The Funders Network

This week has been one filled with heartbreak, fear and righteous anger. But it has also been a time of strengthened resolve??? As we head into the weekend, take time to care for yourselves — connect with nature, spend time with loved ones and recharge. We need to stay strong and centered. The path ahead is difficult but we will walk it together. In the meantime, TFN has created a post-election resource page of upcoming webinars, resources and organization statements??? https://bit.ly/40AlJoa

Philanthropy, at its best and boldest, has a moral mandate to unlock the resources that will move us closer to racial, environmental and economic justice – regardless of who is in office. As we begin to navigate the post-election landscape, we want to share the following post-election resources, events and reflections with TFN’s community of funders, partners and allies. Click here for TFN's post-election resource page ?? https://bit.ly/40AlJoa #GOTV #Philanthropy

Our journey toward justice began long before this election cycle, and will continue long after. The Funders Network remains steadfast in our belief that we cannot address the escalating climate crisis, widening wealth gap or stark inequities in healthcare access – among other critical issues – without addressing systemic racial injustice. As we head into the final stretch of this presidential election, TFN President & CEO Dion Cartwright shares reflections and resources with TFN’s community of funders, partners and allies. Read our full statement ?? https://bit.ly/3NPQ7mQ

Check out the latest TFN guest blog ?? ? Isabel Barrios?of Greater New Orleans Foundation?and?TFN’s Board of Directors shares about GNOF's Next 100 Years Challenge — a regional competition designed to inspire and attract plans for community-centered and cost-effective infrastructure improvements that will address the threat of storms and other disasters across Southeast Louisiana. Read the full blog ?? https://bit.ly/4frJMKk

#SolarForAll funding will roll out over five years, beginning in 2025. Now is the time?for funders to think through how to build implementation capacity, address diverse needs, ready project pipelines and provide bridge financing as projects ramp up over the next several years ???? Join funders from TFN’s?GREEN?working group and the Health and Environmental Funders Network (HEFN) for a learn and share peer call on Monday, Nov. 18 from 3-4 p.m. ET. Learn more and register for the call ?? https://bit.ly/3YFHBgx

#InCaseYouMissedIt ? TFN's Ron Milam recently shared an update on the Climate Funders’ Collaborative (Baja, Imperial and San Diego Region)?work in identifying new opportunities to support frontline communities impacted by climate change. Read the latest TFN's Smart Growth California blog ?? https://bit.ly/4fnyZR9

Join TFN's Urban Water Funders and Mobility and Access Collaborative on Oct. 22 at 1 p.m. ET for the second session of a 2-part series?in which we unpack the challenges and opportunities across water and transit issues. To register and access a recording of the first session, click?here ?? https://bit.ly/4eZPeE4

"All travelers deserve to safely and efficiently navigate their communities, yet too often, people with disabilities are prevented from reaching schools, shops, employment, healthcare, places of worship, and other destinations by inaccessible roads and sidewalks. Now, more than 30 years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the government must no longer delay taking action" The Funders Network is proud to have joined?the?National Campaign for Transit Justice?and over 100 transit justice organizations across the country in a letter calling on the Department of Justice to adopt the?Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way?(PROWAG). Read the full letter ?? https://bit.ly/3YrJRrG #TransitJustice #PedestrianRights #Accessibility

?? Water shapes our economic, environmental and social wellbeing. On the 10th Anniversary of US Water Alliance's #ImagineADayWithoutWater, we're grateful for our Urban Water Funders -- a working group of place-based and national funders supporting water equity, sustainability and climate resilience in vulnerable and marginalized communities. ??Curious to explore the intersections of water and transit issues? Join TFN's Urban Water Funders and Mobility and Access Collaborative for an Oct. 22 webinar ?? bit.ly/4eZPeE4 ?? Would you like Urban Water Funders news/resources in your inbox? Sign up here ?? bit.ly/4hldJgS ??♀? Want to connect with someone directly? Reach out to TFN's Urban Water Funders program lead ?? Kerry Hastings ?? Nathan Boon, William Penn Foundation | Maggie Allio Rwakazina, AICP, Springpoint Partners | Sarah Diringer, PhD, Pisces Foundation | Dan Favre, Greater New Orleans Foundation | Yeou-Rong Jih, The Kresge Foundation | Dana Okano, PhD, AICP, Hawaii Community Foundation | Jennifer Patrick, THE JPB FOUNDATION | Alex Paxton, Water Foundation | David Rankin, Great Lakes Protection Fund | Pamela Russo, RWJF | Emily Raquel Warren Armitano, PhD, The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation

In Case You Missed It ?? Check out the latest Going PLACES blog from 2024 PLACES fellow Patrick Moreno-Covington of the Rockwell Fund. Patrick reflects on the recent PLACES fellows site visit to Denver, and how place and the stories tied to those places impact our work in philanthropy. Read Patrick's blog below ??