The federal government’s decision to withhold SNAP benefits during the Fall 2025 government shutdown revealed the instability and violence of systems never designed to nourish or protect us. As millions of people were left without food support for weeks, the National Black Food & Justice Alliance (NBFJA), a coalition of over 60 Black-led organizations representing
Are you joining us for the SAFSF Forum in June? Meet fellow attendees at a pre-Forum orientation call hosted by staff at Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders. Whether this is your first Forum or your 10th, join us to learn about new offerings at the upcoming SAFSF Forum and how to best engage while
The Gather Round Monthly Membership Calls, held on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 1 pm PST / 4 pm EST, serve as a regular “drop in” space for SAFSF members. These calls are focused on connection and continuing dialogue on topics explored in virtual learning events and other programs hosted by SAFSF during
The SAFSF Forum is a unique conference for the full spectrum of funders—including philanthropy, investors, community finance, and intermediaries—to foster collaboration among peers, field leaders, and practitioners across the country around a shared mission for equitable and sustainable food and agriculture. The conference focuses on different approaches to moving impact capital to transform food systems.
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) and First Nations Development Institute (FNDI) are offering the Indigenous Food System Community of Practice for diverse capital partners seeking to deepen their understanding, effectiveness, and relationships with Native American communities, Tribes and Native-led organizations. This program is a transformational, in-depth, cohort-based learning experience expertly led by Melvin Consulting PLLC, a Hopi
In this quarter's Movement Aligned Funding Learning Community call, we'll explore how funder spend-down strategies can serve as an opportunity to redistribute wealth, shift assets and resources to community control, and build power. Representatives from three spend-down foundations — Stupski Foundation, Kataly Foundation, and The Healy Foundation — will share why their organizations decided to
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders and Grantmakers In Health have formed a funder Working Group to coordinate a strategic response to the SNAP cuts in H.R. 1. Recognizing the far-reaching implications of SNAP for food security, health, and economic equity, this Working Group serves as an information hub and a strategic coordination space, designed
The Gather Round Monthly Membership Calls, held on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 1 pm PST / 4 pm EST, serve as a regular “drop in” space for SAFSF members. These calls are focused on connection and continuing dialogue on topics explored in virtual learning events and other programs hosted by SAFSF during
Maximize Your Membership is an orientation webinar for SAFSF members, new and veteran! If you are new staff at a new or long-time SAFSF member organization, have not engaged in SAFSF programming or member benefits yet yourself, want a refresher on all that is available to you as a SAFSF member organization, or just want to
Co-Sponsored by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF), Global Alliance for the Future of Food (GA), Health and Environmental Funders Network (HEFN), and Philanthropy New York. Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) make up half of U.S. adult diets — and close to 70% for children. New U.S.-focused research published in the American Journal of Public Health