April 6, 2021 @ 12:00 pm-1:00 pm –
Webinar: Using Collaborative Planning to Address Compounding Crises
April 1, 2021 @ 1:00 pm-2:00 pm –
California’s Roadmap Home 2030
March 25, 2021 @ 12:00 pm-1:00 pm – California has long been a place where people come to build their future. That opportunity — to create the lives that we want for ourselves and our families — is in jeopardy for millions of Californians, especially for Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and people of color. We call on our state leaders to embrace the need […]
2021 Funders Forum: Housing Policies and Partnerships Rooted in Justice
March 23, 2021-March 24, 2021 @ 11:00 am-1:00 pm – Join us virtually on March 23-24 for our 2021 Funders Forum: Housing Policies and Partnerships Rooted in Justice, which will focus on housing justice policy priorities at the national, state, and local levels, and opportunities for public-private partnerships. Under a new Presidential Administration, housing and homelessness advocates are working to proactively push for policies and […]
Challenges and Opportunities Facing Public Transit (Two-Part Webinar)
March 22, 2021-March 24, 2021 @ 12:30 pm-2:00 pm – Public transit agencies are facing an existential crisis. Ridership is recovering, but it is only about half of pre-pandemic levels. Public health protocols have increased operating costs, while revenues — from both passenger fares and government subsidies — are down, in many cases dramatically. Current efforts are focused on how to stop the financial bleeding […]
TFN’s 2021 Virtual Conference: Rise Together
March 15, 2021-March 17, 2021 @ 12:00 am – In these uncertain times, we are all doing our best to prioritize the wellbeing of those we care about and the communities we serve. For this reason, The Funders Network has decided to move our 2021 Annual Conference to an all-virtual format. We hope you will mark your calendars for TFN’s 2021 Virtual Conference: Rise Together, […]
Zero to Sixty: How an Emergent Transit Justice Movement of Community-Based Organizations Won an Estimated $60 Billion in Federal Funds
March 2, 2021 @ 11:00 am-12:00 pm – Faced with devastating cuts to the transit service on which essential workers and many people with low incomes depend, local advocates from around the country came together to build a national infrastructure that secured billions in federal COVID-19 relief funding. Along the way, they changed the nature of the transit conversation in Congress to one […]
Urban, Green Infrastructure Under the New Administration
February 19, 2021 @ 10:30 am-12:00 pm – This funder convening takes place within the first 100 days of the next presidential administration and will explore its impact on the urban environment in Southern California. With cabinet level positions mostly in place, we’ll explore potential impacts healthy, equitable and sustainable urban regions. Specifically, we’ll explore prospective funding, policies and regulations that will spur […]
Mayoral Housing, Transportation and Jobs Summit
February 19, 2021 @ 7:45 am-2:30 pm – This event is organized by the Los Angeles Business Council. The Summit will feature the release of a LABC Institute commissioned white paper on “A California Agenda for Equity-Centered Clean Transportation,” developed by the Luskin Center for Innovation. Register today.
A Landmark Opportunity for Park Equity
February 17, 2021 @ 11:00 am-12:30 pm – The pandemic has proved the importance of public parks for our physical and mental well-being, as well as the environmental health of our communities. During this watershed moment, new funding and initiatives offer an opportunity to improve access to public spaces for all. This discussion will illuminate new pathways to increase park equity in Los […]
