Geographic Areas

National, California

Focus area(s)

• Environment
• Environmental Health
• Environmental Justice
• Green Chemistry / Safer Alternatives
• Health
• Markets-focused Work
• Policy-focused Work
• Public Health
• Science-focused Work
• Toxics
• Women’s Health and Environment

Contact Name

Ramtin Arablouei

Contact Phone

301-656-7650

Contact Email

rarablouei@hefn.org

Register now for HEFN's 2008 Funder Meetings!

December 9-12, 2008

The Institute at the Golden Gate, Sausalito, CA

December 9-10: HEFN’s National Funder Retreat 

To strengthen grantmaking and strategic collaboration at the intersections of health, environment, and equity.  Retreat begins with lunch Tuesday, wraps on Wednesday at 5 pm followed by a joint HEFN / HEFN-California dinner.   Retreat Co-Chairs 2008 are David Fukazawa, The Kresge Foundation, and Len McNally, The New York Community Trust.  Participants are encouraged to stay for the HEFN-CA Convening.

December 11-12: HEFN-California's 3rd Annual Convening

For funders supporting environmental health and environmental justice in California. Begins Thursday at 9 am and concludes at noon on Friday. Participants are encouraged to join the preceding national funder retreat and joint dinner on December 10th. HEFN-California 2008 Co-Chairs are Earl Lui, The California Wellness Foundation, and Arlene Rodriguez, The San Francisco Foundation.  

Why join these meetings?

Participants will come away with information, strategies, and collaborative relationships, as well as a renewed understanding of the difference this area of philanthropy is making in the world.

The national retreat agenda is focused on strategic collaboration, aiming to strengthen investments, relationships, and our collective capacity to:

• Tackle toxics and strategies for chemical policy and market reforms;
• Elevate environmental justice and women’s leadership in this field;
• Integrate greener chemicals, health, and equity into green economic strategies;
• Build communities’ capacity to address their environmental health and justice needs; and
• Analyze investment trends and needs in the field.

The California convening will bring together funders supporting environmental health and justice work in the state.  The convening will provide peer learning and relationship-building, reports from CA grants tracking, and discussion of priorities for collaboration on issues like:

• Chemical policy reform in California;
• Environmental justice participation in AB32 / state climate implementation;
• Cumulative exposure policy to better protect impacted communities;
• Water; and
• Air pollution associated with ports, goods movement, and diesel vehicles.

**These meetings are for HEFN members and their funder colleagues; others interested may contact hefn@hefn.org.

Venue

Both events will be held in Fort Baker in Sausalito, California (right outside of San Francisco)  at the new Institute at the Golden Gate. This site offers sustainably designed meeting space, locally produced and organic food, hikes, and great views of the Golden Gate Bridge. For information on the Fort Baker accommodations and meeting facilities:  http://www.cavallopoint.com/.  

Registration

To register for one or both of HEFN’s December meetings, please visit the funder registration page.

Lodging

Please make your hotel reservations directly with Cavallo Point Lodge by visiting http://www.cavallopoint.com/ or calling 888-551-2003. Be sure to mention HEFN to receive the group rate. Reservations must be made by October 27th to receive the discounted rate.

Questions?  Contact HEFN via email to hefn@hefn.org or call 301-656-5540.