The Exchange is ASBN’s monthly member networking call, and starting August 13, 4pm ET/1pm PT, we’re building the year around one question: how do businesses across industries actually advance a regenerative economy?

Each session runs either as a fireside conversation with business leaders or a working session with a service provider who supports mission-driven companies. You’ll leave with something usable, and you’ll meet the people doing the work.

The series also builds toward something tangible. At each session we’ll ask what a regenerative economy should look like to you and what role your business plays in getting there. We’ll synthesize what we hear into a shared set of principles that ASBN members can stand behind – a statement of where this network stands, informed by the people who make it thrive.

This Month:

ASBN Executive Director Camilla Taylor and ASBN member Jeremy Thomas, owner of Carom, open the Monthly Collaborative Roundtable series with a conversation about what we actually mean by a regenerative economy, how she sees the network’s role in building one, and where members see their own companies fitting in. Come with your questions and input.

Read and learn more here.

Join co-hosts Children & Nature Network and REI for an evening with Richard Louv, the internationally bestselling author of “Last Child in the Woods,” in conversation with Sally Jewell, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior and CEO of REI. Rich and Sally will explore the ideas at the heart of Louv’s newest and most personal book, “Noticing: Intimate Encounters with the Natural World.” Together, they’ll discuss what it means to cultivate what Louv calls “bioenchantment”: a deeper, more embodied relationship with the natural world that can restore our sense of wonder, ground our sense of self, and offer hope in a time that sorely needs it. 

The event will also feature opening comments from Mary Beth Laughton, President and CEO of REI, and Monica Lopez Magee, incoming President and CEO of the Children & Nature Network — and followed by a book signing with Richard Louv.

This event will take place at:

Town Hall Seattle
Wyncote NW Forum
1119 8th Ave (Entrance off Seneca St.)
Seattle, 98101

It will also be livestreamed from the Children & Nature Network YouTube at this link, where you can also find a recording after the event. The livestream is made possible by Algonquin Books.

Learn more here.

What does it take to move from inspiration to action?

Join us for the final installment of our Before We Gather series:

Moving Forward with Somava Saha, MD MS
📅 August 12, 2026
🕚 11:00 AM PDT

Dr. Somava Saha is a physician, systems thinker, and leader in intergenerational well-being and social transformation. As Founder and CEO of We in the World, her work focuses on helping communities build collaborative solutions that lead to a more just, connected, and thriving future.

Together, we'll explore what it means to move forward in a time of complexity and change—and how relationships, collaboration, and collective action can help shape a more humane future.

This free 45-minute conversation is part of our Before We Gather series, offering a preview of the themes and questions that will shape Soularize 2026.

Register today → https://soularize.org/etn/before-we-gather/ 

Join one or all three Before We Gather conversations.

Steering Committee Description:
The Clean Water is Good For Business Delaware River Watershed Steering Committee works with businesses to advocate for cleaner water.

Hosted By:
Liza Lamanna, Manager of Agriculture Policy

Register and learn more here.

Join us for a screening of Compensation (1999), part of an evening celebrating Black cinema with author and Criterion Collection Curatorial Director Ashley Clark. In his groundbreaking new book The World of Black Film: A Journey Through Cinematic Blackness in 100 Films, Clark embarks on a survey of important and influential Black films spanning more than 100 years and 30 countries.

YBCA and BAVC (Bay Area Video Coalition) are thrilled to introduce this expansive work to the Bay Area through a screening of Compensation, directed by Zeinabu irene Davis, a landmark of American independent cinema that confronts the social forces and prejudices that hinder love. A talkback between Clark and Davis will follow the screening.

Clark will be signing copies of The World of Black Film before the event at 6pm with books available for purchase.

About the film, Compensation

A poignant portrait of Deaf African Americans and the complexities of love at both ends of the twentieth century, Zeinabu irene Davis’s film is a groundbreaking story of inclusion and visibility. In dual performances, Michelle A. Banks and John Earl Jelks play an educated dressmaker and an illiterate migrant in 1910s Chicago, and a resilient graphic artist and an endearing librarian living in the same city eight decades later. Employing archival photography, an original score blending ragtime and African percussion, and lyrical editing, Davis deftly intertwines the two couple’s stories, in ways both tender and tragic.

Learn more here: https://ybca.org/event/the-world-of-black-film-screening-book-signing-7-17-26/

The Regenerative Agriculture Steering Committee is working to advocate for sustainable agriculture, environmental justice, and support for underserved and BIPOC farmers.

Register here: https://asbnetwork.org/event/regenerative-agriculture-steering-committee-july2026/

Safer Chemicals & Circular Economy Steering Committee engages public policy initiatives for safer chemicals and sustainable materials, emphasizing restricting hazardous substances and transitioning to circular materials and systems for a regenerative economy.

Register here: https://asbnetwork.org/event/safer-chemicals-circular-economy-steering-committee-july2026/

Create art inspired by programs at YBCA in this series of drop-in art workshops for participants of all ages. Each workshop will explore different practices and art-making methods. Materials will be provided, and participants will be able to take their artwork home as a souvenir.

Learn how to pull a simple image transfer using graphite and oil pastels. Participants will explore mirrored images and symmetry. This workshop is inspired by Diedrick Brackens’ solo exhibition, gather tender night, presented by YBCA.

Get tickets here: https://ybca.org/event/free-art-workshop-simple-image-transfers-7-15-26/

What does it mean to be better ancestors creating generational change?  Come hear about the Better Ancestor changemaker journey, hear from some of our global better ancestor hubs, share your better ancestor story and idea and be part of shaping our first Better Ancestor study circle.

Featured speakers: Deon Snyman, Sarah Crawford-Browne, Isatou Sanko, Mohini Govinder, Somava Saha

Session Zoom registration link

In a time when so many of our existing data systems are being dismantled, what does it look like to reimagine what data is, how it works, who gets to decide?  Come here from pioneers across the country who are reimagining and reclaiming what it means for data to be rooted and reimagined with communities.

Featured speakers: Abeni Bloodworth, Jonathan Scaccia, Angela Johnson, Elizabeth Romero, Lauren Dapena-Fraiz

Session Zoom registration link

Explore and share your reflections on a new framework and toolkit developed by WE in the World about Rooted Philanthropy, for funders and intermediaries working to be better ancestors in creating a world grounded in our collective thriving.  Developed with and from the insights of funders, communities and intermediaries. 

Featured speakers: Irmin Durand, Brendon Johnson, Lourdes Rodriguez, Somava Saha, Erin Saltmarsh

Please email erin.saltmarsh@weintheworld.org to request an invite.

Come explore the changemaker journey of a better ancestor and get involved in our newest strategy to restore mission over margin in healthcare.  Hear from healthcare and public health leaders around the country who are showing how to make this happen.

Featured Speakers: Jasmine Hutchinson, Loma Linda; Melina Boudov, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Shu-ling Zhao, Kate Behan, Somava Saha, WE in the World

Zoom registration Link

Come connect with one another, hear what has been going on across our networks, share what you have been up to, and engage in a conversation about what roots us to one another and to the work.  Together, we will begin to explore what it could look like to develop a root system that nourishes a movement together and develop core principles and practices about what our own Declaration of Interdependence as a movement across networks, sectors and perspectives would allow us to learn/unlearn, heal and build what we need together.

Speakers: all of us!   

Featured speakers/facilitators: Jeff Campbell, Emancipation Theater. Colleen Flynn, Build Healthy Places Network, Geordan Shannon, Unexia and WE in the World and Planet Health, Bayo Akomolafe, Dances with Mountains and many others

Zoom Registration Link 

The Regional Leadership Exchange is a quarterly convening designed to strengthen collaboration, shared learning, and strategic alignment among ASBN’s local and state affiliates. It provides a structured space for regional leaders to connect around shared priorities, exchange insights, and address common challenges. By fostering stronger regional networks and elevating affiliate leadership, the program supports collective success in 2026 and beyond.

Each session uses a blended format, combining regional updates with focused, issue-based discussions led by affiliate leaders to keep conversations grounded in real-world advocacy and organizational priorities. The Regional Leadership Exchange also features a fundraising and membership growth mastermind, giving participants the opportunity to explore practical strategies and gain peer support to help affiliates enhance their impact and long-term sustainability.

The Regional Leadership Exchange is driven by active affiliate participation, reinforcing peer leadership and collective action across regions. Rotating topics will cover various regions across the US.

Session Structure:

• 15 minutes: Regional priority highlights led by state affiliates

• 30 minutes: Deep-dive issue discussion led by state affiliates

• 15 minutes: Fundraising and membership growth mastermind – a structured peer-to-peer forum to support each other’s growth through funding opportunities and business recruitment strategies – led by state affiliates

Hosted by: Natalia Ekberg

Register here.

Join us in celebrating the winner of the 2026 Richard Louv Prize for Innovation in Nature Connection!

In addition to celebrating our 2026 prize recipient, this virtual event will bring back past award winners, including CJ Goulding and Jason Stout. It will also feature remarks from author and Children & Nature Network co-founder Richard Louv, including a preview of his new book Noticing, available in June 2026.

Now in its fifth year, the prize highlights creative, impactful ways to ensure that kids can regularly experience the benefits of nature — everywhere they live, learn and play.

This event is FREE but registration is required. There is a suggested donation of $20. If you can’t join us live, register for the event and a recording will be sent to your inbox approximately two weeks after the event.

Register here.

Join Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) for a Congressional Briefing and National Webinar on the latest information on public health emergency readiness and findings from TFAH’s upcoming report, Ready or Not 2026: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism – releasing May 7th.

The past year alone saw the U.S. facing the most severe flu season in nearly a decade, the highest annual measles case count since 1991, and devastating weather-related emergencies. In addition, these challenges occurred alongside deep federal staffing cuts and destabilized funding to the public health system. As TFAH marks its 25th anniversary, the webinar will review the highlights from this year’s report, which measures the nation’s readiness for public health emergencies through 10 indicators of state preparedness to respond to a wide spectrum of health emergencies and to provide ongoing public health services.

Subject matter experts will discuss the nation’s readiness for public health emergencies, examine the findings of the report, and discuss key recommendations for policymakers. The webinar will include time for Q&A from the audience.

Register here.

The Welcome Standard Briefing & Know Your Rights for Business Leaders 

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is coming soon, and how welcoming every fan feels matters, whether they are coming from near or far.  Join The Welcome Standard for a live Zoom briefing featuring business leaders from FIFA host cities sharing what actually works — practical strategies for creating a welcoming environment where American and international fans alike feel safe, included, and ready to spend. We will also share a Know Your Rights Training on how to prepare your business if ICE appears and what you can do to protect workers and your patrons.

Speakers Include: 

• Jonathan Grode, U.S. Practice Director and Managing Partner for Green and Spiegel

• Steve Dyme, CEO, Flowers for Dreams, Chicago

• David Levine, Co-founder & President, American Sustainable Business Network

• Daniel Miller and Steve Silverman, Co-founders, Democracy Rising Collaborative

Leaders from World Cup Host city business organizations, including:

• Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts,

• West Philadelphia Corridor Collaborative,

• B Local Texas,

• Good Business Network of Washington

• Florida for Good

Co-sponsors include Integrity Matters & BRTAT

This webinar is open to all.

To Learn More and Join The Welcome Standard, Click Here.

The business landscape is rapidly evolving with new sustainability challenges and opportunities—and our monthly member exchange creates the collaborative space where sustainable business leaders connect, strategize, and build the partnerships that drive real change.

What We Build Together

Strategic Partnerships – Monthly facilitated networking sessions where members identify collaboration opportunities across sectors, supply chains, and geographic regions to scale sustainable business impact.

Knowledge Exchange – Peer-to-peer learning forums where members share practical solutions, lessons learned, and innovative approaches to sustainability challenges in real-time business operations.

Coalition Building – Relationship development that strengthens ASBN’s collective advocacy power, turning individual member expertise into coordinated action on policy and market transformation.

Innovation Acceleration – Cross-pollination of ideas and resources that helps members stay ahead of sustainability trends, regulatory changes, and emerging market opportunities.

Corporate networks have transactions. Sustainable businesses have authentic partnerships—and that’s building the new economy.

Register here.

Join Milind Tambe to explore how AI can be harnessed for population health. Learn how his pioneering AI system is delivering positive impact in public health through real-world examples for how it is helping to combat sexually transmitted infections in unhoused youth in Los Angeles and how it is being used to bolster maternal and child health in India.

Milind Tambe, Ph.D., is the Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science and director of the Center for Research on Computation and Society at Harvard University and is also principal scientist and director for "AI for Social Good" at Google Deepmind.

Register here

The business landscape is rapidly evolving with new sustainability challenges and opportunities—and our monthly member exchange creates the collaborative space where sustainable business leaders connect, strategize, and build the partnerships that drive real change.

What We Build Together

Strategic Partnerships – Monthly facilitated networking sessions where members identify collaboration opportunities across sectors, supply chains, and geographic regions to scale sustainable business impact.

Knowledge Exchange – Peer-to-peer learning forums where members share practical solutions, lessons learned, and innovative approaches to sustainability challenges in real-time business operations.

Coalition Building – Relationship development that strengthens ASBN’s collective advocacy power, turning individual member expertise into coordinated action on policy and market transformation.

Innovation Acceleration – Cross-pollination of ideas and resources that helps members stay ahead of sustainability trends, regulatory changes, and emerging market opportunities.

Sept 11 Focus – Creating meaningful connections between members, identifying partnership opportunities, and strengthening the collaborative foundation that amplifies sustainable business impact. To kick things off, we’ll start with a lighthearted “Rage & Renew” icebreaker—sharing what’s been most challenging for our businesses (and ourselves!) and where we see potential solutions. It’s a chance to vent a little, laugh a little, and then refocus on how we can get things done together.

Register here.

Series Description:
Each month we will dive into a topic with experts available to answer questions and present the important information that connects to your business and advocacy efforts.

This Month:

With bipartisan momentum building around soil health and sustainable supply chains, key titles of the Farm Bill are emerging as areas of common ground to advance regenerative agriculture. Don’t miss out, register today for The Policy Forum: Leveraging the Farm Bill: Crop Insurance, Conservation & Diversified Agriculture, hosted by ASBN’s Manager of Agriculture & Water Policy, Liza LaManna, with expert guests from our Regenerative Agriculture & Justice Steering Committee.

We’ll break down the Farm Bill into plain English, showing how reforms to crop insurance can reward soil‑protecting practices, how conservation assistance programs fund on‑farm projects like cover crops and improved irrigation, and how diversified agriculture opens new markets for farms of every size. No policy background is needed; come ready with your questions and get clear, practical insights on where lawmakers are finding common ground and how you can help shape U.S. farm policy in this administration.

Hosted By:
Liza Lamanna, ASBN Manager of Agriculture and Water Policy

Register here.

The federal government is proposing rollbacks to vital clean water protections through the Waters of The US and PERMIT Act—but our business coalition is fighting back with voices that demonstrate the true economic impacts of these policies.

What We Advanced in June 

Clean Water Act Defense – Continuing strategic discussions on protecting federal water protections and leveraging state business voices to demonstrate economic necessity of strong environmental standards.

Waters of The US Response – Coordinating business community pushback against proposed rollbacks that threaten water infrastructure and long-term economic stability.

PERMIT Act Opposition – Mobilizing business leaders to submit testimony and sign-on letters demonstrating how weakened water protections harm economic development and business competitiveness.

Coalition Building – Expanding network of businesses willing to advocate publicly for water infrastructure investments and regulatory protections.

August 11th Focus: Leveraging state business voices in the Clean Water Act protection fight and developing messaging that counters the “good for business” narrative around environmental rollbacks.

Corporate polluters have lobbying power. Clean water businesses have economic truth—and that’s our competitive advantage.

Learn more and register here.

The federal government is proposing rollbacks to vital clean water protections through the Waters of The US and PERMIT Act—but our business coalition is fighting back with voices that demonstrate the true economic impacts of these policies.

What We Advanced in June 

Clean Water Act Defense – Continuing strategic discussions on protecting federal water protections and leveraging state business voices to demonstrate economic necessity of strong environmental standards.

Waters of The US Response – Coordinating business community pushback against proposed rollbacks that threaten water infrastructure and long-term economic stability.

PERMIT Act Opposition – Mobilizing business leaders to submit testimony and sign-on letters demonstrating how weakened water protections harm economic development and business competitiveness.

Coalition Building – Expanding network of businesses willing to advocate publicly for water infrastructure investments and regulatory protections.

August 11th Focus: Leveraging state business voices in the Clean Water Act protection fight and developing messaging that counters the “good for business” narrative around environmental rollbacks.

Corporate polluters have lobbying power. Clean water businesses have economic truth—and that’s our competitive advantage.

Learn more and register here.

Hosted by Act for Public Health

Public health practitioners and policymakers need to stay informed amid the shifting legal landscape brought about by recent federal activities. The Act for Public Health partners are hosting a new forum for timely conversations that explain and interpret the impact of federal action on state and local public health practice. Join us biweekly from May 14 to July 23 for 30-minute informal discussions between speakers with topical expertise. We’ll cover federal actions on subject areas such as immigration; LGBTQ+ communities; diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives; and more. Each session will focus on a different topic.

Register for the series.

Whether you’re interested in a Homekey Tribal project or better serving your tribal community members, supportive services for housing can feel overwhelming to plan for. Ongoing operating support for unhoused relatives is possible and can take advantage of wisdom and skills you already have in your community. Join the CA Tribal Housing Academy and our guest speaker, Beaux Simone Consulting, who has experience in permanent supportive housing on and off tribal land.

Learn more and register here

The Rural Rental Housing Preservation Academy is a series of no-cost training and peer learning sessions designed to help rural housing providers acquire and/or preserve USDA Rural Development (RD), HUD and LIHTC financed housing in their respective communities. Training sessions will be open to existing owners/operators interested in preserving their properties or parties interested in acquisition for the purpose of preservation of property affordability.

The Academy sessions will span from basic introduction and overview of RD, HUD and LIHTC programs to exploring financing options and new financing models. Enterprise will bring in experts and practitioners that have proven success in preserving units and are thinking outside the box when it comes to funding to help deliver the training sessions. All training sessions will be held virtually. Attendance to any of the academy sessions is available to any interested stakeholders.

Session 7: Workshop the Projects and Third Party Financing | July 16 at 10:00am MT - Register
We’ll review case studies and how projects are financed with other non-RD sources.

Hosted by Act for Public Health

Public health practitioners and policymakers need to stay informed amid the shifting legal landscape brought about by recent federal activities. The Act for Public Health partners are hosting a new forum for timely conversations that explain and interpret the impact of federal action on state and local public health practice. Join us biweekly from May 14 to July 23 for 30-minute informal discussions between speakers with topical expertise. We’ll cover federal actions on subject areas such as immigration; LGBTQ+ communities; diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives; and more. Each session will focus on a different topic.

Register for the series.