May 15, 2019 @ 2:00 pm-3:00 pm – Join us for the next installment of TFN’s Power Forward webinar series for a frank conversation about the sector’s willingness to address structural racism and its impact on organizational practice. Power for Just Practices: Race, Privilege and Philanthropy, which takes place at 2 p.m. May 15, brings together a panel of national experts and funder […]
Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (Webinar)
May 14, 2019 @ 3:00 pm-4:00 pm – What do funders need to know about the new Water Infrastructure Improvement Act? Join our May 14 webinar organized by TFN’s Urban Water Funders working group to learn more about this act, which enjoyed bipartisan support in the U.S. Congress and was signed into law by President Trump in January 2019. This new act encourages […]
Intermountain West Funder Network Annual Convening
April 24, 2019-April 26, 2019 @ All Day – The Intermountain West Funder Network, an initiative of the Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN), works to inspire, strengthen and expand funding and philanthropic leadership in the Intermountain West. The theme of this year’s convening is Navigating Change: How Philanthropy is Harnessing Opportunity in Disruptive Times. Funders will examine changes through the […]
Power for Policy: Mobility and Access Advocacy (Webinar)
April 23, 2019 @ 3:00 pm-4:00 pm – Funders focused on mobility and access know that investing in people power is one of the most effective ways to influence policy and practice, redirect funding and carve out street space for sustainable modes of transportation. Join us for the latest in our Power Forward webinar series, Power for Policy: Mobility and Access Advocacy, at 3 […]
Climate and Energy Funders Group Annual Meeting
April 15, 2019-April 17, 2019 @ All Day – The Climate and Energy Funders Group, a program of the Biodiversity Funders Group, supports, facilitates, and seeks to expand a network of funders responding to global climate change by supporting a variety of strategies to address the problem. This year’s Climate and Energy Funders Group Meeting will focus on the following three themes, by first […]
Power For Policy: Media, Messaging, & The News (Webinar)
April 10, 2019 @ 2:00 pm-3:30 pm – A free and vibrant press is one of the pillars of a functioning democracy — and can inform and impact policies at the national and local levels alike. How can funders better understand the evolving nature of media in a fractious age? How is philanthropy supporting efforts that encourage accurate, informed public discourse? And how can […]
Activity on Tap: Looking Across the Drinking Water Landscape (Webinar)
April 9, 2019 @ 3:00 pm-4:30 pm – Co-sponsored by the Biodiversity Funders Group, Environmental Grantmakers Association, Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities, Grant Makers in Health, and the Health and Environmental Funders Network Communities across the U.S. are addressing drinking water challenges, from systems coping with droughts or flooding, to people troubled by their tap water’s safety or affordability. Public […]
Ad Hoc Breakfast for Smart Growth California at TFN’s Conference
March 20, 2019 @ 7:30 am-8:30 am – Are you attending the 20th annual conference of the Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN)? If so, we invite you to join other funders from the Smart Growth California funder network for a casual breakfast conversation on the last morning of the conference. Ron Milam, Interim Director for Smart Growth California, will be at […]
TFN’s Annual Conference
March 18, 2019-March 20, 2019 @ All Day – How are we grappling with the stark realities of climate change and other environmental threats to our communities and health? How are we confronting systemic inequities and structural racism? How are we creating economic opportunities that allow people and places to thrive, regardless of their zip codes? Explore how funders can turn ideals into action […]
2019 Funder Summit
February 12, 2019-February 13, 2019 @ All Day – Smart Growth California’s Funder Summit brings together grantmakers to learn, connect, and take action. Save the date for February 12-13, 2019 in Sacramento. These challenging times call for funders to lead in bold new ways, especially here in California. A better future for all Californians, especially low-income communities and communities of color, will require unprecedented […]
