December 4, 2019 @ All Day – Do you want to improve your community’s health, air quality and economic opportunities? Join one of several outreach forums (Nov 4-Dec 4) to learn more about clean mobility and how your grantees and/or public agencies in your region can apply for funding. The California Air Resources Board, through its program administrator CALSTART, is investing $20 million in clean […]
Power Forward: How Foundations are Embracing Impact Investing (Webinar)
November 20, 2019 @ 2:00 pm-3:00 pm – Impact investing is increasingly of interest to funders looking for ways to leverage the markets to not only gain financial return, but to create positive social and environmental change. Join TFN at 2 pm EST on Nov. 20 as they explore current trends in impact investing and learn how foundations can deploy their resources in […]
Public Land for Public Good: Demystifying the Surplus Land Act and AB 1486
November 15, 2019 @ 1:00 pm-4:00 pm – This month, changes to California’s Surplus Land Act were made through AB 1486 to help ensure that unused public lands can be more efficiently transformed into affordable housing, parks, and open spaces that can serve our communities for generations. What are these new changes, and what will they mean for agencies and organizations working throughout […]
Building Leadership in the Environmental Movement: Education, Environmental Literacy, and Youth Engagement
November 15, 2019 @ 10:30 am-12:30 pm – How can grantmakers continue to support and cultivate this next generation of environmental leaders? This convening will bring together multiple environmental education and leadership development programs to share stories of success and dig deeper to understand underlying themes making these programs work. We’ll also address opportunities to scale and network these initiatives in order to […]
The HEALU Network Presents: Metrics for Healthy and Equitable Land Use
November 14, 2019 @ 8:30 am-1:30 pm – Join the Healthy, Equitable, Active Land Use (HEALU) Network for Part 4 of their four-part summit series, Equity as a Through Line: Social Movements, Public Finance, and Infrastructure Investments for Healthy Communities. In recent years, the voters of Los Angeles County have shown up at the ballot box and agreed to tax ourselves to support […]
How can congestion pricing advance transportation equity? (Webinar)
November 13, 2019 @ 10:00 am-11:00 am – Cities around the country are starting to plan for and seriously consider congestion pricing — charging people to drive in busy places at busy times — as a remedy for traffic and climate pollution. Done wrong, congestion pricing can have a disproportionately negative impact on low-income people and communities. But done right, congestion pricing can […]
GREEN & Urban Water Funders 2019 Annual Meeting
November 12, 2019-November 14, 2019 @ All Day – Join The Funder Networks’ GREEN and Urban Water Funders working groups for both individual and combined annual meetings, November 12-14, 2019 in New Orleans, LA. The GREEN funder working group focuses on learning more about green issues, identifying leverage points, and facilitating strategic collaborations in three specific arenas: Climate mitigation and adaptation, sustainability practices in […]
2019 Housing Justice Briefing
November 6, 2019 @ 4:00 pm-6:00 pm – This housing justice brief is presented by Liberty Hill Foundation & The Center for Popular Democracy. Join activists, funders, and policymakers for a conversation about local tenant victories, statewide wins and opportunities, as well as a national movement for housing justice. RSVP here. If you have further questions please contact Magdalena Mireles at mmireles@libertyhill.org
Inclusive Economies Annual Meeting
November 4, 2019-November 6, 2019 @ All Day – We invite you to join us for the Inclusive Economies working group’s first annual meeting November 4-6 in Cleveland, Ohio. Even as income inequality and the economic effects of racism are elevated to the center of national debate, the onus of addressing the inequities of our current economy in large part continues to fall to […]
Insights into Why and How Cities are Planning for Autonomous Vehicles
October 18, 2019 @ 11:00 am-12:00 pm – Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are being widely tested and piloted to carry passengers and freight. When these vehicles will be deployed more broadly and integrated into our current transportation system is debatable. However, a handful of cities across the nation are starting to incorporate AVs into policy conversations and planning activities. These “early adopter” cities are […]
