Rachel's Network

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Rachel’s Network is a community of women working together to protect people and planet. We engage in collective learning, funding, and advocacy to create a healthy, thriving, and just world for all.

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Supporting Women Environmental Leaders

At Rachel’s Network, we know that elevating women of color results in a healthier, safer, and more just world, and we are committed to investing in them. That’s why we created the Catalyst Award.

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2024 Annual Report

2024 Annual Report

There’s no getting around it: the years ahead will be arduous for both women and the environment. Everything our organization and members have worked for in the last 25 years is now at risk because of the new administration. But while some politicians, corporations, and, organizations are distancing themselves from vital environmental work and diversity, equity, and inclusion, Rachel’s Network remains resolute.

Rachel’s Network Welcomes Five New Board Directors

Rachel’s Network Welcomes Five New Board Directors

Rachel’s Network, a nonprofit that elevates and supports women environmental leaders, today announced the addition of five new members to its board of directors: Annel Hernandez, Maria Kolby-Wolfe, Dr. Virginia Necochea, Autumn Saxton-Ross, PhD, and Dr. Nikki Traylor-Knowles. Following these appointments, the board will comprise 16 directors.

Rachel’s Network Statement on Federal DEI Rollbacks

Rachel’s Network Statement on Federal DEI Rollbacks

As an organization committed to supporting the most marginalized leaders in the environmental movement, Rachel’s Network is appalled by recent moves to rollback DEI in the Trump administration. We stand with our grantee-partners and broader network in continuing to shine a light on injustice and ways to dismantle it. We will also continue to run the Catalyst Award, our annual program for women environmental leaders of color.

UPCOMING EVENTS

april 2025

24apr2:00 pm3:15 pmBook Club: Consumed by Aja Barber

may 2025

08may2:00 pm3:15 pmBook Club: Consumed by Aja Barber

22may2:00 pm3:15 pmBook Club: Consumed by Aja Barber

june 2025

05jun2:00 pm3:15 pmCatalyzing Conversation: A Resilient Blue Economy with Jhana Young

See all our upcoming events here.

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