Learning & Sharing Sessions
These sessions are designed to address current challenges and opportunities. We welcome your input for topics that highlight your local climate action or would help you advance your work.
These sessions are designed to address current challenges and opportunities. We welcome your input for topics that highlight your local climate action or would help you advance your work. If you have an idea for a session please Contact Us.
| Meeting Name | Date | Speakers | Recordings | Additional Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Communications & Donor Engagement Series: Session 1 – Big Picture: Community Foundations’ Role in Climate Philanthropy | 2/27/2025 | Randall Kempner, Climate Philanthropy Catalyst Coalition Isbel Barrios, Director for Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Greater New Orleans Community Foundation Dan Favre, Director of Environmental Programs at the Greater New Orleans Community Foundation | View Recording | Additional Resource |
| Climate Communications & Donor Engagement Series: Session 2 – External: Climate Communications & Donor Engagement | 4/17/2025 | Anthony Leiserowitz, founder and executive director of the Yale Center for Climate Communications Tessa LeSage, Chief Impact Officer at Collaboratory Jonathan Romine, Community Resilience Strategist, The Collaboratory | View Recording | Additional Resource |
| Climate Communications & Donor Engagement Series: Session 3 – Internal: Expanding the Team | 5/29/2025 | Jamie Valentine, Senior Community Leadership Officer for Environmental Equity at the Indianapolis Foundation Michael Yonas, Vice President for Community Partnerships and Learning at The Pittsburgh Foundation | View Recording | Additional Resource |
| Outdoor Access as a Climate Strategy with the San Diego Foundation & Outdoor Foundation | 9/4/2025 | Christiana DeBenedict, Senior Director of Environmental Initiatives at the San Diego Foundation Heather Rossetti Senior Manager of Outdoor Access Initiatives at the San Diego Foundation Lesford Duncan, Executive Director of the Outdoor Foundation | View Recording | Additional Resource |
| Redstone Report: Changing the Game: Community Based Strategies and Climate Mitigation | 11/17/2025 | Sam Greenberg, Redstone Strategy Group | View Recording | Additional Resource |