Collaborating for Wildfire Resilience
Wildfire Resilience Funders (WRF) is a learning and action network that fosters collaboration among philanthropic funders and advances progress towards wildfire-resilient communities and landscapes.
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The only curated network dedicated to mobilizing funders focused on the complex issues linked to wildfire and climate change.
Created in response to the increasing severity and magnitude of wildfires that have come with the changing climate in western North America, WRF aims to increase strategic alignment and investment in wildfire resilient communities, and wildfire adapted landscapes. Since its founding in 2023, the network has grown to include more than 140 member and affiliate organizations.
WRF fosters participation beyond philanthropy through the active inclusion of experts and organizations working on the front lines of the wildfire crisis. Our programs are designed to facilitate connection across these sectors, enabling stronger connections between and among philanthropy, researchers, agencies, and nonprofits.
How to Engage
Network participation is available to philanthropic funders as Funder Members (via membership dues) or Funder Affiliates. Non-grantmaking organizations can participate in some network programming as Practitioner Affiliates. Explore the benefits of WRF membership, the activities WRF offers, and apply to join the network!
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Annual Convening Report
The 2026 Convening Report brings readers along the journey that 2026 WRF Annual Convening attendees experienced as they visited communities in Southern Oregon’s Rogue Valley.
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Event Calendar
The WRF event calendar houses all network events and meetings as well as events hosted by WRF members and affiliates.
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WRF 2026 Annual Convening Report
September 24, 2026
The drive from Medford to downtown Ashland, Oregon takes roughly 20 minutes, mostly via Interstate 5. Traveling south, travelers have a clear view of the path the 2020 Labor…
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WRF Network-Wide Meeting: Expert Advice on Effective Wildfire Communications
June 20, 2025
The most recent network-wide meeting of the Wildfire Resilience Funders covered the challenges that arise when trying to communicate about wildfire issues. And three esteemed panelists offered their insights…
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Lighting the Path Ahead: Reflections on an Inspirational Convening of WRF
June 9, 2025
Wildfire Resilience Funders hosted its third annual convening in May of 2025, bringing together more than 40 representatives from network member organizations with leading issue experts in Santa Barbara,…
Sponsors
WRF is a program of the Climate Resilience Fund, supported by the generosity of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Philanthropy California, and Resources Legacy Fund, as well as members of the network’s advisory committee.
