HEFN 2024 Annual Meeting

Beyond November: Philanthropy’s Role in a Thriving Health and Environmental Justice Movement

The Health and Environmental Funders Annual Meeting will be headed to North Carolina from October 28-30, 2024! Building on the themes of our 2023 in-person gathering in New Orleans, we’re moving to another part of the South that is considered by many to be the birthplace of the modern environmental justice movement. Despite this rich history, the region continues to serve as a testing ground for environmental hazards that get exported to other parts of the country - when considered alongside the ever-growing threat of the climate crisis, building community resilience is more important than ever before. 

This year’s theme, Beyond November: Philanthropy’s Role in a Thriving Environmental Health and Justice Movement, speaks to the importance of consistency in building this capacity and resilience over the long term, not just during an election year. Are you looking to coordinate with other funders looking to increase funding and attention to the field of environmental health and justice? Curious about what the climate and environmental impacts of industrialized agriculture are in North Carolina and beyond? Wondering what other funders are doing to bolster community capacity and readiness to apply for and receive federal funds, and the impacts an election year will have on the flow of federal dollars? Through sessions, site visits, and active discussion, we’ll explore issues at the intersection of these topics, and more - the Annual Meeting is a place to dive into the issues you’re passionate about, and also to hear about emerging ideas and engage in conversation and strategy with movement leaders and other funders.

HEFN’s Annual Meeting will bring together partners from philanthropy and the environmental health and justice movement to envision how we can do things differently, learning from partners based in North Carolina and beyond to understand how these very local issues are reflections and previews of what’s happening nationwide. We’ll learn from change-makers, innovators, and people doing the work, who will share their expertise with us in an invigorating in-person gathering that will provide participants with the space to collectively strategize to shift power to communities for greater self-determination, liberation and healing. 

Agenda

Click here for a working agenda, which will be updated as we get closer to the meeting.

HEFN is working with local organizations to coordinate Get Out The Vote volunteer opportunities for meeting attendees - either before or after the meeting, so plan your travel accordingly! If you would like to participate, have any questions, or would like more information, please contact HEFN Staff ([email protected]).

Lodging

21C Museum Hotel, Durham

We are past the cut-off date for the group rate. Please contact our conference manager, Madeleine ([email protected]), to secure lodging at the 21C Museum Hotel. 

AMPC Members

Amanda Tello, EJ Fund St. Louis

Amy Panek, Park Foundation

Cynthia Renfro, Laughing Gull Foundation

Edna Rodriguez, Rural Advancement Foundation International - USA

Gabriel Jones, Builders Vision

Jodeen Olguin-Tayler, Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund

Leslie Hatfield, GRACE Communications Foundation

Malavika Sahai, Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund

Sacha-Rose Phillips, McKnight Foundation

Trevor Thompson

Yara Quezada-Miller, NC Network of Grantmakers

COVID Policy

We look forward to seeing you all in person and are committed to the health and safety of all. In the spirit of mutual care and collective safety, we request that attendees please adhere to the following COVID safety protocols:

If you test positive, or display symptoms including fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath, or difficulty breathing, we ask that you please not attend the conference. If you’ve recently been sick or exposed we ask you not to come to the meeting unless it has been at least 10 days after a COVID infection or close contact.

We ask that you are mindful and respectful of our colleagues and their loved ones who are more vulnerable to infection. Masks will not be required, but participants are welcome to wear them.