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SUMMARY:The Farm Bill Passed; Now What? USDA Implementation!
DESCRIPTION:With the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill\, the focus has now firmly shifted to USDA administrative implementation. Many legislative victories can be lost in the rules and regulations drafted by the USDA. \n\n\n\nWant to know more about what that looks like? This webinar will be an overview of the basics of the USDA implementation process – what it is and why it is as critical as the legislative process. \n\n\n\nRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only.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.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/the-farm-bill-passed-now-what-usda-implementation/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20200930T014723Z
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SUMMARY:The Farm Bill Passed; Now What? USDA Implementation!
DESCRIPTION:With the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill\, the focus has now firmly shifted to USDA administrative implementation. Many legislative victories can be lost in the rules and regulations drafted by the USDA. \n\n\n\nWant to know more about what that looks like? This webinar will be an overview of the basics of the USDA implementation process – what it is and why it is as critical as the legislative process. \n\n\n\nRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only.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.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/the-farm-bill-passed-now-what-usda-implementation-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190423T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190423T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20190423T205631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T171743Z
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SUMMARY:Healthy Soils to Cool the Planet: Philanthropic Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:Relevant links:Regenerative Agriculture FoundationNo Regrets InitiativeCo-Sponsored by Regenerative Agriculture Foundation\, Climate & Energy Funders Group / BFG\, and Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA)We have an immediate planetary emergency involving multiple threats: climate disruption\, a global water crisis\, food insecurity for nearly one billion people\, vanishing species\, and vast migrations of people in search of basic conditions for survival. The UN has warned that we have only sixty more years of productive farming left if current levels of soil degradation continue. At the same time\, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the National Academies of Sciences have called for a major focus on soils and large-scale carbon dioxide removal through our lands.Protecting and restoring global soils can help alleviate all of these threats and limit global warming by sequestering carbon emissions. When we build carbon in agricultural soils through regenerative practices\, we achieve extraordinary benefits. \n\n\n\n\nThis webinar will explore the significant potential of agriculture and land restoration in addressing climate disruption. It will feature topline findings from a recent report on philanthropic opportunities to promote healthy soils and soil carbon sequestration. “Agriculture has a critical role to play\, both in dramatically reducing emissions and by providing a sink to draw down carbon from the atmosphere.” – Christina Figueres\, former executive secretary\, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change \n\n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nWhendee Silver\, professor of Ecosystem Ecology and Biogeochemistry\, UC BerkeleyBetsy Taylor\, president\, Breakthrough Strategies and Solutions \n\n\n\nNOTE: This is the first of several upcoming opportunities to learn about regenerative agriculture and its connections to climate change adaptation and mitigation. There will be multiple workshops on this topic at the 2019 SAFSF Forum (June 18-20 in Pittsburgh\, PA)\, including a concurrent workshop (Philanthropy at the Nexus of Agriculture\, Soil\, Climate\, Health & Water) and a two-hour funder-only in-depth session related to regenerative agriculture and opportunities to support the soil health movement (Soil Health\, Climate Change Mitigation\, and Regenerative Agriculture). Stay tuned for additional related webinars as well! \n\n\n\nRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only.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. 
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/healthy-soils-to-cool-the-planet-philanthropic-opportunities/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190423T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190423T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20200930T035631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200930T035631Z
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SUMMARY:Healthy Soils to Cool the Planet: Philanthropic Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:Relevant links:Regenerative Agriculture FoundationNo Regrets InitiativeCo-Sponsored by Regenerative Agriculture Foundation\, Climate & Energy Funders Group / BFG\, and Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA)We have an immediate planetary emergency involving multiple threats: climate disruption\, a global water crisis\, food insecurity for nearly one billion people\, vanishing species\, and vast migrations of people in search of basic conditions for survival. The UN has warned that we have only sixty more years of productive farming left if current levels of soil degradation continue. At the same time\, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the National Academies of Sciences have called for a major focus on soils and large-scale carbon dioxide removal through our lands.Protecting and restoring global soils can help alleviate all of these threats and limit global warming by sequestering carbon emissions. When we build carbon in agricultural soils through regenerative practices\, we achieve extraordinary benefits. \n\n\n\n\nThis webinar will explore the significant potential of agriculture and land restoration in addressing climate disruption. It will feature topline findings from a recent report on philanthropic opportunities to promote healthy soils and soil carbon sequestration. “Agriculture has a critical role to play\, both in dramatically reducing emissions and by providing a sink to draw down carbon from the atmosphere.” – Christina Figueres\, former executive secretary\, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change \n\n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nWhendee Silver\, professor of Ecosystem Ecology and Biogeochemistry\, UC BerkeleyBetsy Taylor\, president\, Breakthrough Strategies and Solutions \n\n\n\nNOTE: This is the first of several upcoming opportunities to learn about regenerative agriculture and its connections to climate change adaptation and mitigation. There will be multiple workshops on this topic at the 2019 SAFSF Forum (June 18-20 in Pittsburgh\, PA)\, including a concurrent workshop (Philanthropy at the Nexus of Agriculture\, Soil\, Climate\, Health & Water) and a two-hour funder-only in-depth session related to regenerative agriculture and opportunities to support the soil health movement (Soil Health\, Climate Change Mitigation\, and Regenerative Agriculture). Stay tuned for additional related webinars as well! \n\n\n\nRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only.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. 
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/healthy-soils-to-cool-the-planet-philanthropic-opportunities-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190429T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190430T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20190429T184257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T171752Z
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SUMMARY:Farm Bill Implementation Policy Briefing
DESCRIPTION:Washington\, DCMonday\, April 29 — Tuesday\, April 30Funders-Only Event \n\n\n\nRegistration closed.This past December\, Congress finalized the 2018 farm bill––but that was only the first half of the process! Now begins the second half –– USDA administrative implementation\, where legislative victories are won or lost. Regardless of which farm bill issues you work on and care about\, USDA will play a role in how each and every aspect of the farm bill is rolled out on the ground. \n\n\n\nThis briefing will allow you to dig in and learn how the USDA administrative implementation process works\, including the role of Congress\, and hear from leading sustainable agriculture\, rural development\, and food system experts about the topline Farm Bill implementation issues they will be championing. Most importantly\, you will have the opportunity for networking and collaboration\, and you will leave this briefing with a clear understanding of how and where the grantmaking community can engage to broaden the impact of farm and rural policy in communities across the country. \n\n\n\nAgendaMonday\, April 296:00 pm Dinner (Logan Tavern\, 1423 P St NW\, Washington\, DC 2000)Speakers:Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) – confirmed\, ranking member\, Senate Agriculture CommitteeCongresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) – confirmed\, member\, House Appropriations Committee \n\n\n\nTuesday\, April 30Meridian Institute1800 M Street\, NW\, Suite 400NWashington\, DC 20036 \n\n\n\n8:00 am Registration and Light Breakfast8:30 am Welcome\, Introductions and Framing for the DayStacey Barbas\, senior program officer for Health\, The Kresge FoundationA-dae Romero-Briones\, director of programs – Native Agriculture and Food Systems\, First Nations Development Institute \n\n\n\n8:50 am Overview of Farm Bill ImplementationTraci Bruckner\, policy program manager\, SAFSF \n\n\n\n9:15 am The politics of implementation: What it looks like inside USDAKathleen Merrigan\, executive director\, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems\, Arizona State University; former USDA Deputy Secretary \n\n\n\n9:45 am Break10:00 am Panel Discussion: Critical implementation issues for sustainable agriculture and food systemsModerator: Moira Mcdonald\, program officer\, Freshwater Conservation\, Walton Family Foundation \n\n\n\nSpeakers:Colby Duren\, director\, Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative\, University of Arkansas School of LawKate Fitzgerald\, principal\, Fitzgerald-Canepa\, LLCFerd Hoefner\, senior strategic adviser\, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)Ellen Teller\, director of government affairs\, FRAC \n\n\n\n12:00 pm Lunch1:00 pm Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky (invited)1:30 pm Funder Only DiscussionModerator: Michael Roberts\, program manager\, Ecological Agriculture and Food Systems\, The 11th Hour Project \n\n\n\n3:00 pm Summary & Next StepsVirginia Clarke\, executive director\, SAFSFTraci Bruckner\, policy program manager\, SAFSF
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/farm-bill-implementation-policy-briefing/
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190429T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190430T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20200930T014257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200930T014257Z
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SUMMARY:Farm Bill Implementation Policy Briefing
DESCRIPTION:Washington\, DCMonday\, April 29 — Tuesday\, April 30Funders-Only Event \n\n\n\nRegistration closed.This past December\, Congress finalized the 2018 farm bill––but that was only the first half of the process! Now begins the second half –– USDA administrative implementation\, where legislative victories are won or lost. Regardless of which farm bill issues you work on and care about\, USDA will play a role in how each and every aspect of the farm bill is rolled out on the ground. \n\n\n\nThis briefing will allow you to dig in and learn how the USDA administrative implementation process works\, including the role of Congress\, and hear from leading sustainable agriculture\, rural development\, and food system experts about the topline Farm Bill implementation issues they will be championing. Most importantly\, you will have the opportunity for networking and collaboration\, and you will leave this briefing with a clear understanding of how and where the grantmaking community can engage to broaden the impact of farm and rural policy in communities across the country. \n\n\n\nAgendaMonday\, April 296:00 pm Dinner (Logan Tavern\, 1423 P St NW\, Washington\, DC 2000)Speakers:Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) – confirmed\, ranking member\, Senate Agriculture CommitteeCongresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) – confirmed\, member\, House Appropriations Committee \n\n\n\nTuesday\, April 30Meridian Institute1800 M Street\, NW\, Suite 400NWashington\, DC 20036 \n\n\n\n8:00 am Registration and Light Breakfast8:30 am Welcome\, Introductions and Framing for the DayStacey Barbas\, senior program officer for Health\, The Kresge FoundationA-dae Romero-Briones\, director of programs – Native Agriculture and Food Systems\, First Nations Development Institute \n\n\n\n8:50 am Overview of Farm Bill ImplementationTraci Bruckner\, policy program manager\, SAFSF \n\n\n\n9:15 am The politics of implementation: What it looks like inside USDAKathleen Merrigan\, executive director\, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems\, Arizona State University; former USDA Deputy Secretary \n\n\n\n9:45 am Break10:00 am Panel Discussion: Critical implementation issues for sustainable agriculture and food systemsModerator: Moira Mcdonald\, program officer\, Freshwater Conservation\, Walton Family Foundation \n\n\n\nSpeakers:Colby Duren\, director\, Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative\, University of Arkansas School of LawKate Fitzgerald\, principal\, Fitzgerald-Canepa\, LLCFerd Hoefner\, senior strategic adviser\, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)Ellen Teller\, director of government affairs\, FRAC \n\n\n\n12:00 pm Lunch1:00 pm Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky (invited)1:30 pm Funder Only DiscussionModerator: Michael Roberts\, program manager\, Ecological Agriculture and Food Systems\, The 11th Hour Project \n\n\n\n3:00 pm Summary & Next StepsVirginia Clarke\, executive director\, SAFSFTraci Bruckner\, policy program manager\, SAFSF
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/farm-bill-implementation-policy-briefing-2/
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190515T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190515T131500
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20190515T154139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T171802Z
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SUMMARY:Developing Business Models for Working Forest Riparian Buffers
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the William Penn Foundation \n\n\n\nImage source: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources\n\n\n\nRobust scientific evidence from decades of research demonstrates the effectiveness of forested riparian buffers in mitigating water pollution from agricultural runoff. Many grant programs support farmers to plant forested buffers along streams to mitigate this source of pollution. But even with grant support\, many farmers can’t afford to take land out of production\, especially small family farmers. \n\n\n\nThis webinar will explore a developing idea: riparian buffers that are also working forests. Funders are invited to participate to discuss the following: \n\n\n\nHow farmers can earn income from forested riparian buffers without compromising the buffer’s conservation functionThe potential for working buffers to be aggregated across multiple farms\, offering a spectrum of management options for landownersWhat state and federal programs exist that could support the development of working buffers.This webinar will highlight organizations in Pennsylvania (the location of the 2019 SAFSF Forum!) and beyond that are working to break down the structural barriers between conservation and profitability in agriculture. \n\n\n\nModerator: \n\n\n\nChris Kieran\, senior program associate\, Watershed Protection\, William Penn FoundationSpeakers will include representatives from:USDA National Agroforestry CenterPENNVESTPA Department of Conservation and Natural ResourcesPropagate VenturesResource: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources pamphlet describing a vision for multifunctional working riparian forest buffers \n\n\n\nRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only. For more information\, please visit our website.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/developing-business-models-for-working-forest-riparian-buffers/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190515T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190515T131500
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20200929T224139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T224139Z
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SUMMARY:Developing Business Models for Working Forest Riparian Buffers
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the William Penn Foundation \n\n\n\nImage source: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources\n\n\n\nRobust scientific evidence from decades of research demonstrates the effectiveness of forested riparian buffers in mitigating water pollution from agricultural runoff. Many grant programs support farmers to plant forested buffers along streams to mitigate this source of pollution. But even with grant support\, many farmers can’t afford to take land out of production\, especially small family farmers. \n\n\n\nThis webinar will explore a developing idea: riparian buffers that are also working forests. Funders are invited to participate to discuss the following: \n\n\n\nHow farmers can earn income from forested riparian buffers without compromising the buffer’s conservation functionThe potential for working buffers to be aggregated across multiple farms\, offering a spectrum of management options for landownersWhat state and federal programs exist that could support the development of working buffers.This webinar will highlight organizations in Pennsylvania (the location of the 2019 SAFSF Forum!) and beyond that are working to break down the structural barriers between conservation and profitability in agriculture. \n\n\n\nModerator: \n\n\n\nChris Kieran\, senior program associate\, Watershed Protection\, William Penn FoundationSpeakers will include representatives from:USDA National Agroforestry CenterPENNVESTPA Department of Conservation and Natural ResourcesPropagate VenturesResource: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources pamphlet describing a vision for multifunctional working riparian forest buffers \n\n\n\nRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only. For more information\, please visit our website.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/developing-business-models-for-working-forest-riparian-buffers-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190528T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190528T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20190528T161033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T171814Z
UID:10000301-1559041200-1559044800@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Soil Health 101: Why is Everyone Talking About Soil Health?
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Regenerative Agriculture FoundationCo-Sponsored by Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) \n\n\n\n“Can Dirt Save the Earth?” asked the New York Times.“What’s the big deal about soil? Everything\,” posited Beef Magazine.“One million acres with healthy soil practices by 2030\,” pledged General Mills. This webinar will explain why funders\, farmers\, policymakers and major food businesses are rallying around the issue of soil health – a topic that turns out to be both inspiring and exciting. Soil health is mentioned 47 times in the 2018 farm bill\, and legislation to promote soil health is pending or has passed in 12 states. Across the US\, a cultural shift is afoot on farms too. Producers are talking about the health of their soil\, and many are taking steps to improve it. Soil is increasingly seen as more than just a medium for nitrogen (N)\, phosphorus (P)\, potassium (K)\, and roots\, but a living entity and a valuable ally. By thinking about biology instead of chemistry\, producers are fostering biologically active soils\, increasing their resilience to extreme weather\, and reducing their inputs. \n\n\n\nRegistration for these webinars is limited to funders only.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.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/soil-health-101-why-is-everyone-talking-about-soil-health/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190528T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190528T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20200929T231033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T231033Z
UID:10000396-1559041200-1559044800@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Soil Health 101: Why is Everyone Talking About Soil Health?
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Regenerative Agriculture FoundationCo-Sponsored by Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) \n\n\n\n“Can Dirt Save the Earth?” asked the New York Times.“What’s the big deal about soil? Everything\,” posited Beef Magazine.“One million acres with healthy soil practices by 2030\,” pledged General Mills. This webinar will explain why funders\, farmers\, policymakers and major food businesses are rallying around the issue of soil health – a topic that turns out to be both inspiring and exciting. Soil health is mentioned 47 times in the 2018 farm bill\, and legislation to promote soil health is pending or has passed in 12 states. Across the US\, a cultural shift is afoot on farms too. Producers are talking about the health of their soil\, and many are taking steps to improve it. Soil is increasingly seen as more than just a medium for nitrogen (N)\, phosphorus (P)\, potassium (K)\, and roots\, but a living entity and a valuable ally. By thinking about biology instead of chemistry\, producers are fostering biologically active soils\, increasing their resilience to extreme weather\, and reducing their inputs. \n\n\n\nRegistration for these webinars is limited to funders only.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.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/soil-health-101-why-is-everyone-talking-about-soil-health-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190619T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190619T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20190619T195913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201023T203933Z
UID:10000302-1560931200-1560963600@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Fracking in the Coalfields | Site Visit at the 2019 SAFSF Forum
DESCRIPTION:Across the United States\, energy extraction and production—from coal mining to oil drilling to fracking to petrochemical manufacturing and more—impact communities and the environment. Energy and agriculture often intersect\, whether it’s a frack pad located close to a farm\, a wind farm adjacent to agricultural fields\, or offshore drilling and its impacts on fish stock. \n\n\n\nWestern Pennsylvania is a microcosm of many of these energy production industries. On this field trip\, we’ll head south of Pittsburgh into northern Appalachia and the coalfield region\, taking winding mountain roads through a historic (and currently active) coal-producing area in which hundreds of fracking wells and refining and processing sites have also been installed over the last decade. Today\, about 75% of the residents of Washington County and nearly 90% of residents in neighboring Greene County live within two miles of a frack pad. We’ll hear directly from community members\, a farmer\, and other experts about how extreme energy extraction\, processing\, and waste related to longwall coal mining and shale gas fracking in southwestern Pennsylvania affect rural communities\, agricultural lands and ecosystems\, and air and water quality. \n\n\n\nLearn from the deep expertise of community members as well as staff and board members of the Center for Coalfield Justice and other organizations. This memorable and impactful day will leave you with a deeper understanding of how extractive industry affects a place\, landscape\, people\, and animals—and how funders and other partners might support avenues for environmental justice. \n\n\n\nThis day-long site visit is offered to participants at the 2019 SAFSF Forum in Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania.\n\n\n\nNote: This tour will involve a great deal of driving on winding mountain roads. If you tend to get carsick\, we recommend that you use anti-nausea preventives such as medication and/or acupressure bands. \n\n\n\nHost organizations include:• Breathe Collaborative• Center for Coalfield Justice• Earthworks Pennsylvania• Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/2019forum-frackinginthecoalfields/
CATEGORIES:SAFSF Forum,Tours / Site Visits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190619T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190619T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20190620T033802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T033926Z
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SUMMARY:Community-Led Change in the Homewood Neighborhood | Site Visit at the 2019 SAFSF Forum
DESCRIPTION:Be inspired by a neighborhood that is finding ways to innovate\, leverage tremendous community resources and assets\, and meet local needs through coordinated community projects. Homewood is a predominantly African-American neighborhood in Pittsburgh\, home to about 6\,000 residents in nine square miles\, that has historically been underserved and disinvested—but is home to a wealth of local knowledge\, creativity\, and resources. We’ll spend the day walking from site to site to meet with a host of incredible community leaders and residents. \n\n\n\nThe programs that we will learn about support small-scale raised-bed vegetable gardens in backyards and vacant lots\, urban farms that take up full city blocks\, an outdoor learning lab with hydroponic and aquaponic growing systems developed in partnership between a church and local universities\, and more. As is true in many disinvested communities\, there is no grocery store in Homewood. We’ll hear from community leaders and an investor working alongside them to transform opportunity and a vision of what’s possible into a new community-led grocery store. Throughout the day\, we’ll hear stories of exciting and transformative community-led projects and collaborations\, and learn from the stakeholders—community members\, funders\, and investors\, and others—supporting them. \n\n\n\nThis day-long site visit is offered to participants at the 2019 SAFSF Forum in Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania.\n\n\n\nCommunity host organizations include:• Black Urban Gardeners and Farmers Cooperative of Pittsburgh (BUGS FCP)• The Oasis Project Farm and Fishery (a project of Bible Center Church)• Phipps Homegrown Program• Sankofa Village Community Garden \n\n\n\nAdditional partners include:• Bridgeway Capital• The Heinz Endowments• ioby
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/community-led-change-in-the-homewood-neighborhood-site-visit-at-the-2019-safsf-forum/
CATEGORIES:SAFSF Forum,Tours / Site Visits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190619T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190619T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20190620T034000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T034238Z
UID:10000304-1560931200-1560963600@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Technology\, Innovation\, and Impact | Site Visit at the 2019 SAFSF Forum
DESCRIPTION:Once a center for the production of steel\, iron\, and glass\, Pittsburgh has reemerged as a leader in medicine\, education\, healthcare\, and—relevant to this tour—green building spaces\, robotics\, artificial intelligence\, and high-tech industries. Some of the technological solutions being developed by university researchers\, businesses\, and nonprofits in Pittsburgh are focused on food and agriculture system issues. \n\n\n\nOn this tour\, we’ll look at two very different spaces within the food system where technology is having an impact on sustainable food systems change in Pittsburgh and beyond. First\, we’ll visit a farm that uses cutting-edge robotic\, monitoring\, and sensing technology in production agriculture. We’ll have a deep discussion about how this disruptive technology might be deployed at different scales and with smaller levels of investment. Then\, we’ll explore a solution that leverages technology\, civic engagement\, and public-private partnerships to connect retail food surplus to emergency and charitable food need—and is having a significant and measurable impact on hunger in Pittsburgh. We’ll share a ‘wasted food’ lunch and explore how this app-based technology has had effects on both individual and community levels for donors\, recipients\, volunteers\, and organizations involved. Join us as we explore what the new buzzword ‘ag tech’ really means\, and dive deeply into several ‘ag tech’ solutions developed or deployed in Pittsburgh. \n\n\n\nThis day-long site visit is offered to participants at the 2019 SAFSF Forum in Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania.\n\n\n\nHost organizations include:• Rivendale Farms• 412 Food Rescue• New Sun Rising• Millvale Food + Energy Hub• Strange Roots Experimental Ales
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/technology-innovation-and-impact-site-visit-at-the-2019-safsf-forum/
CATEGORIES:SAFSF Forum,Tours / Site Visits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190619T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190619T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20190620T034249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T034556Z
UID:10000305-1560931200-1560963600@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Soil Health and Climate Resilience in Pennsylvania | Site Visit at the 2019 SAFSF Forum
DESCRIPTION:The impacts of climate change vary regionally\, and farmers in western Pennsylvania are already grappling with increasingly frequent extreme weather events. Amid a growing awareness of the deep impact soil has on every aspect of our biodiversity\, health\, climate\, water\, and resilience\, more folks are listening to farmers and researchers in Pennsylvania and elsewhere who have been championing the importance of soil health for decades. \n\n\n\nSoil health management systems encompass a wide variety of practices and assessment approaches and are described in a variety of ways—regenerative agriculture\, organics\, regenerative organic\, agroecology\, sustainable agriculture\, and more. These approaches share common goals of protecting natural resources on and off the farm\, improving productivity and profitability\, and safeguarding the functioning of our planet and its health now and well into the future. \n\n\n\nOn this tour\, we’ll learn about long-term soil health research happening in Pennsylvania and explore how soil health relates to improved production\, watershed health\, climate change mitigation and adaptation\, and more. We’ll visit a couple of farms and meet with farmers focused on applying the principles of soil health management to their production. We’ll also learn how research\, modeling\, and monitoring efforts are being used to help tell the story of the benefits of healthy soil\, and support the spread of best practices in soil stewardship. \n\n\n\nThis day-long site visit is offered to participants at the 2019 SAFSF Forum in Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania.\n\n\n\nHost organizations include:• Fallen Aspen Farm• Kretschmann Family Organic Farm• Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA)• Pennsylvania No Till Alliance• Rodale Institute• Stroud Water Research Center• Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/soil-health-and-climate-resilience-in-pennsylvania-site-visit-at-the-2019-safsf-forum/
CATEGORIES:SAFSF Forum,Tours / Site Visits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190619T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190619T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20190620T034602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T034948Z
UID:10000306-1560931200-1560963600@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Crafting a Regional Food System | Site Visit at the 2019 SAFSF Forum
DESCRIPTION:If you want to get your hands dirty or doughy\, this is the tour for you. We’ll head to Chatham University’s Eden Hall campus\, a 388-acre farm turned cutting-edge learning laboratory and demonstration site showcasing sustainable solutions to issues of energy\, water\, food and agriculture\, air quality and climate\, and the interaction of natural and built systems. This innovative campus is home to the Falk School of Sustainability and Environment\, which encourages undergraduate and graduate students focusing on food studies to engage with the work through collaborative projects and experiences that take them outside the classroom—so that they may develop and apply real-world solutions. \n\n\n\nYou’ll choose one of two hands-on activities for small group engagement (pre-registration required; spaces are limited): \n\n\n\n• Agroecology Farm Activity: Visit the agroecology demonstration farm and experience how students of all ages are introduced to various aspects of food system sustainability through applied and hands-on learning. We can also dig in and get our hands dirty as we harvest greens for our lunch. \n\n\n\n• Heritage Grains Activity: A growing number of farmers in western Pennsylvania are cultivating heritage grains. We’ll learn how their work fits into the regional food system and use some of those grains to prepare pizza dough for our lunch. As we get our hands floury\, we’ll learn in the same way that students and community members do: through fun\, hands-on\, experiential curriculum. \n\n\n\nThroughout the day\, our journey will be grounded in the work of the interdisciplinary Center for Regional Agriculture\, Food\, and Transformation (CRAFT). We’ll leave with a better understanding of how hands-on experience can deepen knowledge and engagement around sustainable food systems issues. We’ll also gain new insights into western Pennsylvania’s regional food system\, the relationships\, assets\, and gaps that undergird it\, and the potential of culinary tourism to support regional economic development. \n\n\n\nThis day-long site visit is offered to participants at the 2019 SAFSF Forum in Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania.\n\n\n\nHost organizations include:• The Center for Regional Agriculture\, Food\, and Transformation (CRAFT) at Chatham University’s Eden Hall Campus• Frankferd Farms
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/crafting-a-regional-food-system-site-visit-at-the-2019-safsf-forum/
CATEGORIES:SAFSF Forum,Tours / Site Visits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190619T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190619T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20190620T035247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T035300Z
UID:10000307-1560931200-1560963600@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Supporting the Needs of New and Beginning Farmers | Site Visit at the 2019 SAFSF Forum
DESCRIPTION:On this tour\, we will learn about a variety of programs and organizations that are supporting new and beginning production farmers in Pittsburgh and the surrounding region. Although similar programs exist across the country\, Pittsburgh is unique in hosting a range of opportunities\, bolstered by deep and reciprocal working relationships between them\, that support farmers no matter where they are in their learning and farm enterprise development. This means that whether they aspire to build skills in growing their own crops\, develop their own small-scale organic urban farm enterprise\, or lease farmland in order to produce at scale\, local farmers can take a stepladder approach to a career in sustainable agriculture. \n\n\n\nParticipants will learn how an urban farm set against the backdrop of the last remaining steel mill in the Pittsburgh area is preparing young adults for future work in food and farming through hands-on apprenticeships. We’ll see how a nonprofit\, community-centered farm that is set to become the largest urban farm in the U.S. is developing a comprehensive workforce and business development program for new small-scale organic urban farm enterprises. And we’ll hear how other partners are supporting graduates of these programs in acquiring farmland within and outside Pittsburgh in order to stabilize and expand their production agriculture businesses. Together we’ll better understand how these farmer-development pieces fit together in practice—and hopefully get our hands a little dirty in the process. \n\n\n\nThis day-long site visit is offered to participants at the 2019 SAFSF Forum in Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania.\n\n\n\nHost organizations include:• Braddock Farms\, Grow Pittsburgh• Hilltop Urban Farm• Western Pennsylvania Conservancy \n\n\n\nOther partners include:• Allegheny County Conservation District• Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA)• National Young Farmers Coalition
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/supporting-the-needs-of-new-and-beginning-farmers-site-visit-at-the-2019-safsf-forum/
CATEGORIES:SAFSF Forum,Tours / Site Visits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190709T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190709T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20190709T160559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T171843Z
UID:10000308-1562666400-1562670000@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Dollar Stores’ Growing Impact on Local Food Environments
DESCRIPTION:Cosponsored with Grantmakers in HealthOver the past two decades\, funders have worked with food retailers to help them become better corporate citizens by offering healthy\, fresh\, and affordable food options. Now\, a new kind of food retailer is expanding into rural and low-income urban communities: dollar stores. Mounting evidence shows that dollar stores are triggering the closure of grocery stores\, eliminating jobs\, and eroding food environments in some of the nation’s most vulnerable communities. Join this webinar to learn more about the expansion of dollar stores and to discuss how funders might start to address the challenges that they present.Speakers include Vanessa Hall-Harper of the Tulsa\, Oklahoma City Council and Frank Morris of KCRU National Public Radio.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/dollar-stores-growing-impact-on-local-food-environments/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190709T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190709T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20200929T230559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T230559Z
UID:10000395-1562666400-1562670000@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Dollar Stores’ Growing Impact on Local Food Environments
DESCRIPTION:Cosponsored with Grantmakers in HealthOver the past two decades\, funders have worked with food retailers to help them become better corporate citizens by offering healthy\, fresh\, and affordable food options. Now\, a new kind of food retailer is expanding into rural and low-income urban communities: dollar stores. Mounting evidence shows that dollar stores are triggering the closure of grocery stores\, eliminating jobs\, and eroding food environments in some of the nation’s most vulnerable communities. Join this webinar to learn more about the expansion of dollar stores and to discuss how funders might start to address the challenges that they present.Speakers include Vanessa Hall-Harper of the Tulsa\, Oklahoma City Council and Frank Morris of KCRU National Public Radio.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/dollar-stores-growing-impact-on-local-food-environments-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190711T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190711T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20190711T160228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T171853Z
UID:10000309-1562839200-1562842800@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act: What You Need to Know to be Engaged
DESCRIPTION:The Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) Act debate is moving full steam ahead. Join us for a discussion with leading policy experts to learn all about the CNR – what it is\, the key policy and funding issues\, debate timeline\, and how you can engage. \n\n\n\nModerator:Traci Bruckner\, policy program director\, SAFSFSpeakers:Wes King\, senior policy specialist\, National Sustainable Agriculture CoalitionChloe Marshall\, policy specialist\, National Farm to School NetworkEllen Teller\, director of government affairs\, Food Research & Action Center \n\n\n\nRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only.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.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/child-nutrition-reauthorization-act-what-you-need-to-know-to-be-engaged/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190711T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190711T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20200929T230228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T230228Z
UID:10000394-1562839200-1562842800@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act: What You Need to Know to be Engaged
DESCRIPTION:The Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) Act debate is moving full steam ahead. Join us for a discussion with leading policy experts to learn all about the CNR – what it is\, the key policy and funding issues\, debate timeline\, and how you can engage. \n\n\n\nModerator:Traci Bruckner\, policy program director\, SAFSF Speakers:Wes King\, senior policy specialist\, National Sustainable Agriculture CoalitionChloe Marshall\, policy specialist\, National Farm to School NetworkEllen Teller\, director of government affairs\, Food Research & Action Center \n\n\n\nRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only.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.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/child-nutrition-reauthorization-act-what-you-need-to-know-to-be-engaged-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190820T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190820T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20190820T155246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T171905Z
UID:10000310-1566295200-1566298800@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:SAFSF Members-Only In The Kitchen Call: 2018 Year-End Report and Network Update
DESCRIPTION:Call-in information emailed out to members\n\n\n\nWe invite you to join your peers and SAFSF staff on Tuesday\, August 20\, 10 am PT / 11 am MT / 12 pm CT / 1 pm ET for a members-only video call to see what SAFSF and our members accomplished in 2018\, what we’ve been up to in 2019\, and what’s on the horizon.Find more ways to engage on topics that help advance your work and make new connections that advance the collective impact of philanthropic investments in sustainable agriculture and food systems. The presentation will be short\, leaving most of the call for lively discussion\, questions\, and networking. \n\n\n\nPhone call-ins are welcome\, but we highly encourage participation by video – let’s take advantage of technology to put names to faces and forge deeper connections\, even when we can’t all be in the same room!
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/safsf-members-only-in-the-kitchen-call-2018-year-end-report-and-network-update/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190820T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190820T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20200929T225246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T225246Z
UID:10000392-1566295200-1566298800@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:SAFSF Members-Only In The Kitchen Call: 2018 Year-End Report and Network Update
DESCRIPTION:Call-in information emailed out to members\n\n\n\nWe invite you to join your peers and SAFSF staff on Tuesday\, August 20\, 10 am PT / 11 am MT / 12 pm CT / 1 pm ET for a members-only video call to see what SAFSF and our members accomplished in 2018\, what we’ve been up to in 2019\, and what’s on the horizon.Find more ways to engage on topics that help advance your work and make new connections that advance the collective impact of philanthropic investments in sustainable agriculture and food systems. The presentation will be short\, leaving most of the call for lively discussion\, questions\, and networking. \n\n\n\nPhone call-ins are welcome\, but we highly encourage participation by video – let’s take advantage of technology to put names to faces and forge deeper connections\, even when we can’t all be in the same room!
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/safsf-members-only-in-the-kitchen-call-2018-year-end-report-and-network-update-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190827T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190827T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20190827T155713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T171915Z
UID:10000311-1566900000-1566903600@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Connecting the Dots: Cross-Sectoral Strategies for Food Systems Change
DESCRIPTION:Building bridges between community and economic development stakeholders and the regional food sector is integral to increasing the viability and resilience of regional food economies and improving community vitality\, health\, and wealth. What do these new networks look like\, who do they include\, and who else needs to be at the table as they move forward? Are there on-the-ground impacts that can already be attributed to these new connections and alliances? \n\n\n\nJoin us for a discussion with funders and practitioners whose work supports cross-sectoral connections as a path to transformative food systems change. We also invite you to share your success story\, lesson learned\, or ongoing effort related to building cross-sectoral connections in your food systems work. Please add your story as you’re registering for the webinar. We’ll ask a few registrants to share these stories during the webinar to fuel the discussion as time permits.Funders and non-funder practitioners will: \n\n\n\nDiscuss their work at local\, regional\, and state levels;Share how they understand and address critical needs in the food system; and;Reflect on the victories and challenges that come with taking a holistic approach to their work. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nBryan Crawford-Garrett\, food and agriculture policy officer\, Thornburg FoundationJohn Fisk\, director of strategy and partnerships\, Wallace Center at Winrock InternationalTera Johnson\, founder and director\, Food Finance Institute \n\n\n\nRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only.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.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/connecting-the-dots-cross-sectoral-strategies-for-food-systems-change/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190827T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190827T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20200929T225713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T225713Z
UID:10000393-1566900000-1566903600@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Connecting the Dots: Cross-Sectoral Strategies for Food Systems Change
DESCRIPTION:Building bridges between community and economic development stakeholders and the regional food sector is integral to increasing the viability and resilience of regional food economies and improving community vitality\, health\, and wealth. What do these new networks look like\, who do they include\, and who else needs to be at the table as they move forward? Are there on-the-ground impacts that can already be attributed to these new connections and alliances? \n\n\n\nJoin us for a discussion with funders and practitioners whose work supports cross-sectoral connections as a path to transformative food systems change. We also invite you to share your success story\, lesson learned\, or ongoing effort related to building cross-sectoral connections in your food systems work. Please add your story as you’re registering for the webinar. We’ll ask a few registrants to share these stories during the webinar to fuel the discussion as time permits.Funders and non-funder practitioners will: \n\n\n\nDiscuss their work at local\, regional\, and state levels;Share how they understand and address critical needs in the food system; and;Reflect on the victories and challenges that come with taking a holistic approach to their work. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nBryan Crawford-Garrett\, food and agriculture policy officer\, Thornburg FoundationJohn Fisk\, director of strategy and partnerships\, Wallace Center at Winrock InternationalTera Johnson\, founder and director\, Food Finance Institute \n\n\n\nRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only.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.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/connecting-the-dots-cross-sectoral-strategies-for-food-systems-change-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190919T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190919T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20190919T175610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T171941Z
UID:10000312-1568887200-1568890800@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:SAFSF Members-Only In The Kitchen Call: Participatory Grantmaking
DESCRIPTION:Call-in information emailed to membersKelley Buhles from SAFSF member RSF Social Finance will lead an informal discussion of participatory grantmaking\, a variety of funding mechanisms that shift power\, include communities in decision-making\, and increase collaboration. Chime in with your own participatory grantmaking experiences and questions\, or just listen in if you’re curious. After the discussion\, we’ll have time for an open exchange of news and information among members on the call.Phone call-ins are welcome\, but we highly encourage participation by video – let’s take advantage of technology to put names to faces and forge deeper connections\, even when we can’t all be in the same room!
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/safsf-members-only-in-the-kitchen-call-participatory-grantmaking/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190919T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190919T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20200929T005610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T005610Z
UID:10000389-1568887200-1568890800@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:SAFSF Members-Only In The Kitchen Call: Participatory Grantmaking
DESCRIPTION:Call-in information emailed to membersKelley Buhles from SAFSF member RSF Social Finance will lead an informal discussion of participatory grantmaking\, a variety of funding mechanisms that shift power\, include communities in decision-making\, and increase collaboration. Chime in with your own participatory grantmaking experiences and questions\, or just listen in if you’re curious. After the discussion\, we’ll have time for an open exchange of news and information among members on the call.Phone call-ins are welcome\, but we highly encourage participation by video – let’s take advantage of technology to put names to faces and forge deeper connections\, even when we can’t all be in the same room!
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/safsf-members-only-in-the-kitchen-call-participatory-grantmaking-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190926T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190926T111500
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20190926T154826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T171954Z
UID:10000313-1569492000-1569496500@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:A Threat to Health and Wellbeing: Public Charge’s Expected Impact and How Philanthropy Can Respond
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers:Randy Capps\, director of research\, U.S. Program\, Migration Policy InstituteGuadalupe Fernandez\, policy and advocacy manager\, Tahirih Justice CenterSonya Schwartz\, senior policy attorney\, National Immigration Law CenterCarolyn Wang Kong\, chief program director\, Blue Shield of California FoundationModeratorKevin Douglas\, director of national programs\, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) \n\n\n\nIn August\, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security filed and officially published its “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds” final rule. Unless blocked by litigation\, the rule will go into effect on October 15th. The new rule will dramatically impact the health and stability of immigrants of all statuses who may withdraw from or avoid nutrition\, health care\, and housing assistance programs out of fear\, and radically reshape how the country admits future immigrants. In many ways\, the public charge rule embodies all three elements of the administration’s anti-immigrant agenda and strategies:1. To dehumanize and demonize immigrants\, refugees\, and asylum seekers through deceitful and destructive narratives\,2. To force immigrants already here to leave through unilateral policy directives that fuel widespread fear and increase enforcement\, detention\, and deportation\, and3. To prevent would-be asylees\, refugees\, and immigrants from entering the country through extreme policies.Specifically\, the rewritten public charge rule would require USCIS to administer an expanded “totality of circumstances” test when an individual applies for a green card that will heavily weigh the anticipated likelihood that an individual would utilize public benefits like SNAP\, Section 8\, and Medicaid. The test would also negatively assess certain health conditions and lack of health coverage\, and other factors\, including age. \n\n\n\nAt its core\, the public charge rule is the manifestation of a growing and toxic narrative that seeks to exclude immigrants—particularly those of color and/or limited means—from membership in our society. The anticipated chilling effect will negatively impact health outcomes\, the wellbeing of children\, family and community stability\, economic opportunity\, and even our representative government’s checks and balances function. \n\n\n\nOn this webinar\, funders will learn about responses to date to the final ‘public charge’ rule\, ranging from local-level community education to state-level coordinated campaigns\, to national litigation efforts. Gaps in field capacity and opportunities for philanthropic support to protect families and advance belonging will be explored in both a rapid response and long-term context. Speakers will also cover the second rule that is expected soon that will dramatically expand the “public charge” grounds under which the Department of Justice determines who should be deported.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/a-threat-to-health-and-wellbeing-public-charges-expected-impact-and-how-philanthropy-can-respond/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190926T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190926T111500
DTSTAMP:20260403T111352
CREATED:20200929T224826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T224826Z
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SUMMARY:A Threat to Health and Wellbeing: Public Charge’s Expected Impact and How Philanthropy Can Respond
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers:Randy Capps\, director of research\, U.S. Program\, Migration Policy InstituteGuadalupe Fernandez\, policy and advocacy manager\, Tahirih Justice CenterSonya Schwartz\, senior policy attorney\, National Immigration Law CenterCarolyn Wang Kong\, chief program director\, Blue Shield of California FoundationModeratorKevin Douglas\, director of national programs\, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) \n\n\n\nIn August\, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security filed and officially published its “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds” final rule. Unless blocked by litigation\, the rule will go into effect on October 15th. The new rule will dramatically impact the health and stability of immigrants of all statuses who may withdraw from or avoid nutrition\, health care\, and housing assistance programs out of fear\, and radically reshape how the country admits future immigrants. In many ways\, the public charge rule embodies all three elements of the administration’s anti-immigrant agenda and strategies:1. To dehumanize and demonize immigrants\, refugees\, and asylum seekers through deceitful and destructive narratives\,2. To force immigrants already here to leave through unilateral policy directives that fuel widespread fear and increase enforcement\, detention\, and deportation\, and3. To prevent would-be asylees\, refugees\, and immigrants from entering the country through extreme policies.Specifically\, the rewritten public charge rule would require USCIS to administer an expanded “totality of circumstances” test when an individual applies for a green card that will heavily weigh the anticipated likelihood that an individual would utilize public benefits like SNAP\, Section 8\, and Medicaid. The test would also negatively assess certain health conditions and lack of health coverage\, and other factors\, including age. \n\n\n\nAt its core\, the public charge rule is the manifestation of a growing and toxic narrative that seeks to exclude immigrants—particularly those of color and/or limited means—from membership in our society. The anticipated chilling effect will negatively impact health outcomes\, the wellbeing of children\, family and community stability\, economic opportunity\, and even our representative government’s checks and balances function. \n\n\n\nOn this webinar\, funders will learn about responses to date to the final ‘public charge’ rule\, ranging from local-level community education to state-level coordinated campaigns\, to national litigation efforts. Gaps in field capacity and opportunities for philanthropic support to protect families and advance belonging will be explored in both a rapid response and long-term context. Speakers will also cover the second rule that is expected soon that will dramatically expand the “public charge” grounds under which the Department of Justice determines who should be deported.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/a-threat-to-health-and-wellbeing-public-charges-expected-impact-and-how-philanthropy-can-respond-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Gene Drives and Synthetic Biology: What are the Implications for Food Systems\, Biodiversity\, and the Environment – and What Can We Do?
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by AgroEcology Fund\, CS Fund\, GRACE Communications Foundation\, and The Nell Newman FoundationCo-Sponsored by Biodiversity Funders Group \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGene drives are genetic engineering technologies purported to improve seeds and combat pests and disease. These genetic technologies are designed for herbicide tolerance or to introduce traits into seeds\, weeds\, and insects. What are the threats they pose\, and what might the risks be to biodiversity\, food security\, smallholder livelihoods\, and food sovereignty? \n\n\n\nMany indigenous people\, farming communities\, and farmer and consumer groups advocate for a moratorium of on-field use of these emerging technologies\, and this debate has moved into negotiations at the UN Convention on Biodiversity. In this webinar\, we’ll hear from a scientist\, community leader\, grassroots organizer\, and funder about the implications of synthetic biology and gene drives and what we can do to ensure public safety. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nMariam Mayet\, executive director\, African Centre for BiodiversityMaywa Montenegro\, post-doctoral research fellow\, UC DavisDana Perls\, senior food and agriculture campaigner\, Friends of the EarthModerated by Bob Scowcroft\, trustee\, The Nell Newman Foundation \n\n\n\nIntroduction by Angela Cordeiro\, program director\, AgroEcology Fund \n\n\n\nRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only.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. 
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/gene-drives-and-synthetic-biology-what-are-the-implications-for-food-systems-biodiversity-and-the-environment-and-what-can-we-do/
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SUMMARY:Gene Drives and Synthetic Biology: What are the Implications for Food Systems\, Biodiversity\, and the Environment – and What Can We Do?
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by AgroEcology Fund\, CS Fund\, GRACE Communications Foundation\, and The Nell Newman FoundationCo-Sponsored by Biodiversity Funders Group \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGene drives are genetic engineering technologies purported to improve seeds and combat pests and disease. These genetic technologies are designed for herbicide tolerance or to introduce traits into seeds\, weeds\, and insects. What are the threats they pose\, and what might the risks be to biodiversity\, food security\, smallholder livelihoods\, and food sovereignty? \n\n\n\nMany indigenous people\, farming communities\, and farmer and consumer groups advocate for a moratorium of on-field use of these emerging technologies\, and this debate has moved into negotiations at the UN Convention on Biodiversity. In this webinar\, we’ll hear from a scientist\, community leader\, grassroots organizer\, and funder about the implications of synthetic biology and gene drives and what we can do to ensure public safety. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nMariam Mayet\, executive director\, African Centre for BiodiversityMaywa Montenegro\, post-doctoral research fellow\, UC DavisDana Perls\, senior food and agriculture campaigner\, Friends of the EarthModerated by Bob Scowcroft\, trustee\, The Nell Newman Foundation \n\n\n\nIntroduction by Angela Cordeiro\, program director\, AgroEcology Fund \n\n\n\nRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only.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. 
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/gene-drives-and-synthetic-biology-what-are-the-implications-for-food-systems-biodiversity-and-the-environment-and-what-can-we-do-2/
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