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 […]
Is SB 375 Reaching Its Potential for Climate and for Communities?
December 11, 2018 @ 10:00 am-11:00 am – Ten years after the passage of California’s landmark climate legislation, SB 375, the state still faces an uphill climb in reducing emissions from passenger vehicles (read more in the LA Times and Vox). Yet the potential of SB 375 holds as true today as it did when passed. If regions effectively create and implement Sustainable […]
Transportation For America’s Annual Capitol Ideas Conference
December 5, 2018-December 6, 2018 @ 12:00 am – Transportation For America’s Capital Ideas 2018 will offer a highly interactive curriculum of model state legislation, campaign tactics, innovative policies, and peer-to-peer collaboration to help participants advance successful proposals to raise new funding for transportation and ensure those dollars are wisely spent to accomplish tangible goals and help states stay competitive in the 21st century. […]
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Regional Meeting 2018
November 14, 2018 @ 3:30 pm-5:30 pm – Join Silicon Valley Community Foundation at this free community event which will feature a lively discussion about the true causes of the Bay Area housing shortage, its wide-ranging impact on all of us, and what’s being done to solve it. Chair of the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Assemblymember David Chiu will kick off […]
2018 GREEN Annual Meeting
November 14, 2018-November 15, 2018 @ All Day – The GREEN! funder working group brings together funders interested in better understanding the promise that green strategies hold for improving outcomes for people and place. The GREEN! 2018 Annual Meeting offers funders the opportunity to: Explore the important role the philanthropic community plays in advancing sustainability, climate mitigation, urban resilience, and integrated approaches to energy […]
Funder Roundtable: Sustainable Mobility & Equitable Access
November 13, 2018 @ All Day – Providing safe, convenient, attractive and affordable options that connect people to places they want to go is complex work that intersects with many priorities, including climate, equity, health, housing and economic development. A group of funders active in this area will discuss shared strategies and the value of a funder learning community. Participants will explore […]
Global Climate Action Summit: What’s Next for Southern California?
November 9, 2018 @ 10:00 am-12:30 pm – In September 2018, thousands of global, regional and local leaders from all sectors convened in San Francisco for the Global Climate Action Summit. Much of the focus centered on the sub-national role, lifting up where states, regions and cities can increase leadership to meet climate, sustainability and equity goals. From Southern California, a broad cross-section […]
Lessons from the Ground: Learning for a Regional Transportation Measure
November 5, 2018 @ 12:00 pm-2:00 pm – Join Great Communities Collaborative (GCC) funder and network partners as we learn how a multi-year, grassroots organizing effort successfully worked with public sectors to shape an upcoming transportation ballot measure. The ballot measure would ensure a full 50% of the funds will go to maintain and enhance bus, paratransit, and other mobility services to better […]
Webinar: Impact Investing and Green Infrastructure
October 31, 2018 @ 9:00 am-10:00 am – This webinar, organized by Urban Water Funders, will explore how philanthropy can advance green infrastructure by using both grants and mission- or program-related investments. The webinar will address the gap between investment expectations and water utility realities. It will also offer examples of specific projects in Philadelphia and other communities across the country. In addition, […]
