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SUMMARY:Funding Policy Advocacy in 2025: Reflections\, Takeaways\, and Next Steps—Bolder Advocacy Series
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a webinar series exploring how funders can effectively support a wide array of advocacy strategies within a food and agriculture context. Organized in partnership with Alliance for Justice’s Bolder Advocacy Program\, these 4-sessions will provide funders with practical information and skill building opportunities in supporting election season advocacy and policymaker engagement\, and how to structure policy related grants.  \n\n\n\nWe encourage attendance at all four webinars to maximize learning\, though recordings will be made available for those unable to attend live. SAFSF will host a concluding reflection session to synthesize insights\, discuss integrating learnings into 2025 funding strategies\, and address ongoing challenges. \n\n\n\nThis webinar series is available as a benefit for SAFSF members. Not a member? Join our community by contacting our Senior Membership Associate\, Holly Enowski at holly@safsf.org to receive an application or for an information call.  \n\n\n\n\n\nGoals\nThis virtual programming series will enable SAFSF members to:  \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand why engaging in policy advocacy is essential for foundations and investors to achieve their missions; \n\n\n\nBuild support across the foundation for policy advocacy engagement; \n\n\n\nUnderstand characteristics of grantmaking that support effective policy advocacy; \n\n\n\nUnderstand how to comply with lobbying restrictions and build relationships with policymakers; \n\n\n\nBuild relationships and learn from peers engaged in policy advocacy funding.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOutcomes\nAfter attending this virtual programming series\, SAFSF members should feel confident in:  \n\n\n\n\nRecognizing the broad scope of activities and strategies that can be considered policy advocacy;\n\n\n\nInitiating or continuing conversations with foundation board members about prioritizing policy advocacy; and \n\n\n\nHow to support grantees engaged in policy advocacy.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPart 4\n\n\n\nSAFSF members are invited to join an informal discussion to connect with peers engaged in funding policy advocacy. Funders will have the opportunity to ask Bolder Advocacy senior counsel follow-up questions about content covered in this series including funding election-related advocacy\, engaging with policymakers\, and strategies to structure policy-related grants. With the 119th Congress fresh underway and the inauguration of a new administration just days away\, funders will also have the chance to reflect on opportunities to incorporate learnings into 2025 funding strategies. Discussion questions will include: \n\n\n\n\nHow are you supporting coalitions and frontline communities in engaging in advocacy in 2025 and beyond? \n\n\n\nHow is your organization monitoring potential politically motivated threats to your grantees and how are you prepared to respond? \n\n\n\nHow is your organization planning to engage with policymakers\, including career staff at federal agencies\, this year? \n\n\n\nHow is your organization thinking about administrative advocacy this year? \n\n\n\nWhat’s a new strategy or tactic you’re planning to explore in 2025?\n\n\n\nWhat additional content or programming related to funding policy work would be helpful for SAFSF to organize?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLogin to access recordings & resources\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSarah Efthymiou serves as Senior Counsel for the Bolder Advocacy Program at Alliance for Justice. In her role\, she provides technical assistance\, resources\, and training to help nonprofit advocates understand their rights and abilities to advocate\, lobby\, engage in election related activities\, and fund advocacy. \n\n\n\nPrior to joining Alliance for Justice in 2023\, Sarah served as a Directing Attorney at Public Law Center in Orange County\, where she provided legal assistance and outside general counsel services to nonprofit organizations and social enterprises. \n\n\n\nSarah holds a B.A. from University of Redlands and a J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law. She is a member of the State Bar of California and currently resides in SoCal. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTim Mooney is senior counsel with the Bolder Advocacy Program at Alliance for Justice. He provides one-on-one technical assistance for nonprofit advocates\, teaches nonprofit and election law workshops and writes on these issues for Bolder Advocacy publications. This is his second tour with Alliance for Justice\, having previously served as senior counsel from 2001-2006. \n\n\n\nTim began his legal career as co-founder and counsel for Columbia Riverkeeper\, working to protect and restore the largest watershed in the Pacific Northwest. Following his first five years with Alliance for Justice\, Tim was senior counsel at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. He spent the next decade as general counsel and director of operations for Tranquil Space yoga studios and later consulted on legal\, tech and business operations for entrepreneurs and nonprofits. Tim serves on the board of directors of Pigs & Pugs Project\, a charity that supports pig sanctuaries and pug rescue organizations. \n\n\n\nTim earned his B.S. in Environmental Studies from Syracuse University/SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and his J.D. from Pace University School of Law
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/bolder-advocacy-webinar-series-reflections-and-takeaways/
CATEGORIES:Bolder Advocacy Series,Member Only,Webinars
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SUMMARY:2025 Locus Learning Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Locus at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Virginia as well as virtually \n\n\n\nCourageous Financing: Collaborating for High Impact Projects \n\n\n\nJoin us for an engaging discussion that will unpack key takeaways from a recent collaborative investment that will drive food system change in central Virginia. During the keynote\, you’ll hear from Clare Fox\, SAFSF’s executive director\, who will share her expertise in building collaborative networks and driving positive change through philanthropy and impact investment. Attendees will have the opportunity to dialogue with other participants to consider their roles in courageous financing. \n\n\n\nKeynote Speaker: \n\n\n\n\nClare Fox\, Executive Director of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders\n\n\n\n\nPanelists include: \n\n\n\n\nYolunda Harrell\, Co-Founder and CEO of the New Hill Development Corporation\n\n\n\nEboni Bugg\, Director of Community Investment for the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation\n\n\n\nStephen Davis\, President of the Community Investment Collaborative\n\n\n\nLauren DeSimone\, Food Systems Investment Strategy\, Locus\n\n\n\nChris Engel\, Director of Economic Development for the City of Charlottesville\n\n\n\nNina Weissberg\, Trustee\, Weissberg Foundation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRESERVE YOUR SPOT
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/2025-learning-exchange/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250120T080000
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SUMMARY:Member-Only Event
DESCRIPTION:This is a test of the new member-only event registration process. \n\n\nTo register for this program\, you must be logged in and a member of SAFSF. \nPlease log in or register for an account.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/member-only-event/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250129T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250129T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161045
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SUMMARY:Funder Briefing on New Research about Americans’ Perception of the Food System and CAFOs
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a briefing about new research\, including national surveys and hours of qualitative interviews exploring American attitudes on the state of the food system\, particularly their perceptions of the industrial meat and dairy industry.  \n\n\n\nIn early 2024\, several organizations working to improve the food system engaged the Topos Partnership to better understand people’s thoughts and feelings about how food is currently produced. The research focused on messages that could inspire doubt about Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations that produce most of the meat\, dairy\, and eggs in the United States.  \n\n\n\nThis briefing is designed for funders and investors who want to learn more about current attitudes and potential pathways for food system change.  \n\n\n\nHosted by Good Chaos\, presented by Topos Partnership\, and Facilitated by Local Root Strategies and Mazur & Co. \n\n\n\nCo-Sponsored by SAFSF\, Global Alliance for the Future of Food\, and Farmed Animal Funders. \n\n\n\nFor more information\, contact Jake Davis at jake@localrootstrategies.com \n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/funder-briefing-on-new-research-about-americans-perception-of-the-food-system-and-cafos/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Responding to the Federal Funding Crisis: What Farmers and Connected Nonprofits are Experiencing and What Funders Can Do
DESCRIPTION:This conversation is co-sponsored by Funders for Regenerative Agriculture. \n\n\n\nJoin SAFSF for a critical conversation about the immediate and long-term impacts of the federal funding freeze on farmers and connected nonprofits. An expert panel of farming advocates and policy specialists will break down: \n\n\n\n\nWhat federal programs are being impacted by the funding freeze \n\n\n\nImmediate financial implications for farming operations and nonprofit staffing and infrastructure  \n\n\n\nAlternative funding sources and rapid response financial strategies that funders can support now and in the future \n\n\n\nOngoing advocacy efforts at the federal level  \n\n\n\n\nWe also encourage you to review the following resources developed by Dãnia Davy\, Founder\, Land & Liberation \n\n\n\n\nWhat you need to know & do to defend your federal funding\n\n\n\n2025 Federal Funding Resources\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSummary of Notes & Resources\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCaitlin Arnold Stephano\, Hotline Program Manager\, Farm AidCaitlin joined Farm Aid in the fall of 2021 as the Hotline Program Manager. Caitlin grew up riding the tractor at her Grandfather’s cherry and apple farm in Eastern Washington state\, and has been working in agriculture\, farmer organizing\, and advocacy since 2006. Caitlin holds a Masters in Sustainable Food Systems with a focus on farmer mental health. She currently lives in Southern Maine with her family\, and loves exploring the coastal nooks and crannies\, walking in the woods\, and growing her garden. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDãnia Davy\, Founder\, Land & Liberation\, LLCDãnia is the founder of Land & Liberation\, LLC\, a consultancy promoting liberatory relationships between humans\, natural and financial resources\, and land. She teaches “Examining Food System Equity through Critical Race Theory” at Vermont Law School\, served as Senior Policy Advisor for the US Southeast Region at Oxfam\, Director of Land Retention and Advocacy at the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund\, and started her legal career as a Skadden Fellow at the Land Loss Prevention Project. Dãnia earned her J.D. at the University of Virginia School of Law and her A.B. in Africana Studies & Community Health at Brown University. Dãnia currently serves on the boards of Agrarian Trust\, Farmers Legal Action Group\, and A Place Matters\, Inc. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSeanicaa Edwards Herron\, Founder & Executive Director\, Freedmen Heirs FoundationSeanicaa is a respected agricultural economist and market analyst with an impressive 20-year career trajectory across academia\, the private sector\, government and nonprofit roles. At the helm of the Freedmen Heirs Foundation Inc.\, which she co-founded\, Seanicaa is actively forging paths to dismantle systemic barriers faced by Black farmers in U.S. agriculture. This vital nonprofit organization focuses on bridging the widening gap between Black farmers and the marketplace\, aiming to eradicate agricultural inequities by facilitating access to technical assistance\, capital resources\, and new market opportunities. Seanicaa earned both her Bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness and a Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics from Mississippi State University\, further solidifying her profound commitment to advancing the field of agriculture.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaisah Khan\, SHOT Fund Partnerships Manager\, Regenerative Agriculture FoundationAs the Fund Partnerships Manager\, Maisah is looking forward to helping rural nonprofits and historically underserved farmers identify\, pursue\, and manage public funding opportunities that align with their mission and work. \n\n\n\nMaisah comes to RAF with over a decade of experience in grassroots nonprofit work and federal policy advocacy. She was the Policy Director for the Mississippi River Network and before that the Water Policy Director for the Missouri Coalition for the Environment. Prior to that\, she served as an appointee in the Obama Administration for the U.S. Department of Energy\, focusing on international climate change policy and clean energy deployment. Maisah holds a Masters of Environmental Management from the Yale School of Environment. Her family ties to Bangladesh keep her grounded in our shared movement for climate change solutions. \n\n\n\nThe Soil Health Opportunities and Tools (SHOT) Fund is an initiative between Rural Climate Partnership and Regenerative Agriculture Foundation designed to connect farmers and the nonprofits that serve them with existing public funding opportunities such as the $18 billion available under the Inflation Reduction Act. The Fund focuses on enhancing capacity support\, providing innovative financing\, offering technical assistance\, and promoting market reform to support regenerative and climate-smart agriculture all while ensuring equitable access to public funding.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/responding-to-the-federal-funding-crisis-what-farmers-and-connected-nonprofits-are-experiencing-and-what-funders-can-do/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250220T110000
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SUMMARY:Maximize Your Membership Q1
DESCRIPTION:Coming to you in a new format\, Maximize Your Membership is an orientation for SAFSF members. If you are a new member\, new staff at a long-time SAFSF member organization\, or simply looking for a refresher on SAFSF programming or member benefits\, join us to learn how to make the most of your membership!  \n\n\n\nClare Fox\, Executive Director\, and Holly Enowski\, Senior Membership Associate\, will offer a deep dive into all things SAFSF membership\, including: \n\n\n\n\nUnderstanding & sharing your membership within your organization\n\n\n\nMember Benefits – including the Annual Forum\, data insights\, exclusive offerings\, and more\n\n\n\nHow to get the most of the Member Only Portal and Listserv\n\n\n\nSAFSF Professional and Leadership Development Pathways\n\n\n\nSneak Peek at what’s coming up in 2025 \n\n\n\n\nGet excited for the year ahead and get the most out of this incredible community. Meet other members\, learn about SAFSF\, and get engaged!  \n\n\n\nThis event is open to all SAFSF member organizations including their staff\, board\, or authorized designees.  \n\n\n\nNot a member yet? Email us at membership@safsf.org to get started.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/q1-maximize-your-membership/
CATEGORIES:Member Only,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250226T123000
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SUMMARY:Member Strategy Call – Funder Response to Federal Impacts: Ways to Support Funded Partners
DESCRIPTION:Nonprofits and community organizations in food and agriculture are navigating uncertainty\, increased demands for their services\, fear of heightened scrutiny\, and lost or delayed funding due to recent Trump administration policy priorities and federal funding freezes.  \n\n\n\nSAFSF is hosting a strategy call to explore how funders are responding to these situations and what they are hearing from funded partners. This is a confidential\, judgement-free space for SAFSF members to strategize with peers\, coordinate efforts\, and exchange ideas for how to lead. For those attending the preceding webinar “Responding to the Federal Funding Crisis: What Farmers and Connected Nonprofits are Experiencing and What Funders Can Do\,” this call continues the discussion\, broadening the conversation beyond farmers and farmer-supporting organizations.  \n\n\n\nTopics to be covered: \n\n\n\n\nIdeas for adapting funding to address grantee gaps\n\n\n\nWays to support funded partners beyond funding\n\n\n\nExamples of funder responses and pivots\n\n\n\nCoordinating pooled emergency funding \n\n\n\n\nThis event is open to all SAFSF member organizations including their staff\, board\, or authorized designees. Not a member yet? Email us at membership@safsf.org to get started.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/member-strategy-call-funder-response-to-federal-impacts-ways-to-support-funded-partners/
CATEGORIES:Member Only,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250312T110000
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SUMMARY:Food Labor Justice: Protecting Rights and Building Worker Power
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by Funders for Regenerative Agriculture\, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees\, and Health and Environmental Funders Network. \n\n\n\nAs 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 Chain Workers Alliance (FCWA) further underscores the necessity of building worker power across the food chain and demanding justice for the nearly 28 million food workers who are exploited by the current system.  \n\n\n\nJoin us for a discussion with FCWA to hear frontline perspectives on responding to mass deportation threats while sustaining long-term organizing for justice and labor protections. FCWA members will discuss their rapid response work – from know-your-rights trainings to mutual aid – alongside long-term and successful campaigns for systemic change.  \n\n\n\nThis session will provide funders with: \n\n\n\n\nConcrete ways to support both immediate protection and long-term systemic change\n\n\n\nAn understanding of critical resource gaps and funding needs\n\n\n\nOpportunities to stay connected and updated\n\n\n\n\n**Please note this webinar will be held in English and Spanish with interpretation for those who need it. This call will not be recorded. High-level notes and follow-up resources will be shared with all registrants afterward. \n\n\n\nOrganizations Represented\n\n\n\nAlianza Agrícola – The Agricultural Alliance is one of the few organized\, worker-founded and worker-led groups of undocumented immigrant farmworkers in New York State. We are membership-based\, and all members are directly affected undocumented immigrants\, mostly from Mexico\, living and working in isolation and poverty on dairy farms in 5 counties of Western New York. \n\n\n\nMigrant Justice – Our mission is to build the voice\, capacity\, and power of the immigrant farmworker community to organize for economic justice and human rights. We bring together community members to analyze shared problems and envision collective solutions. Through an ongoing investment in leadership development\, Migrant Justice members deepen their skills and knowledge to organize for long-term\, systemic change. \n\n\n\nCommunity to Community Development – We believe that another world is possible and we are active participants with other self-determined people’s movements. We strive to reclaim our humanity by redefining power in order to end structural racism and all of its manifestations including settler colonialism\, capitalism\, and patriarchy in their external and internalized forms. Towards this end we: Confront racism in existing power structures\, Empower under-represented peoples to have an equal voice in decision making processes\, Develop cross-cultural awareness with formación\, Restore justice to our food\, land and cultural practices\, Promote community relationships towards self-reliance\, Work in solidarity with those that strive towards human rights for all races and genders\, and Demand and demonstrate that the value of feminine intellect and leadership is recognized.  \n\n\n\nStreet Vendor Project – The Street Vendor Project (SVP) is a membership-based organization of over 2\,900 members who champion the rights of street vendors as small businesses to earn a living and contribute to the culture and life of New York City. We strive to expand vending as a viable\, lawful employment option for immigrants and other entrepreneurs. We celebrate the long tradition of street vending in NYC and the diversity of cultures and backgrounds from which vendors come\, noting that an estimated 95% of street vendors are immigrants who operate at the margins of the formal economy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSummary of Notes & Resources
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/food-labor-justice-protecting-rights-and-building-worker-power/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250314T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250314T110000
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SUMMARY:Seeding Power: Food Justice Leadership & Movement Building
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Community Food FundersCo-sponsored by Philanthropy New York and SAFSF \n\n\n\nLocation: North Star Fund\, 520 8th Ave\, Rm 1800\, NYC(streaming on Zoom also available) \n\n\n\nCommunity 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 lessons learned to make this next experience even better and more tailored to the needs of our movement leaders. \n\n\n\nPlease join for a funder-only luncheon (also available online) to hear from recent alumni and program staff about the impacts of this unique program\, and what they have planned for the next cohort. They have designed a fellowship experience where funders and nonprofit leaders come together to learn\, build relationships\, and envision the collaborations needed to create a more equitable food system for all. \n\n\n\nThis is a funder-only event. \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApplications for the new cohort go live the day after this event takes place. \n\n\n\nAs food and climate leaders prepare for attacks on their work and all justice work\, now more than ever movements and organizations need spaces that allow leaders to show up as their whole selves. They need reservoirs of resilience to tap into and spaces where joy and connection are at the root of rebuilding systems rooted in justice and liberation. \n\n\n\nA powerful leader is one with the skills and the community to cultivate an ever renewing sense of purpose\, with the support and care that builds true stamina that social change demands. \n\n\n\nSeeding Power\, and other fellowship programs like the Castanea Fellowship\, are designed to build the muscle of reflection\, to reduce isolation\, to practice communication and collaboration\, and to deepen relationships. As such\, they provide not just leadership development\, but critical movement infrastructure that centers relationship and resilience. They hold the space of care\, rest\, joy\, and camaraderie that is so desperately needed. \n\n\n\nLearn about: \n\n\n\n\nOutcomes and lessons from the last cohort\n\n\n\nCurriculum and design elements of the fellowship program\n\n\n\nA one-of-a-kind approach bringing philanthropic partners together with movement leaders in the same cohort\n\n\n\nA timeline and deadlines to help spread the word to your grantees\n\n\n\n\nThe Seeding Power Fellowship is a nine-month cohort-based food justice fellowship program for experienced leaders working across sectors to build equitable food systems. The program is designed for movement leaders and philanthropic partners in New York\, New Jersey\, and Connecticut. \n\n\n\nSeeding Power is unique in both the region it serves and the focus on effective collaborations and equitable relationships\, while including fellows from philanthropy and government. Racial equity\, social justice\, active communication\, and collaboration form the core of a tested yet tailored curriculum designed by Emerging Equity. \n\n\n\nBy creating a community of practice that develops a shared analysis of the issues plaguing our food system\, the Seeding Power cohort will graduate with strengthened cross-sector relationships and skills\, and the opportunity to develop projects together. \n\n\n\nEach fellow will receive at least three hours of individualized coaching. Movement fellows will receive a $5\,000 stipend\, and philanthropic fellows will be asked to make a financial contribution.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/seeding-power-food-justice-leadership-movement-building/
CATEGORIES:In Person Gathering,Webinars
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SUMMARY:Two Months Into the New Administration: How Food & Ag Movement Leaders Are Responding and How Philanthropy Can Support
DESCRIPTION: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.  \n\n\n\nPlease join us on Friday\, March 28th\, for an update from the same expert panel to hear about how the crisis is evolving\, what actions nonprofit and philanthropic leaders are taking\, and what critical needs are not being met. We’ll talk about efforts to create active solutions to the crisis through narrative development\, advocacy\, legal guidance\, and networks of support. \n\n\n\nPanelists:\n\n\n\n\nSarah Hackney\, Coalition Director\, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)\n\n\n\nNavina Khanna\, Executive Director\, HEAL Food Alliance\n\n\n\nEdna Rodriguez\, Executive Director\, Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI)\n\n\n\nJoe Shultz\, Executive Director of the Platform for Agriculture & Climate Transformation (PACT)\n\n\n\n\nThe webinar will also include a brief update on the flow of USDA funds from a former senior USDA official.  \n\n\n\nTo allow for open conversation\, this webinar will not be recorded. Please join us live!  \n\n\n\nThis webinar is sponsored by the Grassroots Farm Bill Project Team (Regenerative Agriculture Foundation\, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition\, RAFI\, and Waverley Street Foundation) in partnership with the Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders and Funders for Regenerative Agriculture. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/two-months-into-the-new-administration-how-food-ag-movement-leaders-are-responding-and-how-philanthropy-can-support/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Navigating the Current Political Landscape: A Cross-Sector Town Hall for Private Funders and Partners Across CEFG\, FORA\, HEFN\, SAFSF
DESCRIPTION: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.  \n\n\n\nThis Town Hall webinar brings together leaders from 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) to provide a candid\, solutions-oriented discussion designed to: \n\n\n\n1) Demystify the Current Landscape: Separate noise from real threats and understand their implications on communities and funding priorities.  \n\n\n\n2) Strengthen Collaboration: Explore opportunities to better support one another\, amplify key issues\, and create more unified impact where we can.  \n\n\n\n3) Balance Defense and Long-Term Strategy: Develop a balanced approach that integrates defensive strategies with long-term planning and movement building.  \n\n\n\n4) Align and Amplify Impact: Identify existing efforts and future avenues to align funding efforts and maximize collective impact.  \n\n\n\n5) Resource Sharing and Coordination: Learn about shared resources\, tools\, and funds being organized to support ongoing collaboration. \n\n\n\nPanelists\n\n\n\n\nSavi Horne\, Executive Director\, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers Land Loss Prevention Project \n\n\n\nJillian Blanchard\, Vice President of Climate Change and Environmental Justice\, Lawyers for Good Government\,\n\n\n\nMichelle Roos\, Executive Director\, Environmental Protection Network \n\n\n\nDarryl Molina Sarmiento\, Climate Justice Alliance Board Member\, Executive Director of Communities for a Better Environment\n\n\n\nTBD\, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition\n\n\n\nTBD\, Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis session is open to all members of funder networks or organizations. Please denote any funder networks your organization belongs to in your registration. Members of the Blue Sky Funders Forum\, Chesapeake Bay Funders Network\, Environmental Grantmakers Association\, Neighborhood Funders Group\, the Fund for Lake Michigan\, and The Funders Network are most welcome. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here!
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/navigating-the-current-political-landscape-a-cross-sector-town-hall-for-private-funders-and-partners-across-fora-hefn-safsf-cefg/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Deadline: Become an SAFSF Member
DESCRIPTION: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 development\, and strategic collaboration opportunities. We are committed to racial equity and social justice.  Join us for great impact if you are a values-aligned funder supporting sustainable agriculture and food systems. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember Benefits\n\n\n\nOur network thrives on active member participation. Key benefits include: \n\n\n\n\nMember Portal and Listserv—Access to exclusive recordings\, member rosters\, and a forum to connect with other members.\n\n\n\nCustomized Data Insights—Request customized data reports to inform your funding strategy and identify funders with similar interests.\n\n\n\nCommunities of Practice—SAFSF members can join our Learning Communities. Currently\, we offer groups tailored to Small Funders\, Health Funders\, and Indigenous Food Systems\, led by member co-chairs and supported by SAFSF staff.\n\n\n\nAnnual Forum—Enjoy inspirational learning\, dynamic connections\, and community-building opportunities. Members receive discounted registration for their organization.\n\n\n\nPolicy Insights—SAFSF provides cutting-edge insights on policy change in food and agriculture. Stay informed with our monthly members-only email newsletter on key policy issues in sustainable agriculture and food systems.\n\n\n\nNetworking—Connect with new and experienced funders across various issue areas\, funding types\, and geographies.\n\n\n\nIssues Alignment—Collaborate with strategic partners to co-develop or co-fund impactful projects with SAFSF strategic convenings and working groups.\n\n\n\nProfessional Development—Access growth opportunities\, serve on committees\, or join our Board of Directors.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEligibility\n\n\n\nThe missions of our members should be in alignment with SAFSF’s own mission and values\, as well as the SAFSF Commitment to Racial Justice.  \n\n\n\nWe welcome those organizations and individuals who: \n\n\n\n\nOperate in alignment with SAFSF’s core values;\n\n\n\nUse grantmaking\, lending\, or investing as a core strategy to fulfill their mission and relate to SAFSF colleagues as peer funders\, not in a fundraising capacity;\n\n\n\nShare SAFSF’s goal of increasing viability of and funding for sustainable agriculture and food system organizations and enterprises;\n\n\n\nSupport relationship-building\, knowledge-sharing\, and collaboration within SAFSF’s framework;\n\n\n\nShare experiences\, perspectives\, and expertise with SAFSF colleagues;\n\n\n\nProvide financial support for SAFSF\, its programs\, and its initiatives; and\n\n\n\nShow an interest in enhancing the reputation of and expanding opportunities for SAFSF.\n\n\n\n\nParticipation in SAFSF events and committees is open to all individual donors\, executive and program staff\, and members of the Board of grantmaking or investment organizations. Development or fundraising staff are not permitted to participate in SAFSF events or to subscribe to our listserv. \n\n\n\nInterpretation of these criteria is at the discretion of the SAFSF Board of Directors. The Board of Directors also reserves the right to review a member’s fulfillment of these criteria at any time. Members may not use their participation in SAFSF for promotional purposes or for private gain. SAFSF reserves the right to deny membership or remove a member if an applicant’s or member’s actions reflect poorly on the field and might harm SAFSF’s reputation\, staff\, members\, or member organizations. While not an exhaustive list\, lawsuits\, federal or state investigations\, consumer boycotts\, or other significant actions against an applicant\, member\, or affiliated organization would raise such concern.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApplication Process\n\n\n\nApplications are reviewed quarterly (January 15\, April 15\, July 31\, and October 15) by our Membership Committee and Board of Directors. Eligible organizations use grantmaking\, lending\, or investing as core strategies. We invite organizations to join as collaborative peers\, not for fundraising purposes. \n\n\n\nTo explore SAFSF membership\, please contact membership@safsf.org.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMembership Dues\n\n\n\nMember organization annual dues are based on total grantmaking or investment that supports sustainable agriculture and food systems work.  \n\n\n\nAnnual SAFSF-related grants or investmentsFoundation/InvestorsOther Funders/Intermediaries<$100\,000$1\,200$1\,200$100\,000-$249\,999$1\,500$1\,500$250\,000-$499\,999$2\,500$2\,500$500\,000-$999\,999$5\,000$2\,500$1\,000\,000-$1\,999\,999$7\,500$3\,750$2\,000\,000-$4\,999\,999$10\,000$5\,000>$5\,000\,000$15\,000-$60\,000$7\,500
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/deadline-become-an-safsf-member/
CATEGORIES:Deadlines
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SUMMARY:Fighting Exclusion and Expulsion: Protecting the Freedom to Move and to Stay
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees. Co-sponsored by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders\, SoCal Grantmakers\, and Women’s Funding Network. \n\n\n\nThe 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. There is also a history of expelling people from the United States\, including nearly 2 million people of Mexican descent in the 1930s and at least 1 million people of Mexican descent in the 1950s – including U.S. citizens.   \n\n\n\nThe administration’s current attempt to exclude and expel people through sweeping executive overreach in defiance of the rule of law is separating families and striking fear in communities\, and is part of a broader attempt to criminalize and invisibilize historically marginalized populations\, starting with noncitizens. Join GCIR to learn how advocates are addressing the closure of the border and the resulting denial of access to safety while others are defending people who have made the United States their home. \n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nLillian Aponte\, Executive Director\, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project\n\n\n\nErika Pinheiro\, Executive Director\, Al Otro Lado \n\n\n\nFatima Saidi\, Director\, We Are All America \n\n\n\n\nModerators\n\n\n\n\nBasma Alawee\, Deputy Executive Director\, Community Sponsorship Hub\n\n\n\nZenobia Lai\, Executive Director\, Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative  
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/fighting-exclusion-and-expulsion-protecting-the-freedom-to-move-and-to-stay/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Policy Briefing: Threats to Food and Nutrition Programs in Budget Reconciliation
DESCRIPTION:This session is open to members of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders and Grantmakers In Health only. Please register below. \n\n\n\nThe 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 from programs within their jurisdictions including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)\, school meal supports like the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)\, and Medicaid in exchange for tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy. The House and Senate will determine the final tax and spending levels by agency and program in committee debates in coming months.In this session\, experts from the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) will provide an up to the moment analysis of how federal budget reconciliation impacts food and nutrition programs\, the tie into Farm Bill negotiations\, and ultimately\, what these policy decisions mean for the health and well-being of children\, families\, and communities across the country. Experts will also highlight how advocates are organizing in support of these crucial programs\, FRAC’s advocacy resources\, and how funders can support this work. \n\n\n\nPlease note this session will not be recorded. Notes and key takeaways will be shared with registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSummary of Notes & Resources\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nColleen Barton\, Communications Director\, FRAC\n\n\n\nColleen joined FRAC in October 2014\, as communications director. In this role\, she spearheads the development and implementation of a multi-faceted strategic communications framework to help advance the organization’s mission to end hunger in America \n\n\n\nPrior to FRAC\, Colleen was the founder and principal of Red Jacket Communications\, LLC\, a boutique public relations and event firm. Colleen designed and executed strategic communications plans for global and national policy and program initiatives\, research reports\, brand development\, fundraising promotions\, product launches\, and major events. Her clients included government contractors\, small businesses\, and international and national nonprofits. In her previous work with nonprofits\, including Catholic Charities USA\, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and Save the Children\, Colleen created and implemented communications efforts that increased awareness\, advocacy and greater investment in programs and services aimed at underserved populations. At Save the Children\, she built a media program in a newly created public affairs department\, and led the U.S. agency’s media response to major humanitarian crises\, including post-9/11\, the Indian Ocean Tsunami and Haiti Earthquake as well as the agency’s first advocacy-awareness campaign\, Every Mother\, Every Child and its signature research report\, The State of the World’s Mothers. \n\n\n\nShe currently serves on the Board of Directors for Homestretch\, a nonprofit in Northern Virginia that helps transition families out of homelessness. \n\n\n\nColleen received her B.A. in English\, with a public relations concentration\, from the State University of New York at Fredonia. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSalaam Bhatti\, SNAP Director\, FRAC\n\n\n\nSalaam joined FRAC in November 2023 as the SNAP Director. In this role\, he works to strengthen SNAP access and benefit adequacy. Salaam works closely with the Interim President to develop\, lead\, and track annual work plans; set and meet unit goals; collaborate with other unit Directors to assist in achieving FRAC’s strategic plan goals; and expand the unit’s innovation and work. \n\n\n\nSalaam joins FRAC after working at the Virginia Poverty Law Center (VPLC). While at VPLC\, he successfully lobbied to fully repeal the drug felon ban for SNAP and TANF\, twice achieved record increases to TANF cash benefits\, subsidized reduced-priced school meals\, repealed the TANF family cap\, ended lunch shaming policies in schools\, and received a unanimous vote to expand SNAP for over 20\,000 families. Salaam also helped develop a mobile-friendly\, SNAP screening tool which is used by tens of thousands of people & multiple non-profits and has been rolled out to be available for all states and D.C. He received the Young Alumni Achievement Award from Albright College for his work in alleviating poverty and promoting Muslim-Jewish relations. Salaam also received the inaugural Stuart A. Freudberg Award for Regional Partnership for his work with Maryland and DC Hunger Solutions to address food insecurity across the metropolitan Washington area from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. \n\n\n\nSalaam has a J.D. from Touro Law School\, is barred in New York and Virginia\, and received his Bachelors in Political Science and International Relations from Albright College (with a year abroad in the University of Aberdeen). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCrystal FitzSimons\, Interim President\, FRAC\n\n\n\nCrystal FitzSimons is the Interim President for the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)\, leading the organization to achieve its vision: A nation in which all people have the nutritious food they need to lead healthy and productive lives; and mission: To improve the nutrition\, health\, and well-being of people struggling against poverty-related hunger in the United States through advocacy\, partnerships\, and by advancing bold and equitable policy solutions.  \n\n\n\nPrior to taking on the Interim President role\, Crystal oversaw FRAC’s work to improve and strengthen the school\, summer\, and afterschool nutrition programs. She analyzed policy to advocate for legislative and regulatory improvements to increase children’s access to the child nutrition programs. She helped develop strategy and direct national partnerships and field efforts to achieve program improvements through legislative and administrative changes. Recent successful efforts include the Pandemic and Summer EBT Programs; the child nutrition waivers during the pandemic that allowed schools to offer school meals to all their students at no charge\, the nationwide expansion of the Afterschool Meal Program; and the Community Eligibility Provision.  \n\n\n\nShe led FRAC’s efforts to provide technical assistance on the school\, summer\, and afterschool nutrition programs to national\, state\, and local partners. Crystal also has helped develop successful partnerships to support increased access to the child nutrition programs including the National Healthy School Meals for All Coalition; Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom\, a project with the National Association of Elementary School Principals Foundation\, the National Education Association Healthy Futures\, and the School Nutrition Foundation; and CHAMPS (Cities Combating Hunger through the Afterschool Meal Program and Summer) with the National League of Cities.   \n\n\n\nCrystal is a sought-out policy expert for briefings\, webinars\, conferences\, and state legislative hearings. She also is regularly quoted in the media\, such as The New York Times\, NPR\, PBS NewsHour\, Politico\, the Washington Post\, USA Today\, and local media.  \n\n\n\nCrystal is the author or co-author of numerous reports. Recent publications include: The Reach of School Breakfast and Lunch During the 2022-2023 School Year; The Case for Healthy School Meals for All; Community Eligibility: the Key to Hunger-Free Schools\, School Year 2022-2023; Large School District Report Operating School Nutrition Programs as the Nation Recovers From the Pandemic; and Hunger Doesn’t Take A Vacation: Summer Nutrition Status Report.   \n\n\n\nHer previous work experience includes the Center for Community Change and Housing Comes First. She holds a BA in Philosophy and Sociology from Carroll College in Wisconsin and an MSW from Washington University in Missouri. 
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/policy-briefing-threats-to-food-and-nutrition-programs-in-budget-reconciliation/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:SAFSF On the Road: Atlanta
DESCRIPTION: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 with diverse capital partners and local leaders.  \n\n\n\nSince early 2024\, SAFSF has convened a cohort of funders and leaders at the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to explore ways to unlock more investment for historically underserved producers and communities in the South. Our guest speakers Dr. Veronica Womack and Amber Bell will highlight the challenges and opportunities for public-private investment in food system infrastructure that supports Black farmers\, their supply chain partners\, and the communities they serve across the state. SAFSF will also share insights from our listening sessions with community-based organizations throughout Georgia\, and future plans for regional funder collaboration.  \n\n\n\nTickets for the dinner are $75 for funders and $25 for current SAFSF members. \n\n\n\nThis dinner will follow the opening day reception of Women Transforming Food & Finance\, hosted by Regenerative Food Systems Investment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSAVE YOUR SEAT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmber M. Bell is the Director of the Southwest Georgia Project and the President and CEO of Bell and Co. Consulting\, LLC. With over ten years of experience in the food and agriculture sector\, she has dedicated her efforts to addressing systemic inequalities and promoting social justice. Amber holds a Master’s degree in Public Health and is nearing the completion of her doctorate in Public Health from the Jian Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University.  \n\n\n\nShe is passionate about developing sustainable\, self-reliant local food systems aimed at improving the overall quality of life for Black and Brown communities in the rural South. By fostering collaboration among local farmers\, stakeholders\, and community organizations\, Amber works to create resilient food networks that support economic development and enhance the well-being of communities in Southwest Georgia and beyond. Her work embodies a holistic approach to food access\, equity and community empowerment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Veronica L. Womack serves as the inaugural Executive Director of the Rural Studies Institute at Georgia College and Professor of Political Science and Public Administration. She hails from the Alabama Black Belt region and currently works in the Georgia Black Belt. She received her BA of Communications\, MPA and Ph.D.\, in Political Science from the University of Alabama. \n\n\n\nAn advocate and researcher of the Southern Black Belt region\, Dr. Womack’s work highlights the rich history\, foodways\, socioeconomic and political culture and traditions of rural people in the American South. She is a noted author\, practitioner and researcher of the region. She is the founder of the Blackfarmersnetwork.com\, a website that highlights the legacy of African American farmers\, within the Black Belt region. \n\n\n\nShe has been featured on various media outlets including The New York Times\, The WashingtonPost\, NPR\, GPB\, The Nation\, and Georgia Trend for her work in the region. Funders of her research include USDA\, the Robert W. Johnson Foundation\, and the Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP).
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/safsf-on-the-road-atlanta/
CATEGORIES:In Person Gathering,Meetings
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SUMMARY:Protecting Federal Farm Funding and Programs: Legal Action & Philanthropy's Role
DESCRIPTION: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). \n\n\n\nThe 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\, there are over 135 legal challenges to the administration’s actions.  \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, lawyers at Earthjustice\, the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF)\, Democracy Forward\, Farmers’ Legal Action Group (FLAG)\, and the Southern Environmental Law Center will discuss the landscape of litigation on behalf of farmers and nonprofits working in food and agriculture\, what’s at stake\, and philanthropy’s role in resourcing legal defense.  \n\n\n\nThis session is open to all members of funder networks or organizations\, please denote any funder networks your organizations belong to in your registration. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSummary of Notes & Resources\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarrie Apfel\, Deputy Managing Attorney at Earthjustice \n\n\n\n\nCarrie Apfel is the deputy managing attorney of the Sustainable Food and Farming Program. She is based in Washington\, D.C. \n\n\n\nPrior to joining Earthjustice\, Carrie was a litigation partner at Jenner & Block. One of the more notable cases she worked on was a class action on behalf of Native American farmers and ranchers challenging discrimination in USDA’s farm loan program. The team won an enormous\, and unprecedented\, settlement for her clients. She also maintained a very active pro bono docket at Jenner. Prior to joining Jenner\, Carrie clerked on the Fourth Circuit\, and graduated from University of Virginia Law School and Duke University\, both with many honors. She also worked for several years at women’s advocacy organizations in DC. \n\n\n\nWhen she is not busy practicing law\, Carrie enjoys spending time with her family\, running long distances\, watching Duke basketball and Nationals baseball\, cooking and reading. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSophia Kruszewski\, Deputy Policy Director at National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition\n\n\n\n\nSophia (she/her) leads NSAC’s cross-team policy coordination and strategy efforts. She returned to NSAC after 4 years leading the Food and Agriculture Clinic at Vermont Law School\, where she directed a team providing law and policy services to farmers\, food entrepreneurs\, and food system organizations. During that time\, Sophia led the launch of the Vermont Legal Food Hub\, a program that connects farmers and local food businesses with free legal assistance. Sophia previously served as a Senior Policy Specialist at NSAC; her DC experience also includes the Center for Food Safety\, the White House Council on Environmental Quality\, and the federal district court. She holds a BS in Environmental Science from the University of Michigan and a JD from Vermont Law School. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Egan\, Senior Program Coordinator for the Legal Food Hub at Conservation Law Foundation\n\n\n\n\nMary was most recently employed at Harvard Business School as a project coordinator. She has spent most of her public health career at Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital as a database manager and community health worker. \n\n\n\nMary also brings great experience as a crops team member and food entrepreneur. She worked at Drumlin Farm and started her own dried fruit business\, aptly named Cut&Dried. She is ecstatic to find a position where she can support individuals who are taking on these challenges themselves. \n\n\n\nIn her free time Mary enjoys trail running\, rock climbing\, backpacking\, cooking\, and baking. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nScott Carlson\, Executive Director and Attorney at Law at Farmers’ Legal Action Group\n\n\n\n\nScott W. Carlson is FLAG’s Executive Director. Raised on a family farm\, Scott has maintained life-long connections to agriculture and family farmers. With his personal background and extensive professional experience in state and federal farm policy and complex litigation\, Scott brings a deep commitment to protecting family farms and to achieving legal\, social\, and economic justice for family farmers and their communities. \n\n\n\nScott served as the North Dakota Department of Agriculture Policy and Communications Director under Commissioner Sarah Vogel. He was also U.S. Senator Kent Conrad’s Legislative Assistant for Agriculture\, which included staffing Sen. Conrad on the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee. Scott also served as Senior Professional Staff on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee. As a U.S. Senate staff member\, Scott worked regularly with Congressional leadership\, the U.S. Department of Agriculture\, and the White House on agriculture and food legislation\, regulation and public policy. During his career in Washington\, D.C.\, farmers across the country faced numerous and repeated natural disasters. Scott worked to ensure that Congress and the Administration provided fair disaster funding and helped create responsible and responsive public policy to help keep family farmers on the land. Ultimately\, Scott served as one of the top U.S. Senate staff negotiators during the conference committee policy negotiations over the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000\, which overhauled the federal crop insurance program\, expanded it to include new crops and farmers\, and set the foundation for modern federal farm risk management programs. \n\n\n\nAn honors graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School\, Scott served as Managing Editor of the Minnesota Law Review. He then practiced law for more than twelve years before joining FLAG. He is rated by Super Lawyers\, and was named to the list of outstanding attorneys as a “Rising Star” in 2014. Scott served as trial counsel in In re High Pressure Laminates Antitrust Litigation\, a six-week federal trial in the Southern District of New York\, and in In re Polyester Staple Antitrust Litigation (W.D.N.C.)\, a federal antitrust case that settled with the last remaining defendant on the eve of trial\, ultimately recovering more than the single damages suffered by the class. Scott has extensive experience in complex litigation\, including In re Rail Freight Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Litigation (D.D.C.) (claims alleging conspiracy among major domestic railroads to fix prices for rail freight surcharges); In re Titanium Dioxide Antitrust Litigation (D. Md.) (price-fixing claims against manufacturers of titanium dioxide); In re Lawnmower Engines Horsepower Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation (E.D. Wis.) (alleging consumer fraud\, civil conspiracy and unjust enrichment claims against manufacturers of lawn mowers and lawn mower engines); In re AOL Time Warner Securities Litigation (S.D.N.Y.) (securities fraud claims against AOL and Time Warner on behalf of shareholders); In re Guidant Corp. Implantable Defibrillators Products Liability Litigation (D. Minn.) (product liability claims on behalf of patients with implanted defibrillators); In re Monosodium Glutamate Antitrust Litigation (D. Minn.) (price-fixing claims on behalf of business purchasers of MSG); In re Fiber Optic Cable Litigation (N.D. Ill.) (claims on behalf of property owners alleging that telecommunication companies installed facilities within rights of way without consent); and other complex litigation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMegan Uzzell\, Director of Impact and External Affairs at Democracy Forward\n\n\n\n\nMegan joined Democracy Forward after having served eight years at the U.S. Department of Labor\, where she most recently was the Associate Deputy Secretary for Policy. In this role Megan led Departmental efforts on regulatory\, policy and agency matters such as wage standards\, work and family policy\, enforcement\, immigration and worker safety. Prior to joining the Labor Department\, Megan served in the U.S. House of Representatives\, working as Legislative Director for a member from Southern California and handling energy\, environment\, appropriations and transportation matters. In 2005\, Megan was named one of the Hill’s top 35 staffers under 35. \n\n\n\nOriginally from Kansas City\, Kansas\, Megan has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics\, Political Science and International Affairs from Drake University\, and a Master of Arts in International Affairs from George Washington University. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIrena Como\, Senior Attorney at Southern Environmental Law Center\n\n\n\n\nACLU of North Carolina\, deputy legal directorNew York City Legal Aid Society\, Juvenile Rights Practice\, staff attorneyJ.D.\, Notre Dame Law School\, London Law ProgrammeM.A.\, Central European University\, with honorsB.A.\, Earlham College\, with highest honors
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/fora-safsf-hefn-cefg-protecting-federal-farm-funding-and-programs-legal-action-philanthropys-role/
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SUMMARY:Understanding the Impact of Federal Funding Cuts to LFPA and LFSCC on Schools\, Farmers\, and Communities
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is open to all funders. \n\n\n\nIn 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 like schools\, food banks\, and community organizations to purchase and distribute food from local farmers and ranchers.  \n\n\n\nThe cancellation of these local food procurement programs\, created under the Biden administration\, has caused drastic upstream and downstream impacts across the food supply chain. Farmers who scaled up their operations to meet the market opportunities created by these programs could lose their livelihoods. Students could lose access to fresh\, healthy\, and local menu options. Food hubs that have spent years building local and regional economic development opportunities could be forced to drastically scale back.  \n\n\n\nProtecting and maintaining the relationships and food systems innovations forged through the last several years of LFPA and LFSCC funding is essential. Join this session for a discussion on how impacted organizations and networks are navigating and responding to these cuts\, ongoing advocacy campaigns to restore them\, and what is needed from funders right now.  \n\n\n\nPlease note this session will not be recorded to protect the safety of speakers. Notes and key takeaways will be shared with registrants.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSummary of Notes & Resources\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGary Besaw\, Director\, Menominee Tribal Department of Agriculture and Food Systems\, and Director\, Menominee Tribal Food Distribution Program\n\n\n\nGary\, of Keshena\, currently serves as the Director of the Menominee Tribal Department of Agriculture and Food Systems and Director of the Menominee Tribal Food Distribution Program. Gary is an enrolled Tribal member of the Menominee Nation and has served on the Menominee Tribal Legislature for 15 years\, twice holding positions as Tribal Chairman\, and once each as Vice Chairman and Secretary. Gary currently serves on the Shawano-Menominee Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Committee\, serving his second term. \n\n\n\nGary has served on multiple environmental and policy committees for the Menominee Nation including 15 years as the Menominee Nation’s representative on the Wisconsin Legislature’s State-Tribal Relations Study Committee. He previously worked in Native American education at the College of Menominee Nation as Vice President of Student Services. Gary holds a Bachelor of Science in Art Education from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and a Master of Science degree in education administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTom McDougall\, Founder and CEO\, 4P Foods\n\n\n\nTom was born and raised in the mid-Hudson Valley of New York State. He grew to love the rolling country\, and learned to question the suburban sprawl that took over one cow pasture after another around his childhood home. After moving to DC to finish school\, he was introduced to business concepts that had been foreign to him: corporate social responsibility\, externalized costs\, triple-bottom line\, social entrepreneurship\, true cost accounting\, and others. His first job after college had him traveling back and forth to China where he saw first hand what externalized costs really looked like. He experienced the impacts that producing all of our “stuff” elsewhere had on people’s lives\, the environment\, and the social construct of a backyard\, far far away. It was a jarring\, eye-opening experience for him\, one that ultimately led him to launch 4P Foods in an effort to be part of the solution. \n\n\n\nWhile he and his wife were participating in a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) of their own\, and after reading one too many Michael Pollan books\, Tom found himself on a life-changing path of working towards food systems change\, and more broadly\, business systems change. What\, really\, is the true purpose of business in our society? What should it be? He’d love to know your thoughts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKatie Nixon – Co-Director\, New Growth Food Systems\, and Co-Director\, Heartland Regional Food Business Center\n\n\n\nKatie is the co-director of New Growth Food Systems and the Heartland Regional Food Business Center\, which serves a five-state region. Plus\, she is the owner and operator of Green Gate Family Farm in Wheatland\, Missouri. With a deep commitment to supporting local farmers and strengthening regional food networks\, Katie brings extensive experience and passion to her work. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLiz O’Gilvie – Director\, Springfield Food Policy Council\, and lnterim Director\, Gardening the Community\n\n\n\nAfter returning to her hometown of Springfield\, MA\, with her husband and newly adopted son in 2009\, Elizabeth found her voice as a passionate and highly effective advocate for access to healthy food in the community – especially for children. \n\n\n\nWorking with the Springfield Food Policy Council\, Elizabeth helped lead the campaign to build the new $21 million Springfield Culinary and Nutrition Center\, which prepares healthy meals from scratch each day featuring locally grown food for district schoolchildren. She also led efforts to bring free breakfast into Springfield Public Schools classrooms as well as helping the district qualify for the federal free lunch program to counter pervasive poverty and hunger. \n\n\n\nElizabeth also is chair of the board for Gardening the Community\, a local nonprofit organization that teaches children to grow their own nutritious food. She championed efforts to purchase land in the community to build a greenhouse\, so volunteers can grow food year-round\, and the beautiful new Walnut Street Community Farm Store\, where people in the neighborhood can buy locally grown\, pesticide-free fruits and vegetables. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSusan Lightfoot Schempf\, Director\, Food Systems Leadership Network\, Wallace Center at Winrock International\n\n\n\nSusan has dedicated her life’s work to building relationships of solidarity across communities\, nourishing leadership\, facilitating collaboration\, and realizing food sovereignty. She first dug her hands in the earth as a child at Our Father’s Garden – a faith-based community farm in her hometown of Baton Rouge\, Louisiana – and has been growing community through food ever since. She was the founding Executive Director of the Noyo Food Forest\, a community-based organization in rural northern California\, and launched the organization’s unique on-site farm to school and agricultural training program that is still in operation 20 years later. She then served as a regional Farm to Fork Manager for North Coast Opportunities\, where she spearheaded countywide farm to school initiatives\, supported the creation of the Mendocino County Food Policy Council\, co-created the Mendocino County Approved Source program\, and led the planning and design for the Mendo Lake Food Hub. After moving back home to Louisiana to attend graduate school at Tulane University Law School\, Susan joined the Wallace Center in 2016 and served as Co-Director of the national organization for five years before recently transitioning to a new role as the inaugural Executive Director of the Food Systems Leadership Network (FSLN). Outside of work\, Susan eagerly seeks out music\, food\, family\, and friends (preferably together)\, and is almost always plotting her next tropical surf adventure.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/understanding-the-impact-of-federal-funding-cuts-to-lfpa-and-lfscc-on-schools-farmers-and-communities/
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SUMMARY:Indigenous Food Systems Community of Practice Alumni Circle
DESCRIPTION:The Indigenous Food Systems Community of Practice (IFSCoP) is a learning and relationship-building cohort for funders interested in advancing support for Native-led food systems work. Developed by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders\, First Nations Development Institute\, and Melvin Consulting PLLC\, this program brings funders together to engage directly with Indigenous leaders\, deepen understanding of structural and philanthropic barriers in Indian Country\, and build more effective strategies for supporting Native food sovereignty and sustainable agriculture. The IFSCoP has been offered every other year since 2021.  \n\n\n\nAlumni of the Indigenous Food Systems Community of Practice are invited to join a virtual gathering bringing together Cohorts 1 and 2! This is an opportunity to reconnect\, share experiences\, and hear updates on how IFSCoP alumni are engaging in Indigenous food systems work\, especially in today’s evolving funding landscape across Indian Country.  \n\n\n\nThis virtual gathering is open to past IFSCoP participants only. Stay tuned for more information about Cohort 3 launching in 2026!
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/indigenous-food-systems-community-of-practice-alumni-circle/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Hunger in the US: How Disasters Disrupt Access to Food
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is hosted by The Center for Disaster Philanthropy and co-sponsored by Alliance Magazine\, Council on Foundations\, Giving Compass\, National Voluntary Organizations Active in a Disaster\, PEAK Grantmaking\, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders\, and The Funders Network. \n\n\n\nHunger\, or periods of severe food insecurity when people may go for days without eating because of lack of money\, access to food or other resources\, affects 14% of households and about 1 in 5 children in the U.S. \n\n\n\nAs food prices increase year after year while funding cuts continue to hit programs across the country\, working families struggle to afford food daily. When a natural hazard or severe weather occurs\, it exacerbates hunger by disrupting supply chains\, reducing access to food from stores or restaurants\, increasing pressures on support systems like food banks\, and causing power outages that may prevent people from making their own food. \n\n\n\nJoin us for a webinar to discuss the systemic causes of hunger and why it is a preventable disaster. \n\n\n\nBy the end of this webinar\, donors will: \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand the systemic causes of hunger and how to address them.\n\n\n\nRecognize the repercussions of funding cuts.\n\n\n\nExplore how funders can reduce hunger in the U.S.\n\n\n\n\nWho should attend? \n\n\n\n\nAnyone interested in learning about hunger in the U.S.\n\n\n\nPhilanthropic organizations\, individual donors and funders\n\n\n\nPhilanthropic advisors\n\n\n\nDisaster response and recovery professionals\n\n\n\nCommunity leaders and policymakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanelists: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSalaam Bhatti\, Esq.\, SNAP Director\, Food Research and Action Center\n\n\n\nSalaam Bhatti joined FRAC in November 2023 as the SNAP Director. In this role\, he works to strengthen SNAP access and benefit adequacy. Salaam works closely with the Interim President to develop\, lead\, and track annual work plans; set and meet unit goals; collaborate with other unit Directors to assist in achieving FRAC’s strategic plan goals; and expand the unit’s innovation and work. \n\n\n\nSalaam joins FRAC after working at the Virginia Poverty Law Center (VPLC). While at VPLC\, he successfully lobbied to fully repeal the drug felon ban for SNAP and TANF\, twice achieved record increases to TANF cash benefits\, subsidized reduced-priced school meals\, repealed the TANF family cap\, ended lunch shaming policies in schools\, and received a unanimous vote to expand SNAP for over 20\,000 families. Salaam also helped develop a mobile-friendly\, SNAP screening tool which is used by tens of thousands of people & multiple non-profits and has been rolled out to be available for all states and D.C. He received the Young Alumni Achievement Award from Albright College for his work in alleviating poverty and promoting Muslim-Jewish relations. Salaam also received the inaugural Stuart A. Freudberg Award for Regional Partnership for his work with Maryland and DC Hunger Solutions to address food insecurity across the metropolitan Washington area from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. \n\n\n\nSalaam has a J.D. from Touro Law School\, is barred in New York and Virginia\, and received his Bachelors in Political Science and International Relations from Albright College (with a year abroad in the University of Aberdeen). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVincent Davis\, Senior Director of Disaster Services\, Feeding America\n\n\n\nVincent B. Davis is the Founder of Preparedness Matters Consulting and serves as Director of Disaster Services for Feeding America. Prior to joining Feeding America in January 2020\, he served as workplace resiliency manager at Amazon\, where he developed disaster frameworks to support the company’s 175 corporate offices. Before joining Amazon\, Vince was senior preparedness manager for Sony PlayStation in San Diego\, and manager of preparedness and response at Walgreens Co.\, where he developed disaster programs for their 8\,600 U.S. stores and distribution facilities. Following a distinguished 23-year career in the U.S. Air Force and Illinois National Guard\, Vince served as external affairs and community relations officer at FEMA\, managing field teams for 11 Presidential disasters. After leaving FEMA Vince served as regional preparedness manager for the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago\, where he led research and development of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Go To 2040 Report on Emergency Preparedness\, a 30-year planning effort to improve community disaster resilience.  \n\n\n\nVince was principal developer of the FEMA Regional Catastrophic Incident Coordination Plan for Illinois\, Indiana\, and Wisconsin\, a plan for mass care of a million residents of the Chicagoland region. Vince is a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM). In 2019\, he completed the FEMA National Emergency Management Advanced Academy (NEMAA) for senior leaders. A passionate advocate for disaster literacy and underserved community preparedness\, Vince has authored three books\, Lost and Turned Out\, A Guide to Preparing Underserved Communities for Disasters (Amazon 2012)\, and The Native Family Disaster Preparedness Handbook (Heritage Publishing 2017)\, and the Emergency Guidebook for Broadcasters Serving Indian Country in collaboration with Native Public Media. Vince is a lifetime member of the Black Emergency Managers Association International (BEMA)\, an Advisory Board Member for the Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management (I-DIEM)\, Honorary Chair for the International Council for Women’s Leadership in Emergency Management and Business Continuity (ICWL)\, and Advisory Board member for the Homeland Security Center of Excellence\, Pierce College\, Washington. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKavita Koppa\, Co-Executive Director\, Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI)\n\n\n\nKavita (Kuh-vee-thuh) serves as the Co-Executive Director of RAFI-USA\, where she worked 2013 to 2016 and then returned in 2023 as Land Access Director. She brings more than a decade of experience in agriculture across nonprofit\, for-profit\, and cooperative sectors. She is especially passionate about making financing more accessible and equitable for farmers — particularly those historically excluded from traditional financial systems. \n\n\n\nIn addition to her work at RAFI-USA\, Kavita served as co-owner at Money Positive\, a worker-owned financial planning firm focused on helping those who are often excluded from the conventional financial industry. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in geography and biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a dual MBA/MA in Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin. Kavita can usually be found frolicking through the woods of North Carolina and getting overly-excited about plants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTanya Gulliver-Garcia\, Director of Advisory and Education Services\, The Center for Disaster Philanthropy\n\n\n\nTanya Gulliver-Garcia (she/they) brings practical\, lived\, academic and philanthropic understandings of disasters to her work as the Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s director of advisory and education services. In this role\, Tanya oversees the development of educational content and CDP’s educational webinar series. Tanya also directs CDP’s expert advisory services\, which help funders determine\, manage and improve their disaster-giving strategies. \n\n\n\nTanya is a self-described “disaster junkie” who is passionate about ensuring the most marginalized and oppressed in our communities can recover and build resilience. Their work is grounded in principles of equity and an understanding of how the intersections of race\, gender\, sexual orientation\, age\, disability\, class and other identities affect the lives of individuals and their families/communities. \n\n\n\nPrior to CDP\, Tanya worked as the associate director of programs and planning at Foundation for Louisiana (FFL). Her duties included helping FFL strengthen its capacity to manage various programmatic initiatives while building an effective evaluation practice. They led FFL’s Equitable Disaster Resilience Framework\, the associated Strategic Response Fund and the foundation’s LGBTQ+ Fund. \n\n\n\nTanya lived and worked most of her life in or around Toronto\, Canada. Their work there includes serving as the research coordinator for the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness/Homeless Hub (COH)\, which works to mobilize research results to have a greater impact on the elimination of homelessness in Canada. \n\n\n\nTanya regularly speaks and presents on issues related to disaster equity\, the numbers behind disaster giving\, and building relationships between funders and nongovernmental organizations. They have appeared in keynotes and conferences\, such as PEAK grantmaking\, Res/Con\, We Give Summit and National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters. \n\n\n\nTanya also worked as a freelance writer and editor for a couple of decades and served for eight years on the Professional Writers Association of Canada board\, including three terms as president. Tanya is a frequent writer for CDP’s blog and has authored analyses and commentaries in publications such as Giving Compass\, Nonprofit Quarterly and Reader’s Digest Canada. They are #TeamNoOxfordComma! \n\n\n\nTanya’s academic background is in sociology\, particularly disaster and environmental sociology. Their master’s degree developed a risk-based heat registry to protect low-income and marginally-housed communities from extreme heat. Tanya has responded to several major disasters across the United States and in her adopted state of Louisiana with American Red Cross. \n\n\n\nTanya lives and works remotely in the Broadmoor neighborhood of New Orleans.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/hunger-in-the-us-how-disasters-disrupt-access-to-food/
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SUMMARY:Gather Round Monthly Membership Call
DESCRIPTION: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 month.  \n\n\n\nWe want to hear what’s top of mind for you\, what you are wrestling with\, and what topics you want to explore deeper. Each call will have a different topic. \n\n\n\nSAFSF members are automatically enrolled in Gather Round meetings\, and will see the calendar invitations. If you do not\, email membership@safsf.org to receive access. 
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/gather-round-may/
CATEGORIES:Member Only,Webinars
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SUMMARY:Maximize Your Membership Q2
DESCRIPTION: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 connect\, join us! \n\n\n\nThis quarterly membership call features our newest SAFSF members  – help us welcome them into this community. Join Clare Fox\, Executive Director\, and Holly Hanes\, Senior Membership Associate\, for a deep dive into all things SAFSF\, including: \n\n\n\n\nCelebrating & sharing your membership internally and externally;\n\n\n\nMember Perks – including the annual Forum\, exclusive offerings\, and Learning Communities; \n\n\n\nHow to access your SAFSF benefits; \n\n\n\nSAFSF Professional and Leadership Development Pathways; \n\n\n\nTools and resources available to you; \n\n\n\nEvent Preview \n\n\n\n\nThis energizing conversation will excite you for the quarter ahead and expose you to one (or many!) benefits of membership that you were not utilizing to help in maximizing your SAFSF experience. Meet other members\, learn the SAFSF processes\, and get engaged! This event is a free\, SAFSF member only event. Interested in SAFSF membership? Email us. (membership@safsf.org) \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo register for this program\, you must be logged in and a member of SAFSF. \nPlease log in or register for an account.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/maximize-your-membership-q2/
CATEGORIES:Member Only,Webinars
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SUMMARY:Last Chance to Register for the 2025 SAFSF Forum
DESCRIPTION:The SAFSF Forum is a unique conference for the full spectrum of funders—including philanthropy\, investors\, community finance\, and intermediaries—to engage with peers\, movement leaders\, and practitioners across the country around a shared mission for equitable and sustainable food and agriculture.   \n\n\n\nWe are gathering at Tamaya Resort\, which is located on sovereign Santa Ana Pueblo land\, June 9-12. Join us for skill building\, networking\, and leadership development in food and agriculture systems change. \n\n\n\nRegistration Rates\n\n\n\nWe are offering a 5% discount on registration for groups of 3 or more when registered and paid in one transaction. The discount will not apply if each person registers and pays separately. \n\n\n\nFood System Partner registration is an SAFSF member benefit. Each SAFSF member organization is entitled to invite one representative of an organization that they are sponsoring to attend the Forum. Email membership@safsf.org for questions about this member benefit.  \n\n\n\nWe are offering a 5% discount on registration for groups of 3 or more when registered and paid in one transaction. The discount will not apply if each person registers and pays separately. \n\n\n\nFood System Partner (FSP) registration is an SAFSF member benefit. Each SAFSF member organization is entitled to invite one representative of an organization that they are sponsoring to attend the Forum. Please log in to the SAFSF Member Portal for the FSP registration code.  If you have questions about this member benefit email membership@safsf.org.  \n\n\n\nEarly bird registration closed April 28\, 2025.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFunders who have been selected to organize Forum sessions are expected to cover travel and accommodations of their (non-funder) speakers\, as well as a meaningful honoraria for their time and expertise. Registration fees will be waived for non-funder speakers confirmed prior to April 15\, 2025. Funder speakers will receive a code for a discounted (member) registration rate. New this year\, SAFSF has a limited budget to support scholarships for up to 20 community-based leaders who are speaking in plenary and program sessions. Scholarships have been distributed and this information has been communicated to organizers. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER\n\n\n\nMAIN FORUM PAGE\n\n\n\nFAQs
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/2025-forum-registration-deadline/
CATEGORIES:Deadlines,Forum Networking,In Person Gathering,SAFSF Forum
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SUMMARY:Solidarity in Action: Strategies for Power-Building in Anti-Immigrant Environments
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is hosted by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees and co-sponsored by Economic Opportunity Funders\, Northern California Grantmakers\, Philanthropy New York\, and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders. \n\n\n\nThe federal administration’s consolidation of power and scapegoating of migrant populations and other historically marginalized communities have presented staggering challenges for immigrant-serving organizations. There are many lessons we can learn from community-based groups that operate in this type of hostile environment. They have also built power in geographies with other low-paid workers or workers of color and have formed coalitions across social justice movements for the liberation of all. \n\n\n\nJoin GCIR to learn how multi-issue groups working to build an inclusive multiracial democracy are deploying strategies that address the needs of migrant communities in an increasingly hostile environment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSofía Verónica Montez\, Legal Fellow\, Project South\n\n\n\nBorn and raised in Caracas\, Venezuela\, Sofía (they / them) is a 2023 graduate at UNC School of Law aiming to grow as a movement lawyer for grassroots efforts countering the inhumane violence and displacement inflicted by Western imperialism. Sofía joined Project South as a J.D. Pathways Fellow to advance our ongoing and emerging projects for justice\, including legal advocacy for basic utilities such as water\, gas\, and electricity for all regardless of citizen status or lack of social security documentation. During law school\, Sofía supported immigrants’\, labor\, and housing rights through their service as a Certified Legal Intern at the UNC Civil Legal Assistance Clinic and as a Special Trips Coordinator for the UNC Pro Bono Board\, informed by their developing experiences as a Fellow for the Peggy Browning Fund\, as an intern for the Equal Justice Center and for Project South\, and as an extern for Sur Legal Collaborative. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmanda Weaver\, Network Power Building Director\, People’s Action\n\n\n\nAmanda is the Network Power Building Director for People’s Action\, the nation’s largest network of member-based\, grassroots power-building organizations working for social\, economic and racial justice\, with 40 affiliates in 38 states and more than a million members. \n\n\n\nShe is a community organizer\, trainer and director who has over a decade of experience building campaigns and programming with communities across Cook County IL and nationally across multiple states. She has experience and expertise in building electoral and community based organization to make concrete change for working people’s lives\, and to elect working people to office. She has a passion for building community resilience and connection across differences. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSteven Wu\, Organizing and Policy Director\, Woori Juntos\n\n\n\nSteven is the Director of Organizing & Policy at Woori Juntos\, bringing expertise in policy development and community engagement. \n\n\n\nAt Woori Juntos\, Steven oversees organizing and policy initiatives\, building on experience as Manager\, Organizing & Policy. Their work supports the organization’s commitment to ensuring access to health and social services for Asians\, immigrants\, and all Texans\, while also promoting civic engagement to foster equity and justice. Steven contributes to the organization’s advocacy efforts and supports its mission to address structural challenges faced by communities. \n\n\n\nDrawing on a background in research and policy analysis\, Steven previously served as a Health Policy Associate at Scholars Strategy Network. In this role\, they contributed to addressing public challenges and increasing the accessibility of research findings. \n\n\n\nTheir work history includes a role as Research Assistant at Georgia Tech\, demonstrating applied knowledge of scientific principles. Steven holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgia Institute of Technology. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDeepa Iyer\, Senior Director\, Strategic Initiatives\, Building Movement Project\n\n\n\nDeepa Iyer is a South Asian American writer\, strategist\, and lawyer. Her work is rooted in Asian American\, South Asian\, Muslim\, and Arab communities where she spent fifteen years in policy advocacy and coalition building in the wake of the September 11th attacks and ensuing backlash. Currently\, Deepa leads projects on solidarity and social movements at the Building Movement Project\, a national nonprofit organization that catalyzes social change through research\, strategic partnerships\, and resources for movements and nonprofits. She conducts workshops and trainings\, uplifts narratives through the Solidarity Is This podcast\, and facilitates solidarity strategy for cohorts and networks. Previously\, she has held positions at Race Forward\, South Asian Americans Leading Together\, the US Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division\, the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center\, and the Asian American Justice Center. \n\n\n\nDeepa’s first book\, We Too Sing America: South Asian\, Arab\, Muslim\, and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future (The New Press\, 2015)\, chronicles community-based histories in the wake of 9/11 and received a 2016 American Book Award. Deepa’s most recent book (2022)\, a guide based on the social change ecosystem map that she created\, is called Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection. Her debut children’s picture book\, We Are The Builders!\, was released in the fall of 2024. \n\n\n\nDeepa serves on the advisory council of the Emergent Fund. She has been an adjunct professor in Asian American Studies and Public Policy programs. Deepa is an immigrant who moved to Kentucky from Kerala (India) when she was twelve years old. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame Law School and Vanderbilt University.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/solidarity-in-action-strategies-for-power-building-in-anti-immigrant-environments/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250529T110000
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SUMMARY:Small Funders Learning Community Call: Responding in the Moment
DESCRIPTION:This is a space for SAFSF members who identify as small funders to explore collective insights and discuss how our unique strengths can drive meaningful change. Together\, let’s reflect on our journey\, lessons learned\, and explore our paths forward in this moment. \n\n\n\nDuring this call\, we will explore: \n\n\n\n\nHow have you responded to the federal administrative changes?\n\n\n\nWhat do you think is most needed now\, both for small funders and from small funders?\n\n\n\n\nWhether you have been part of this Learning Community for a while or are new to the conversation\, your perspective is valuable and very welcome. We’re looking forward to seeing you and discussing how this community can support small funders at this moment.  \n\n\n\nThis is a SAFSF member-only group. If you identify as a small funder within the SAFSF membership and are interested in joining\, please register below.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/small-funders-learning-community-call-responding-in-the-moment/
CATEGORIES:Member Only,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250603T110000
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SUMMARY:Pre-Forum Member Orientation
DESCRIPTION:Are you joining us for the SAFSF Forum in June? Meet fellow member attendees at a pre-Forum orientation call for SAFSF members\, new and veteran! Whether this is your first Forum or your 10th\, join us to learn about new offerings at the 2025 Forum and how to best engage while in Santa Ana Pueblo\, New Mexico.  \n\n\n\nThis call is especially helpful if you are bringing new staff\, consultants\, Board or Advisory Committee members who are unfamiliar with SAFSF or the SAFSF Forum. \n\n\n\nJoin SAFSF staff for a deep dive into the 2025 Forum including: \n\n\n\n\nWhy New Mexico? \n\n\n\nWhat to Expect at the Forum \n\n\n\nForum Offerings and Mainstage Sessions\n\n\n\nMember Engagement with the Forum\n\n\n\nExclusive Member Events at the Forum\n\n\n\nHow to Engage in Whova  \n\n\n\n\nThis energizing conversation will excite you for the Forum ahead. Meet other members\, learn the Forum processes\, and get engaged! This event is a free\, SAFSF member only event. Interested in SAFSF membership? Email us. (membership@safsf.org) \n\n\n\n \n\n\nTo register for this program\, you must be logged in and a member of SAFSF. \nPlease log in or register for an account.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/pre-forum-member-orientation/
CATEGORIES:Forum Networking,In Person Gathering,Member Only,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250609T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250612T170000
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SUMMARY:2025 SAFSF Forum
DESCRIPTION:The SAFSF Forum is a unique conference for the full spectrum of funders—including philanthropy\, investors\, community finance\, and intermediaries—to engage with peers\, movement leaders\, and practitioners across the country around a shared mission for equitable and sustainable food and agriculture.   \n\n\n\nJoin us June 9 – 12 in New Mexico  \n\n\n\nThe 2025 Forum will bring SAFSF’s network to the Southwest for the first time in 20 years. We are gathering at Tamaya Resort\, which is located on sovereign Santa Ana Pueblo land. Join us for skill building\, networking\, and leadership development in food and agriculture systems change.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRecap\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsorship\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFAQs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Our Theme: Resilience\, Justice\, Democracy \n\n\n\nFor over 20 years\, SAFSF has united funders in investing in sustainable food and agriculture. This year’s Forum envisions systems change rooted in Resilience\, Justice\, and Democracy. Programs will explore ways to achieve climate resilient and environmentally sustainable agriculture\, justice and equitable outcomes for marginalized communities\, and democratic control of food systems. Conference attendees will explore how diverse capital partners can empower frontline communities and strengthen movements for lasting systems change through dynamic sessions on culture and narrative\, policy and advocacy\, tools and infrastructure\, and innovations in capital strategies. \n\n\n\nResilience: Creating food and agriculture systems that can withstand and adapt to challenges like climate change and social disruptions. This involves embracing climate stewardship\, agroecology and regenerative farming\, Indigenous traditional ecological knowledge\, and building strong\, adaptable communities. \n\n\n\nJustice: Transforming food systems to address historical and systemic inequities. This theme focuses on uplifting marginalized communities and ensuring equitable access to resources\, opportunities\, and decision-making power in food and agriculture. \n\n\n\nDemocracy: Empowering communities to have a say in shaping the policies and practices that affect their food systems. This theme emphasizes community-led governance and policy\, participatory decision-making\, movement building\, and civic engagement to create a more inclusive and representative food system. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Rates\n\n\n\nWe are offering a 5% discount on registration for groups of 3 or more when registered and paid in one transaction. The discount will not apply if each person registers and pays separately. \n\n\n\nFood System Partner registration is an SAFSF member benefit. Each SAFSF member organization is entitled to invite one representative of an organization that they are sponsoring to attend the Forum. Email membership@safsf.org for questions about this member benefit.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFunders who have been selected to organize Forum sessions are expected to cover travel and accommodations of their (non-funder) speakers\, as well as a meaningful honoraria for their time and expertise. Registration fees will be waived for non-funder speakers confirmed prior to April 15\, 2025. Funder speakers will receive a code for a discounted (member) registration rate. New this year\, SAFSF has a limited budget to support scholarships for up to 20 community-based leaders who are speaking in plenary and program sessions. Scholarships have been distributed and this information has been communicated to organizers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMake An Impact—Become a Sponsor\n\n\n\nThe 2025 Forum includes cutting-edge content\, inspirational speakers\, field-based learning\, and new features such as live recorded podcasts and a wellness room! At this critical moment for philanthropy and investment\, your sponsorship will amplify the impact of this unique conference.   \n\n\n\nCheck out the sponsorship levels and benefits in this overview\, and contact our Executive Director\, Clare Fox to secure your sponsorship. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHotel Information\n\n\n\nThe 2025 SAFSF Forum will take place in Santa Ana Pueblo at the beautiful Tamaya Resort. We encourage you to arrive on Monday\, June 9 to take full advantage of evening networking.  \n\n\n\nTAMAYA RESORT – SOLD OUT \n\n\n\nSAFSF has secured an overflow roomblock at Santa Ana Star Casino\, 2 miles down the road from Forum hotel\, for $169 plus taxes. Book your room online here (Group Code = BKG1128   /   Password = BKG1128) or call hotel reservations at 1-844-466-2378 and give them the group code. The last day to make reservations is May 25\, 2025.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHost Committee & Local Advisor\n\n\n\nMeet the local funders and leaders shaping the 2025 Forum to reflect local culture\, context\, and community impact. To learn more about this incredible committee\, click here.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/2025-safsf-forum/
CATEGORIES:In Person Gathering,Meetings,SAFSF Forum
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SUMMARY:How Funders Can Address the Growing Famine in Sudan
DESCRIPTION:This webinar is hosted by The Center for Disaster Philanthropy and co-sponsored by Alliance Magazine\, Giving Compass\, PEAK Grantmaking\, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders\, and United Philanthropy Forum. \n\n\n\nOne in three people worldwide (2.83 billion people) cannot afford a healthy diet. Hunger affects everything in a person’s life: physical health\, mental health and cognitive development. \n\n\n\nHunger and famine are preventable. Global food production is high enough to feed everyone on the planet\, but hunger continues due to unequal distribution of food and conflict. At least 85% of people experiencing hunger live in conflict-affected countries. \n\n\n\nGoal 2 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals is Zero Hunger\, which is defined as: “End hunger\, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.” However\, the targets of this goal are not being achieved\, and in many cases\, the situation is getting worse. More people need nutritional support and suffer from food insecurity than ever before. \n\n\n\nFamines are the extreme outcome of persistent food deprivation. On Aug. 1\, 2024\, famine was declared in Sudan at Zamzam\, one of the camps for internally displaced people\, home to a million people. CDP’s Sudan Humanitarian Crisis Fund focuses on supporting mutual aid groups and emergency response rooms (ERRs) in the country\, which are working hard to address the hunger crisis. Now that USAID funding has been halted\, most ERRs have had to shut down their feeding programs\, including all 40 community kitchens in Zamzam camp. The crisis is growing. \n\n\n\nJoin us for a webinar to discuss the systemic causes of hunger and the differences between famine and hunger. We will also explore why hunger and famine are preventable disasters. \n\n\n\nBy the end of this webinar\, donors will: \n\n\n\n\nLearn more about the disproportionate impact on women and girls.\n\n\n\nExplore how funders can reduce famine and hunger.\n\n\n\nRecognize the repercussions of USAID budget cuts.\n\n\n\n\nWho should attend?\n\n\n\n\nAnyone interested in learning about hunger and famine\n\n\n\nPhilanthropic organizations\, individual donors and funders\n\n\n\nPhilanthropic advisors\n\n\n\nDisaster response and recovery professionals\n\n\n\nCommunity leaders and policymakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFederico Motka\, Head of Emergencies and Humanitarian\, Vitol Foundation\n\n\n\nFederico Motka currently serves as the Head of Emergencies and Humanitarian Portfolio at the Vitol Foundation\, a position held since September 2021. Previously\, Federico co-founded FieldWorks\, a social enterprise dedicated to supporting local non-profits\, and worked at Amanacard in operations and special projects focused on providing aid to crisis zones. Additional experience includes coordinating assessment programs for IMPACT Initiatives and managing emergency projects for Welthungerhilfe\, including responses to major crises in Afghanistan and natural disasters in Asia. Federico’s career also encompasses roles at ACTED and an internship with UNDP\, with a strong academic background in Development Economics and International Development from Johns Hopkins SAIS and Geography and Economics from LSE. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMusab Swareldhab Saty\, Humanitarian Response Coordinator\, Adeela\n\n\n\nMusab is a dedicated professional in project management and digital transformation with over 3 years of experience leading cultural and humanitarian projects. Currently\, he serves as a Humanitarian Response Coordinator at Adeela\, where he manages humanitarian aid projects\, coordinates with donors\, and represents the organization in national and international coordination councils. His passion lies in leveraging digital solutions to enhance project management and improve the effectiveness of humanitarian interventions. \n\n\n\nHis expertise also extends to overseeing workshops\, increasing project visibility\, and acting as a liaison between youth initiatives and Adeela. He is committed to making a positive impact on the communities he works with\, while consistently striving for sustainability and innovation in his projects. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPatty McIlreavy\, President and CEO\, Center for Disaster Philanthropy\n\n\n\nPatricia “Patty” McIlreavy (MAC-ill-ree-vee) is president and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy\, the only full-time resource dedicated to helping donors maximize their impact through more intentional giving in response to domestic and international disasters. CDP’s expertise and tangible results for communities worldwide have helped it evolve into a trusted resource for philanthropy. With over 30 years of experience in international humanitarian policy and practice\, Patty brings a unique blend of operational and strategic expertise to disaster philanthropy. Throughout her career\, she has focused on improving the effectiveness and impact of the aid sector.   \n\n\n\nPrior to joining CDP in March 2020\, Patty served as vice president of the humanitarian team at InterAction. During that time\, she directed InterAction’s efforts to assist the humanitarian community\, including its NGO members\, United Nations (UN) agencies and the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement (RC/RC)\, to address the needs of marginalized populations. While at InterAction\, she represented the organizations’ membership and participated in numerous inter-agency and independent reviews of country-level coordination and impact\, traveling regularly to crisis-affected countries. Patty expanded NGOs’ position\, partnerships\, and influence in multilateral and bilateral forums and global events and led the development of the InterAction CEO Pledge on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse\, Exploitation\, and Harassment of and by NGO Staff.   \n\n\n\nPatty has more than 17 years of lived overseas experience\, primarily in Africa and the Middle East\, working in direct support of response and recovery operations. While based out of Jordan\, Patty worked as a consultant for a diverse group of organizations\, including humanitarian NGOs\, RC/RC\, the UN and NATO. Before this\, Patty worked for the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in positions of increasing responsibility\, based out of Rwanda\, Sudan\, Tanzania\, Burundi and Kenya. As regional director for the Horn and East Africa\, she oversaw IRC’s relief\, rehabilitation and post-conflict development programming\, totaling more than $134 million\, across eight countries. Patty’s experience in the humanitarian field began in 1993 when she joined USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance.  \n\n\n\nA frequent writer and sought-after speaker on humanitarian leadership\, equitable recovery and philanthropy in disasters and humanitarian crises\, Patty has given keynotes and spoken on podcasts\, with media and at events\, such as The Value In Giving\, Alliance Magazine\, the Sabanci Foundation Seminar\, Texas A&M PRIMR\, The Conference Board and Exponent Philanthropy’s annual conferences.  \n\n\n\nPatty holds a master’s degree in International Affairs from the American University School of International Service and was a 2014-2015 fellow of MIT’s Seminar XXI program. She has served on multiple inter-agency committees\, including the U.S. Department of State’s Stabilization Advisory Council\, the UN OCHA Change Management Advisory Group and the CSIS Task Force on Humanitarian Access. She is currently a member of the Global Executive Leadership Initiative Technical Advisory Committee\, the Forbes Non-Profit Council and a Leap Ambassador. Patty taught as an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service from 2021 to 2024.  
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/how-funders-can-address-the-growing-famine-in-sudan/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Open Call for Board Nominations
DESCRIPTION:Interested in stewardship of Sustainable Agriculture and Food System Funders? An open call for nominations to SAFSF’s Board of Directors will run until July 31st. \n\n\n\nOpen board positions will be filled for three-year terms that begin on January 1\, 2026. Open Board seats for 2026 are for both SAFSF members and non-member funders. Nominations will be reviewed by the member-led Nominating Committee and Board of Directors\, with notification to selected candidates happening in late November 2025.  \n\n\n\nPlease consider nominating yourself or a colleague to bring your perspective\, expertise\, and energy to the work of SAFSF!  \n\n\n\nWe are looking for qualified candidates who display the following: \n\n\n\n\nParticipation in SAFSF: Demonstrated familiarity and commitment to advancing the mission of SAFSF through participation in events\, learning spaces\, committees or other pathways of participation.\n\n\n\nBoard or Governance Experience: Brings previous experience serving on a Board of Directors or strong familiarity with the governance role of a non-profit Board of Directors. .\n\n\n\nLeadership Experience: Demonstrates leadership in the funding field and food and agriculture systems change work.\n\n\n\nValues Alignment: Demonstrates alignment with SAFSF’s values and vision for social and racial equity in food and agriculture\, and building a big tent of funders to support food system transformation.\n\n\n\nEthics: Demonstrates good faith interest in Board roles and responsibilities\, including governance\, fundraising\, and championing the mission of SAFSF\, and is free of conflicts of interest.\n\n\n\nContribution to Board: Demonstrates interest and ability to volunteer time and resources to advance the impact and fiscal health of the organization. \n\n\n\nRepresentation: Contributes to diversity of perspectives on the Board\, representing a diversity of experiences across gender\, race/ethnicity\, age\, geography\, subject matter expertise and type of funding organization. \n\n\n\n\nTimeline for the nomination process: \n\n\n\n\nJuly 30 | Applications due\n\n\n\nAugust – October | Candidate interviews with the Nominating Committee\n\n\n\nNovember | Board of Directors vote and new Directors notified\n\n\n\nDecember | New Board Member Orientation \n\n\n\nJanuary | Term begins \n\n\n\n\nSelf-nomination or nominations of other qualified candidates are welcome. If you have questions about the form or process\, please contact Holly Hanes at holly@safsf.org. \n\n\n\n\nBoard Nomination Form
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/call-for-board-nominations-2025/
CATEGORIES:Deadlines
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250626T130000
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SUMMARY:Gather Round Monthly Membership Call
DESCRIPTION:The Gather Round Monthly Membership Calls\, held on the 3rd Thursday of every month (4th Thursday for June!) 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 month.  \n\n\n\nWe want to hear what’s top of mind for you\, what you are wrestling with\, and what topics you want to explore deeper. Each call will have a different topic. \n\n\n\nSAFSF members are automatically enrolled in Gather Round meetings\, and will see the calendar invitations. If you do not\, email membership@safsf.org to receive access. 
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/gather-round-june/
CATEGORIES:Member Only,Webinars
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UID:10000680-1752757200-1752760800@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Gather Round Monthly Membership Call
DESCRIPTION: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 month.  \n\n\n\nHOW TO START A POOLED FUND 101with Growing Justice Fund  \n\n\n\nThe July Gather Round will feature new SAFSF member\, Growing Justice Fund. In 2024\, GROWING JUSTICE awarded over $5 million in grants to 36 organizations working to transform food systems in their Tribes\, regions and communities. GROWING JUSTICE: The Fund for Equitable Good Food Procurement is a multi-donor pooled fund co-designed by funders\, farmers\, advocates\, food suppliers\, purchasers and community partners from Native and non-Native communities across the country\, with a focus on equitable good food procurement. If you work in health equity\, racial justice\, economic equity\, and/or food justice\, join us!This is your judgement-free space to ask any questions on starting a pooled fund\, including: \n\n\n\n\nchallenges in the development process  \n\n\n\naligning on a common vision\, values\, and desired impact\n\n\n\nfund design and working with field leaders\n\n\n\ncommunity and stakeholder engagement + more! \n\n\n\n\nMEMBER SPEAKERRicardo T. Rocha Advisory Chair\, Growing Justice Fund \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRicardo T. Rocha Advisory Chair\, Growing Justice Fund\n\n\n\nRicardo T. Rocha is originally from Guanajuato\, Mexico\, and immigrated here with his family at the age of 4. Ricardo T. Rocha graduated from the Metropolitan State University of Denver and the Watson Institute in Boulder\, Colorado. Ricardo is a well-recognized leader experienced in motivating and developing productive relationships within corporate environments as well as with members of the community\, professionals in the public and private sectors\, and elected officials at all levels of governance. Ricardo spends most of his time ideating\, building\, and scaling solutions to difficult societal or organizational problems.Ricardo is the Founder and CEO of Bondadosa\, a social impact\, technology based food logistics and transportation company designed to create a more kind\, just and sustainable food system. Ricardo loves to work with teams of system thinkers\, engineers\, and talented designers to bring impactful visions to life. Ricardo is invested in community efforts regarding food insecurity\, healthcare\, immigration\, the environment\, education\, and economic development. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSAFSF members are automatically enrolled in Gather Round meetings\, and will see the calendar invitations. If you do not\, email membership@safsf.org to receive access. 
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/gather-round-july/
CATEGORIES:Member Only,Webinars
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