July 31, 2025
All day
Interested in stewardship of Sustainable Agriculture and Food System Funders? An open call for nominations to SAFSF’s Board of Directors will run until July 31, 2025.
Open board positions will be filled for three-year terms that begin on January 1, 2026. Open Board seats for 2026 are for both SAFSF members and non-member funders. Nominations will be reviewed by the member-led Nominating Committee and Board of Directors, with notification to selected candidates happening in late November 2025.
Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague to bring your perspective, expertise, and energy to the work of SAFSF!
We are looking for qualified candidates who display the following:
- Participation in SAFSF: Demonstrated familiarity and commitment to advancing the mission of SAFSF through participation in events, learning spaces, committees or other pathways of participation.
- Board or Governance Experience: Brings previous experience serving on a Board of Directors or strong familiarity with the governance role of a non-profit Board of Directors. .
- Leadership Experience: Demonstrates leadership in the funding field and food and agriculture systems change work.
- Values Alignment: Demonstrates alignment with SAFSF’s values and vision for social and racial equity in food and agriculture, and building a big tent of funders to support food system transformation.
- Ethics: Demonstrates good faith interest in Board roles and responsibilities, including governance, fundraising, and championing the mission of SAFSF, and is free of conflicts of interest.
- Contribution to Board: Demonstrates interest and ability to volunteer time and resources to advance the impact and fiscal health of the organization.
- Representation: Contributes to diversity of perspectives on the Board, representing a diversity of experiences across gender, race/ethnicity, age, geography, subject matter expertise and type of funding organization.
Timeline for the nomination process:
- July 31 | Applications due
- August – October | Candidate interviews with the Nominating Committee
- November | Board of Directors vote and new Directors notified
- December | New Board Member Orientation
- January | Term begins
Self-nomination or nominations of other qualified candidates are welcome. If you have questions about the form or process, please contact Holly Hanes at holly@safsf.org.