August 18, 2023 @ 10:30 am-12:00 pm – Register Here Presented in partnership with SoCal Grantmakers Event Description As the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health notes, “Heat causes more deaths in the U.S. each year than floods, storms, and lightning combined. Older adults, young children, outdoor workers, athletes, and people with a chronic medical condition, among others, are especially sensitive to […]
Register Now! Rural Urban Interface Learning Group Kickoff Meeting
August 8, 2023 @ 2:00 pm-3:30 pm – Register Here Smart Growth California is excited to announce the kickoff meeting for the Rural Urban Interface Learning Group (name not yet official). If your work focuses on or impacts communities in the rural-urban interface, we invite you to meet with us and other funders virtually on August 8th from 2:00 – 3:30 PM. […]
California Adaptation Forum 2023 | CivicWell Event
July 31, 2023-August 2, 2023 @ All Day – Register Here Advancing Adaptation Throughout California The biennial California Adaptation Forum (CAF) aims to gather California’s adaptation community to foster knowledge exchange, innovation, and mutual support to accelerate adaptation efforts and create equitable and resilient communities throughout the state. CAF provides an inclusive space for community leaders, decision-makers, technical experts, and on-the-ground practitioners working across […]
Climate Funders’ Collaborative (Baja/Imperial/San Diego Region) In-Person Network-Wide Gathering
July 12, 2023 @ 12:00 pm-3:00 pm – REGISTER HERE The Climate Funders Collaborative Steering Committee (Baja/Imperial/San Diego Region) invites you to the next network-wide, in-person gathering on July 12th, from noon to 3 pm at the University of San Diego. At this gathering, you’ll have an opportunity to connect with funders engaged in climate-related issues and take a deeper dive into topics related […]
From Crisis to Action Part 2: Mobilizing for Equity, Resilience, and Recovery in Rural and Farmworker Communities
July 12, 2023-July 13, 2023 @ All Day – Register Here A UC Merced Community and Labor Center Event A two-part event series, the second of which will include an in-person tour of flood-affected communities in the Central Valley, including Tulare Lake. We strongly recommend funders attend both sessions, as in-person connections with communities and with other funders are critical at this time. […]
Inclusive Economies 2023 Meeting | Atlanta, Ga.
June 28, 2023-June 29, 2023 @ All Day – click here for event page TFN believes that in order for communities to be truly just, sustainable and economically prosperous, we must challenge and confront the power dynamics and structural racism that have historically fostered inequities and informed policies and practices. Racial and economic equity are fundamental to just and inclusive communities, cities and regions. […]
Wildfire Resilience Funders Convening | May 22-24 | Tahoe City, CA
May 22, 2023-May 24, 2023 @ All Day – Register Here Smart Growth California will be co-hosting a site visit at this event. Please see below for details and register using the link above! Please join us for our first in-person gathering of the Wildfire Resilience Funders network in Tahoe City, CA on May 22-24. The purpose of our gathering is to deepen connections […]
Pathways to Green, Healthy Homes and Jobs: Decarbonization
May 19, 2023 @ 10:30 am-12:00 pm – Register Here Event Description Where and how we live has an incredible impact on both the environment and economy. For too long, California’s land use and housing has depended on cheap fossil fuel, in the form of gas burning stoves and urban sprawl dependent on driving. With historic amounts of public funding now available to […]
How to be a Future-Focused Leader..Now | Webinar
April 17, 2023 @ 10:00 am-11:00 am – How to be a Future-Focused Leader..Now April 17 at 1 p.m. ET/ 10 a.m. PT Register Here In the wake of an ongoing pandemic and an overdue racial reckoning, the world has undergone significant changes in policies, social norms and practices. How can we ensure that communities in need are not left behind as we […]
Creative Approaches To Solar Power For Low & Moderate-Income Communities
April 13, 2023 @ 12:00 pm-1:00 pm – Register Here Join us for a webinar to learn about innovative foundation approaches to bring solar power to low- and moderate-income communities (LMI). The benefits of solar power have not been distributed equitably. Several funders are addressing this problem with innovative approaches that bring the benefits of solar — and solar + storage — to LMI and […]
