climate resiliency: incorporating environmental and sustainable approaches maureen lawless, director...

Climate Resiliency:Incorporating Environmental and

Sustainable Approaches

Maureen Lawless, Director of Member Services,Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities

To inspire, strengthen, and expand funding and philanthropic leadership that yield environmentally

sustainable, socially equitable, and economically prosperous regions and communities

Philanthropic Preparedness, Resiliency and Emergency Partnership: PPREP

PPREP Purpose:

To build community foundation leadership and capacity to help create more resilient communities

PPREP Desired Outcomes:

• Community foundations build their internal preparedness and leadership capacity

• Community foundations help improve how their communities prepare for and respond to natural disasters

• Community foundations contribute to community resilience

History of Earthquakes: 1800 - 2004

History of Floods 2007 - 2012

History of Tornadoes: 1950 - 2011

Community Foundations in the Region

Other Resources:

Links:

• http://www.fundersnetwork.org/learn/resource-details/well-placed_local_leadership

• http://www.fundersnetwork.org/learn/resource-details/10_things_to_address_climate_change

• http://www.fundersnetwork.org/participate/green-building/idea-bank

• http://carbonneutral.in4c.net/

• http://greenforall.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ExecutiveReport.pdf

• maureen@fundersnetwork.org