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SUMMARY:2021 SAFSF Forum
DESCRIPTION: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 year. Spanning two weeks\, from May 3-14\, 2021\, the 2021 SAFSF Forum is a curated assortment of thought-provoking\, timely\, and diverse programming developed by your SAFSF funder peers. With a range of workshop and networking sessions offered over two weeks\, put together the schedule that works for your learning: \n\n\n\nTune in live and participate in dynamic discussions with expert speakersListen to session recordings at a time that works for youConnect and network with funder and investor peers working across the country\n\n\n\nThe Forum is developed by and for funders who are working on a variety of issues\, approaches\, and geographies. Attendees will leave with inspiration\, strategies\, and connections for impactful engagement related to their own work within the food system. \n\n\n\nClick here for information about sponsoring the 2021 SAFSF Forum \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout SAFSF\n\n\n\nSAFSF amplifies the impact of philanthropic and investment communities in support of just and sustainable food and agriculture systems\, and the SAFSF Forum is the only national gathering for and by funders supporting just and sustainable food systems change. The Forum challenges participants to understand the need for grantmakers and investors to take on risks in order to co-create more resilient\, sustainable\, and equitable food systems—and at the same time\, provides space to cultivate connections with peers so that no one organization is going it alone. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho is a “Funder?”\n\n\n\nThe annual SAFSF Forum is designed by and for funders. Funders are considered those organizations using grantmaking or investments as a core strategy to fulfill their mission and who make grants or invest more than $50\,000 annually. This includes individual donors\, executive and program staff\,​ and members of the board of grantmaking organizations (family foundations\, individual donors\, corporate foundations\, government\, community foundations\, etc.)\, as well as representatives of non-profit or for-profit investment enterprises. Development or fundraising staff are not permitted to participate in SAFSF events. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Rates\n\n\n\nMember                                                                                  $350Non-Member                                                                       $400Philanthropy Support Organization                                  $350Food System Partner*                                                         $350*Food System Partner registration is a member benefit. Email forum@safsf.org if you have questions about this member benefit.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2021 Forum Advisory Committee\n\n\n\nDavid Beck\, Self-HelpLenore Beyer\, Kinship FoundationBryan Crawford-Garrett\, Thornburg FoundationPaola Diaz\, The 11th Hour ProjectNoah Fulmer\, Fair Food NetworkAshley Lukens\, Frost Family FoundationAnn Mills\, Agua FundCarol Pickering (chair)\, Dietel & Partners\, LLC Megan Saynisch\, GRACE Communications Foundation
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SUMMARY:WORKSHOP – Integrated Capital for Self-Determination and Resilience in Regenerative Agriculture
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Swift Foundation and Guidelight Strategies\n\n\n\nHow can we fill the critical gaps in financing the transition to regenerative agriculture that supports the economic self-determination of Indigenous\, Black\, and other communities of color? \n\n\n\nNow is the time to ensure that the “regenerative” capital structures we develop center community economic and Indigenous Peoples’ rights and self-determination at their core. How do we guarantee that these funds explicitly address equity and structural racism that Indigenous Peoples\, farmers of color\, and other marginalized groups face\, especially regarding land access; and ensure that regenerative agriculture investments do not only strengthen white farmers\, who already own 98% of farmland in the US? \n\n\n\nWe will hear from speakers working on integrated capital structures across our landscapes\, and explore opportunities to create new financial entities necessary to support the growing needs of these sectors\, ensure equity\, and ensure that access to patient\, blended capital is equitable and available through creative strategies such as blended finance\, loan loss revenues\, CDFIs and loan funds. \n\n\n\nSession goals:\n\n\n\nSet context of current financial landscape and challenges and opportunities\, centering economic self-determination and food sovereignty as integral to regenerative agriculture and Indigenous agriculture.Inspire other philanthropic organizations and institutions with financial power to move more money towards regenerative agriculture led by BIPOC communities\, such as supporting loan loss reserves with grants alongside investments.Encourage more collaboration\, conversation\, and investment by funders and investors into innovative BIPOC-centered regenerative agriculture opportunities.\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSuzanne Benally – Moderator\, Swift Foundation; NM\n\n\n\n\nSuzanne Benally is Navajo and Santa Clara Tewa. She grew up in the community of Shiprock\, New Mexico on the Navajo Nation. Her maternal clan is Kinlichii̒nii (Red House People) and she was born for Naashaashi (Bear People Clan). Suzanne has worked in higher education and the non-profit sector for 35 years. Most recently\, Suzanne served as the Executive Director of Cultural Survival\, an international Indigenous rights advocacy organization that advocates for Indigenous Peoples’ rights\, self-determination\, land\, language\, culture\, and political resilience. Formerly\, she served as the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Naropa University\, and was a core faculty member and previous chair of the environmental studies department. Her extensive experience spans positions devoted to social justice\, diversity\, and equity. Suzanne is currently co-chair of the International Funders for Indigenous Peoples and a Trustee of the Naropa University Board of Trustees. She is a cohort member of the Rothko Chapel’s Spirituality and Social Justice initiative to further contemporary understandings about spiritualty and social justice. Deeply committed to social\, environmental and climate justice\, her work\, passion\, and interests center on relationships and interconnectedness between land\, spirituality\, culture\, and people as reflected in narratives and stories past and present. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnthony Chang\, Kitchen Table Advisors; CA\n\n\n\n\nAs the son of Asian immigrant small business owners\, Anthony has been drawn to food and the people behind our food throughout his life\, driven by values of social justice and ecological responsibility. From learning how to make dumplings from his dad as a kid and working part-time jobs in a cafe and organic vegetable basket home delivery service\, to building relationships with farmers like Marsha and Modesto of Oya Organics at the Mountain View farmers’ market\, he has long respected the incredibly hard-working people who grow\, produce\, cook\, serve and share delicious food. Anthony has spent 20+ years working in economic opportunity for communities of color\, in particular immigrant communities. Much of his experience has centered around exploring different ways to channel capital to communities of color and immigrant small business owners. He learned the benefits and drawbacks of CDFI lending to small businesses through 15+ years at Opportunity Fund and California FarmLink. Serving on the boards of Common Future (current) and RSF Social Finance (past)\, he has contributed to uplifting the bridges and financial intermediaries between wealth holders and community wealth builders and/or social enterprises. Anthony has most recently partnered on experimenting with new models of BIPOC-led and governed resources through projects like the collaborative CA BIPOC Farmer/Land Steward Relief Fund. His current role at Kitchen Table Advisors focuses on institutional level change which shifts capital in ways that fuel the economic viability and self-determination of a multi-racial next generation of sustainable small farms and ranches. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChrystel Cornelius\, Oweesta Corporation; CO\n\n\n\n\nChrystel Cornelius is the President & CEO of the Oweesta Corporation\, a national Native CDFI intermediary predominantly serving Native communities across the United States\, Alaska\, and Hawaii. Ms. Cornelius has worked with Native communities for most of her professional career\, with more than 23 years of experience working in the Native economic development field. She is an enrolled member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians located in North Dakota. Ms. Cornelius has dedicated her career to capitalizing Native communities upholding tribal sovereignty and self-determination measures through the issuance of capital and organizational capacity building efforts. Chrystel Cornelius is a founding steering committee member and previously held the position as the Board Secretary for the Native CDFI Network (NCN). Ms. Cornelius is also a former board member of Opportunity Finance Network (OFN)\, is a current board member of the Community Reinvestment Fund (CRF) and holds the position of Board Chair for the Red Feather Development Group. Ms. Chrystel Cornelius attained a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the University of Mary in Bismarck\, North Dakota. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSkya Ducheneaux\, Akiptan Fund; SD\n\n\n\n\nSkya Ducheneaux\, an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe\, spent the first 18 years of her life on a cattle ranch on the CRST Reservation in South Dakota and has a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Business Administration. Previously\, Skya worked for the Intertribal Agriculture Council; first as an intern and most recently as a Project Coordinator\, where she was introduced to the Native Community Development Financial Institution world (Native CDFI). Skya worked diligently to create the first national Native CDFI dedicated to Indian agriculture\, Akiptan\, which launched in 2019. Today\, she is the Executive Director of Akiptan and remains connected to agriculture\, just from the other side of the table.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/workshop-integrated-capital-for-self-determination-and-resilience-in-regenerative-agriculture/
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SUMMARY:NETWORKING – Community Conversations: Attendee-led Ad Hoc Networking
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF)\n\n\n\nWe know there are many important issues we could not fit into our Forum agenda. This time presents an opportunity for you to host or join a conversation on a topic we missed\, go deeper on a discussion started earlier in the week\, connect with peers who are located in your region or supporting similar issues\, bring forward a question you’ve been grappling with\, or build out a new collaboration. \n\n\n\nSuggest an informal conversation topic you’d like to host—ranging from the professional to the fun—when you register for the Forum\, or in the Forum web/mobile platform. Browse conversation topics that your peers plan to host in the Forum web/mobile platform\, along with meeting room details. \n\n\n\nCan’t make this time? You’ll also be able to host other side meetings and ad hoc conversations at any time throughout the two-week Forum. Details will be included in the Forum web/mobile platform\, which will go ‘live’ for registrants at the end of April.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/community-conversations-attendee-led-ad-hoc-networking/
CATEGORIES:Forum Networking,SAFSF Forum
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SUMMARY:NETWORKING – Supporting Pathways to Careers in Agriculture for BIPOC Students
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Minorities in Agriculture\, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF)\n\n\n\nJoin leadership from Minorities in Agriculture\, Natural Resources\, and Related Sciences (MANNRS) and Virginia Clarke\, SAFSF’s executive director\, for a dynamic discussion about opportunities to support pathways to careers in agriculture\, food systems\, and philanthropy for BIPOC students. MANNRS promotes academic and professional advancement by empowering BIPOC youth in agriculture\, natural resources\, and related sciences. How can SAFSF members support this mission and work; promote careers in philanthropy\, sustainable agriculture\, and food systems; and continue to shift power for a more inclusive and equitable future?
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/networking-supporting-pathways-to-careers-in-agriculture-for-bipoc-students/
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