July 13, 2021 @ 11:00 am-12:30 pm – A California that allows all residents to reach their full potential requires both a focus on racial equity, inclusion, and justice, and a commitment to challenging the systemic issues that permeate our society and government, even in this great state. The ongoing narrative over the last 15 months demonstrates the level of inequity that continues […]
Smart Growth @ 25 Session 1: Looking Forward, Looking Back
July 13, 2021 @ 10:00 am-11:00 am – Participants of these live webinars are eligible for 1.5 AICP CM credits. The seeds of smart growth were planted in 1991 with the articulation of the Ahwahnee principles at a conference in central California. Over time, these evolved into 10 principles that have now become widely known. These Smart Growth Principles propose a development pattern that is compact, with […]
Reimagining Coal Country: Pathways to Equitable Development & Federal Climate Legislation
June 29, 2021 @ 11:00 am-12:00 pm – → Register here for this event Several years ago, residents of Appalachia — faced with the prospect of doubling down on fracking and oil, gas, and petrochemical development — began holding community-based “visioning” sessions to reimagine local economic development. The effort grew to include small-scale, community-based economic development work, but also a regionwide campaign focused […]
California Funder Session: Power Building for Equitable Impact
June 24, 2021 @ 9:00 am-10:30 am – California Funder Session: Power Building for Equitable Impact Thursday, June 24, 2021 | 9:00-10:30am PT As funders think about what it means to engage in homelessness and housing policy change that is rooted in equity and justice, the strategies used to achieve true systems change require an intentional shift in power and voice. The question funders must ask is how can philanthropy ensure it is “powering […]
Mobility & Access Summer Strategy Series
June 22, 2021 @ 10:00 am-11:30 am – Register for all three dates in this series here. A deepening climate crisis. Persistent racial and ethnic inequities. The economic and social fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Mobility advocates, activists and funders have found themselves at the crossroads of these intersecting issues over the past year, moving with urgency and purpose in communities across the country. […]
Webinar | How Community Development Capital Can Promote Health Equity in Smaller Cities
June 15, 2021 @ 11:30 am-12:30 pm – → Click here to register for this event. Small and midsize cities face many challenges in attracting and sustaining community investment capital. Despite these challenges, these municipalities also present distinct opportunities, including strong entrepreneurial spirit and growth potential, to advance health equity in ways that create outsize impacts for relatively small price tags. Join TFN’s Inclusive Economies […]
Data and Storytelling to Bring Regional Greenways to Life
June 2, 2021 @ 12:00 pm-1:00 pm – The Funders Network is a co-sponsor of this funder-only webinar presented by the Collaboration of Regional Trail Initiatives Trail Funders Working Group. Five years after cutting a ribbon on the Razorback Regional Greenway, a bold and ambitious 37-mile greenway trail system connecting all of the large communities within the Northwest Arkansas region, the greenway network and […]
Building A Sustainable Climate Future in Inland CA
May 27, 2021 @ 10:00 am-11:30 am – Governor Gavin Newsom and his administration have taken significant steps to put California on the path towards a greener, more sustainable climate future. So far, Governor Newsom has pledged to conserve 30 percent of the state’s land and coastal water by 2030, announced a phase-out of gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035, and proposed a comprehensive job […]
Climate Resilience Investment in Southern California: The Implementation Questions
May 21, 2021 @ 10:30 am-12:00 pm – Locally in Southern California, more than a billion dollars of public funding is now available to support critical investments in green infrastructure, housing, parks, and transportation. State and federal stimulus efforts will likely mean even more funding is on the way. But is our region ready to make these investments support broader policy goals of […]
American Rescue Plan: How Funders Can Help Leverage Federal Dollars for Local Impact
May 19, 2021 @ 12:00 pm-1:00 pm – The coronavirus pandemic and its ensuing economic impacts have wrought havoc in communities across the country. Now, communities are poised for an unprecedented infusion of direct and programmatic funds through the American Rescue Plan (ARP), a historically ambitious $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill. But while this cash infusion is desperately needed, many cities — notably small […]
