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SUMMARY:Collaboration for Systemic Change: Why the Farm Bill Matters
DESCRIPTION:$25 SAFSF Member / $40 Non-member funder \n\n\n\nThis is the third pre-conference session of the 2020 Policy Outlook and Strategy Series\, view entire program details here. \n\n\n\nThis final pre-conference session\, leading up to our Funder Strategy Conference\, will explore why the Farm Bill matters for your priorities\, for racial and economic justice\, and for overall structural reform\, as well as why funder collaboration and investment is critical. \n\n\n\nPanelists will provide an overview of the Farm Bill and where sustainable agriculture and food system advocates have achieved substantial victories over time that would not have been possible without philanthropic support. We will drill down into some concrete examples of how these wins have played out on the ground. And you also hear from Alliance for Justice on just what you can do when it comes to engaging in policy advocacy around the Farm Bill. \n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEric Kessler\, founder\, Arabella Advisors\n\n\n\n\nERIC KESSLER is a serial entrepreneur who has started\, led\, and advised organizations pursuing social change across the country and around the globe. As founder of Arabella Advisors\, Eric has focused on helping clients achieve their philanthropic goals by devising strategies\, mounting effective advocacy campaigns\, evaluating impact\, increasing operational efficiency\, and designing and implementing impact investing portfolios. Now\, with a CEO in place to run the business\, Eric is focusing his energy on advising clients who are working to improve our food system through policies and business investments that promote nutritious\, sustainable\, and affordable food. He holds an Executive MBA from Georgetown University and a BA from the University of Colorado\, Boulder.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFerd Hoefner\, strategic senior advisor\, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition\n\n\n\n\nFERD HOEFNER is the Senior Strategic Advisor for the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)\, and has been the group’s senior Washington\, DC representative since its founding in 1988. NSAC is the leading voice for sustainable agriculture in the federal policy arena\, joining together the voices of more than 100 grassroots farm\, food\, conservation and rural organizations from all regions of the country to advocate for federal policies supporting the long-term economic and environmental sustainability of agriculture\, natural resources and rural communities. \n\n\n\nPrior to his work with NSAC\, Hoefner represented Interfaith Action for Economic Justice and its predecessor\, the Interreligious Taskforce on U.S. Food Policy\, on federal policy on farm\, food and international development issues for nearly a decade. He has also served as a policy consultant to Bread for the World\, Center for Rural Affairs\, Conference on Alternative State and Local Public Policies\, Land Stewardship Project\, Lutheran Office for Governmental Affairs and U.S. Catholic Conference\, among others. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRonnie Pawelko\, senior counsel\, Alliance for Justice\n\n\n\n\nRonnie Pawelko is Senior Counsel for the Bolder Advocacy program at Alliance for Justice and is based in AFJ’s Washington\, DC office. Through trainings and technical assistance\, she provides nonprofit advocacy organizations and foundations with accessible information\, resources\, and information so organizations can safely navigate complex laws and rules as they pursue systems change. Ronnie received her J.D. from Albany Law School and her B.A. from Russell Sage College. Before joining AFJ\, Ronnie was General Counsel at Family Planning Advocates of New York State. Previously\, Ronnie served as Health and Human Services Team Counsel for the New York State Senate and as staff attorney for the MergerWatch Project. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuinton Robinson\, policy advisor\, Rural Coalition\n\n\n\n\nQuinton N. Robinson\, Esq. is a practicing attorney with litigation experience in the fields of employment and farm credit discrimination cases. Quinton serves as a policy advisor with Rural Coalition. \n\n\n\nMr. Robinson served as a white house political appointee for the Obama Administration\, first as the Director of the Office of Small Disadvantage Business Utilization at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and subsequently as Georgia State Director of Rural Development with the United States Department of Agriculture. Mr. Robinson also previously served as the Assistant Counsel on the House Agriculture Committee. \n\n\n\nQuinton helms from the historically black college of Albany State University. Mr. Robinson received his M.A. from the Graduate School of Political Management at the George Washington University and his law degree from the Pierce School of Law at the University of New Hampshire.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/collaboration-for-system-change-why-the-farm-bill-matters/
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SUMMARY:SAFSF Fibers Roadmap: Launch and Overview
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of the SAFSF Fibers Roadmap: Integrated Capital Opportunities to Support Revitalization of U.S.-Grown Fiber\, Textiles\, and Leather – a three-part webinar series.\n\n\n\nSustainable agriculture and food systems encompass much more than food production alone. Food and fibers are critical for our daily needs and are fundamental to human health. And just like food\, fiber crops—including both plant-based fibers like cotton\, hemp\, and flax and animal-based products like wool\, alpaca\, and leather—are part of an agricultural system with critical and interconnected impacts on health\, economic and racial justice\, and the environment. \n\n\n\nFunders\, investors\, and integrated capital practitioners have the opportunity to draw on key lessons from the sustainable food movement and apply innovative financing models to catalyze the revitalization of the U.S. fiber and textile industry. Join us to dive into the launch of a seven-year financial Roadmap identifying five key Gaps and Levers where integrated philanthropic and investment capital would have the greatest impact on the U.S. fiber and textile industry. The Roadmap draws on more than 60 interviews with fiber farmers and ranchers\, processing businesses along the supply chain (mills\, tanneries\, etc.)\, brands and other supply chain experts\, and funders and investors. \n\n\n\nIn our first webinar\, we’ll launch the Fibers Roadmap\, and take a high-level look at the state of the U.S. fiber supply chain and the types of financing approaches needed to revitalize this industry. Participants will walk away with their eyes opened to how the U.S. fiber and textile industry fits into sustainable agriculture and food systems work. \n\n\n\nWebinar 1: Launch and Overview\, October 29\, 2020  \n\n\n\nWebinar 2: Case Studies from the Fiber System\, November 17\, 2020 \n\n\n\nWebinar 3: Strategy Session on Roadmap Levers and Next Actions\, December 3\, 2020 \n\n\n\nWe gratefully acknowledge funding support provided by The 11th Hour Project\, Globetrotter Foundation and the #NoRegrets Initiative\, Jena and Michael King Foundation\, One Earth\, and an RSF Donor Advised Fund.\n\n\n\nResources:\n\n\n\nClick here to view and download The SAFSF Fibers Roadmap and the 12 Case Studies. \n\n\n\nDownload presentation slides\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSarah Kelley\, Common Threads Consulting – Project Director\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJenny O’Connor\, Guidelight Strategies\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCalla Rose Ostrander\, People\, Food\, & Land Foundation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEsther Park\, Cienega Capital
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SUMMARY:In The Kitchen Call: Election 2020
DESCRIPTION:Member and Strategic Partnerships Director Renee Catacalos and Policy Program Director Traci Bruckner will host an open discussion with SAFSF members to unpack the 2020 election results and what those results could mean for food and agriculture policy in the short and long term.  \n\n\n\nJoin us and your SAFSF colleagues for this conversation in the spirit of collective support and positive purpose. \n\n\n\nThis call is limited to SAFSF members only.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/in-the-kitchen-call-election-2020/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201116T160000
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SUMMARY:Online Funder Screening of 'GATHER'
DESCRIPTION:SAFSF is excited to host a free online screening and discussion of “Gather\,” an intimate portrait of the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual\, political\, and cultural identities through food sovereignty while battling the trauma of centuries of genocide. \n\n\n\nFirst Nations Development Institute is co-producer of “Gather” and the film features many of First Nations’ grantees and partners\, as well as others who are making significant strides in advancing Native food sovereignty. Michael Roberts (Tlingit Nation)\, A’dae Briones (Cochiti/Kiowa)\, and Richard Elm-Hill (Oneida Nation) of First Nations will engage funders in a discussion following the screening. Grab your favorite movie snacks and beverages\, and settle in for an illuminating journey on the path of revitalization and re-creation of Indigenous food systems in North America. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresented by First Nations Development Institute
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/gather-screening/
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SUMMARY:SAFSF Fibers Roadmap: Case Studies from the Fiber System
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of the SAFSF Fibers Roadmap: Integrated Capital Opportunities to Support Revitalization of U.S.-Grown Fiber\, Textiles\, and Leather.\n\n\n\nSustainable agriculture and food systems encompass much more than food production alone. Food and fibers are critical for our daily needs and are fundamental to human health. And just like food\, fiber crops—including both plant-based fibers like cotton\, hemp\, and flax and animal-based products like wool\, alpaca\, and leather—are part of an agricultural system with critical and interconnected impacts on health\, economic and racial justice\, and the environment. \n\n\n\nFunders\, investors\, and integrated capital practitioners have the opportunity to draw on key lessons from the sustainable food movement and apply innovative financing models to catalyze the revitalization of the U.S. fiber and textile industry. Join us to dive into the launch of a seven-year financial Roadmap identifying five key Gaps and Levers where integrated philanthropic and investment capital would have the greatest impact on the U.S. fiber and textile industry. The Roadmap draws on more than 60 interviews with fiber farmers and ranchers\, processing businesses along the supply chain (mills\, tanneries\, etc.)\, brands and other supply chain experts\, and funders and investors. \n\n\n\nHear from some of the inspiring case study businesses profiled in the Roadmap. Fiber farmers and ranchers\, processing businesses\, and funders and investors will share their stories\, challenges\, and goals for expanding their efforts and building a more just\, transparent\, and regenerative U.S. fiber system. \n\n\n\nWebinar 1: Launch and Overview\, October 29\, 2020 \n\n\n\nWebinar 2: Case Studies from the Fiber System\, November 17\, 2020 \n\n\n\nWebinar 3: Strategy Session on Roadmap Levers and Next Actions\, December 3\, 2020 \n\n\n\nWe gratefully acknowledge funding support provided by The 11th Hour Project\, Globetrotter Foundation and the #NoRegrets Initiative\, Jena and Michael King Foundation\, One Earth\, and an RSF Donor Advised Fund.\n\n\n\nResources:\n\n\n\nDownload presentation slides\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSarah Kelley\, Common Threads Consulting – Project Director (moderator)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJacqueline Smith\, Central Grazing Company\, KS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStephen and Jesse Meyer\, Pergamena Parchments & Leathers\, NY\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFred Briones and Ernie Stevens\, Oneida Nation Council\, Native American Fiber Program\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRicardo Garay\, Circular Systems
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/safsf-fibers-roadmap-case-studies-from-the-fiber-system/
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SUMMARY:Funder Strategy Conference:Session 1
DESCRIPTION:We will kick off the conference with a presentation and breakout discussions with policy and grassroots experts\, who represent the diversity of farm and food systems from across the country\, to share their thinking around political opportunities for bold new ideas for 2023 Farm Bill. We will examine where equity shows up\, and where it doesn’t across the entire farm bill. We will move into peer-to-peer strategy sessions designed to explore and facilitate funder collaboration to leverage our impact to move forward just\, equitable and sustainable federal climate\, agriculture\, and food policy. \n\n\n\nEntire Series (Conference & Pre-Conference Sessions): $375 SAFSF Member / $500 Non-member funder \n\n\n\nThe cost of registration includes:Honoraria for non-funder speakers who will be the foremost policy experts and grassroots leaders in the field;The Farm Bill\, A Citizen’s Guide (book by Daniel Imhoff);Professional facilitation with Co-Creative for the Funder Strategy Conference on November 18\, 30\, and December 9\, 16.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/funder-strategy-conference-climate-agriculture-farm-bill-2023-5/
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SUMMARY:Climate\, Agriculture\, Farm Bill 2023
DESCRIPTION:2020 Policy Outlook – Funder Strategy Conference Session 1 – We will kick off the conference with a presentation and breakout discussions with policy and grassroots experts\, who represent the diversity of farm and food systems from across the country\, to share their thinking around political opportunities for bold new ideas for 2023 Farm Bill. We will examine where equity shows up\, and where it doesn’t across the entire farm bill. We will move into peer-to-peer strategy sessions designed to explore and facilitate funder collaboration to leverage our impact to move forward just\, equitable and sustainable federal climate\, agriculture\, and food policy. \n\n\n\nConference session dates: November 18\, November 30\, December 9\, December 16 \n\n\n\nEntire Series (Conference & Pre-Conference Sessions): $375 SAFSF Member / $500 Non-member funder \n\n\n\nThe cost of registration includes:Honoraria for non-funder speakers who will be the foremost policy experts and grassroots leaders in the field;The Farm Bill\, A Citizen’s Guide (book by Daniel Imhoff);Professional facilitation with Co-Creative for the Funder Strategy Conference on November 18\, 30\, and December 9\, 16. \n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTodd Barker\, senior partner\, Meridian Institute\nTodd Barker is a Senior Partner and Practice Director at Meridian. He currently leads projects that focus on agriculture\, food systems\, water\, climate\, big data\, and clean energy. A highlight of his tenure at Meridian has been the AGree Initiative\, which successfully advocated and lobbied for changes in the 2018 farm bill that support soil health. He also has extensive international experience\, including current work with the Global Alliance for the Future of Food. \n\n\n\nTodd cut his teeth as a mediator\, facilitator\, and strategist over 20 years ago\, working on the cleanup of Rocky Flats nuclear weapons facility. He is a trusted advisor to foundations and funder collaboratives working on agriculture and food systems. He serves on the board of the DendriFund and chairs the board for the Clean Energy Group. \n\n\n\nTodd lives in Vermont with his partner Val\, where they run a part-time B&B for fun. When Todd isn’t working or spending time with his kids\, you’ll find him running\, skiing\, or cooking with Val. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRev. Dr. Heber Brown\, founder/executive director\, Black Church Food Security Network\n\n\n\n\nRev. Dr. Heber M. Brown\, III is a community organizer\, beginner farmer\, social entrepreneur and Senior Pastor of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore\, Maryland. For nearly two decades\, Dr. Brown has demonstrated a deep commitment to and advocacy on a myriad of social justice concerns at every level of government\, business\, and at the grassroots level as well. He is a catalyst for social change who believes that systemic problems need systemic solutions \n\n\n\nToward that end\, in 2015 in the midst of the Baltimore Uprising which sparked after the death of Freddie Gray\, he launched the Black Church Food Security Network which combats food apartheid by providing seed funding and support to help congregations begin growing food on church-owned land. The Network also works to partner Black Churches and Black Farmers in the Mid Atlantic region in an effort to create a community-controlled\, alternative food system based on self-sufficiency and Black food and land sovereignty. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEric Debbble\, policy director\, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition\n\n\n\n\nEric is a large animal veterinarian (University of Pennsylvania\, 2013) who prior to joining NSAC worked in the US Senate on farm and food policy with the office of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). His commitment to sustainable\, equitable\, and just food systems comes from his time with farmers\, ranchers\, dairy producers and the people who make sure the food they produce is safe\, affordable\, and available to everyone in their own community. Prior to his veterinary career\, he worked in the not-for-profit sector ensuring safe housing conditions for elderly and disabled persons. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLorette Picciano\, executive director\, Rural Coalition\n\n\n\n\nLorette Picciano is executive director of the Rural Coalition/Coalición Rural\, a Washington\, DC-based alliance of more than 70 culturally diverse community-based organizations representing small producers and farmworkers in the US and Mexico\, since 1992. RC promotes just and sustainable development in rural areas. Lorette is participating in her eighth farm bill debate. In the 2008 farm bill debate\, Lorette coordinated the Farm and Food Policy Diversity Initiative\, a collaboration of almost a dozen organizations representing socially disadvantaged producers and farmworkers in a unified effort to assure equal access to USDA programs by farmers\, ranchers\, and farmworkers. As a result of the initiative\, more than 30 sections of new policy were included in the farm bill to benefit socially disadvantaged producers. One success of RC’s efforts was the approval of the pilot project to fund high tunnels as a conservation practice under the EQIP program. Lorette has helped initiate and coordinate the “Getting Our Act Together (GOAT)” network\, which has been meeting since the 2014 farm bill process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrise Tencer\, executive director\, Organic Farming Research Foundation\n\n\n\n\nBrise brings 20 years of leadership experience working on organic food policy\, and research issues to OFRF. Brise most previously served as Director of Policy and Programs for California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF)\, where she managed the government affairs and grower education program. Prior to that\, she served as lead lobbyist on food and agriculture issues for the Union of Concerned Scientists. There she developed legislative campaigns on a range o agriculture issues\, including organic (focusing on the connection between organic practices and climate change)\, USDA research priorities\, and food safety. She also worked on a successful campaign to end overuse of antibiotics in livestock production. Brise worked as Acting Policy Program Director and Legislative Coordinator for the Organic Farming Research Foundation from 2000 to 2006. During this time\, she helped initiate Action network (OFAN)\, a grassroots political action network to support organic-friendly policies. She helped secure language in the Agriculture Risk Management Act of 2000\, which said that organic farming was considered a “good farming practice\,” that enabled organic producers to be eligible to participate in federal crop insurance programs for the first time. Brise holds M.A. in International Environment Policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies.Edit BIO
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/funder-strategy-conference-climate-agriculture-farm-bill-2023/
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SUMMARY:Funder Strategy Conference: Climate\, Agriculture\, Farm Bill 2023
DESCRIPTION:We will kick off the conference with a presentation and breakout discussions with policy and grassroots experts\, who represent the diversity of farm and food systems from across the country\, to share their thinking around political opportunities for bold new ideas for 2023 Farm Bill. We will examine where equity shows up\, and where it doesn’t across the entire farm bill. We will move into peer-to-peer strategy sessions designed to explore and facilitate funder collaboration to leverage our impact to move forward just\, equitable and sustainable federal climate\, agriculture\, and food policy. \n\n\n\nEntire Series (Conference & Pre-Conference Sessions)$375 SAFSF Member / $500 Non-member funder \n\n\n\nThe cost of registration includes:Honoraria for non-funder speakers who will be the foremost policy experts and grassroots leaders in the field;The Farm Bill\, A Citizen’s Guide (book by Daniel Imhoff);Professional facilitation with Co-Creative for the Funder Strategy Conference on November 18\, 30\, and December 9\, 16.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/funder-strategy-conference-climate-agriculture-farm-bill-2023-2-2/
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SUMMARY:Climate\, Agriculture\, Farm Bill 2023
DESCRIPTION:2020 Policy Outlook – Funder Strategy Conference Session 2  \n\n\n\nThese  sessions are peer-to-peer strategy sessions that will be facilitated by CoCreative\, who specializes in collaborative efforts focused on helping diverse groups solve complex problems. These sessions will be designed to explore and facilitate where SAFSF members have an interest in collaborating around upcoming federal policy opportunities\, including potential climate and agriculture legislation and the 2023 Farm Bill. Getting organized well in advance of the 2023 Farm Bill debate will be critical to strategically and effectively coordinate resources for policy advocacy. \n\n\n\n*PLEASE NOTE: To participate in the peer-to-peer strategy sessions\, we will need you to be present for all of them. These sessions are not simple webinars\, but rather strategic sessions designed to find areas of common interest amongst funders around policy opportunities for the next two years\, including potential climate and agriculture legislation as well as the 2023 Farm Bill. \n\n\n\nConference session dates:November 18\, November 30\, December 9\, December 16 \n\n\n\nEntire Series (Conference & Pre-Conference Sessions)$375 SAFSF Member / $500 Non-member funder \n\n\n\nThe cost of registration includes:Honoraria for non-funder speakers who will be the foremost policy experts and grassroots leaders in the field;The Farm Bill\, A Citizen’s Guide (book by Daniel Imhoff);Professional facilitation with Co-Creative for the Funder Strategy Conference on November 18\, 30\, and December 9\, 16.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/funder-strategy-conference-climate-agriculture-farm-bill-2023-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201203T110000
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SUMMARY:SAFSF Fibers Roadmap: Strategy Session on Roadmap Levers and Next Actions
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of the SAFSF Fibers Roadmap: Integrated Capital Opportunities to Support Revitalization of U.S.-Grown Fiber\, Textiles\, and Leather.\n\n\n\nSustainable agriculture and food systems encompass much more than food production alone. Food and fibers are critical for our daily needs and are fundamental to human health. And just like food\, fiber crops—including both plant-based fibers like cotton\, hemp\, and flax and animal-based products like wool\, alpaca\, and leather—are part of an agricultural system with critical and interconnected impacts on health\, economic and racial justice\, and the environment. \n\n\n\nFunders\, investors\, and integrated capital practitioners have the opportunity to draw on key lessons from the sustainable food movement and apply innovative financing models to catalyze the revitalization of the U.S. fiber and textile industry. Join us to dive into the launch of a seven-year financial Roadmap identifying five key Gaps and Levers where integrated philanthropic and investment capital would have the greatest impact on the U.S. fiber and textile industry. The Roadmap draws on more than 60 interviews with fiber farmers and ranchers\, processing businesses along the supply chain (mills\, tanneries\, etc.)\, brands and other supply chain experts\, and funders and investors. \n\n\n\nJoin us for an interactive working session to dig deeper into the “levers\,” financing mechanisms\, and next actions laid out in the seven-year Fibers Roadmap. Connect with key partners\, experts\, and funder colleagues\, and explore models to put the Roadmap into action. \n\n\n\nWebinar 1: Launch and Overview\, October 29\, 2020 \n\n\n\nWebinar 2: Case Studies from the Fiber System\, November 17\, 2020 \n\n\n\nWebinar 3: Strategy Session on Roadmap Levers and Next Actions\, December 3\, 2020 \n\n\n\nWe gratefully acknowledge funding support provided by The 11th Hour Project\, Globetrotter Foundation and the #NoRegrets Initiative\, Jena and Michael King Foundation\, One Earth\, and an RSF Donor Advised Fund.\n\n\n\nResources:\n\n\n\nDownload presentation and breakout room slides\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSarah Kelley\, Common Threads Consulting – Project Director (moderator)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFull speaker list coming soon..
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/safsf-fibers-roadmap-strategy-session-on-roadmap-levers-and-next-actions/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201207T110000
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SUMMARY:We Can’t ‘Foodbank’ Our Way Out of Hunger: From Charity to a Social Justice Funding Model
DESCRIPTION:$25 SAFSF Member / $40 Non-member  \n\n\n\nJoin us for a two-part discussion of the contradictions in our food and social welfare systems\, and the ways philanthropy can help abate the present-day crisis and demonstrate a long-term commitment to building health\, social\, environmental\, and economic resilience into our food system. Each webinar will include a panel discussion followed by a funder-only strategy session. \n\n\n\nOver the past forty years\, food charity has captured the social imagination of funders and policymakers eager to resolve the contradictions of a society that produces hunger amidst plenty. Food charity has become normalized to capture the increasing number of people falling through the frayed social safety net. However\, this charitable emergency feeding system in the U.S.—the largest and most sophisticated in the world—has historically never been able to meet the demand or even make a real dent in the rate of food insecurity which has hovered at 11-12% for the past 30 years. \n\n\n\nPrior to the COVID-19 pandemic\, 37 million Americans were already struggling to put food on the table\, even as two-thirds of people facing hunger in the U.S. had incomes above the federal poverty line. With the number of food-insecure people in the U.S. expected to climb to 54 million by the end of 2020\, it is simply not possible to ‘foodbank’ our way out of hunger. We are witnessing and\, in many cases\, supporting a private charitable feeding system\, with no track record of eliminating hunger even before the pandemic\, but which is now pushed to its limits. \n\n\n\nA growing membership-based network of emergency food providers (food banks\, soup kitchens\, food pantries) and allied organizations called Closing the Hunger Gap has emerged to actively engage in changing both the false narratives behind why people are hungry\, and the false solutions put forth to address hunger in the United States. This webinar will highlight member organizations creating\, piloting\, and adapting specific policies and practices that ground solutions to chronic hunger in addressing the social justice issues that created and perpetuate it. \n\n\n\nWebinar 1\, October 22\, 2020: View recording \n\n\n\n\n\nPresented by WhyHunger\n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmy Blumsack\, director of organizing & policy\, Neighbors Together\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlison Cohen\, senior director of programs\, WhyHunger (moderator)\n\n\n\n\nAlison is the Senior Director of Programs at WhyHunger\, a grassroots support organization providing critical resources to support global social movements and to fuel community solutions rooted in social\, environmental\, racial\, and economic justice. We are working to end hunger and advance the right to nutritious food in the US and around the world. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGiovanni Roberto\, founder\, Comedores Sociales (Community Kitchens)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChristina Wong\, public policy and advocacy director\, Northwest Harvest\n\n\n\n\nChristina Wong studied social work and policy at the University of Chicago and is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Law. She has over 20 years of experience as an advocate for social justice issues\, including her work with survivors of interpersonal violence\, disability rights\, comprehensive immigration reform\, and child welfare. Christina provides information and updates on food and nutrition issues and educates state and federal lawmakers about the needs of our clients in order to strengthen and restore our public safety net. She is also the Chair of the steering committee for the Anti-Hunger & Nutrition Coalition. She is a mother of two young girls and loves to cook\, knit\, and go camping. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCamryn Smith\, executive director\, Communities in Partnership\nCamryn Smith (pronouns: she/her/hers) is a proud resident of Old East Durham and a community activist & organizer. She has been serving in place-based development work for over 18 years both stateside and abroad. Camryn is a founding member of Communities In Partnership (CIP)\, a grassroots community organizing and education group based in Old East Durham and serves as the Executive Director. CIP focuses on addressing policy and systemic inequity for communities of color and materially poor people within Durham focusing on social determinants of health\, economic development\, gentrification\, and housing. She currently serves as co-chair for Organizing Against Racism- Durham and was the former Co-Chair of Forward Cities Durham- a multi-city two-year collaborative focusing on business development & entrepreneurship for communities of color. Camryn was the 2017 Recipient of Woman of the Year by Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Durham Chapter and is a current RWJF Culture of Health Leader\, and was a 2018 Durham Rotary Innovation Fellow as well as a current member of the Racial Equity Taskforce for the City of Durham. Camryn and her husband Ernest\, a Civil Rights Attorney currently love\, live\, and work in Northeast Central Durham. They are the proud parents of five adult children\, four of whom currently live in the community\, and their Shepherd mix Charli and their Corgi
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/from-charity-to-a-social-justice-funding-model/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Funder Strategy Conference: Climate\, Agriculture\, Farm Bill 2023
DESCRIPTION:We will kick off the conference with a presentation and breakout discussions with policy and grassroots experts\, who represent the diversity of farm and food systems from across the country\, to share their thinking around political opportunities for bold new ideas for 2023 Farm Bill. We will examine where equity shows up\, and where it doesn’t across the entire farm bill. We will move into peer-to-peer strategy sessions designed to explore and facilitate funder collaboration to leverage our impact to move forward just\, equitable and sustainable federal climate\, agriculture\, and food policy. \n\n\n\nEntire Series (Conference & Pre-Conference Sessions)$375 SAFSF Member / $500 Non-member funder \n\n\n\nThe cost of registration includes:Honoraria for non-funder speakers who will be the foremost policy experts and grassroots leaders in the field;The Farm Bill\, A Citizen’s Guide (book by Daniel Imhoff);Professional facilitation with Co-Creative for the Funder Strategy Conference on November 18\, 30\, and December 9\, 16.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/funder-strategy-conference-climate-agriculture-farm-bill-2023-3-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201209T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201209T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155616
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UID:10000429-1607508000-1607518800@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Climate\, Agriculture\, Farm Bill 2023
DESCRIPTION:2020 Policy Outlook – Funder Strategy Conference Session 3  \n\n\n\nThese sessions are peer-to-peer strategy sessions that will be facilitated by CoCreative\, who specializes in collaborative efforts focused on helping diverse groups solve complex problems. These sessions will be designed to explore and facilitate where SAFSF members have an interest in collaborating around upcoming federal policy opportunities\, including potential climate and agriculture legislation and the 2023 Farm Bill. Getting organized well in advance of the 2023 Farm Bill debate will be critical to strategically and effectively coordinate resources for policy advocacy. \n\n\n\n*PLEASE NOTE: To participate in the peer-to-peer strategy sessions\, we will need you to be present for all of them. These sessions are not simple webinars\, but rather strategic sessions designed to find areas of common interest amongst funders around policy opportunities for the next two years\, including potential climate and agriculture legislation as well as the 2023 Farm Bill. \n\n\n\nConference session dates:November 18\, November 30\, December 9\, December 16 \n\n\n\nEntire Series (Conference & Pre-Conference Sessions)$375 SAFSF Member / $500 Non-member funder \n\n\n\nThe cost of registration includes:Honoraria for non-funder speakers who will be the foremost policy experts and grassroots leaders in the field;The Farm Bill\, A Citizen’s Guide (book by Daniel Imhoff);Professional facilitation with Co-Creative for the Funder Strategy Conference on November 18\, 30\, and December 9\, 16.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/funder-strategy-conference-climate-agriculture-farm-bill-2023-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201213T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201213T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155616
CREATED:20200911T021521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200911T021521Z
UID:10000358-1607853600-1607864400@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Funder Strategy Conference: Climate\, Agriculture\, Farm Bill 2023
DESCRIPTION:We will kick off the conference with a presentation and breakout discussions with policy and grassroots experts\, who represent the diversity of farm and food systems from across the country\, to share their thinking around political opportunities for bold new ideas for 2023 Farm Bill. We will examine where equity shows up\, and where it doesn’t across the entire farm bill. We will move into peer-to-peer strategy sessions designed to explore and facilitate funder collaboration to leverage our impact to move forward just\, equitable and sustainable federal climate\, agriculture\, and food policy. \n\n\n\nEntire Series (Conference & Pre-Conference Sessions)$375 SAFSF Member / $500 Non-member funder \n\n\n\nThe cost of registration includes:Honoraria for non-funder speakers who will be the foremost policy experts and grassroots leaders in the field;The Farm Bill\, A Citizen’s Guide (book by Daniel Imhoff);Professional facilitation with Co-Creative for the Funder Strategy Conference on November 18\, 30\, and December 9\, 16.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/funder-strategy-conference-climate-agriculture-farm-bill-2023-4-2/
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201216T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201216T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155616
CREATED:20201020T191521Z
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SUMMARY:Climate\, Agriculture\, Farm Bill 2023
DESCRIPTION:2020 Policy Outlook – Funder Strategy Conference Session 4 \n\n\n\nThese sessions are peer-to-peer strategy sessions that will be facilitated by CoCreative\, who specializes in collaborative efforts focused on helping diverse groups solve complex problems. These sessions will be designed to explore and facilitate where SAFSF members have an interest in collaborating around upcoming federal policy opportunities\, including potential climate and agriculture legislation and the 2023 Farm Bill. Getting organized well in advance of the 2023 Farm Bill debate will be critical to strategically and effectively coordinate resources for policy advocacy. \n\n\n\n*PLEASE NOTE: To participate in the peer-to-peer strategy sessions\, we will need you to be present for all of them. These sessions are not simple webinars\, but rather strategic sessions designed to find areas of common interest amongst funders around policy opportunities for the next two years\, including potential climate and agriculture legislation as well as the 2023 Farm Bill. \n\n\n\nConference session dates:November 18\, November 30\, December 9\, December 16 \n\n\n\nEntire Series (Conference & Pre-Conference Sessions)$375 SAFSF Member / $500 Non-member funder \n\n\n\nThe cost of registration includes:Honoraria for non-funder speakers who will be the foremost policy experts and grassroots leaders in the field;The Farm Bill\, A Citizen’s Guide (book by Daniel Imhoff);Professional facilitation with Co-Creative for the Funder Strategy Conference on November 18\, 30\, and December 9\, 16.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/funder-strategy-conference-climate-agriculture-farm-bill-2023-4/
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20210113T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20210124T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155616
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SUMMARY:Forum 2020
DESCRIPTION:About the Forum\nSAFSF amplifies the impact of philanthropic and investment communities in support of just and sustainable food and agriculture systems\, and the SAFSF Forum is the only national gathering for and by funders supporting just and sustainable food systems change. The Forum challenges participants to understand the need for grantmakers and investors to take on risks in order to co-create more resilient\, sustainable\, and equitable food systems—and at the same time\, provides space to cultivate connections with peers so that no one organization is going it alone. \nThe SAFSF Forum is moving online to bring you the opportunities for real-life learning and peer connection that funders look forward to all year. Spanning two weeks\, from July 13-24\, the 2020 SAFSF Forum is a curated assortment of thought-provoking\, timely\, and diverse programming developed by your SAFSF funder peers. With a range of workshop and networking sessions offered over two weeks\, put together the schedule that works for your learning: \n\nTune in live and participate in dynamic discussions with expert speakers\nListen to session recordings at a time that works for you\nConnect and network with funder and investor peers working across the country\n\nAnd because the Forum theme and agenda is developed by and for funders who are working on a variety of issues\, approaches\, and geographies\, attendees will leave with inspiration\, strategies\, and connections for impactful engagement related to their own work within the food system. \n\nForum Theme\nThe 2020 Forum theme\, Fields of Vision: Building on Our Assets for Resilient Food Systems\, encourages participants to explore our fields of view by: \n\nFocusing on immediate critical needs and assets\nLooking beyond our own organizations and localities to build relationships with strategic allies and partners\nZooming out to map the complex systems and leverage points that will support health\, equity\, solidarity\, and resilience widely and for the long term\n\nForum offerings will reflect on this theme and be informed by the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on our food and agricultural systems. \n\nREGISTRATION RATES\n$250 SAFSF Member  | $325 Non-Member Funder  | $250 Food System Partner* | $250 Affinity Group Staff \n* Food System Partner registration is a member benefit. Email forum@safsf.org if you have questions about this member benefit. \n\nWHO IS A “FUNDER”?\nThe annual SAFSF Forum is designed by and for funders. Funders are considered those organizations using grantmaking or investments as a core strategy to fulfill their mission and who make grants or invest more than $50\,000 annually. This includes individual donors\, executive and program staff\,​ and members of the board of grantmaking organizations (family foundations\, individual donors\, corporate foundations\, government\, community foundations\, etc.)\, as well as representatives of non-profit or for-profit investment enterprises. Development or fundraising staff are not permitted to participate in SAFSF events. \n\n2020 FORUM PLANNING COMMITTEE\nJ. Olu Baiyewu\, Food Well Alliance\, GAAlyssa Banks\, Greater Twin Cities United Way\, MNIla Duncan\, The Lumpkin Family Foundation\, NYDevin Foote\, W.K. Kellogg Foundation\, MILeslie Hatfield (chair)\, GRACE Communications Foundation\, NYChristine James\, The John Merck Fund\, MABob Scowcroft\, The Nell Newman Foundation\, CAElizabeth Stewart Burger\, The Sunflower Foundation\, KSJeff Usher\, Kansas Health Foundation\, KSGwen Wurst\, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation\, MO \n\n\nProgram\nWeek 1: Monday\, July 13 – Friday\, July 17\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMONDAY 7/13\n\n\n\n7 AM HST | 9 AM AKDT | 10 AM PT | 11 AM MT | 12 PM CT | 1 PM ET (90 min) \n\n\n\nTRANSFORMATIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS PHILANTHROPY\n\n\n\nHow can foundations and investors seize this moment to shift power that can lead to the true democratization of agricultural production\, food systems\, and philanthropy? \n\n\n\nPresented by: SAFSF The extraction and concentration of resources––land\, wealth\, power––by a relative few is at the root of many of today’s agriculture\, climate\, and food system challenges; the COVID-19 pandemic has only intensified those challenges. Resource concentration is also the foundation of our century-old system of philanthropy and a key feature of our national and global economies. The pandemic has spurred some in philanthropy to shift more resources and power to communities while in rapid-response mode. How can foundations and investors seize this moment to shift power that can lead to the true democratization of agricultural production\, food systems\, and philanthropy? Moderator: Christine James\, executive director\, The John Merck Fund\, VT Speakers: Ellen Dorsey\, executive director\, Wallace Global Fund\, DCRodney Foxworth\, chief executive officer\, Common Future\, CA
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/forum-2020-2/
LOCATION:Online\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Slider,SAFSF Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20210113T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20210113T150000
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CREATED:20200805T033751Z
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SUMMARY:Transformational Food Systems Philanthropy
DESCRIPTION:How can foundations and investors seize this moment to shift power that can lead to the true democratization of agricultural production\, food systems\, and philanthropy? \nPresented by: SAFSF \nThe extraction and concentration of resources––land\, wealth\, power––by a relative few is at the root of many of today’s agriculture\, climate\, and food system challenges; the COVID-19 pandemic has only intensified those challenges. Resource concentration is also the foundation of our century-old system of philanthropy and a key feature of our national and global economies. The pandemic has spurred some in philanthropy to shift more resources and power to communities while in rapid-response mode. How can foundations and investors seize this moment to shift power that can lead to the true democratization of agricultural production\, food systems\, and philanthropy? \nModerator:\nChristine James\, executive director\, The John Merck Fund\, VT \nSpeakers:\nEllen Dorsey\, executive director\, Wallace Global Fund\, DC\nRodney Foxworth\, chief executive officer\, Common Future\, CA
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/transformational-food-systems-philanthropy/
CATEGORIES:Event Slider,SAFSF Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20210113T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20210113T170000
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CREATED:20200805T034107Z
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SUMMARY:Barriers For U.S. Farmers and Ranchers To Adopt Regenerative Ag Practices: Key Levers & Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:A deep dive into key barriers for farmers and ranchers to transition towards regenerative practices and highlighting funding levers that can have the most impact. \nPresented by: Patagonia \nAs part of investing Patagonia’s 2019 $10 million tax break dollars\, we have worked for the past year to develop a landscape analysis of the key barriers for farmers and ranchers face in transitioning towards regenerative practices nationally. Using an interview-driven research process (with over 300 interviews)\, we identified key levers that might alleviate these barriers and\, subsequently\, where current and future funding from philanthropic funders can have the most impact within this context. The goals of this session will be to share the analysis to drive increased collaboration and systems thinking amongst funders and key stakeholders. \nModerator:Jennifer O’Connor\, founder\, chief strategist\, Guidelight Strategies\, CA \nSpeakers:Sarah Ebe\, environmental grants program officer\, Patagonia\, CATorri Estrada\, executive director\, Carbon Cycle Institute\, CADavid Lezaks\, senior fellow\, Croatan Institute\, MIJonathan Lundgren\, director\, chief scientist\, Ecdysis Foundation\, SDIan McSweeney\, director\, Agrarian Trust\, NHAmy Saltzman\, program officer\, environment\, Walton Family Foundation\, CODennis Derryck\, Black Farmer Fund\, NYOnika Abraham Lee\, Black Farmer Fund\, NY
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/barriers-for-u-s-farmers-and-ranchers-to-adopt-regenerative-ag-practices-key-levers-opportunities/
LOCATION:Hotel Name\, Belmont Shore 1 Grenada Ave.\, Long Beach\, CA\, 90803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event Slider,SAFSF Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210114T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210114T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155616
CREATED:20201221T214631Z
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SUMMARY:Fibers Roadmap Stakeholder Webinar
DESCRIPTION:The SAFSF Special Project on Sustainable Fibers and Textiles recently launched The Fibers Roadmap: Integrated Capital Opportunities to Support Revitalization of U.S.-Grown Fiber\, Textiles\, and Leather. This report lays out a seven-year vision for values-based investment and funding needed to support regenerative fiber agriculture and revitalize U.S.-based textile processing and manufacturing. \n\n\n\nThis research project drew on more than 60 interviews with fiber farmers and ranchers; processing businesses along the supply chain (mills\, tanneries\, etc.); brands and other supply chain experts; and funders and investors. \n\n\n\nFindings from these interviews have been synthesized and distilled into a seven-year financial Roadmap identifying five key Gaps and Levers where integrated philanthropic and investment capital would have the greatest impact in rebuilding the “missing middle” of the supply chain. \n\n\n\nThis will be a fully public webinar open to all farmers\, ranchers\, supply chain businesses\, brands\, researchers\, agency staff\, and other interviewees and stakeholders for the Roadmap. We’ll cover an overview of Roadmap content\, feature 3 of the case studies from the report\, and leave time for an update on our emerging next steps and for your questions. \n\n\n\nFeatured Case Studies:\n\n\n\nAnishinaabe Agriculture Institute/Winona’s Hemp\, LLC\nWinona LaDuke\, Anishinaabe Agriculture Institute / Winona’s Hemp and Erin Axelrod\, LIFT Economy – The vision of AAI / Winona’s Hemp is to nurture a tribal hemp economy in North America\, as a replicable model of organic\, innovative and equitable Indigenous economics. AAI will create a regional strategy for the restoration of a fiber hemp economy\, focused on northern plains and great lakes Indigenous nations\, with an emphasis on repairing our relationship to our earth and each other. \n\n\n\nDownload\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApparent Ventures LLC\nLara Burton and Marta Kephart\, Apparent Ventures – Apparent Ventures is a bio-materials company whose mission is to transform invasive plant biomass into bio-benign alternatives to traditional and synthetic textiles. These plants are disrupting ecological processes and functions resulting in desertification\, a decrease in indigenous key stone species\, increased fuel loads and an overall loss of biodiversity. \n\n\n\nDownload\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFibrevolution LLC\nShannon Welsh and Angela Wartes-Kahl\, Fibrevolution – Fibrevolution will launch the first bast fiber mill in the United States in over 50 years in Oregon. The mill will operate with machinery from Europe to process fiber flax and eventually hemp when the regulations regarding production are provided for growers and mills. The mill will serve as a blueprint for additional locations on the East coast and Midwest. \n\n\n\nDownload
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/fibers-roadmap-stakeholder-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210120T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210120T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155616
CREATED:20210109T180003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210109T180004Z
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SUMMARY:In the Kitchen Call: 2021 Reset
DESCRIPTION:Let’s face it: 2021 has not so far brought the relief or normalcy we hoped for a few weeks ago. Yet we do maintain cautious optimism that the current sense of outrage and urgency along with the change of administration will open more pathways to systemic change. This In the Kitchen Call will bring SAFSF members together to debrief the insurrection and events leading up to the inauguration\, how our communities and work are affected\, and the prospects for “building back better” in 2021. \n\n\n\nThis call is limited to SAFSF members only.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/in-the-kitchen-call-2021-reset/
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210122T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210122T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155616
CREATED:20210111T162117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210111T162715Z
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SUMMARY:2021 Forum RFP Deadline
DESCRIPTION:SUBMIT A SESSION IDEA\n\n\n\nThe SAFSF Forum will again be held online in 2021 to bring you the opportunities for real-life learning and peer connection that funders look forward to all year. Spanning two weeks\, from May 3-14\, 2021\, the 2021 SAFSF Forum is a curated assortment of thought-provoking\, timely\, and diverse programming developed by SAFSF members and other funder peers.  \n\n\n\nSession proposals must be submitted online by January 22 at 5:00 pm Pacific. Please read through our Frequently Asked Questions before proceeding with your submission. These guidelines provide insight on the themes we are looking to address in this year’s session proposals and much more.Click here to navigate directly to the submission form.Session proposals must be submitted by funders or affinity group staff. Funder organizers do not need to be members of SAFSF. You will be notified about the status of your submission by February 15\, 2021.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/2021-forum-rfp-deadline/
CATEGORIES:SAFSF Forum
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SUMMARY:Application Deadline - Communications Director
DESCRIPTION:Click here for job description. All interested applicants must apply online at tfaforms.com/4879050 no later than 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time on Monday\, February 22\, 2021.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/application-deadline-communications-director/
CATEGORIES:Deadlines
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210225T110000
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SUMMARY:Maximize Your Membership - SAFSF Member Engagement Orientation
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: Participation in this call is limited to SAFSF members only\n\n\n\nMaximize Your Membership is a periodic presentation on the opportunities and services that come with SAFSF membership. This presentation is for both new members and those who have been around a few years\, as we are constantly evolving our member benefits in response to your feedback and the changing environment of sustainable agriculture and food systems philanthropy. The more you know about what you can do with SAFSF\, the more valuable we hope your membership will be to you and your organization. \n\n\n\nREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/maximize-your-membership-safsf-member-engagement-orientation/
CATEGORIES:Member Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210302T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210302T110000
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CREATED:20210209T193502Z
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SUMMARY:Outcomes and Next Steps from the 2020 Policy Outlook and Strategy
DESCRIPTION:We know many of our members were not able to attend the 2020 Policy Outlook and Strategy Conference. While you may have missed those conversations there is plenty of interest and space for you to engage in the work moving forward. These are exciting times with many policy opportunities ahead of us and we want everyone’s input! \n\n\n\nJoin your funder peers to hear an overview of the convening discussion\, the concepts that were developed and learn how you can participate\, engage and shape our work moving forward. We look forward to adding your voice to the conversation \n\n\n\nNote: This is a SAFSF member only call.   \n\n\n\nMembers can access the report by clicking on the button below. \n\n\n\n\nDownload 2020 Policy Convening Report
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/member-debrief-results-of-the-2020-policy-outlook-and-strategy-conference/
CATEGORIES:Member Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210317T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210317T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T155616
CREATED:20210203T172257Z
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SUMMARY:Who's Who and Who We Know at USDA: An SAFSF Member Call
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: Participation in this call is limited to SAFSF members only\n\n\n\nJoin us for a conversation about the new administration’s appointments and staff changes at USDA. We’ll do some “live mapping” to better understand the existing connections between SAFSF members and key figures who will be shaping administrative policy for agriculture and food systems for the next few years. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/whos-who-and-who-we-know-at-usda-an-safsf-member-call/
CATEGORIES:Member Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210331T110000
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DTSTAMP:20260403T155616
CREATED:20210322T132242Z
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SUMMARY:Intersectional Impact Across Food\, Fiber and Finance
DESCRIPTION:CROATAN CONVERSATIONS presented by Croatan Institute \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur warming climate\, rising health problems\, and hollowed-out communities are symptoms of the broken relationship between agriculture and capital.  Recent examples have demonstrated that there is an alternative path in which the tools of finance can be used to build Soil Wealth and foster positive impacts that intersect to tell the full story of the value created by stewarding landscapes. This conversation will kick off a series to explore how we can design\, enact\, and implement new relationships between food\, fiber\, and finance through the lens of the intersectional impacts that these systems provide.  \n\n\n\nJoin Croatan Institute Senior Fellow David LeZaks as he leads a discussion with A-dae Briones of First Nations Development Institute\, Sarah Kelley of Common Threads Consulting and SAFSF Fibers Roadmap\, Jennifer O’Connor of Guidelight Strategies\, and Mark Watson of Fair Food Fund. Panelists will share their experiences as changemakers in this arena and explore what has worked\, what has been learned\, and what lessons have emerged. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nDavid LeZaks\, Croatan Institute A-dae Briones\, First Nations Development Institute (SAFSF member)Sarah Kelley\, Common Threads Consulting / SAFSF Fibers RoadmapJennifer O’Connor\, Guidelight Strategies  Mark Watson\, Fair Food Fund (SAFSF member)\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/intersectional-impact-across-food-fiber-and-finance/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210331T235900
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CREATED:20210310T020906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210310T020907Z
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SUMMARY:Application Deadline - Communications Director
DESCRIPTION:Click here for job description. All interested applicants must apply online at tfaforms.com/4879050 no later than 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday\, March 31\, 2021.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/application-deadline-communications-director-2/
CATEGORIES:Deadlines
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210407T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210407T120000
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CREATED:20210308T132958Z
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SUMMARY:In the Kitchen Call: 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge Kickoff
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: Participation in this call is limited to SAFSF members only. \n\n\n\nFood Solutions New England will launch its 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge this week for the seventh year. We invite you to a conversation with SAFSF members who have previously participated in the Challenge and to discuss opportunities to learn and reflect with other SAFSF as a group during the 2021 Challenge. \n\n\n\nSAFSF Board members Leslie Hatfield and Carol Pickering\, along with SAFSF member Kalila Booker-Cassano\, who also serves on the FSNE Challenge Planning Team\, will help facilitate our kick-off conversation. Hear from SAFSF members who have done the Challenge previously\, either individually or as an organization\, and talk about expectations for the process.  \n\n\n\nBe sure to visit the FSNE Challenge website to register for the Challenge itself. And join us for all three SAFSF member-only discussions during the Challenge so that we can reflect on what we are learning together and talk about how it applies to our philanthropic work. \n\n\n\nSAFSF Member Conversations April 7 – Challenge KickoffApril 15 – Mid-Challenge Check-InApril 29 – Post-Challenge Reflections
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/in-the-kitchen-call-racial-equity-challenge/
CATEGORIES:Member Only
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210414T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210414T121500
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SUMMARY:An Eye-Opening Look at Indigenous Food and Agriculture Systems: Funder Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Presented by First Nations Development Institute and SAFSF\n\n\n\nJoin SAFSF and First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) to learn about the beauty\, complexity\, and resilience of Native American communities and food and agriculture systems. Ricardo Salvador\, director of the Food and Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists\, and A-dae Romero-Briones\, director of programs – Native Agriculture and Food Systems for First Nations\, will lead a dynamic discussion featuring several video clips from GATHER\, a feature-length film that celebrates Native food systems and the work being done to reclaim them. \n\n\n\nFunders will deepen their knowledge of U.S. food systems and how policy\, systemic racism\, and inequity have shaped Indigenous agriculture and food systems both historically and today. They will also learn how they can address the barriers Native communities face in obtaining funding for their work. \n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\nRicardo Salvador\n\n\n\n\nRICARDO SALVADOR is an agronomist\, with specializations in the culture of maize\, crop production techniques\, sustainability and systems analysis. He has been an extensionist with Texas A&M University\, associate professor of Agronomy at Iowa State University\, program officer for Food\, Health and Wellbeing with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation\, and currently serves as the director and senior scientist of the Food and Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. Ricardo’s undergraduate degree in agricultural science is from New Mexico State University\, and his M. S. and Ph. D. degrees in crop production and physiology are from Iowa State University. At UCS\, Ricardo leads a team of 10 scientists\, economists\, policy analysts\, communications and outreach specialists\, with the goal of shifting the narrative around food so that decision-makers\, media\, and informed citizens recognize and act upon the knowledge that modern\, sustainable practices can be highly productive while also protecting the environment\, producing healthy food\, and creating economic opportunity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA-dae Romero Briones\n\n\n\n\nA-DAE ROMERO-BRIONES (Cochiti/Kiowa) works as director of programs—Native Agriculture and Food Systems for First Nations Development Institute and manages the Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative at First Nations. She is formerly the director of community development for Pulama Lana’i. She is also the co-founder and former executive director of a nonprofit organization in Cochiti Pueblo\, New Mexico. Ms. Romero-Briones worked for the University of Arkansas’ Indigenous Food and Agricultural Intuitive while earning her LL.M. degree in food and agricultural law. Her thesis was on the Food Safety Modernization Act as it applied to the federal Tribal relationship. She wrote extensively about food safety\, the produce safety rule and tribes\, and the protection of Tribal traditional foods. A U.S. Fulbright Scholar\, Ms. Romero-Briones received her bachelor of arts in public policy from Princeton University\, received a law doctorate from Arizona State University’s College of Law\, and earned a LL.M. in food and agricultural law from the University of Arkansas. She currently sits on several boards\, including the Lana’i Elementary and High School Foundation. She was also recognized as a White House Champion of Change in Agriculture. She currently sits on the National Organic Standards Board.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/native-food-sovereignty/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210415T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210415T120000
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SUMMARY:21-Day Racial Equity Challenge Check-In
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: Participation in this call is limited to SAFSF members only. \n\n\n\nWe’ll check-in on what we’re learning\, how we are managing the process\, and what the prompts bring up for us around the role of philanthropy at the intersection of agriculture/food systems and racial equity. \n\n\n\nSAFSF Member ConversationsApril 7 – Challenge KickoffApril 15 – Mid-Challenge Check-InApril 29 – Post-Challenge Reflections
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/21-day-racial-equity-challenge-check-in/
CATEGORIES:Member Only
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