The Mayor's Office of Resilience and Racial Equity, Love Your Block, and the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics are partnering with ioby.org to provide residents and community-based organizations with a crowdfunding platform and one-on-one fundraising coaching to help bring ideas to life. Come join us for a workshop where you'll have the opportunity to incubate your idea and get it ready for the world. 

• best practices for effective crowdfunding that we’ve learned from supporting 1,500+ successful resident-led, neighbor-funded campaigns
• top tips on building your fundraising team, connecting with new donors, and donor follow up, illustrated with real-life examples
• an overview of ioby’s platform and services, and
• Q&A with ioby's grassroots fundraising experts

A light dinner will be provided! Please let us know if you have dietary restrictions and/or childcare needs. RSVP now:

Learn about the history of this Boston Landmark, and the new uses planned for the farm. Historic Boston Incorporated, the Urban Farming Institute of Boston, the Trust for Public Land, and the North Bennet Street School have been working collaboratively to rehabilitate the circa 1786 Fowler Clark Farm.

Join us for an informative talk by Alison Hardy, of Window Woman of New England, Inc., on the hows and whys of historic window restoration. This event is sponsored by the Boston Landmarks Commission.

After decades spent underground beneath a parking lot, a portion of the Muddy River has been "daylighted" once again. Hear the story of how river and parkland were reclaimed and how the vision of Frederick Law Olmsted’s is being restored for the 21^st century.

Meet at REI, Landmark Center, 401 Park Drive, Boston, MA 02215
Free and open to the public.  

Bring a refillable water bottle and wear comfortable walking shoes.
Call 617-522-2700 for more information.
Tours are canceled for rain. Visit www.emeraldnecklace.org for late-breaking schedule updates.

How will increased real estate demand and density in Boston affect plans to preserve open space? How will climate change impact our priorities for preserving open space and how might it limit our options?

 The Mass. Historical Society and partners Trustees of Reservations, Dept. of Conservation and Recreation, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Emerald Necklace Conservancy, the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center present this programming.

Pre-talk reception at 5:30 p.m. Registration is required. Follow the link below for more details.

The annual Wake Up the Earth Festival (WUTE) takes place each year on the first Saturday in May and is currently attended by well over 10,000 individuals of all ages. The festival began as, and still is, a celebration of what can be accomplished when people of all traditions, cultures, ages, and beliefs come together. The event features four stages that include:

• music and dance performances
• popular theater
• the Youth Stage, and
• story telling for all ages.

In addition to performances, the festival features more than 50 craft, nonprofit, and food vendors. The festival is anchored by a massive parade (with branches that start in Jamaica Plain Center and Roxbury) with several thousand people marching. A great many individuals, local artists, community groups, and schools join forces every year to create this unique community collaboration.