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SUMMARY:NETWORKING – Crafting with Fibers with Cocktails or Mocktails
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF)Sponsored by The Conservation Fund/Resourceful Communities\n\n\n\nSAFSF has a long-time tradition of welcoming those among us who are crafters to bring their crafts to our tables when we meet in person.  \n\n\n\nFor our virtual convening\, connect with other crafters online and learn more about the SAFSF Fibers Roadmap while working on projects together. \n\n\n\nHosts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVirginia Clarke\, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders; CA\n\n\n\n\nVirginia Clarke is the executive director of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF)\, a network of grantmakers working to strengthen connections\, build capacity\, and foster collaboration of the philanthropic and investment communities in support of vibrant\, healthy and just food and farm systems. She has led the network in its growth and impact since starting with SAFSF in 2003 as a part-time coordinator. Prior to SAFSF\, she worked with a variety of international education programs including the University of California’s Education Abroad Program as the regional director assistant for Asia and Africa\, and the Salzburg Seminar in Austria where she was a program director and led outreach efforts in Latin America. Other life/work opportunities involved a stint at the World Bank; leading a management reorganization for a private clothing manufacturer; assisting immigrants in their efforts to secure legal residency in the U.S.; and creating/running a restitution project for juvenile offenders in Western Massachusetts. Her fluency in Spanish stems from living and working in Spain\, Bolivia and Mexico. Virginia has a Masters in International Administration from the School for International Training and a B.A. with honors in Spanish from the University of California\, Santa Barbara. A TEDx Manhattan alumni (2014)\, Virginia lives in Santa Barbara\, CA and has two daughters. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSarah Kelley\, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders; RI\n\n\n\n\nSarah Kelley serves as Consultant/Project Director to SAFSF for its Special Project on Sustainable Fiber and Textiles. She is the Principal of Common Threads Consulting\, working with philanthropic clients to provide strategy development\, research\, impact assessment\, and facilitation. Other recent work includes interview-driven analysis for the Guidelight Strategies/Patagonia regenerative agriculture landscape assessment\, with a focus on racial equity in regenerative ag\, and strategy development for a family foundation seeking to defend environmental health progress from libertarian and corporate influence. Sarah is the author of Common Threads: U.S. Foundation Opportunities in Sustainable Fiber and Textiles\, published by SAFSF and recently cited in Vogue Business. Previously\, Sarah served for 10 years as Senior Program Officer at Island Foundation\, where she directed the Environment portfolio and managed $1.2 million in annual grants. In that role she developed and implemented a program on equity\, inclusion\, and environmental justice\, including an innovative cohort-based model for grantee equity training. She is a Board member and Treasurer of New England Grassroots Environment Fund\, and she was selected as a 2018-19 RSF Integrated Capital Fellow\, focusing on integrating investment and grantmaking strategies to drive change. Sarah holds an M.S. in Plant and Soil Science from UMass Amherst and a B.A. in History from Yale.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/crafting-corner-with-cocktails-or-mocktails/
CATEGORIES:Forum Networking,SAFSF Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210507T110000
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SUMMARY:NETWORKING - BIPOC Attendee Networking
DESCRIPTION:All Forum participants who identify as Black\, Indigenous\, and/or People of Color are invited to share a supportive and respectful space to foster connection and share experiences.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/networking-bipoc-attendee-networking/
CATEGORIES:Forum Networking,SAFSF Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210506T090000
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SUMMARY:NETWORKING – Coffee Chat: Nuts and Bolts of Grantmaking and Investing
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF)\n\n\n\nThis informal\, unscripted morning session provides a space to connect with peers and discuss the tools needed to effectively implement funding programs and collaborations in the food and agriculture system space. How are you translating knowledge about critical issues in the food system into support of transformative change\, and moreover\, ensuring that your application and review processes and board are aligned with this work? \n\n\n\nThis session may be of special interest to those new to philanthropy and those from small-staffed foundations looking for additional peer support\, but all are welcome\, no matter how much of a novice or expert you might consider yourself to be in this space. Come share the tools in your toolkit\, discuss the stumbling blocks that are proving challenging\, offer your learning to your colleagues\, and make valuable peer connections to support you moving forward.  \n\n\n\nHosts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVirginia Clarke – Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders; CA\n\n\n\n\nVirginia Clarke is the executive director of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF)\, a network of grantmakers working to strengthen connections\, build capacity\, and foster collaboration of the philanthropic and investment communities in support of vibrant\, healthy and just food and farm systems. She has led the network in its growth and impact since starting with SAFSF in 2003 as a part-time coordinator. Prior to SAFSF\, she worked with a variety of international education programs including the University of California’s Education Abroad Program as the regional director assistant for Asia and Africa\, and the Salzburg Seminar in Austria where she was a program director and led outreach efforts in Latin America. Other life/work opportunities involved a stint at the World Bank; leading a management reorganization for a private clothing manufacturer; assisting immigrants in their efforts to secure legal residency in the U.S.; and creating/running a restitution project for juvenile offenders in Western Massachusetts. Her fluency in Spanish stems from living and working in Spain\, Bolivia and Mexico. Virginia has a Masters in International Administration from the School for International Training and a B.A. with honors in Spanish from the University of California\, Santa Barbara. A TEDx Manhattan alumni (2014)\, Virginia lives in Santa Barbara\, CA and has two daughters. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLenore Beyer – Kinship Foundation; IL\n\n\n\n\nLenore Beyer is the Director of Conservation Initiatives at the Kinship Foundation where she manages Food:Land:Opportunity\, an initiative to create a resilient local food economy in the Chicago region\, and supports programming for Kinship Conservation Fellows Prior to joining Kinship\, Lenore was the vice president of policy and planning at Openlands\, a regional conservation land trust where she created the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge and integrated farmland protection with local food initiatives.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/networking-coffee-chat-new-to-philanthropy/
CATEGORIES:Forum Networking,SAFSF Forum
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SUMMARY:NETWORKING – Cook Along with Kitchenistas®: The Power of Communities to Use Food as a Platform for Change
DESCRIPTION:Presented by International Community Foundation\n\n\n\nGrab a snack or cook along with Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center and the International Community Foundation (ICF) as we experience authentic connections that mirror the important ways we connect over food and how food can be used as a tool for change. \n\n\n\nWe invite participants to pull up a chair in our virtual kitchen to cook along with the Kitchenistas®. Don’t want to cook? No problem\, feel free to watch the recipe demo\, ask any questions\, and store that recipe away for later! We’ll also enjoy a screening of The Kitchenistas® of National City documentary trailer to see the impact of Olivewood’s Cooking for Salud® and Kitchenista® programs. Then\, enjoy our snack and an opportunity to get to know colleagues better through meaningful conversations about the power of community as it relates to food\, equitable and nutritious food access\, community building through peer led education\, and how to inspire impact through cross-border partnerships.  \n\n\n\nIf you’d like to cook along\, click the links below to find the two recipes that we’ll be making together. If you don’t have all the ingredients\, don’t worry – this is a very forgiving meal that you can easily sub in whatever you have on hand. Quesadillas aren’t your thing? Don’t fret\, you’re welcome to bring any snack or meal you’d like.  \n\n\n\nHappy Quesadillas – Recipe + IngredientsMolcajete Salsa – Recipe + Ingredients\n\n\n\nSession goals:\n\n\n\nSession participants will learn about Olivewood’s Cooking for Salud® and Kitchenista® programs.Participants will have an opportunity to network and get to know each other in a more informal setting while enjoying a snack or meal.Participants will leave seeing the potential impact of collaborative community-based nutrition programs.\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMcKenzie Campbell – Moderator\, International Community Foundation; BCS\, MX\n\n\n\n\nMcKenzie Campbell is currently a Program Officer with the International Community Foundation (ICF)\, where she manages ICF’s growing portfolio of special projects in Baja California Sur\, Mexico. McKenzie is expanding ICF’s food system impact in the Baja Peninsula by incubating new initiatives and catalyzing collective action around; equitable access to fresh\, healthy food\, improved community health and resilience\, regenerative production practices and regional marketplace connectivity. McKenzie has 18 years of community organizing\, leadership development and nonprofit management experience. Before coming to ICF\, she served as the Director of the Colorado State University Center in Todos Santos\, where she helped launch CSU’s first international facility\, and founded Living Roots (Raíces Vivas)\, a nonprofit promoting remote ranching communities’ unique cultural heritage through social enterprise. She holds an MBA\, in Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise from Colorado State University and a BA in Political Science with a concentration in International Development from Oberlin College. An avid outdoor enthusiast\, McKenzie enjoys exploring the coast and mountains with her two young kids. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCallie Brust\, Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center; CA\n\n\n\n\nCallie is the Director of Programs for Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center. She has her Masters in Public Health and is also a Registered Dietitian. Over the last 10 years\, Callie has worked with nonprofits in Atlanta\, Georgia and San Diego County\, California to implement nutrition education and food access programs. She has experience developing science-based nutrition curriculum and teaching classes for kids\, families\, and older adults. Callie is grateful for the opportunity to support all of the wonderful Olivewood Garden programs and cultivate community partnerships. She enjoys spending time with friends and family in the kitchen where food and love abound. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJacqueline Ante\, Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center; CA\n\n\n\n\nJacqueline Ante is from Mexico\, born and raised in Tijuana BC. She currently lives in National City\, California with her husband and two kids. Jacqueline is a proud Kitchenista® from the 10th Generation of the Olivewood Garden’s Cooking for Salud® program. She’s witnessed how a lack of access to quality and nutritious food impacts your life and health negatively. Jacqueline facilitates free Kitchenista® programming\, coordinates nutrition education classes throughout the community\, and recruits and manages other Kitchenistas® to lead because they see the importance of how education can teach ways to improve your health and the health of your family. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPatty Corona\, Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center; CA\n\n\n\n\nPatty Corona is a first-generation and professional Kitchenista®. She is Mexican\, growing up in both the city and country with deep indigenous roots. Patty coordinates each generation of Cooking for Salud®\, equips other program graduates to lead and teach\, and explores new partnerships with local chefs\, community organizations\, and others working in the food system. She loves being a Kitchenista because she’s passionate about sharing and reconnecting new generations with their culture through food\, using the universal ingredient of love. Patty is part of a 4-generation matriarchy: her grandmother is 101\, her mother is 79\, she is 51 and her daughter is 19 years old.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/kitchenistas-the-power-of-communities-to-use-food-as-a-platform-for-change/
CATEGORIES:Forum Networking,SAFSF Forum
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SUMMARY:NETWORKING – Food and Farm Policy Helpdesk
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF)Sponsored by Walton Family Foundation\n\n\n\nHave questions about food and farm policy? We’ve got answers and connections. Connect with SAFSF’s public policy director and members of the SAFSF Policy Committee during this un-programmed\, informal space. Bring your questions—big and small—about local\, state\, Tribal\, and federal food and farm policy\, or join just to listen in about what’s on the mind of your peers. We’ll do our best to give you answers\, connections\, and ideas of how you can best amplify and support policy and advocacy strategies \n\n\n\nHost\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTraci Bruckner – Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders; NE \n\n\n\n\nTraci Bruckner joined the SAFSF team in October 2018 with nearly two decades of experience in public policy. She leads SAFSF’s work that helps funders fully engage in the policy process\, both in support of their grantees and in their own activities\, to shift inequities in food and agriculture systems. Traci spent 15 years with the Center for Rural Affairs\, leading their federal and state policy efforts around agriculture\, conservation\, and beginning\, women\, and socially disadvantaged farmer issues. She also worked on state health care and tax policy issues. During her tenure at the Center\, Traci served as a member and chair of the USDA Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers. This Advisory Committee provides recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture on policies and programs that create and foster opportunities for a new generation of farmers and ranchers. Traci also served on and chaired the governance council of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition\, a national grassroots coalition advocating federal policy reform for the sustainability of food systems\, natural resources and rural communities. Before joining SAFSF\, Traci was with the Northeast Nebraska Behavioral Health Network as a community outreach director\, working to build community supports to foster a pipeline of behavioral and mental healthcare professionals. Prior to that\, Traci was the policy director of the Women’s Fund of Omaha\, working on a host of policy issues that impact women and girls.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/networking-ask-your-policy-questions-connect-with-the-policy-advisory-committee-and-traci-bruckner/
CATEGORIES:Forum Networking,SAFSF Forum
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SUMMARY:NETWORKING – Community Connections: Networking Tables
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF)\n\n\n\nBuild a break into your day by enjoying your coffee\, a snack\, a meal\, or just some nourishing dialogue as a community. No slides\, no presentation\, nothing formal—just an online version of small group conversations. Our online platform will put you at a virtual ‘table’ with others in the network for a short\, unstructured conversation\, then move you into another group and conversation. Listen in to what others are thinking about and learning at the Forum\, connect with others in the SAFSF network\, and join the dialogue.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/networking-networking-tables/
CATEGORIES:Forum Networking,SAFSF Forum
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SUMMARY:NETWORKING – Start Your Forum Experience Off Right: Newcomers Welcome
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF)\n\n\n\nIs this your first time attending the SAFSF Forum or participating in an SAFSF event? Or have you participated in the network for many years and are interested in learning how to make the most of this year’s online format to make peer connections and customize your engagement? \n\n\n\nWe invite you to join us for an informal welcome to the SAFSF network\, and an opportunity to connect with peers and connect with friendly peer faces you’ll be able to recognize on Zoom throughout the rest of the Forum. We’ll also share some tips and tricks to help you take full advantage of the online Forum experience. \n\n\n\nHost\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVirginia Clarke – Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders; CA \n\n\n\n\nVirginia Clarke is the executive director of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF)\, a network of grantmakers working to strengthen connections\, build capacity\, and foster collaboration of the philanthropic and investment communities in support of vibrant\, healthy and just food and farm systems. She has led the network in its growth and impact since starting with SAFSF in 2003 as a part-time coordinator. Prior to SAFSF\, she worked with a variety of international education programs including the University of California’s Education Abroad Program as the regional director assistant for Asia and Africa\, and the Salzburg Seminar in Austria where she was a program director and led outreach efforts in Latin America. Other life/work opportunities involved a stint at the World Bank; leading a management reorganization for a private clothing manufacturer; assisting immigrants in their efforts to secure legal residency in the U.S.; and creating/running a restitution project for juvenile offenders in Western Massachusetts. Her fluency in Spanish stems from living and working in Spain\, Bolivia and Mexico. Virginia has a Masters in International Administration from the School for International Training and a B.A. with honors in Spanish from the University of California\, Santa Barbara. A TEDx Manhattan alumni (2014)\, Virginia lives in Santa Barbara\, CA and has two daughters. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRenee Catacalos – Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders; MD\n\n\n\n\nRenee Brooks Catacalos joined SAFSF in 2019 with decades of experience in association management\, communications\, and food systems and sustainable agriculture work. In her current position\, she is focused on strengthening outreach to members and the broader philanthropic community\, creating opportunities for member engagement and benefit\, leveraging new resource partnerships\, and positioning SAFSF as the leading voice for sustainable agriculture and food systems philanthropy. Renee is a former Foreign Service officer\, having served tours in Mexico City\, Mexico and Istanbul\, Turkey. She has served in various communications\, management and business development capacities with the Houston Association of Realtors\, the Houston International Protocol Alliance\, VOLLMER Public Relations\, Future Harvest – Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture\, and the American Institute of Architects\, Potomac Valley Chapter. Additionally\, Renee was publisher and editor of Edible Chesapeake magazine from 2006-2009 and has served on the boards of ECO City Farms\, FRESHFARM Markets\, and the Neighborhood Design Center. She is currently on the Steering Team of the Chesapeake Foodshed Network (CFN). Her first book\, The Chesapeake Table: Your Guide to Eating Local\, was published in October 2018 by Johns Hopkins University Press.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/networking-first-time-at-the-forum/
CATEGORIES:Forum Networking,SAFSF Forum
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