SUMMIT LEARNINGS
The work continues. Explore the documentary, research, funder strategies, and resources from Bay Area AFN’s inaugural Inclusive Economic and Immigrant Rights Summit. Thank you to our attendees, partners, and sponsors.
Everyone—regardless of race, gender, nativity, and immigration status—deserves a life of dignity, agency, and belonging. Economic security, mobility, and collective prosperity are essential to realizing these inclusive values.
However, current narratives and dominant mental models often limit our understanding of immigrant people and communities to their economic contributions as laborers and consumers, reflecting an economy organized around extraction rather than mutuality.
Bay Area Asset Funders Network’s inaugural Inclusive Economic and Immigrant Rights Summit invites you to engage with a fuller vision: our economy as one that centers people and the environments in which we live–one where we see immigrant people and workers as rights-holders whose human flourishing and economic well-being are necessary for inclusive prosperity.
Join fellow funders, advocates, and regional leaders for an engaging day that will:
- Deepen your understanding of how and why inclusive economic rights are an essential element of basic human rights
- Explore how economic rights and immigrant rights are fundamentally interconnected, guided by pioneering scholars and practitioners
- Learn innovative approaches and actionable funding strategies that support immigrant people, communities, and build inclusive prosperity
- Experience powerful stories and insights from immigrant rights and economic justice advocates and community leaders about their lived experiences in the Bay Area
- Find inspiration and concrete pathways to advance an affirmative vision of immigrant people as integral to our communities, culture, and country–not merely as participants but as builders and shapers
- Forge meaningful connections with peers and leave energized for the work ahead
Bay Area AFN is proud to partner with the New School’s Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy, UC Berkeley Labor Center, and USC Equity Research Institute to host this inaugural Inclusive Economic and Immigrant Rights Summit on Thursday, November 6, 2025, in Oakland, California.
Co-Presented with:
Planning Committee:
Chrissy Sa, Blue Shield of California Foundation
Glenda Monterroza, Kaiser Permanente
Miguel Albarran Fernandez, San Francisco Foundation
Monica Gomez, The California Wellness Foundation
Rob Hope, ReWork the Bay
Stephanie Martinez, Peter E. Haas Jr. Family Fund
Viridiana Romero, Northern California Grantmakers
Zelica Rodriguez-Deams, Sobrato Philanthropies
Summit Advisory Council:
Alejo, Trabajadores Unidos Workers United
Alex Tom, Center for Empowered Politics
Ana Avendano, El Concilio California
Aura Aguilar, North Bay Jobs with Justice
Beatrice Camacho, UndocuFund
Chandra Alexandre, Community Action Marin
Elaine Villasper, Filipino Community Center
Geraldine Alcid, Filipino Advocates for Justice
Huy Tran, Services, Immigrant Rights & Education Network
Marivel Mendoza Matheu, Hijas Del Campo
Raylene Hernandez, SOMOS Mayfair
Sasha Wright, Jobs with Justice SF
Yoel Haile, Priority Africa Network
Bay Area AFN’s Inclusive Economic and Immigrant Rights Summit brings together grantmakers and practitioners focused on the intersection of inclusive economic rights and immigrant rights. Independent consultants may attend as representatives of grantmaking organizations or philanthropists. We encourage attendance by nonprofit leadership and program staff rather than development staff.
- AFN Members: $100
- Non-Member Grantmaker: $250 early bird
- Nonprofit Community-Based Organizations: Free
- Sponsors: Free
Pricing Update: Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, we’ve been able to keep registration costs low by extending early bird pricing throughout the registration period.
Questions about registration? Contact Beth Yeap at beth@assetfunders.org
When:
Thursday, November 6, 2025
8:30am to 4:00pm PT
Where:
The California Endowment
2000 Franklin Street | Oakland, CA
Accessibility
Bay Area AFN is committed to making our 2025 summit accessible to everyone. Should you require accessibility assistance, please let us know your needs in detail during registration. AFN will make every effort to provide appropriate accommodations. Please email beth@assetfunders.org with any questions.
Transfer/Refund Policy
CANCELLATIONS: Cancellation requests must be submitted via email to beth@assetfunders.org and must be received by 5:00 PM (PT) on October 29, 2025 for a partial refund. A cancellation fee of $50 based on price paid will be assessed to cover administrative costs.
TRANSFERS: Registration can be transferred without a penalty. Please contact beth@assetfunders.org to transfer your ticket.
REFUNDS: Registration fees will not be refunded for cancellations after 5:00 PM (PT) on October 29, 2025. We regret that we cannot offer refunds for “no shows.”
Solicitation Free Statement
Asset Funders Network is committed to creating an open learning environment where attendees can focus on exchanging knowledge, best practices, innovative strategies, and actionable insights. Our gatherings bring together veteran practitioners, leading experts, and fresh voices to advance economic equity through meaningful collaboration. To preserve this distraction-free space for learning, we ask all participants to refrain from soliciting grants, promoting fund management services, or making investment requests during AFN events and activities.
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Bay Area Asset Funders Network invites you to sponsor our inaugural Inclusive Economic and Immigrant Rights Summit.
Your conference sponsorship provides essential supports for conference production, demonstrates your commitment, and cultivates timely action. More specifically, your sponsorship will underwrite speaker honorariums, the participation of CBOs on the summit’s advisory council and planning committee, and narrative support. At any level, your contribution ensures that those most impacted are centered and that the summit reflects the lived realities, wisdom, and leadership of Bay Area immigrant communities. Conference sponsorship is also a great way to become an AFN member, deepen your engagement with Bay Area AFN, and support our shared priorities. For additional information on sponsorship levels, please see our Summit Sponsorship Brochure.
Please contact Rebeca Rangel at rebeca@assetfunders.org with any questions.
Location:
The California Endowment’s
Center for Healthy Communities Oakland
2000 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA 94612
510-271-4333
The California Endowment is easily accessible via BART or AC Transit. Paid parking is available nearby.
AIR: The closest airport is Oakland Intl. Airport (OAK), 8 miles away. It is accessible via BART or approximately a $25-40 Uber/Lyft ride.
BART: Quick Planner & Real Time Departures
BART 19th Street Oakland Station – use the 20th Street exit
The California Endowment is located on the corner of 20th & Franklin Street
BICYCLE: Bicycle storage is in The California Endowment’s 1st floor locker room; or
19th Street BART – BART Bike Station Uptown
AC TRANSIT (BUS): AC Transit Maps & Schedules
The following bus lines serve the 19th Street BART area: 6, 11, 12, 14, 18, 51A, 72, 72M, 72R, 800, 802, 805, 851, NL
PARKING:
Douglas Parking/California Bank &Trust
Address: 2003 Franklin Street, Oakland 94612
Phone: 1-800-877-9984
Entrance: 20th & Franklin, off Franklin
Rate: $3.50/30 min, $14.00/All Day (7:30am-4:30pm)
ABM Parking Services/LAKE MERRITT PLAZA
Address: 1999 Harrison Street, Oakland 94612
Email: LMP@abm.com
Entrance: 20th & Harrison, off Harrison
Rate: $5.00/30 min, $30.00/All Day (6am‐7pm)
Ace Parking/Kaiser Plaza
Address: 325 22nd Street, Oakland 94612
Phone: 510‐340‐0897
Entrance: Webster St & Kaiser Plaza
Rate: $3.00/15 min, $35.00/All Day (24 hours)
*Note: All rates are subject to change without notice.
HOTEL:
AC Hotel by Marriott Downtown Oakland
.8 miles away
Rate: 16% off BAR
1431 Jefferson St.
Oakland, CA 94612
510.994.5000
1. Enter Dates of Stay
2. Special Rates-go to dropdown and select CORPORATE/PROMO/SET # then enter CQ2
Thank you to our sponsors:
