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SUMMARY:Funding Policy Advocacy in 2025: Reflections\, Takeaways\, and Next Steps—Bolder Advocacy Series
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a webinar series exploring how funders can effectively support a wide array of advocacy strategies within a food and agriculture context. Organized in partnership with Alliance for Justice’s Bolder Advocacy Program\, these 4-sessions will provide funders with practical information and skill building opportunities in supporting election season advocacy and policymaker engagement\, and how to structure policy related grants.  \n\n\n\nWe encourage attendance at all four webinars to maximize learning\, though recordings will be made available for those unable to attend live. SAFSF will host a concluding reflection session to synthesize insights\, discuss integrating learnings into 2025 funding strategies\, and address ongoing challenges. \n\n\n\nThis webinar series is available as a benefit for SAFSF members. Not a member? Join our community by contacting our Senior Membership Associate\, Holly Enowski at holly@safsf.org to receive an application or for an information call.  \n\n\n\n\n\nGoals\nThis virtual programming series will enable SAFSF members to:  \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand why engaging in policy advocacy is essential for foundations and investors to achieve their missions; \n\n\n\nBuild support across the foundation for policy advocacy engagement; \n\n\n\nUnderstand characteristics of grantmaking that support effective policy advocacy; \n\n\n\nUnderstand how to comply with lobbying restrictions and build relationships with policymakers; \n\n\n\nBuild relationships and learn from peers engaged in policy advocacy funding.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOutcomes\nAfter attending this virtual programming series\, SAFSF members should feel confident in:  \n\n\n\n\nRecognizing the broad scope of activities and strategies that can be considered policy advocacy;\n\n\n\nInitiating or continuing conversations with foundation board members about prioritizing policy advocacy; and \n\n\n\nHow to support grantees engaged in policy advocacy.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPart 4\n\n\n\nSAFSF members are invited to join an informal discussion to connect with peers engaged in funding policy advocacy. Funders will have the opportunity to ask Bolder Advocacy senior counsel follow-up questions about content covered in this series including funding election-related advocacy\, engaging with policymakers\, and strategies to structure policy-related grants. With the 119th Congress fresh underway and the inauguration of a new administration just days away\, funders will also have the chance to reflect on opportunities to incorporate learnings into 2025 funding strategies. Discussion questions will include: \n\n\n\n\nHow are you supporting coalitions and frontline communities in engaging in advocacy in 2025 and beyond? \n\n\n\nHow is your organization monitoring potential politically motivated threats to your grantees and how are you prepared to respond? \n\n\n\nHow is your organization planning to engage with policymakers\, including career staff at federal agencies\, this year? \n\n\n\nHow is your organization thinking about administrative advocacy this year? \n\n\n\nWhat’s a new strategy or tactic you’re planning to explore in 2025?\n\n\n\nWhat additional content or programming related to funding policy work would be helpful for SAFSF to organize?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLogin to access recordings & resources\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSarah Efthymiou serves as Senior Counsel for the Bolder Advocacy Program at Alliance for Justice. In her role\, she provides technical assistance\, resources\, and training to help nonprofit advocates understand their rights and abilities to advocate\, lobby\, engage in election related activities\, and fund advocacy. \n\n\n\nPrior to joining Alliance for Justice in 2023\, Sarah served as a Directing Attorney at Public Law Center in Orange County\, where she provided legal assistance and outside general counsel services to nonprofit organizations and social enterprises. \n\n\n\nSarah holds a B.A. from University of Redlands and a J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law. She is a member of the State Bar of California and currently resides in SoCal. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTim Mooney is senior counsel with the Bolder Advocacy Program at Alliance for Justice. He provides one-on-one technical assistance for nonprofit advocates\, teaches nonprofit and election law workshops and writes on these issues for Bolder Advocacy publications. This is his second tour with Alliance for Justice\, having previously served as senior counsel from 2001-2006. \n\n\n\nTim began his legal career as co-founder and counsel for Columbia Riverkeeper\, working to protect and restore the largest watershed in the Pacific Northwest. Following his first five years with Alliance for Justice\, Tim was senior counsel at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. He spent the next decade as general counsel and director of operations for Tranquil Space yoga studios and later consulted on legal\, tech and business operations for entrepreneurs and nonprofits. Tim serves on the board of directors of Pigs & Pugs Project\, a charity that supports pig sanctuaries and pug rescue organizations. \n\n\n\nTim earned his B.S. in Environmental Studies from Syracuse University/SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and his J.D. from Pace University School of Law
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/bolder-advocacy-webinar-series-reflections-and-takeaways/
CATEGORIES:Bolder Advocacy Series,Member Only,Webinars
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SUMMARY:Grantmaking Strategies to Support Effective Policy Advocacy—Bolder Advocacy Series
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a webinar series exploring how funders can effectively support a wide array of advocacy strategies within a food and agriculture context. Organized in partnership with Alliance for Justice’s Bolder Advocacy Program\, these 4-sessions will provide funders with practical information and skill building opportunities in supporting election season advocacy and policymaker engagement\, and how to structure policy related grants.  \n\n\n\nWe encourage attendance at all four webinars to maximize learning\, though recordings will be made available for those unable to attend live. SAFSF will host a concluding reflection session to synthesize insights\, discuss integrating learnings into 2025 funding strategies\, and address ongoing challenges. \n\n\n\nThis webinar series is available as a benefit for SAFSF members. Not a member? Join our community by contacting our Senior Membership Associate\, Holly Enowski at holly@safsf.org to receive an application or for an information call.  \n\n\n\n\n\nGoals\n\nThis virtual programming series will enable SAFSF members to:  \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand why engaging in policy advocacy is essential for foundations and investors to achieve their missions; \n\n\nBuild support across the foundation for policy advocacy engagement; \n\n\nUnderstand characteristics of grantmaking that support effective policy advocacy; \n\n\nUnderstand how to comply with lobbying restrictions and build relationships with policymakers; \n\n\nBuild relationships and learn from peers engaged in policy advocacy funding.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOutcomes\n\nAfter attending this virtual programming series\, SAFSF members should feel confident in:  \n\n\n\n\nRecognizing the broad scope of activities and strategies that can be considered policy advocacy;\n\n\nInitiating or continuing conversations with foundation board members about prioritizing policy advocacy; and \n\n\nHow to support grantees engaged in policy advocacy.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPart 3\n\n\n\nFunding advocacy is different from funding programs. There are different rhythms\, benchmarks\, grantees\, rules\, expectations for funder actions – and levels of risk. Grantmaking structures\, policies\, and procedures that may have been initially set up to support programs must adapt to the different conditions and needs for policy engagement. In this session\, Bolder Advocacy Senior Counsel Sarah Efthymiou will share concrete examples of grantmaking practices that can empower grantees and create the conditions needed for policy change. Thornburg Foundation Executive Director Allan Oliver and RAFI Executive Director Edna Rodriguez will also speak about how their organizations implement funding for policy and advocacy. They will answer panel questions about board engagement strategies\, measuring impact of policy funding\, protecting grantees and movement leaders from threats posed by the incoming administration\, and how they are thinking about policy funding in 2025 and beyond. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLogin to access recordings & resources\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSarah Efthymiou serves as Senior Counsel for the Bolder Advocacy Program at Alliance for Justice. In her role\, she provides technical assistance\, resources\, and training to help nonprofit advocates understand their rights and abilities to advocate\, lobby\, engage in election related activities\, and fund advocacy. \n\n\n\nPrior to joining Alliance for Justice in 2023\, Sarah served as a Directing Attorney at Public Law Center in Orange County\, where she provided legal assistance and outside general counsel services to nonprofit organizations and social enterprises. \n\n\n\nSarah holds a B.A. from University of Redlands and a J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law. She is a member of the State Bar of California and currently resides in SoCal. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAllan Oliver is the Executive Director of the Thornburg Foundation. He oversees the Foundation’s Strategic Initiatives in K-12 education\, good government reforms\, food and agriculture\, water\, homelessness as well as Community Funding grants for social service organizations. \n\n\n\nIn addition to serving as Executive Director for 11 years\, he has served on Governor Lujan Grisham’s Education Transition team and was named to the Governor’s statewide Census Complete Count Commission and co- chaired the Census Funders group. He has been recognized by Albuquerque Business First as a C-Suite Honoree for his accomplishments. In 2021\, Allan was named to the Points of Light Inspiration Honor Roll for his efforts in New Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic. \n\n\n\nBefore joining the Thornburg Foundation\, Allan served as Cabinet Secretary-Designate and Deputy Secretary for the New Mexico Economic Development Department and Director of Cabinet Affairs and Deputy Communications Director for Governor Bill Richardson. He also established the Partnership for Responsible Business and the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce\, a business association with over 1100 members supporting renewable energy technology and responsible business practices. Mr. Oliver earned a Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and was named a William Hodson Fellow for International Public Service. He recently completed an Executive Education program at Harvard Business School focused on Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management. He also served as an NGO specialist and initiated the municipal development program for the US Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala and served as country director for the National Democratic Institute in Kazakhstan. \n\n\n\nHe serves on the board of the Santa Fe School for Arts and Sciences\, Groundworks New Mexico\, and the National Funders Census Initiative. Allan enjoys spending time in New Mexico’s incredible outdoors and most of all enjoys spending time with his son\, Max. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEdna Rodriguez became Rural Advancement Foundation International’s Executive Director in 2017 following six years as Come to the Table program Director\, Development Director\, and Director of Operations. Edna has grown the organization’s capacity by overhauling financial systems\, diversifying income\, and organizing cross-programmatic teams for greater collaboration and impact. In her current role\, Edna led RAFI through a strategic planning process centered around equity\, launched and grew the Farmers of Color Network\, and extended programs to the U.S. Caribbean territories. \n\n\n\nEdna is a strategic thinker with the consistent goal of funding the movement more equitably\, a value which most recently resulted — in partnership with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) — in a pool of granting funds devoted specifically to BIPOC-led organizations for climate and equity-centered policy work. In addition to serving on NSAC’s Organizational Council\, Edna serves as Treasurer of the National Family Farm Coalition’s Executive Committee. Born in Puerto Rico to Dominican parents\, Edna was raised between The Hague\, Netherlands\, and Santo Domingo\, Dominican Republic. Before RAFI\, Edna served as Senior Program Officer at the Atlanta Women’s Foundation and Director of Educational and Career Services at the Latin American Association in Atlanta\, GA. \n\n\n\nEdna holds a B.A. in Economics with a concentration in Latin American Studies from Haverford College. Edna lives in Chapel Hill\, NC\, with her husband\, three children\, and their growing puppy.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/grantmaking-characteristics-to-support-effective-policy-advocacy/
CATEGORIES:Bolder Advocacy Series,Member Only,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241023T110000
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SUMMARY:Foundation Support for Lobbying and Engaging Policy Makers—Bolder Advocacy Series
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a webinar series exploring how funders can effectively support a wide array of advocacy strategies within a food and agriculture context. Organized in partnership with Alliance for Justice’s Bolder Advocacy Program\, these 4-sessions will provide funders with practical information and skill building opportunities in supporting election season advocacy and policymaker engagement\, and how to structure policy related grants.  \n\n\n\nWe encourage attendance at all four webinars to maximize learning\, though recordings will be made available for those unable to attend live. SAFSF will host a concluding reflection session to synthesize insights\, discuss integrating learnings into 2025 funding strategies\, and address ongoing challenges. \n\n\n\nThis webinar series is available as a benefit for SAFSF members. Not a member? Join our community by contacting our Senior Membership Associate\, Holly Enowski at holly@safsf.org to receive an application or for an information call.  \n\n\n\n\n\nGoals\n\nThis virtual programming series will enable SAFSF members to:  \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand why engaging in policy advocacy is essential for foundations and investors to achieve their missions; \n\n\nBuild support across the foundation for policy advocacy engagement; \n\n\nUnderstand characteristics of grantmaking that support effective policy advocacy; \n\n\nUnderstand how to comply with lobbying restrictions and build relationships with policymakers; \n\n\nBuild relationships and learn from peers engaged in policy advocacy funding.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOutcomes\n\nAfter attending this virtual programming series\, SAFSF members should feel confident in:  \n\n\n\n\nRecognizing the broad scope of activities and strategies that can be considered policy advocacy;\n\n\nInitiating or continuing conversations with foundation board members about prioritizing policy advocacy; and \n\n\nHow to support grantees engaged in policy advocacy.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPart 2\n\n\n\nPrivate and public foundations can play an important role in influencing policy\, such as the farm bill\, by engaging in advocacy and funding their grantees to advocate on their issues. This workshop will provide your foundation with a clear understanding of why including policy advocacy as a deliberate organizational strategy can help you achieve your goals\, the kinds of advocacy activities you can safely engage in\, and how to build effective relationships with policymakers. \n\n\n\nNot sure how to make the case for funding issue advocacy? Wondering whether your public or private foundation can speak out on a particular issue? This training designed for foundation staff and trustees will answer these questions and more.  \n\n\n\nSAFSF Members will learn: \n\n\n\n\nWhy public and private foundations should support advocacy and build relationships with policymakers to advocate for a sustainable food system;\n\n\n\nAn overview of activities that constitute advocacy and public policy work;\n\n\n\nVarious advocacy roles for foundations;\n\n\n\nThe tax code’s definitions of lobbying;\n\n\n\nActivities that are exceptions to the definitions of lobbying\, including those which private foundations can engage; and\n\n\n\nRules for private and public foundation grants to nonprofits that lobby\, including general support\, specific project\, and multi-year grants.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLogin to access recordings & resources\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTim Mooney is senior counsel with the Bolder Advocacy Program at Alliance for Justice. He provides one-on-one technical assistance for nonprofit advocates\, teaches nonprofit and election law workshops and writes on these issues for Bolder Advocacy publications. This is his second tour with Alliance for Justice\, having previously served as senior counsel from 2001-2006. \n\n\n\nTim began his legal career as co-founder and counsel for Columbia Riverkeeper\, working to protect and restore the largest watershed in the Pacific Northwest. Following his first five years with Alliance for Justice\, Tim was senior counsel at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. He spent the next decade as general counsel and director of operations for Tranquil Space yoga studios and later consulted on legal\, tech and business operations for entrepreneurs and nonprofits. Tim serves on the board of directors of Pigs & Pugs Project\, a charity that supports pig sanctuaries and pug rescue organizations. \n\n\n\nTim earned his B.S. in Environmental Studies from Syracuse University/SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and his J.D. from Pace University School of Law.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/foundation-support-for-lobbying-and-engaging-policy-makers/
CATEGORIES:Bolder Advocacy Series,Member Only,Webinars
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SUMMARY:Election Season Advocacy: What Funders Need to Know—Bolder Advocacy Series
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a webinar series exploring how funders can effectively support a wide array of advocacy strategies within a food and agriculture context. Organized in partnership with Alliance for Justice’s Bolder Advocacy Program\, these 4-sessions will provide funders with practical information and skill building opportunities in supporting election season advocacy and policymaker engagement\, and how to structure policy related grants.  \n\n\n\nWe encourage attendance at all four webinars to maximize learning\, though recordings will be made available for those unable to attend live. SAFSF will host a concluding reflection session to synthesize insights\, discuss integrating learnings into 2025 funding strategies\, and address ongoing challenges. \n\n\n\nThis webinar series is available as a benefit for SAFSF members. Not a member? Join our community by contacting our Senior Membership Associate\, Holly Enowski at holly@safsf.org to receive an application or for an information call.  \n\n\n\n\n\nGoals\nThis virtual programming series will enable SAFSF members to:  \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand why engaging in policy advocacy is essential for foundations and investors to achieve their missions; \n\n\n\nBuild support across the foundation for policy advocacy engagement; \n\n\n\nUnderstand characteristics of grantmaking that support effective policy advocacy; \n\n\n\nUnderstand how to comply with lobbying restrictions and build relationships with policymakers; \n\n\n\nBuild relationships and learn from peers engaged in policy advocacy funding.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOutcomes\nAfter attending this virtual programming series\, SAFSF members should feel confident in:  \n\n\n\n\nRecognizing the broad scope of activities and strategies that can be considered policy advocacy;\n\n\n\nInitiating or continuing conversations with foundation board members about prioritizing policy advocacy; and \n\n\n\nHow to support grantees engaged in policy advocacy.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPart 1\n\n\n\nThe November elections will significantly impact the policies governing our agriculture and food system. Policymakers elected at the federal\, state\, and local levels will influence who is eligible for food and nutrition assistance programs\, how much funding is allocated toward essential agricultural conservation programs\, how emerging and BIPOC farmers can access farmland\, and much more.  \n\n\n\nWith just a few months until November 5\, funders have the opportunity to impact voter turnout and support a host of essential civic engagement initiatives.  \n\n\n\nSAFSF members should join this session to learn:  \n\n\n\n\nHow private and public foundations can fund nonpartisan election-related activities;\n\n\n\nRules for conducting and funding voter registration drives; and \n\n\n\nHow foundations can take part in civic engagement initiatives during this critical election year.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLogin to access recordings & resources\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTim Mooney is senior counsel with the Bolder Advocacy Program at Alliance for Justice. He provides one-on-one technical assistance for nonprofit advocates\, teaches nonprofit and election law workshops and writes on these issues for Bolder Advocacy publications. This is his second tour with Alliance for Justice\, having previously served as senior counsel from 2001-2006. \n\n\n\nTim began his legal career as co-founder and counsel for Columbia Riverkeeper\, working to protect and restore the largest watershed in the Pacific Northwest. Following his first five years with Alliance for Justice\, Tim was senior counsel at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. He spent the next decade as general counsel and director of operations for Tranquil Space yoga studios and later consulted on legal\, tech and business operations for entrepreneurs and nonprofits. Tim serves on the board of directors of Pigs & Pugs Project\, a charity that supports pig sanctuaries and pug rescue organizations. \n\n\n\nTim earned his B.S. in Environmental Studies from Syracuse University/SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and his J.D. from Pace University School of Law.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/election-season-advocacy-what-funders-need-to-know/
CATEGORIES:Bolder Advocacy Series,Member Only,Webinars
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