February 16, 2021 @ 10:00 am-11:00 am – Join Southern California Association of Governments for the next Toolbox Tuesday: Smart-Growth Infrastructure Financing & Funding Website! The new SCAG Smart-Growth Infrastructure website has recently been updated with the latest information and case studies on funding and financing tools in California that can be utilized to fund affordable housing, transit, mixed-use developments, climate change adaptation […]
Preparing for Even Wilder Wildfires
February 4, 2021 @ 11:00 am-12:00 pm – Wildfires ravaged an unprecedented amount of California in the past 12 months. This session will explore the impacts of wildfires on health, low-income housing, and small water systems, as well as highlight innovative tactics to increase resiliency, especially for populations that are most vulnerable to wildfire. Register today. Speakers include: Karen Baker and Justin Knighten, […]
CA State Budget: Proposals, Process, and Opportunities for Advocacy
February 3, 2021 @ 1:00 pm-2:00 pm – The California state budget has a significant impact on nonprofits, grantmakers, and our communities. In early January, Governor Gavin Newsom released his administration’s 2021-22 budget proposal which includes significant investments in pandemic relief and equitable recovery for small businesses, nonprofits, and vulnerable populations. The state legislature now starts its budget process to review the Governor’s […]
Planning for Greening Community Development Stimulus Funding
January 28, 2021 @ 1:00 pm-2:00 pm – Please join funder and community development colleagues for a webinar that will explore how the $12 billion Neighborhood Capital Investment program created through the last stimulus can be leveraged by community development financing institutions, green banks, and foundations to help advance local sustainability and climate goals. Amir Kirkwood from the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) will […]
Smart Growth America’s Equity Summit
January 26, 2021-January 28, 2021 @ 8:00 am-10:00 am – Smart Growth America’s Equity Summit: Improving racial equity, economic inclusion and restorative justice through smart growth Smart Growth America deeply believes that improving racial disparities is at the core of a smart growth approach. But what does that mean? How does it work in practice? And how can smart growth advocates do it better? Join […]
Workgroup Network Gathering
January 14, 2021 @ 11:00 am-12:30 pm – Workgroup members of Smart Growth California (Statewide Steering Committee, San Joaquin Valley Funders’ Collaborative, Los Angeles Funders’ Collaborative and the Community Foundation Water Initiative), funders active in the Great Communities Collaborative and California funders active in TFN working groups related PSO’s are all invited to share their learning, build relationships, and reflect on the changing nature […]
Indigenous & Black Philanthropy in Canada: Growing Black & Indigenous Leadership & and Investment in the Philanthropic Sector
December 11, 2020 @ 10:00 am-11:00 am – The TFN PLACES Fellowship alumni invite all current fellows, alumni and TFN members to join us for a frank discussion with our Canadian fellows to talk about Indigenous philanthropy and representation in the Canadian sector and the lessons that can be learned and shared from their work over the last ten years to grow leadership […]
National Equity Atlas: Unlocking the Insights of Disaggregated Data
December 8, 2020 @ 11:00 am-12:00 pm – Advancing economic, environmental and social justice means centering racial equity in grantmaking, advocacy and policy work. How can we use data to inform our efforts to create a more equitable society? Join TFN’s Inclusive Economies for a webinar exploring the National Equity Atlas, a one-stop-shop for data and policy ideas to advance racial equity and […]
GREEN 2020 Virtual Meeting
December 2, 2020-December 3, 2020 @ 9:00 am-5:00 pm – TFN’s GREEN 2020 Virtual Meeting will offer an opportunity to bring together diverse voices from across the sector to share learning, explore strategies and identify key issues that are impacting grantees, partners and the communities we serve. Registration is now open for our virtual gathering, which takes place December 2-3. We hope you’ll join us as we: […]
The New Future of Work: The Future of Cities
November 23, 2020 @ 10:00 am-11:00 am – Join The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on November 23 at 10:00 a.m. PT for our second conversation about The New Future of Work hosted by Mary C. Daly, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. As new remote work options decouple employees from their employers’ physical locations, what becomes […]