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Hurricane Helene & Milton Resources
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SAFSF On The Road: Detroit Nov. 14
Digging Deeper Series

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Unlocking Possibilities: The Role of States in Advancing a Regenerative Agriculture Policy Agenda

November 12, 2024
Hosted by Funders for Regenerative Agriculture (FORA)Co-sponsored by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) and TomKat Ranch. Federal programs, like those in the Farm Bill, play…

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Health and Wealth: Fostering Healthy Communities and Economic Self-Determination through Food Systems

November 14, 2024
Frontline communities of color have disproportionately suffered huge disparities in health and wealth due to multiple layers of systemic barriers. For every $100 in wealth white Americans…

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November Small Funders Learning Community Call

November 19, 2024
Insights and Innovations in Small-Scale Grantmaking As small funders, our impact can often be greater than our size. Join us for an inspiring and reflective conversation where…

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Digging Deeper: Land Access

November 20, 2024
Dig Deeper with Digging In! Digging In is SAFSF’s first documentary film, produced by Nathan.works and underwritten by the Vatheuer Family Foundation, and was designed as a…

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Unlocking Possibilities: The Role of States in Advancing a Regenerative Agriculture Policy Agenda
November 12, 2024
Hosted by Funders for Regenerative Agriculture (FORA)Co-sponsored by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) and TomKat Ranch. Federal programs, like those in the Farm Bill, play…

Learn More ›

Health and Wealth: Fostering Healthy Communities and Economic Self-Determination through Food Systems
November 14, 2024
Frontline communities of color have disproportionately suffered huge disparities in health and wealth due to multiple layers of systemic barriers. For every $100 in wealth white Americans…

Learn More ›

November Small Funders Learning Community Call
November 19, 2024
Insights and Innovations in Small-Scale Grantmaking As small funders, our impact can often be greater than our size. Join us for an inspiring and reflective conversation where…

Learn More ›

Digging Deeper: Land Access
November 20, 2024
Dig Deeper with Digging In! Digging In is SAFSF’s first documentary film, produced by Nathan.works and underwritten by the Vatheuer Family Foundation, and was designed as a…

Learn More ›

Recent News

Hurricane Helene & Milton Response

As we’ve seen in the news, devastating hurricanes have swept the East Coast, leaving communities in the wake of destruction, with more tropical storms predicted on the horizon. In the face of the challenging circumstances, private philanthropy and community groups are stepping up to aid in recovery and resilience. In response, our team has put together a resource page on our website collecting all the outlets for supporting hurricane relief right now. Please contact Communications Director, Maggie Mosley, if you have anything to add to this list. Federal Support and Shared Resources  Applying for Disaster Assistance: People in designated counties can apply for FEMA assistance in three ways: online by…

Addressing the Roots: Helpful tool for moving from charity to sovereignty

Phoebe Gooding, SAFSF Program Director, attended RAFI’s Come to the Table Conference: Food, Land, and Sacred Stories earlier this month. She shares short reflections from a workshop she attended that led her to dig deeper into what food charity, justice, and sovereignty are all about. Earlier this month, I attended Come to the Table: Food, Land and Sacred Stories, a conference hosted by Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) where I participated in a workshop titled: Food Charity, Food Justice, Food Rights and Food Sovereignty—What is it all About?. Our facilitators, Chelsea Marshall, and Alison Cohen, led us through an exercise and discussion using a food systems change continuum they developed…

Navigating the Future of Aquaculture: Insights from Recent Convenings on Sustainable Seafood

Maggie Mascarenhas, SAFSF Public Policy Manager, this past May joined the GRACE Communications Foundation, Don’t Cage Our Oceans, many stakeholders in the fishing community, including members of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, in Savannah, Georgia at the kickoff event for a resource development project known as the Aquaculture Atlas. Later, in July, she joined Don’t Cage Our Oceans, State Innovation Exchange, state legislators from across the U.S., and members of the Duwamish Tribe and Suquamish Tribe in Seattle, Washington to discuss state policy opportunities to wrest seafood production from corporate control and support working waterfronts. Below are her reflections and learnings on the extractive nature of current systems, pathways for change, and…

Reflections of #ForumCon24 From Emerging Leaders Scholarship Recipients: Maggie Mascarenhas

This year, the United Philanthropy Forum offered eight scholarships to allow emerging leaders in the Forum network to attend their 2024 Annual Conference. This piece was originally published as part of UPF’s blog series featuring the eight emerging leaders who received scholarships to attend the conference. Below, Maggie Mascarenhas, SAFSF Public Policy Manager shares her reflections and key takeaways from attending the conference. Last month, I was lucky enough to attend United Philanthropy Forum’s Annual Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. It was my first time attending an in-person Forum event apart from Foundation On the Hill, and my first time seeing the famous Gateway Arch (though I cannot say I braved…