide input as we collectively learn and take […]
Climate humans: Supporting receiving communities
July 14, 2022 @ 11:00 am-12:00 pm – NOTE: This will be broadcast from 2 pm – 3 pm America/New York Timezone (11 am – 12 pm CA Pacific Time) Event hosted by The Funders Network Register here. Climate-related disasters are forcing an increasing number of people to flee their homes. The Center for Disaster Philanthropy is hosting a webinar to provide funders […]
Ensuring Equitable and Sustainable Public Funding: Philanthropy’s Critical Role
June 30, 2022 @ 12:00 pm-1:30 pm – Event hosted by SoCal Grantmakers Register here. California will receive over $136 billion in new and upcoming economic recovery public investments. Philanthropy can play a critical role in ensuring that historically underserved communities have the opportunity to benefit from these significant investments and impact the decision-making process. Join the institutions behind the Community Economic Mobilization Initiative […]
SJV Funders’ Collaborative In-Person Spring Gathering
May 25, 2022-May 26, 2022 @ 10:00 am-2:00 pm – Register here. We are so delighted to be able to meet in person again! I invite you to join the San Joaquin Valley Funders’ Collaborative (SJVFC) for a two-day in-person gathering in Tulare County, May 25-26. Day one is an all-day learning exchange and strategy session with partners. You will see firsthand the intersections of […]
Beyond Land Acknowledgements: Indigenous Leadership and the Environment in Southern California
May 20, 2022 @ 10:30 am-12:00 pm – With land acknowledgements becoming a norm in funder gatherings (check out native-land.ca if you haven’t yet done so), the Southern California Environmental Funders Group invites you to this upcoming funder convening to explore ways in which philanthropy can go beyond land acknowledgements, including the larger Indigenous land back movement, land stewardship, land taxes, land co-management […]
Funders for Climate Justice (Northern California Grantmakers)
April 22, 2022 @ 10:30 am-12:00 pm – The Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) Funders for Climate Justice Group is a collaboration with Smart Growth California and the League of California Community Foundations. We invite funders who are interested in or are already funding at the intersection of climate justice and resilience to join us and to share and provide input as we collectively […]
San Diego Funders’ Collaborative Dinner (at #TFN2022)
March 15, 2022 @ 7:00 pm-9:00 pm – The San Diego Foundation, International Community Foundation, The California Endowment, Catalyst of San Diego and Imperial Counties and Smart Growth California (an initiative of TFN) invite you to attend a dinner to informally launch the San Diego Funders’ Collaborative, a space that facilitates learning, relationship building, alignment and collaboration across a broad set of issues […]
Smart Growth CA Funder Dinner (at #TFN2022)
March 14, 2022 @ 7:00 pm-9:00 pm – Come learn more about and connect with funders active in Smart Growth California’s statewide steering committee, San Joaquin Valley Funders’ Collaborative, Los Angeles Funders’ Collaborative and San Diego Funders’ Collaborative. After two years of meeting virtually, we’re ready and excited to meet in person and do what we do best, learning together, building relationships, aligning […]
TFN 2022 Annual Conference
March 14, 2022-March 16, 2022 @ 12:00 am – About #TFN2022 Mark your calendars for The Funders Network’s 2022 Annual Conference: Seize the Moment, scheduled for March 14-16 in San Diego! As communities grapple with the impacts of climate crises, an ongoing pandemic and a widening racial wealth gap, how can we support powerful and creative strategies that can address systemic inequities and move us toward justice? […]
Climate and Clean Energy in California: Making Justice 40 a Reality on the Ground
February 18, 2022 @ 10:30 am-12:00 pm – Register here. A historic amount of federal funding is being allocated to climate-resilient infrastructure with social equity in mind. The Justice40 Initiative, launched in 2021 via Executive Order, is an intentional, “whole-of-government effort to… deliver at least 40 percent of the overall benefits from Federal investments in climate and clean energy to disadvantaged communities.” It is a core part […]
