Thursday, May 8 | 3:30pm ET, 2:30pm CT, 1:30pm MT, 12:30pm PT

Hosted by: Rise Economy

Co-Sponsored By: Common Counsel Foundation, The California Endowment, California Community Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Funders Together to End Homelessness

Numerous bills and measures have been passed at the state and local levels in California over the last few years to support affordable housing and homelessness prevention. Yet public sector efforts alone cannot solve a housing crisis of this scale. States like New York, Illinois, and Massachusetts have laws that incentivize reinvestment by financial institutions to support their housing strategies, meet the financial needs of low- and moderate-income communities and communities of color, and increase integrity and accountability in financial services.

It is time for California, with one of the largest economies in the world, to ensure that corporations profiting from doing business in the state play a strong role in deploying private capital to meet the housing needs of our communities.

Join us for a funders-only virtual briefing and conversation with foundation, public sector and community leaders on the importance of corporate accountability in tackling the housing crisis. Presenters will share policy strategies to address the capital gap by increasing banking sector investment in affordable housing and BIPOC homeownership.

Learn about innovative solutions and campaigns underway now that could generate significant resources and data to address the state's affordable housing crisis, stabilize neighborhoods, and build climate resilience.

Speakers 

• Isaac G. Bryan, State Assemblymember, District 55
• Holly J. Mitchell, Los Angeles County Supervisor, 2nd District
• Jarrett Tomás Barrios, Senior Vice President of Strategic Community & Programmatic Initiatives, California Community Foundation
• Paulina Gonzalez-Brito, Chief Executive Officer, Rise Economy
• Aboubacar “Asn” Ndiaye, Executive Director, Northern California Land Trust
• Leo Goldberg, Co-Director for Policy and Capacity Building, California Community Land Trust Network
• Moderator: Dr. Manuel Pastor, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, University of Southern California and Director, University of Southern California Equity Research Institute

Registration

Please RSVP for this webinar using the button below. 

This event is a peer learning opportunity for staff and trustees of grantmaking institutions and funder networks, and philanthropic advisors only.

Once your registration is approved you will receive a confirmation with a link for the meeting. If you have questions about eligibility to register, please contact Sarita Ahuja. 

The deadline to register is 5pm PT on Thursday, May 2.

Technology

This webinar will take place via Zoom. This call will last 90 minutes. You will receive your unique Zoom link once a Rise Economy staff member has approved your registration.