Rooted in Community: Women Leading Environmental Progress in the East Bay
Dates: October 22-23, 2026
Location: Oakland, CA
Oakland is one of the most diverse and progressive cities in the country, with a rich history of community and political organizing, rooted in justice. The East Bay also carries Northern California’s industrial burden and has suffered from decades of pollution and disinvestment. However, women are leading environmental progress in the East Bay, drawing on the city’s legacy for inspiration and strength.
Join Rachel’s Network to witness this work in action as we meet with local women leaders working on environmental justice, regenerative agriculture, Indigenous land rematriation, storytelling, and more. Part networking, part learning, all growing, funders and advocates will come away inspired and equipped with tools they can apply in their own work.
This program is for women environmental funders and advocates.
The sessions comprising this gathering are a la carte—register for what your schedule allows.
Registration
Open to women environmental funders and leaders, in the Bay Area and beyond.
- Oct 22-23: All Program Activities – $775
OR - A la carte options:
- Thursday, Oct 22: Rooting in Community & Gathering Wisdom Brunch & Tour- $310
- Friday, Oct 23: Building Power Through Elected Women’s Leadership Breakfast – $80
- Friday, Oct 23: Narrative Justice Workshop: How Stories Shape Power, Policy, and Philanthropy – $410
Land Tax
Part of each registration includes a Shuumi, or land tax, which will be donated to Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, an urban Indigenous women-led land trust based in the San Francisco Bay Area that facilitates the return of Indigenous land to Indigenous people.
Lodging & Transportation
The event ticket does not include lodging, and all registrants should make their own lodging reservations at a property of their choice, if needed. Suggested hotels include:
The closest airport to Oakland is Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK).
Transportation will be provided for the October 22 Site Visit Tour and is included in registration. No other transportation will be provided during this program.
Sponsor a Registration
Funders interested in sponsoring the participation of women nonprofit leaders to attend this meeting may do so by purchasing a Sponsored Registration through the registration portal. Sponsored participants will be identified and invited by Rachel’s Network directly. Sponsoring a registration is a tax-deductible donation that helps to offset the participation of a nonprofit leader and a separate acknowledgment will be sent after the registration is processed.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
A minimum of 12 registrants per program session is required by September 24, 2026. If minimum registration numbers are not met, Rachel’s Network reserves the right to cancel this event and will provide a full event refund to registrants.
Special events like this meeting involve the investment of non-refundable upfront costs. Because of this, we can only guarantee partial registration reimbursements for cancellation requests received from registrants within the following timeline:
- Cancellations on or before Friday, September 18 will be refunded 75% of each registration fee. No additional donations made at the time of registration will be refunded.
- No registration refunds will be given for cancellations received after Friday, September 24, 2026.
All requests for registration refunds/cancellation must be emailed to programs@rachelsnetwork.org.
Health & Safety Policy
We encourage all attendees of Rachel’s Network in-person events and guests of our meeting venue to get their seasonal COVID-19 and flu vaccines before attending this event. At this time, mask wearing is not required. These guidelines are subject to change.