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COVID-19 Response and Recovery
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Building Relationships in Indian Country

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COVID-19 Response and Recovery
Public Policy: Climate, Agriculture, Farm Bill
Sustainable Fibers and Textiles
Building Relationships in Indian Country

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Application Deadline - Communications Director

February 22, 2021
Click here for job description. All interested applicants must apply online at tfaforms.com/4879050 no later than 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time on Monday, February 22, 2021. [...]Read…

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2021 SAFSF Forum

May 3, 2021
The SAFSF Forum will again be held online in 2021 to bring you the opportunities for real-life learning and peer connection that funders look forward to all…

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Application Deadline - Communications Director
February 22, 2021
Click here for job description. All interested applicants must apply online at tfaforms.com/4879050 no later than 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time on Monday, February 22, 2021. [...]Read…

Learn More ›

2021 SAFSF Forum
May 3, 2021
The SAFSF Forum will again be held online in 2021 to bring you the opportunities for real-life learning and peer connection that funders look forward to all…

Learn More ›

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Communications Director

Application deadline: 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time on Monday, February 22, 2021. Apply Online Download as Pdf Position Summary  Working as a member of the Membership and Outreach team, and in collaboration with the entire SAFSF staff, the Communications Director will manage and execute all SAFSF internal and external communications in our core areas of work. This is a newly created position that requires an individual who has experience working with a broad range of communications tools and channels and who can work effectively across a wide range of communications activities. The individual hired will also help clarify the role, the relationships, and the responsibilities of the position within the…

The SAFSF Fibers Roadmap: Regenerative Fibers, Regenerative Funding

Like food, fiber crops are part of an interconnected agricultural system that impacts health, social justice, and the environment. These familiar yet often overlooked agricultural products include plant-based fibers like cotton, hemp, and flax and animal-based products like wool, alpaca, and leather. A new report, The Fibers Roadmap: Integrated Capital Opportunities to Support Revitalization of U.S.-Grown Fiber, Textiles, and Leather, examines the interconnected impacts of the current textile industry and the opportunities for funders and investors to be part of the growing revitalization of just and equitable U.S-based fiber production.   The Fibers Roadmap, written by Sarah Kelley, Jenny O’Connor, and Calla Rose Ostrander, is a project of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders…

Transitions, Priorities and Opportunities

— Analysis by Traci Bruckner, SAFSF Policy Program Director — The President-elect and Vice President-elect are well underway with their transition. The priorities announced look to provide windows of opportunity for policy ideas that  can support a just, equitable and sustainable food and agriculture system. These include: COVID-19 calls for a comprehensive approach to the pandemic, including a renewal fund to assist state and local governments prevent budget shortfalls.Economic Recovery includes assistance for state and local governments, families, main street businesses and entrepreneurs.Racial Equity includes specifically addressing the longstanding inequities in agriculture.Climate Change includes a call for creating jobs in climate-smart agriculture, resilience and conservation. In addition, their agency review teams are gathering policy ideas for the new administration to…

SAFSF Comments on Policy Changes for Sustainable Fashion

On their own, brands can make efforts to be more sustainable, more ethical and more responsible. But it will never be enough to bring the fashion industry’s environmental footprint within science-based recommendations or to ensure adequate wages and working conditions for its millions of workers, argue supply chain experts, environmental and labour advocates, as well as some brand executives. Ultimately, they say, the only thing that can achieve that is legislation. “We absolutely need governments to create more policies to make the apparel industry more sustainable, and beyond sustainable to regenerative. There’s almost nothing out there that requires that,” says Cara Chacon, who heads Patagonia’s social and environmental responsibility team.…