July 9, 2020 @ 9:00 am-12:00 pm – Five Nonprofits have been working together with the Local Government Commission as part of the Community Foundation Water Initiative to equitably integrate water management and land use decision making through their organizations. The briefing will specifically cover the role that coordinated planning plays in public engagement efforts. Learn more and register now. Leveraging what has […]
Inland Empire Rising: The Case for Timely Investments in Racial Equity and Sustainability
July 8, 2020 @ 11:00 am-12:30 pm – Join us for a webinar featuring a comprehensive new report on the Inland Empire’s nonprofit sector. The report, the first of its kind since 2009, shows that nonprofit jobs in the Inland Empire pay significantly more than other private-sector jobs. Inland Empire leads California with the highest share of nonprofit startups since 2010, and the […]
Keeping it Local: Strategies to Support Power-Building and Economic Self-Determination
July 8, 2020 @ 11:00 am-12:00 pm – Across the country, we are witnessing a trend of community residents and institutions organizing together to create community-led alternatives for local development. This alternative vision is not driven by profit, speculation and the corporate capture of land and community assets. It is centered on community-defined priorities and needs. This approach to local development centers the […]
Reconvene – COVID-19 and Native Communities: A Call to Action and Relationship for Philanthropy
July 8, 2020 @ 10:00 am-11:00 am – California Foodshed Funders, First Nations Development Institute, and our national co-hosts invite you back to the table to continue deepening relationship, investment, and action as Native nations and communities across the country face the ongoing COVID crisis, meeting this moment of opportunity and transformative change with continued resilience, power, and mutuality. We will look at […]
Building Wildfire Resilience in the West: A Virtual Series
July 7, 2020-August 11, 2020 @ 12:00 am – Western landscapes have always burned and always will. The more we suppress fire and change the climate, the more catastrophic wildfires become. How can we make communities and wild lands more resilient in the age of megafire? Join us for an invitation-only, weekly virtual learning and discussion series, created for philanthropic organizations and individuals. Featuring […]
Equitable and Sustainable Recovery and Growth for Inland California: Next Steps for Philanthropy
July 2, 2020 @ 10:00 am-12:00 pm – Over the past few months, the COVID-19 pandemic and recent events surrounding the murder of George Floyd have only further exposed the large and pre-existing health, racial, economic, and regional disparities across our state. The challenges of the current moment only underscore the critical importance of maintaining our focus on driving greater equity and inclusion […]
Senate Bill 743 Virtual Town Hall
July 1, 2020 @ 1:00 pm-2:00 pm – Taking full effect this summer, SB 743 will ensure that new development projects are built in a way that allows Californians to drive less. The goal is more communities where we can travel shorter distances during our daily routines, spending less time behind the wheel and more time doing the things we love. Join us […]
California Homelessness & Housing Policy Funder Network Call: California’s Roadmap HOME 2030 Initiative
June 30, 2020 @ 12:00 pm-1:00 pm – California’s Roadmap HOME 2030 is an initiative to develop and implement a “Marshall Plan” for statewide housing and homelessness solutions. Under the leadership of Housing California and the California Housing Partnership, the initiative aims to bring together cross-sector experts and partners to clearly communicate the need for affordable housing in the state, outline what it […]
Neighborhood Funders Group’s 2020 NATIONAL CONVENING: 40 YEARS STRONG
June 29, 2020-July 2, 2020 @ 10:00 am-4:00 pm – Since 1980, NFG has been a ‘political home’ for people in philanthropy: a place to connect, strengthen our analysis, and take action. Our virtual convening series: 40 Years Strong celebrates four decades of mobilizing philanthropy and will bring funders together to explore what is possible in the current era of organized philanthropy. This series starts on Tuesday, […]
Equity First: Community-led Approaches to Tackling the Climate Crisis
June 17, 2020 @ 11:00 am-12:00 pm – Across the country, funders are supporting exciting new approaches to urban climate mitigation that prioritize equity and community leadership. In our current moment, with COVID-19 and institutional racism exacerbating inequities and harming the health and safety of our communities, people-driven approaches are more critical than ever. The session will look at several ways that people […]
