Foster Collaborations and leverage investment through
Action Teams
What Are Action Teams
Action Teams are collaborative, action oriented formations focused on producing concrete outcomes, like a playbook, new fund, or solutions to regional challenges.
Existing Action Teams
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The Rural News Fund is driven by a Coordinating Committee of funders committed to rebuilding and strengthening the region’s news and information infrastructure through creative capital, technical assistance, cohort learning, and network building. Through coordinated investment and shared decision-making, the fund supports newsroom sustainability, addresses news deserts, and expands community-driven storytelling across Central Appalachia. This collaborative effort not only uplifts local outlets today. It is also shaping what work needs to happen next to secure a stronger, more reliable information ecosystem for the region’s future.
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The Helene Response Fund is spending down. Soon, this Action Team will evolve into an Appalachian disaster resilience Action Team. This is an evolution of the Appalachian Helene Response Fund committee, which was formed to guide funding decisions and strategy for the Helene Fund. Building on the Helene committee’s work of grantmaking and shaping strategy during Hurricane Helene recovery, this action team will help determine what comes next for both the Helene Fund and AFN’s broader role in disaster resilience across Central Appalachia, seeking to improve how Appalachia responds to future crises and strengthen regional resilience over the long haul
Member Benefits
Influence a Just Transition in Appalachia by shaping solutions to regional challenges
Deliver impact through driving concrete change with peers and partners
Collaborate in close work with other funders, practitioners, with support from AFN
Innovate alongside peers and partners
What Makes a successful action team?
