Co-sponsored by Funders for Regenerative Agriculture, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, and Health and Environmental Funders Network. As the Trump administration escalates attacks on immigrant communities and weaponizes immigration enforcement at workplaces, frontline food system workers across the country face increasing threats to their safety, livelihoods, and labor rights. A new report from Food
Hosted by Community Food FundersCo-sponsored by Philanthropy New York and SAFSF Location: North Star Fund, 520 8th Ave, Rm 1800, NYC(streaming on Zoom also available) Community Food Funders is gearing up to launch the next cohort of our Seeding Power Fellowship! Following a comprehensive redesign and successful pilot of the new program last year, they are building on
In December 2024, we hosted a webinar with an expert panel to understand potential concerns regarding the incoming Administration. Unfortunately, many of those concerns have come to fruition. Now, because of the USDA's freeze and termination of hundreds of millions of dollars of contracts to farmers and farm organizations, many nonprofits are in fiscal crisis.
In today’s rapidly evolving political landscape and the administration’s intentional “flood the zone” strategy, private funders and partners face unprecedented challenges in distinguishing between noise and real threats. Navigating these complexities requires not only strategic foresight but also enhanced collaboration across food, agriculture, climate, energy, health, and environmental justice networks. This Town Hall webinar brings
For over 20 years, SAFSF has been the leading national membership organization for philanthropy and impact investors committed to creating an equitable and sustainable food and agriculture system. Our network of nearly 120+ member organizations includes foundations, impact investors, community development finance institutions (CDFIs), funding collaboratives, and re-granting organizations. SAFSF membership offers networking, learning, professional
Hosted by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees. Co-sponsored by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders, SoCal Grantmakers, and Women's Funding Network. The U.S. government has a long history of excluding people from entering the United States, including individuals from China in the 19th century, most of Asia and southern and eastern Europe in the 20th century, and Muslim-majority and African nations in the 21st century.
This session is open to members of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders and Grantmakers In Health only. Please register below. The House and Senate continue to work on a budget reconciliation. On April 10, the House narrowly passed the Senate’s version of a budget blueprint, calling on Congressional committees to slash billions of dollars
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) hosts regional community building events for members and partners through our popular series “SAFSF On The Road.” Our next gathering will be a special dinner in Atlanta, Georgia to explore funding strategies in food justice throughout the state of Georgia. Join us for an intimate dinner in community
Cohosted by Climate and Energy Funders Group (CEFG), Funders for Regenerative Agriculture, (FORA), Health and Environmental Funders Network (HEFN), and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF). The courts remain an essential avenue to thwart the Trump administration’s agenda to dismantle the federal government and slash federal spending. Almost three months into Trump’s second term,
This webinar is open to all funders. In March 2025, the Trump administration canceled more than $1 billion in federal spending through the Local Food Purchasing Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) and the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFSCC). These funds provided Tribal Nations and state agencies money to work in partnership with institutions
