The USDA announced it will be establishing an Equity Commission and is requesting nominations for membership on the Equity Commission Advisory Committee and Equity Commission Subcommittee on Agriculture. This is a really […]
Food Systems Response & Recovery in the wake of Hurricane Ida
Susan Lightfoot Schempf, Co-Director of the Wallace Center at Winrock International, reached out to SAFSF members last week in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida to share a snapshot of what […]
Job Announcement: Data & Administrative Assistant
The Data and Administrative Assistant position provides critical support in relation to maintaining accurate and up to date information, with a strong focus on data stored in Salesforce CRM. This role will provide direct support to the operations team. Other administrative responsibilities performed are essential to maintaining a smooth and efficiently functioning office. The successful candidate must understand the critical importance of support roles and be energized by knowing that they are contributing to the collective success of the organization. […]
Call for Nominations for Directors
SAFSF is accepting nominations for two positions on the Board of Directors for three-year terms beginning in October 2021. The Board seeks candidates who will help ensure a diversity of perspectives representing gender, […]
A New Online Hub to Help Funders Working at the Intersection of Health, Climate and Equity
Michael Kavate – Inside Philanthropy May 19, 2021 Extreme weather—from fires to floods, hurricanes to heat waves—has in recent years pushed funders across the country not only to mount rapid […]
Infrastructure Investment in Climate and Ag
The Biden Administration’s American Jobs Plan (AJP) is taking center stage in federal policy conversations. The overall plan calls for more than $2 trillion to be invested in rebuilding infrastructure. Talks between the Biden […]
10 Things To Know About Race/Racism & the Food System
The Food Solutions New England (FSNE) 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge starts today. This resource from FSNE provides a good grounding in the reasons why this Challenge is so important […]
SAFSF Hosts Member 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge
The Food Solutions New England (FSNE) 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge runs from April 5-25, offering small daily email prompts delivered each morning that make it easy for you to […]
Reckoning a Way Forward: 19th Annual SAFSF Forum
SAFSF’s 19th Annual Forum, Reckoning a Way Forward: Co-Creating Philanthropy’s Course Toward a More Just and Sustainable Food System, will help agriculture and food system funders and investors examine how our practices have […]
Policy Serves Those Who Show Up
On our recent SAFSF member call, Who’s Who at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), we discussed who is being appointed and hired to fill different positions within the Department. […]