July 30, 2026 @ 11:00 am-12:30 pm – Register Here Join us in person for a tour and discussion of a current collaboratively funded project site that brings together air‑filtration improvements, school greening efforts, and multi‑funder investment. During the visit, we will explore how these strategies are being implemented on the ground and discuss ideas for replicating this model in other communities of […]
Building a Climate Smart Economy
July 20, 2026 @ 12:00 pm-1:30 pm – Register Here The Catalyst Climate Funders Collaborative invites all climate, economic development, policy, and advocacy funders to join CA FWD and Resources Legacy Fund for a conversation about how we can reimagine climate leadership through economic prosperity. In this webinar, we will explore what is needed for an economy-wide transition that drives sustainable and inclusive economic growth, cuts daily costs, and […]
Across Miles, Cultures, and Causes: Investing in Rural California
June 23, 2026 @ 1:00 pm-2:15 pm – Register Here Rural communities are too often viewed through the lens of economic disinvestment, population loss, limited infrastructure, and barriers to opportunity. Across California’s North State, Indigenous, Black, Hmong, Latino, and other rural leaders are building a different narrative—one rooted in collaboration, resilience, and shared prosperity. Join the Rural Funders Working Group of Smart Growth California on June […]
Building the Pipeline: From Projects to Investable Climate Portfolios – Part 1: Existing Readiness Initiatives & Project Pipelines
June 18, 2026 @ 12:00 pm – Part 1 | Existing Readiness Initiatives & Project Pipelines June 18 | 12:00 p.m. PT Part 2 | Unlocking Climate Capital Across Sectors August 20 | 12:30 p.m. PT CA FWD, Resilient Cities Catalyst, Climate Resolve, Philanthropy CA, and Smart Growth CA are co-hosting this two-part learning-to-action series on advancing policy and capital frameworks to […]
Building Equitable Housing Through Partnership
June 17, 2026 @ 10:00 am – Register Here Housing is among our most essential human needs and rights. And while a national problem, the housing epidemic plays out in place, impacting community stability, economic opportunity and better life outcomes for families and children. Tackling housing and homelessness takes multi-sector, long-term partnerships; approached holistically, it provides opportunities for multiple benefits. This upcoming webinar features creative multi-sector partnerships underway in two […]
Wildfire Resilience Funders Annual Convening
June 1, 2026-June 3, 2026 @ 12:00 am – Annual Convening 2026 June 1-3, 2026 in Ashland, Oregon The 2020 Labor Day Fires reshaped Oregon’s relationship with wildfire, and set in motion ambitious state-level transformations in wildfire policy and community resilience across the Rogue Valley. This year’s Wildfire Resilience Funders (WRF) Convening invites you to see that transformation firsthand: what communities have built from […]
From Extraction to Opportunity: Advancing a Just Transition for Land, Health, and Community
May 29, 2026 @ 10:30 am-12:00 pm – Register Here This in-person convening, structured as a site visit to Baldwin Hills, comes at a pivotal moment as the draft ordinance to phase out oil drilling moves to the Planning Commission and City Council in early 2026. Funders will examine the current 20-year phase-out proposal, the implications of the state’s new authority allowing cities […]
From Early Voices to New Media: Water’s Storytellers
May 26, 2026 @ 12:00 pm – REGISTER HERE How we tell the story of water matters — and who tells the story matters even more. This webinar brings together a diverse group of storytellers and practitioners working at the intersection of water, narrative and movement building to explore how funders can better support and leverage the power of storytelling. From Indigenous artists […]
TFN Film Series: Emergent City
May 20, 2026 @ 12:00 am – REGISTER HERE The Funders Network invites you to the next session of Reel Change: A TFN Virtual Film Series, which showcases documentaries and short films that lift up issues our communities are grappling with — and resilient leaders at the forefront of positive change. Join us May 20 at 1 p.m. ET for a viewing and moderated follow-up conversation of the […]
Building Power and Saving Democracy: Stories from the field
May 11, 2026 @ 11:00 am-12:00 pm – REGISTER HERE Saving democracy requires showing people that their voices matter and that they have the power to make change. In this funder-only briefing, three nonprofit leaders will share how they are engaging their communities in exactly that work. Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability built an intergenerational, multisector coalition of unlikely allies that collected 35,000 signatures […]
