November might hinge on the youth vote, and groups like Student PIRGs have spent the last year engaging this demographic around the country. On this call, Student PIRGs Political Director and Catalyst Award Finalist Dan Xie joins Rachel’s Network to share the work they’ve been doing on college campuses this election season and what students are saying. Some of these efforts were made possible by Rachel’s Network members.

Good political organizing is year-round work—it takes time for grassroots organizations to build up networks and relationships. On that point, Dan will also share her plans for 2025 and beyond, and why multi-year funding is so vital to building the civic infrastructure that wins future elections.

Empowering women is one of the most important solutions to climate change and biodiversity loss: women’s leadership and representation is linked to lower CO2 emissions, better forest management, better land protection, and fewer conflicts over resources.

In Intertwined: Women, Nature, and Climate Justice, writer and wildlife biologist Rebecca Kormos showcases these and other powerful examples of the connection between climate justice and gender equality. Join us this fall to discuss Rebecca’s book and build community with fellow women environmental funders and advocates.

Rachel’s Network Members will experience stunning beauty and biodiversity in Patagonia Azul and the Iberá region, and learn more about one of the most successful multi-year public/private philanthropy conservation efforts in the world.

Formed in 2010 by Argentinian conservationists and activists, Rewilding Argentina was initially a project of Tompkins Conservation, which was founded by Rachel’s Network Member Kristine Tompkins and her late husband, Douglas Tompkins. Rewilding Argentina continues to carry out their work and vision, collaborating with national and provincial governments and with conservation and social organizations, both national and international. The work is made possible with the support of funders and philanthropists from Argentina and around the world.

Patagonia Azul, one of the newest projects for Rewilding Argentina, focuses on one of the most biodiverse regions of the Argentine coast, encompassing areas with extensive kelp forest, algae meadows, and vital breeding grounds for large fish, marine birds, and mammals. The project promotes the restoration of the coastal and marine ecosystem and the transformation of the local economy from extractive to restorative.

The Iberá project and its surrounding wetland is the birthplace of rewilding in Argentina. Home to almost 30% of Argentina’s biodiversity, this conservation area holds a unique opportunity to reintroduce locally extinct species such as the giant anteater, tapir, collared peccary, pampas deer, ocelot, giant river otter, and jaguar. In the park, national and provincial park rangers work together to preserve the quality and abundance of native animals, balanced with an authentic tourism experience for visitors.

Registration Opens to Members in April 2024.

A musical event one hundred years in the making, Suffs brings to life a complicated chapter in the ongoing battle for the right to vote: the American women’s suffrage movement. Written by one of the most exciting voices in theater, Shaina Taub, the musical takes an unflinching look at the unsung trailblazers whose activism led to the ratification of the nineteenth amendment. A thrilling story of brilliant, flawed women working against and across generational, racial, and class divides, Suffs explores the victories and failures of a fight for equality that is still far from over.

Join Rachel’s Network and Suffs co-producers Renee Ring and Ruth Ann Harnisch for a performance of Suffs, a backstage visit, and a post-show celebratory dinner at walkable Theatre Row restaurant, Becco. Your $260 registration includes your Suffs premiere-level ticket and a complimentary dinner.