Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    NETWORKING, EDUCATION, AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS: RACHEL'S NETWORK PIVOTED IN 2020 TO NEW VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. OUR ONLINE EFFORTS INCLUDED A BOOK CLUB, WEBINARS, AND MEMBER-FACILITATED VIRTUAL CONVERSATIONS. IN THESE FORUMS, MEMBERS LEARNED FROM EACH OTHER AND EXPERTS ABOUT INTERRELATED CHALLENGES TO THE ENVIRONMENT, HUMAN AND ECOSYSTEM HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING, AS WELL AS THE ROLE THAT WOMEN LEADERS AND PHILANTHROPISTS PLAY IN AMELIORATING PAST AND PRESENT HARM AND BUILDING A LIVABLE FUTURE. OUR MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORTED THESE EFFORTS, HIGHLIGHTED RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS, AND PROMOTED MEMBERS' INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. MEMBERS MADE USE OF OUR PRIVATE LISTSERVS FOR ONGOING SHARING OF IDEAS AND DIALOGUE ON TOPICS OF INTEREST. WE COLLECTED, PUBLISHED, AND DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION ON WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP AND THE ENVIRONMENT. WE ACTED AS A FISCAL SPONSOR FOR MEMBERS' INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS AND CONNECTED MEMBERS WITH BOARD LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AT ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $543.6K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    OUTREACH PROGRAMS: RACHEL'S NETWORK PARTNERED WITH MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS TO LEARN ABOUT AND FUND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS IN WHICH OUR MEMBERS TOOK PARTICULAR INTEREST. WE SOUGHT OUT AND RESEARCHED ORGANIZATIONS DOING INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE WORK TO ENHANCE, PROTECT, AND EDUCATE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND INTEGRATED THIS INFORMATION INTO OUR NETWORK AND ITS PROGRAM. OUR CATALYST AWARD PROGRAM SOLIDIFIED AS A PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR OUR WORK CHAMPIONING OUTSTANDING WOMEN OF COLOR IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD, CONNECTING THEM TO OUR NETWORK AND ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. WE ALSO RESPONDED TO COMMUNITY NEED DURING THE PANDEMIC THROUGH A COMMUNITY RESILIENCE FUND THAT PROVIDED SMALL, UNRESTRICTED GIFTS TO 25 WOMEN ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS AND 27 ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $333.7K

  • Networking, Education, and Leadership Programs

    NETWORKING, EDUCATION, AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS: IN 2022, WE HELD EDUCATIONAL AND CONVERSATIONAL WEBINARS AND BOOK CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR OUR NETWORK OF WOMEN FUNDERS ON A VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND PHILANTHROPIC ISSUES. WE ALSO HELD TWO 3-DAY IN-PERSON EVENTS IN BOTH WASHINGTON, DC AND CANANDAIGUA, NY TO HEAR FROM LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS. ADDITIONALLY, WE HELD AN IN-PERSON LUNCHEON IN SAN FRANCISCO TO HEAR FROM LOCAL CLIMATE JUSTICE CHAMPIONS. IN EACH OF THESE FORUMS, MEMBERS LEARNED FROM ONE ANOTHER AND THE EXPERTS ABOUT INTERRELATED CHALLENGES TO THE ENVIRONMENT, HUMAN HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING, AS WELL AS THE ROLE THAT WOMEN LEADERS AND PHILANTHROPISTS PLAY IN AMENDING PAST AND PRESENT HARM AND WORK TOWARDS BUILDING A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND LIVABLE FUTURE. BEYOND THEIR EDUCATIONAL VALUE, THESE EVENTS PROVIDED MEMBERS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $829.6K