Beyond the Floodlines: A Webinar Series on Funding Asset Preservation, Part 3/3
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.
Hosted by Asset Funders Network, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and Texas Rural Funders
