Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders and Grantmakers In Health are forming a funder Working Group to coordinate a strategic response to the SNAP cuts in H.R. 1. The Working Group is an actionable response to insights shared by field leaders in a SNAP-focused webinar last October. Recognizing the far-reaching implications of SNAP for food
Even the most pessimistic among us were not adequately prepared for this past year’s multi-pronged federal attack on the health and wellbeing of disadvantaged farmers, new immigrants, SNAP recipients, and the organizations that advocate for these diverse communities and the ecosystems that we depend on. These challenges have been ratcheted up in 2026, with a
Join the Food Systems Leadership Network, The Common Market, and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders for a 90-minute webinar highlighting lessons from the Georgia ACRE Collective, a place-based, collective-impact model that coordinated partners and investments across the supply chain to unlock new markets for farmers while delivering on values-driven purchasing goals. Rather than focusing
Blue Sky Funders Forum, Chesapeake Bay Funders Network, Climate and Energy Funders Group, Funders for Regenerative Agriculture, Grantmakers in Health, Health and Environmental Funders Network, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders, and The Funders Network. Who gets to shape how society understands health and harm, what is true and trustworthy, what is possible, who belongs
In this Moment: Regional Insights from Across Our Membership The Gather Round Monthly Membership Calls, held on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 1 pm PST / 4 pm EST, serve as a regular “drop in” space for SAFSF members. These calls are focused on connection and continuing dialogue on topics explored in virtual
Co-sponsored by Community Food Funders, New York Health Foundation, Council of New Jersey Grantmakers, and Sustainable Agriculture and Food System Funders Organizing and activating networks for policy changes are hallmarks of a healthy democracy. In this moment, food policy councils (FPCs) are responding to federal funding freezes, harmful federal food system policies, and communities in crisis. Their
Join us for the first Health Funders Learning Community call of 2026. Health funders are navigating urgent community asks in an increasingly unstable policy and economic landscape. This session is designed as a connection and sense-making space for SAFSF members funding at the intersection of health, agriculture, and food systems. Together, we will move beyond
Maximize Your Membership is an orientation webinar for SAFSF members, new and veteran! If you are new staff at a new or long-time SAFSF member organization, have not engaged in SAFSF programming or member benefits yet yourself, want a refresher on all that is available to you as a SAFSF member organization, or just want to
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders and Grantmakers In Health have formed a funder Working Group to coordinate a strategic response to the SNAP cuts in H.R. 1. Recognizing the far-reaching implications of SNAP for food security, health, and economic equity, this Working Group serves as an information hub and a strategic coordination space, designed
For this month’s Gather Round, we explore what’s emerging across the SAFSF membership at this moment of rapid change. “Funder organizing” is often discussed—but what does it actually take to mobilize philanthropic and impact capital for real food systems transformation? Drawing on insights from SAFSF’s member surveys over the past two years, we’ll share how