Beyond the Floodlines: A Three-Part Webinar Series on Funding Asset Preservation
This three-part learning and action series explores how philanthropy can play a pivotal role in helping communities recover and thrive after disasters. Together, we will examine strategies to preserve community assets, prevent predatory displacement, and ensure that recovery efforts evolve into long-term stability and growth.
October 29, 2025 – Session One (Funder-Only): A candid conversation with peers from Asheville and Houston, highlighting hard-won lessons and actionable insights for responding to the recent Texas Hill Country floods. This closed session provides funders a trusted space to connect, share experiences, and learn from others who have navigated disaster recovery investments.
December 10, 2025 – Session Two (Funders + Community Partners): Spotlight on small business recovery and resilience—how funders can protect local enterprises, sustain jobs, and keep wealth rooted in place. Registration opens soon!
January 29, 2026 – Session Three (Funders + Community Partners): Focus on affordable housing, exploring philanthropic strategies to rebuild, preserve affordability, and stabilize families for the long term. Registration opens soon!
What Participants Will Gain
- A clear picture of who is leading recovery efforts across sectors and where strategic partnerships are most needed.
- High-level insights on both immediate needs and long-term opportunities to guide investment decisions.
- Inspiration and practical models for collective action in affordable housing and small business recovery.
- A forward-looking lens to shape responsive, resilient, and equitable investments to unnatural disasters – in the Texas Hill Country and beyond.
Session One Speakers
Annika Little, Asset Funders Network
Mark Constantine, Dogwood Health Trust
VanNhi Nguyen, JPMorganChase
Jamie Schmill, Foundation for Louisiana
Hosted by Asset Funders Network, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and Texas Rural Funders
