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Call for Board Nominations—Deadline Extended

Hi everyone! I’m Jen Zuckerman, chair of the SAFSF Nominating Committee.  I’m reaching out to invite you to nominate either yourself or another member for one of four open Director positions on the SAFSF Board. As you know, SAFSF is an ever-evolving organization.  We are seeking Board leadership that understands where we’ve been, who we

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Sponsor the 2023 SAFSF Forum

Your sponsorship of the 2023 SAFSF Forum boosts our power to convene funders across the agriculture and food system spectrum at a critical moment for philanthropy. Your Forum sponsorship enables us to bring in new voices, research, and expertise to our convening, and helps create a supportive and interactive space for all Forum attendees to

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Farm Bill Platforms – Strengthening Food and Nutrition Security

Co-hosted with Grantmakers In Health (GIH). The nutrition title of the farm bill authorizes several essential food assistance programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), and the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP). The 2023 Farm Bill is a critical opportunity for Congress to improve these and

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Offshore Fish Farming Primer: OFF 101

Co-hosted with GRACE Communications Foundation and Don't Cage Our Oceans Offshore Fish Farming (OFF) - the mass cultivation of finfish in underwater or floating net pens, pods, and cages - raises critical concerns about climate change, government funding, corporate consolidation, and sustainable seafood. In this first of the two-part session, participants will learn the basics about

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The Land Heals: Part One

SAVE THE DATE! Co-hosted with Ceres Trust and 11th Hour Project In the face of our collective history of colonization, slavery and white supremacy, and the fierce consolidation and control of privately held rural land in our food and agricultural systems, a significant move is afoot to repair and restore severed relationships with the land

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Investing in Change: Foundation Support for Lobbying and Engaging Policymakers

SAVE THE DATE! Private and public foundations can play an important role in influencing policy by engaging in advocacy and funding their grantees to advocate on their issues. Led by Bolder Advocacy Senior Counsel Tim Mooney, this workshop will provide your foundation with a clear understanding of why including policy advocacy as a deliberate organizational

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The Policy, Economics, and Science Behind Offshore Fish Farming: OFF 201

SAVE THE DATE! Offshore Fish Farming (OFF) - the mass cultivation of finfish in underwater or floating net pens, pods, and cages - raises critical concerns about climate change, government funding, corporate consolidation, and sustainable seafood. In this second of the two-part session, participants will delve deeper into the issues. Offshore fish farming has been subsidized

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2023 SAFSF Forum

About the 2023 SAFSF Forum Join us in Washington D.C. June 12-14, 2023 for an SAFSF Forum like no other, taking place in our nation’s capital for the first time! Connect in person with community and movement leaders, policy activists and advocates, federal legislators, and other funders who share a vision of an equitable and

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