October 15, 2024 @ 2:00 pm-3:30 pm – Join Northern California Grantmakers for a virtual event titled A Spotlight on Disasters & Democracy. Our democratic systems are deeply entwined with disaster resilience. On the eve of consequential presidential and local elections, the question of what role democracy plays in disasters, and what role the response to disasters plays in undermining or strengthening democracy, […]
Decarbonizing Transportation: Electrification, Clean Rides and the 2028 Olympics
September 20, 2024 @ 10:30 am-12:00 pm – California’s century long love affair with the automobile is a primary driver of greenhouse gas emissions, which increasingly influence climate change and spark climate disasters. Even with clear evidence citing the risks of fossil fuel-oriented transportation, Californians are driving more, not less, partly because other viable options feel out of reach. For generations, advocates, policy […]
Climate Funders’ Collaborative (Baja/Imperial/San Diego Region) Network Wide Gathering: Decarbonization
September 18, 2024 @ 9:00 am-2:00 pm – Join the Climate Funders’ Collaborative (Baja/Imperial/San Diego Region) for a network-wide gathering exploring building decarbonization. We will connect with partners leading efforts to install solar throughout the region, helping spark a green economy, cleaner air, affordable reliable electricity and climate resilience. Register here. Green energy is a key path towards decarbonization, in building, transportation and […]
Funder Briefing: EPA Office of Water | Moving Federal Funds to Communities
August 1, 2024 @ 1:00 pm-2:00 pm – The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law represents the single largest invesment in water that the federal government has ever made, delivering more than $50 billion to improve our nation’s drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure. Join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water for a funder-only briefing on the status of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Aug. 1 from 4 […]
Resourcing Youth-Led Climate Movements
August 1, 2024 @ 10:00 am-11:30 am – Celebrate Northern California Grantmakers’ relaunch of its Climate & Disaster Resilience Funders Group by joining its first learning session Resourcing Youth-Led Climate Movements, to gain insight from leading youth organizers & organizations from across the region including: Youth Organize California (YO! Cali) Mycelium Youth Network Save California Salmon Little Manila Rising Youth climate movements around […]
Mobility & Access Collaborative Learning Call: Sue’em! Legal Strategies for Funders
July 29, 2024 @ 2:00 pm – Join TFN for a funder learning call with TFN’s Mobility and Access Collaborative Register here When diplomacy and organizing fall short, is litigation an effective strategy? Join TFN’s Mobility and Access Collaborative to hear from funders and advocates who have launched legal challenges to push for more sustainable and equitable transportation systems. While these cases […]
Climate Funders’ Collaborative (Baja/Imperial/San Diego Region) Coastal Resilience in San Diego County – Mission Bay and Beyond
July 16, 2024 @ 9:00 am-1:30 pm – Join the Climate Funders’ Collaborative (Baja/Imperial/San Diego Region) for a network-wide gathering at the Kendall-Frost Marsh Reserve in Mission Bay. We will participate in a walking tour with partners leading the ReWild Mission Bay Coalition, who have been advocating for a plan to enhance and restore the Bay’s natural wetlands for cleaner water, greater climate resilience, increased carbon sequestration, […]
Community Climate Shift Webinar
May 30, 2024 @ 11:00 am-12:00 pm – REGISTER HERE Achieving an equitable climate future that benefits all of us requires transforming how communities design, implement and leverage climate policy actions. For far too long, low-income communities and communities of color have been under-resourced and overlooked by policymakers, causing greater harm. Yet things are changing, catalyzed by a growing recognition that community leaders bring invaluable knowledge […]
Shifting Investments Upstream for Climate and Disaster Philanthropy
May 17, 2024 @ 10:30 am-12:00 pm – Friday, May 17, 2024 10:30am – 12:00pm Register here. Californians have experienced a cycle of disaster impacts due to our changing climate. Our golden state has sustained repeated wildfires, severe storms, flooding, extreme heat, and drought. Frontline communities – namely communities of color, tribes, low-income families, and undocumented laborers – are disproportionately affected […]
Solving California’s Affordable Housing Crisis: Innovative Policy Approaches
May 8, 2024 @ 12:30 pm – Join Rise Economy and the California Community Land Trust Network at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8 for a funders-only virtual briefing and conversation with foundation, public sector and community leaders on innovative policy strategies aimed at bridging the capital gap and increasing investment in affordable housing and BIPOC homeownership. Gain insights from expert speakers […]
