What are we learning about in December?
We have two upcoming webinars that may be of interest to our funders:
Impact Investing Where It Matters Most
10 a.m. PT, Dec. 5
Join Smart Growth California for a funders-only video conference on the challenges and opportunities for impact investing in low-income communities and other communities in which it is typically harder to deploy capital. You’ll hear from The Kresge Foundation about their work investing in climate resilience and water as well as The California Endowment about the upcoming launch of the Freshworks 2.0, a program-related investment for healthy food access. Register here.
Speakers include:
- Judi Larsen and Amy Chung, The California Endowment
- Cat Howard, Northern California Community Loan Fund
- Jalonne White-Newsome, The Kresge Foundation (and a 2017 TFN PLACES Fellow)
- Moderator: Katherine Pease, Director of Impact Investing, Cornerstone Capital Group
Greenspace Conservation in Metropolitan America: Partnerships That Benefit People and Nature
3 p.m. ET Dec. 12.
Join TFN’s monthly Learning Network Webinar to learn more about the promise of landscape conservation within metropolitan areas, the Metropolitan Greenspace Alliance’s national efforts, and the role of funders in this movement. This webinar is organized by TFN’s Intermountain West Funder Network. Register here.
The conversation will include:
- Deborah January-Bevers, President and CEO of Houston Wilderness
- Michael Wetter, Executive Director of Intertwine Alliance
- Claire Robinson, Founder and Managing Director of Amigos de los Rios
- Peter Pollock, Manager of Western Programs at Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, who will moderate the call.