February 16, 2022-February 17, 2022 @ 10:00 am-2:00 pm – Registration now open! An escalating climate crisis. An ongoing pandemic. Frequent flooding events. Decades of disinvestment and systemic inequities that create barriers to opportunity. These intersecting catastrophes are causing disproportionate harm to Black, Indigenous, Latinx and other communities of color. What role can funders play in deploying resources and supporting community-led solutions that move us […]
Small Towns, Big Issues: Mobility, Land-Use & Housing in Small & Rural Communities
February 9, 2022 @ 11:00 am-12:00 pm – Register here. Challenges of mobility, land use and housing are not unique to big cities. This funder-only webinar shines a spotlight on work in smaller cities and rural areas, asking questions such as: What does sustainable and equitable mobility look like in less dense places? How have COVID and remote working affected housing affordability and transportation […]
Smart Growth America’s Equity Summit
January 11, 2022-January 12, 2022 @ 12:00 am – At Smart Growth America, we deeply believe that improving racial disparities is at the core of a smart growth approach. But what does that mean? How does it work in practice? And how can smart growth advocates do it better? Learn more and register here. Last year Smart Growth America (SGA) hosted our first-ever Equity Summit to […]
Workgroup Network: Holiday Happy Hour
December 9, 2021 @ 4:00 pm-5:00 pm – Smart Growth California invites you to virtual holiday happy hour on Thursday, December 9th, from 4pm-5pm. This is an opportunity to connect with other funders, reflect on our collective work over the last year, network and share ideas. We’ll start together as a large group and then provide the space for funders to connect 1-1 […]
Engaging Indigenous Leadership in Climate and Disaster Resilience
December 9, 2021 @ 9:30 am-11:00 am – Register here for part two, and email Kerry Hastings if you’d like to view session one’s recording. Increasing impacts from climate change are testing the resiliency of Native peoples and cultures throughout the West. This is exacerbated by more than a century of forced displacement and wealth extraction, marginalization through discriminatory policies and institutions, and […]
Emerging Initiatives to Build Equitable, Affordable Housing
December 8, 2021 @ 11:00 am-12:00 pm – Register here. An estimated 161,000 unhoused individuals live in California, more than a quarter of the nationwide total (580,000) according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. While the state’s acute housing affordability crisis is decades in the making, we are at a tipping point to take the steps necessary to turn the […]
Inclusive Economies Annual Meeting: Policy, Power & People
December 1, 2021-December 3, 2021 @ 9:00 am-3:00 pm – Register here. Income inequality is the highest it’s been in 50 years. The wealth gap is on the rise. Household and student loan debt have reached all-time peaks. Economic mobility and shared prosperity remain out of reach for too many people, notably Black, brown, Indigenous and other communities of color — stark inequities only worsened […]
Climate Resiliency in Southern California: Bolstering the Green Workforce Ecosystem
November 19, 2021 @ 10:30 am-12:00 pm – At the federal, state and regional level, a historic amount of public funding is being allocated to support climate resilient infrastructure for equitable and sustainable communities. As public agencies collaborate to implement projects, the need for a well-trained, skilled workforce is critical to make the promise of so many green jobs a reality in Southern […]
Green Equitable Financing Innovations: Lessons from West & East
November 19, 2021 @ 10:00 am-11:30 am – Register here Across the country, new financing models are being developed to support green investments in clean energy and equitable water solutions. Many models fund a wide range of infrastructure and efficiency investments. Many fewer invest in climate or water solutions that advance racial and social justice and prioritize investments in projects designed and led by […]
Flood, Famine and Fire: Building a Climate Justice Analysis in Philanthropy
October 14, 2021 @ 11:00 am-12:00 pm – Every week, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) reports on numerous floods, fires and other climate-related disasters around the world. Not only are disasters increasing, but it is also clear that climate change is a major contributing factor. Equally evident is how climate change will continue to have disproportionate impacts on communities that have historically […]