November 15, 2024 @ 10:30 am-1:00 pm – Smart Growth California is co-hosting this upcoming funder convening for the Southern California Grantmakers Environmental Funders Group. This convening will take place nine days after the 2024 election, providing a space for funders to explore its impact on the environment in Southern California. At the national level, the next President will significantly influence the […]
Do The Work: Imperial Valley Overnight
November 13, 2024-November 14, 2024 @ All Day – Imperial County is both the youngest and the least populated county in California, and boasts an area more than twice the square miles of the State of Delaware. Imperial County produces two-thirds of all the vegetables consumed by Americans during the winter. Home to the Salton Sea and an incredibly active renewable energy sector including […]
A Spotlight on Disasters & Democracy
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 […]
