This November, the Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities in partnership with Living Cities and the Ohio Grantmakers Forum will sponsor a two-day meeting for directors, staff, and trustees of grantmaking institutions interested in advancing the prosperity and sustainability of cities. The preconference on November 17th will focus on sustainable urban agriculture.

Sponsored by transportation experts, industry, environmental organizations, federal agencies, trade associations and leading foundations including Surdna, this report provides an objective and scientific analysis from the Urban Land Institute of the effectiveness and cost of almost 50 scalable transportation strategies, both alone and combined, to reduce GHG emissions.  Read more at http://www.movingcooler.info/

With Louisiana's coastline is rapidly deteriorating, the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, a grantee through Surdna's special New Orleans Initiative, is pressing for the restoration of natural systems that could prevent damage for long into the future.  Click here to read more.