The Funders’ Network exists to inspire, strengthen and expand funding and philanthropic leadership that yield environmentally sustainable, socially equitable and economically prosperous regions and communities.
Cities coping with vacant land, food insecurity, and poor food access are increasingly turning to urban agriculture to overcome these and other problems. Authored by Kimberley Hodgson, this paper guides funders from urban agriculture's beginnings to entry points for funding. The paper also highlights examples of places where funder investment has made a difference.
Translation Paper
16 Pages
2011
This paper, written by Ruth Goldman, addresses the impact of poor development decisions and storm water run-off on the
nation’s water supplies and water quality and offers suggestions for more sustainable water management approaches.
Examples From The Field|Special Report
75 Pages
2009
Consultant Noreen Beatley explains why enactment of green building and energy policies now is essential to community sustainability. She describes a series of green building policies currently employed across the country, providing an overview of where some green policies have been enacted and the steps jurisdictions have taken to enact them.
Special Report
27 Pages
2007
A team from the Center for Neighborhood Technology describes the relationship between the housing market and markets for energy and transportation and how these markets affect households and the environment. The paper offers funders a perspective on the relationship between housing issues (affordable housing, specifically), transportation and energy use, and environmental impacts and highlights best practices for consideration.
Special Report
2 Pages
2007
A list of 10 ways that community foundations and other place-based funders can address climate change through local action.
This paper outlines the experiences of three places – the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area, the Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, and Baltimore – where funders have joined forces to attract and guide transit investments in equitable ways.
Examples From The Field|Special Report
24 Pages
2009
Catherine Porter, in this guide for place-based foundations interested in engaging in climate change, offers strategies for understanding the current situation and opportunities for action. She features a number of voices from funders already working in this area.
Examples From The Field
2 Pages
2007
The Fairfield County Community Foundation has become a strong leader and role model—breaking down silos among housing, workforce development, and transportation.
Examples From The Field|Special Report
39 Pages
2007
Mark Valentine and Desiree Vargas of Arabella Philanthropic Advisors explore the current demand for green buildings; roles that public and private sectors have played in catalyzing that demand; mounting pressure for city officials, architects, and engineers to respond to the threats posed by climate change; the current state of green building practices; and the roles that philanthropy can play.
Translation Paper
12 Pages
2007
Kathleen Blaha, formerly of The Trust for Public Land, describes how new strategies that link parks and greenspace with community development, public health, social justice, access, and opportunity are leading to better decisions about how and where communities grow. She describes philanthropic leadership on these issues, and points to eight funder strategies that support the role parks and green space play in building communities.
