HEFN Events

HEFN’s ability to partner with other PSOs while lifting up best practices of organizations supporting environmental health helps it stand out as a leader in the field.
Ogonnaya Dotson-Newman, Senior Program Officer for Environment, JPB Foundation

September 2026

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Investing in Stronger Collaboration for Democracy and the Environment: Insights from the Marisla Foundation’s 2026 Grantee Retreat
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Marisla Foundation and Better World Group will share key insights from the foundation’s 2026 grantee retreat, highlighting emerging threats and opportunities facing environmental, democracy, and media organizations and the broader movement. The presentation will cover what nonprofits need to build and sustain , ...
Equitably Reconnecting Communities: Lessons from a Multi-Year Investment in People and Place
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
What does it take to put community at the center of multi-year efforts to rethink our transportation infrastructure and redress its harms? And how can lessons from one place inform and strengthen work happening in communities across the country? Join us for a conversation about a three-year, $10M investment by the Robe , ...
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Understanding the Links Between Ultra-Processed Foods, Chronic Disease, Corporate Power, and Growing Calls for Government Action
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Registration Link HEFN is co-sponsoring this webinar with Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF), Global Alliance for the Future of Food (GA), and Philanthropy NY Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) make up half of U.S. adult diets — and close to 70% for children. New U.S.-focused research published in the , ...
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Who Decides the Future of Seafood? Panel & Reception at NY Climate Week
1:30 pm - 6:00 pm
The corporate domination of our land-based food and farm system is rapidly taking over the seas. As big industry promotes ‘blue foods’ and pay-to-play sustainability claims, there is a more deeply anchored seafood system poised for investment that delivers returns for communities, local economies and nature herself. Co , ...
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Environmental Health, Data Centers, and the Case for Equity in the Southeast  
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Southeast faces some of the nation’s most persistent environmental health challenges, which are a product of decades of disinvestment, discriminatory policy, and regulatory failure. Now, a new concern is emerging as the region has become a prime target for massive data center development. These facilities can use m , ...
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