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SUMMARY:Soil Health and Climate Resilience in Pennsylvania | Site Visit at the 2019 SAFSF Forum
DESCRIPTION:The impacts of climate change vary regionally\, and farmers in western Pennsylvania are already grappling with increasingly frequent extreme weather events. Amid a growing awareness of the deep impact soil has on every aspect of our biodiversity\, health\, climate\, water\, and resilience\, more folks are listening to farmers and researchers in Pennsylvania and elsewhere who have been championing the importance of soil health for decades. \n\n\n\nSoil health management systems encompass a wide variety of practices and assessment approaches and are described in a variety of ways—regenerative agriculture\, organics\, regenerative organic\, agroecology\, sustainable agriculture\, and more. These approaches share common goals of protecting natural resources on and off the farm\, improving productivity and profitability\, and safeguarding the functioning of our planet and its health now and well into the future. \n\n\n\nOn this tour\, we’ll learn about long-term soil health research happening in Pennsylvania and explore how soil health relates to improved production\, watershed health\, climate change mitigation and adaptation\, and more. We’ll visit a couple of farms and meet with farmers focused on applying the principles of soil health management to their production. We’ll also learn how research\, modeling\, and monitoring efforts are being used to help tell the story of the benefits of healthy soil\, and support the spread of best practices in soil stewardship. \n\n\n\nThis day-long site visit is offered to participants at the 2019 SAFSF Forum in Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania.\n\n\n\nHost organizations include:• Fallen Aspen Farm• Kretschmann Family Organic Farm• Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA)• Pennsylvania No Till Alliance• Rodale Institute• Stroud Water Research Center• Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/soil-health-and-climate-resilience-in-pennsylvania-site-visit-at-the-2019-safsf-forum/
CATEGORIES:SAFSF Forum,Tours / Site Visits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190619T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190619T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
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LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T034948Z
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SUMMARY:Crafting a Regional Food System | Site Visit at the 2019 SAFSF Forum
DESCRIPTION:If you want to get your hands dirty or doughy\, this is the tour for you. We’ll head to Chatham University’s Eden Hall campus\, a 388-acre farm turned cutting-edge learning laboratory and demonstration site showcasing sustainable solutions to issues of energy\, water\, food and agriculture\, air quality and climate\, and the interaction of natural and built systems. This innovative campus is home to the Falk School of Sustainability and Environment\, which encourages undergraduate and graduate students focusing on food studies to engage with the work through collaborative projects and experiences that take them outside the classroom—so that they may develop and apply real-world solutions. \n\n\n\nYou’ll choose one of two hands-on activities for small group engagement (pre-registration required; spaces are limited): \n\n\n\n• Agroecology Farm Activity: Visit the agroecology demonstration farm and experience how students of all ages are introduced to various aspects of food system sustainability through applied and hands-on learning. We can also dig in and get our hands dirty as we harvest greens for our lunch. \n\n\n\n• Heritage Grains Activity: A growing number of farmers in western Pennsylvania are cultivating heritage grains. We’ll learn how their work fits into the regional food system and use some of those grains to prepare pizza dough for our lunch. As we get our hands floury\, we’ll learn in the same way that students and community members do: through fun\, hands-on\, experiential curriculum. \n\n\n\nThroughout the day\, our journey will be grounded in the work of the interdisciplinary Center for Regional Agriculture\, Food\, and Transformation (CRAFT). We’ll leave with a better understanding of how hands-on experience can deepen knowledge and engagement around sustainable food systems issues. We’ll also gain new insights into western Pennsylvania’s regional food system\, the relationships\, assets\, and gaps that undergird it\, and the potential of culinary tourism to support regional economic development. \n\n\n\nThis day-long site visit is offered to participants at the 2019 SAFSF Forum in Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania.\n\n\n\nHost organizations include:• The Center for Regional Agriculture\, Food\, and Transformation (CRAFT) at Chatham University’s Eden Hall Campus• Frankferd Farms
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/crafting-a-regional-food-system-site-visit-at-the-2019-safsf-forum/
CATEGORIES:SAFSF Forum,Tours / Site Visits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190619T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190619T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
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SUMMARY:Supporting the Needs of New and Beginning Farmers | Site Visit at the 2019 SAFSF Forum
DESCRIPTION:On this tour\, we will learn about a variety of programs and organizations that are supporting new and beginning production farmers in Pittsburgh and the surrounding region. Although similar programs exist across the country\, Pittsburgh is unique in hosting a range of opportunities\, bolstered by deep and reciprocal working relationships between them\, that support farmers no matter where they are in their learning and farm enterprise development. This means that whether they aspire to build skills in growing their own crops\, develop their own small-scale organic urban farm enterprise\, or lease farmland in order to produce at scale\, local farmers can take a stepladder approach to a career in sustainable agriculture. \n\n\n\nParticipants will learn how an urban farm set against the backdrop of the last remaining steel mill in the Pittsburgh area is preparing young adults for future work in food and farming through hands-on apprenticeships. We’ll see how a nonprofit\, community-centered farm that is set to become the largest urban farm in the U.S. is developing a comprehensive workforce and business development program for new small-scale organic urban farm enterprises. And we’ll hear how other partners are supporting graduates of these programs in acquiring farmland within and outside Pittsburgh in order to stabilize and expand their production agriculture businesses. Together we’ll better understand how these farmer-development pieces fit together in practice—and hopefully get our hands a little dirty in the process. \n\n\n\nThis day-long site visit is offered to participants at the 2019 SAFSF Forum in Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania.\n\n\n\nHost organizations include:• Braddock Farms\, Grow Pittsburgh• Hilltop Urban Farm• Western Pennsylvania Conservancy \n\n\n\nOther partners include:• Allegheny County Conservation District• Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA)• National Young Farmers Coalition
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/supporting-the-needs-of-new-and-beginning-farmers-site-visit-at-the-2019-safsf-forum/
CATEGORIES:SAFSF Forum,Tours / Site Visits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190709T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190709T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20190709T160559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T171843Z
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SUMMARY:Dollar Stores’ Growing Impact on Local Food Environments
DESCRIPTION:Cosponsored with Grantmakers in HealthOver the past two decades\, funders have worked with food retailers to help them become better corporate citizens by offering healthy\, fresh\, and affordable food options. Now\, a new kind of food retailer is expanding into rural and low-income urban communities: dollar stores. Mounting evidence shows that dollar stores are triggering the closure of grocery stores\, eliminating jobs\, and eroding food environments in some of the nation’s most vulnerable communities. Join this webinar to learn more about the expansion of dollar stores and to discuss how funders might start to address the challenges that they present.Speakers include Vanessa Hall-Harper of the Tulsa\, Oklahoma City Council and Frank Morris of KCRU National Public Radio.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/dollar-stores-growing-impact-on-local-food-environments/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190709T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190709T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20200929T230559Z
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SUMMARY:Dollar Stores’ Growing Impact on Local Food Environments
DESCRIPTION:Cosponsored with Grantmakers in HealthOver the past two decades\, funders have worked with food retailers to help them become better corporate citizens by offering healthy\, fresh\, and affordable food options. Now\, a new kind of food retailer is expanding into rural and low-income urban communities: dollar stores. Mounting evidence shows that dollar stores are triggering the closure of grocery stores\, eliminating jobs\, and eroding food environments in some of the nation’s most vulnerable communities. Join this webinar to learn more about the expansion of dollar stores and to discuss how funders might start to address the challenges that they present.Speakers include Vanessa Hall-Harper of the Tulsa\, Oklahoma City Council and Frank Morris of KCRU National Public Radio.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/dollar-stores-growing-impact-on-local-food-environments-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190711T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190711T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20190711T160228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T171853Z
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SUMMARY:Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act: What You Need to Know to be Engaged
DESCRIPTION:The Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) Act debate is moving full steam ahead. Join us for a discussion with leading policy experts to learn all about the CNR – what it is\, the key policy and funding issues\, debate timeline\, and how you can engage. \n\n\n\nModerator:Traci Bruckner\, policy program director\, SAFSFSpeakers:Wes King\, senior policy specialist\, National Sustainable Agriculture CoalitionChloe Marshall\, policy specialist\, National Farm to School NetworkEllen Teller\, director of government affairs\, Food Research & Action Center \n\n\n\nRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only.Funders are considered those organizations using grantmaking or investments as a core strategy to fulfill their mission and who make grants or invest more than $50\,000 annually.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/child-nutrition-reauthorization-act-what-you-need-to-know-to-be-engaged/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190711T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190711T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20200929T230228Z
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SUMMARY:Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act: What You Need to Know to be Engaged
DESCRIPTION:The Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) Act debate is moving full steam ahead. Join us for a discussion with leading policy experts to learn all about the CNR – what it is\, the key policy and funding issues\, debate timeline\, and how you can engage. \n\n\n\nModerator:Traci Bruckner\, policy program director\, SAFSF Speakers:Wes King\, senior policy specialist\, National Sustainable Agriculture CoalitionChloe Marshall\, policy specialist\, National Farm to School NetworkEllen Teller\, director of government affairs\, Food Research & Action Center \n\n\n\nRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only.Funders are considered those organizations using grantmaking or investments as a core strategy to fulfill their mission and who make grants or invest more than $50\,000 annually.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/child-nutrition-reauthorization-act-what-you-need-to-know-to-be-engaged-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190820T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190820T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20190820T155246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T171905Z
UID:10000310-1566295200-1566298800@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:SAFSF Members-Only In The Kitchen Call: 2018 Year-End Report and Network Update
DESCRIPTION:Call-in information emailed out to members\n\n\n\nWe invite you to join your peers and SAFSF staff on Tuesday\, August 20\, 10 am PT / 11 am MT / 12 pm CT / 1 pm ET for a members-only video call to see what SAFSF and our members accomplished in 2018\, what we’ve been up to in 2019\, and what’s on the horizon.Find more ways to engage on topics that help advance your work and make new connections that advance the collective impact of philanthropic investments in sustainable agriculture and food systems. The presentation will be short\, leaving most of the call for lively discussion\, questions\, and networking. \n\n\n\nPhone call-ins are welcome\, but we highly encourage participation by video – let’s take advantage of technology to put names to faces and forge deeper connections\, even when we can’t all be in the same room!
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/safsf-members-only-in-the-kitchen-call-2018-year-end-report-and-network-update/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190820T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190820T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20200929T225246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T225246Z
UID:10000392-1566295200-1566298800@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:SAFSF Members-Only In The Kitchen Call: 2018 Year-End Report and Network Update
DESCRIPTION:Call-in information emailed out to members\n\n\n\nWe invite you to join your peers and SAFSF staff on Tuesday\, August 20\, 10 am PT / 11 am MT / 12 pm CT / 1 pm ET for a members-only video call to see what SAFSF and our members accomplished in 2018\, what we’ve been up to in 2019\, and what’s on the horizon.Find more ways to engage on topics that help advance your work and make new connections that advance the collective impact of philanthropic investments in sustainable agriculture and food systems. The presentation will be short\, leaving most of the call for lively discussion\, questions\, and networking. \n\n\n\nPhone call-ins are welcome\, but we highly encourage participation by video – let’s take advantage of technology to put names to faces and forge deeper connections\, even when we can’t all be in the same room!
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/safsf-members-only-in-the-kitchen-call-2018-year-end-report-and-network-update-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190827T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190827T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20190827T155713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T171915Z
UID:10000311-1566900000-1566903600@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Connecting the Dots: Cross-Sectoral Strategies for Food Systems Change
DESCRIPTION:Building bridges between community and economic development stakeholders and the regional food sector is integral to increasing the viability and resilience of regional food economies and improving community vitality\, health\, and wealth. What do these new networks look like\, who do they include\, and who else needs to be at the table as they move forward? Are there on-the-ground impacts that can already be attributed to these new connections and alliances? \n\n\n\nJoin us for a discussion with funders and practitioners whose work supports cross-sectoral connections as a path to transformative food systems change. We also invite you to share your success story\, lesson learned\, or ongoing effort related to building cross-sectoral connections in your food systems work. Please add your story as you’re registering for the webinar. We’ll ask a few registrants to share these stories during the webinar to fuel the discussion as time permits.Funders and non-funder practitioners will: \n\n\n\nDiscuss their work at local\, regional\, and state levels;Share how they understand and address critical needs in the food system; and;Reflect on the victories and challenges that come with taking a holistic approach to their work. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nBryan Crawford-Garrett\, food and agriculture policy officer\, Thornburg FoundationJohn Fisk\, director of strategy and partnerships\, Wallace Center at Winrock InternationalTera Johnson\, founder and director\, Food Finance Institute \n\n\n\nRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only.Funders are considered those organizations using grantmaking or investments as a core strategy to fulfill their mission and who make grants or invest more than $50\,000 annually.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/connecting-the-dots-cross-sectoral-strategies-for-food-systems-change/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190827T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190827T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20200929T225713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T225713Z
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SUMMARY:Connecting the Dots: Cross-Sectoral Strategies for Food Systems Change
DESCRIPTION:Building bridges between community and economic development stakeholders and the regional food sector is integral to increasing the viability and resilience of regional food economies and improving community vitality\, health\, and wealth. What do these new networks look like\, who do they include\, and who else needs to be at the table as they move forward? Are there on-the-ground impacts that can already be attributed to these new connections and alliances? \n\n\n\nJoin us for a discussion with funders and practitioners whose work supports cross-sectoral connections as a path to transformative food systems change. We also invite you to share your success story\, lesson learned\, or ongoing effort related to building cross-sectoral connections in your food systems work. Please add your story as you’re registering for the webinar. We’ll ask a few registrants to share these stories during the webinar to fuel the discussion as time permits.Funders and non-funder practitioners will: \n\n\n\nDiscuss their work at local\, regional\, and state levels;Share how they understand and address critical needs in the food system; and;Reflect on the victories and challenges that come with taking a holistic approach to their work. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nBryan Crawford-Garrett\, food and agriculture policy officer\, Thornburg FoundationJohn Fisk\, director of strategy and partnerships\, Wallace Center at Winrock InternationalTera Johnson\, founder and director\, Food Finance Institute \n\n\n\nRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only.Funders are considered those organizations using grantmaking or investments as a core strategy to fulfill their mission and who make grants or invest more than $50\,000 annually.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/connecting-the-dots-cross-sectoral-strategies-for-food-systems-change-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190919T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190919T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20190919T175610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T171941Z
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SUMMARY:SAFSF Members-Only In The Kitchen Call: Participatory Grantmaking
DESCRIPTION:Call-in information emailed to membersKelley Buhles from SAFSF member RSF Social Finance will lead an informal discussion of participatory grantmaking\, a variety of funding mechanisms that shift power\, include communities in decision-making\, and increase collaboration. Chime in with your own participatory grantmaking experiences and questions\, or just listen in if you’re curious. After the discussion\, we’ll have time for an open exchange of news and information among members on the call.Phone call-ins are welcome\, but we highly encourage participation by video – let’s take advantage of technology to put names to faces and forge deeper connections\, even when we can’t all be in the same room!
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/safsf-members-only-in-the-kitchen-call-participatory-grantmaking/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190919T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190919T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20200929T005610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T005610Z
UID:10000389-1568887200-1568890800@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:SAFSF Members-Only In The Kitchen Call: Participatory Grantmaking
DESCRIPTION:Call-in information emailed to membersKelley Buhles from SAFSF member RSF Social Finance will lead an informal discussion of participatory grantmaking\, a variety of funding mechanisms that shift power\, include communities in decision-making\, and increase collaboration. Chime in with your own participatory grantmaking experiences and questions\, or just listen in if you’re curious. After the discussion\, we’ll have time for an open exchange of news and information among members on the call.Phone call-ins are welcome\, but we highly encourage participation by video – let’s take advantage of technology to put names to faces and forge deeper connections\, even when we can’t all be in the same room!
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/safsf-members-only-in-the-kitchen-call-participatory-grantmaking-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190926T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190926T111500
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20190926T154826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T171954Z
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SUMMARY:A Threat to Health and Wellbeing: Public Charge’s Expected Impact and How Philanthropy Can Respond
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers:Randy Capps\, director of research\, U.S. Program\, Migration Policy InstituteGuadalupe Fernandez\, policy and advocacy manager\, Tahirih Justice CenterSonya Schwartz\, senior policy attorney\, National Immigration Law CenterCarolyn Wang Kong\, chief program director\, Blue Shield of California FoundationModeratorKevin Douglas\, director of national programs\, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) \n\n\n\nIn August\, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security filed and officially published its “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds” final rule. Unless blocked by litigation\, the rule will go into effect on October 15th. The new rule will dramatically impact the health and stability of immigrants of all statuses who may withdraw from or avoid nutrition\, health care\, and housing assistance programs out of fear\, and radically reshape how the country admits future immigrants. In many ways\, the public charge rule embodies all three elements of the administration’s anti-immigrant agenda and strategies:1. To dehumanize and demonize immigrants\, refugees\, and asylum seekers through deceitful and destructive narratives\,2. To force immigrants already here to leave through unilateral policy directives that fuel widespread fear and increase enforcement\, detention\, and deportation\, and3. To prevent would-be asylees\, refugees\, and immigrants from entering the country through extreme policies.Specifically\, the rewritten public charge rule would require USCIS to administer an expanded “totality of circumstances” test when an individual applies for a green card that will heavily weigh the anticipated likelihood that an individual would utilize public benefits like SNAP\, Section 8\, and Medicaid. The test would also negatively assess certain health conditions and lack of health coverage\, and other factors\, including age. \n\n\n\nAt its core\, the public charge rule is the manifestation of a growing and toxic narrative that seeks to exclude immigrants—particularly those of color and/or limited means—from membership in our society. The anticipated chilling effect will negatively impact health outcomes\, the wellbeing of children\, family and community stability\, economic opportunity\, and even our representative government’s checks and balances function. \n\n\n\nOn this webinar\, funders will learn about responses to date to the final ‘public charge’ rule\, ranging from local-level community education to state-level coordinated campaigns\, to national litigation efforts. Gaps in field capacity and opportunities for philanthropic support to protect families and advance belonging will be explored in both a rapid response and long-term context. Speakers will also cover the second rule that is expected soon that will dramatically expand the “public charge” grounds under which the Department of Justice determines who should be deported.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/a-threat-to-health-and-wellbeing-public-charges-expected-impact-and-how-philanthropy-can-respond/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190926T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190926T111500
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20200929T224826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T224826Z
UID:10000391-1569492000-1569496500@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:A Threat to Health and Wellbeing: Public Charge’s Expected Impact and How Philanthropy Can Respond
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers:Randy Capps\, director of research\, U.S. Program\, Migration Policy InstituteGuadalupe Fernandez\, policy and advocacy manager\, Tahirih Justice CenterSonya Schwartz\, senior policy attorney\, National Immigration Law CenterCarolyn Wang Kong\, chief program director\, Blue Shield of California FoundationModeratorKevin Douglas\, director of national programs\, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) \n\n\n\nIn August\, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security filed and officially published its “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds” final rule. Unless blocked by litigation\, the rule will go into effect on October 15th. The new rule will dramatically impact the health and stability of immigrants of all statuses who may withdraw from or avoid nutrition\, health care\, and housing assistance programs out of fear\, and radically reshape how the country admits future immigrants. In many ways\, the public charge rule embodies all three elements of the administration’s anti-immigrant agenda and strategies:1. To dehumanize and demonize immigrants\, refugees\, and asylum seekers through deceitful and destructive narratives\,2. To force immigrants already here to leave through unilateral policy directives that fuel widespread fear and increase enforcement\, detention\, and deportation\, and3. To prevent would-be asylees\, refugees\, and immigrants from entering the country through extreme policies.Specifically\, the rewritten public charge rule would require USCIS to administer an expanded “totality of circumstances” test when an individual applies for a green card that will heavily weigh the anticipated likelihood that an individual would utilize public benefits like SNAP\, Section 8\, and Medicaid. The test would also negatively assess certain health conditions and lack of health coverage\, and other factors\, including age. \n\n\n\nAt its core\, the public charge rule is the manifestation of a growing and toxic narrative that seeks to exclude immigrants—particularly those of color and/or limited means—from membership in our society. The anticipated chilling effect will negatively impact health outcomes\, the wellbeing of children\, family and community stability\, economic opportunity\, and even our representative government’s checks and balances function. \n\n\n\nOn this webinar\, funders will learn about responses to date to the final ‘public charge’ rule\, ranging from local-level community education to state-level coordinated campaigns\, to national litigation efforts. Gaps in field capacity and opportunities for philanthropic support to protect families and advance belonging will be explored in both a rapid response and long-term context. Speakers will also cover the second rule that is expected soon that will dramatically expand the “public charge” grounds under which the Department of Justice determines who should be deported.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/a-threat-to-health-and-wellbeing-public-charges-expected-impact-and-how-philanthropy-can-respond-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191015T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191015T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20191015T174735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T172007Z
UID:10000315-1571133600-1571137200@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Gene Drives and Synthetic Biology: What are the Implications for Food Systems\, Biodiversity\, and the Environment – and What Can We Do?
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by AgroEcology Fund\, CS Fund\, GRACE Communications Foundation\, and The Nell Newman FoundationCo-Sponsored by Biodiversity Funders Group \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGene drives are genetic engineering technologies purported to improve seeds and combat pests and disease. These genetic technologies are designed for herbicide tolerance or to introduce traits into seeds\, weeds\, and insects. What are the threats they pose\, and what might the risks be to biodiversity\, food security\, smallholder livelihoods\, and food sovereignty? \n\n\n\nMany indigenous people\, farming communities\, and farmer and consumer groups advocate for a moratorium of on-field use of these emerging technologies\, and this debate has moved into negotiations at the UN Convention on Biodiversity. In this webinar\, we’ll hear from a scientist\, community leader\, grassroots organizer\, and funder about the implications of synthetic biology and gene drives and what we can do to ensure public safety. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nMariam Mayet\, executive director\, African Centre for BiodiversityMaywa Montenegro\, post-doctoral research fellow\, UC DavisDana Perls\, senior food and agriculture campaigner\, Friends of the EarthModerated by Bob Scowcroft\, trustee\, The Nell Newman Foundation \n\n\n\nIntroduction by Angela Cordeiro\, program director\, AgroEcology Fund \n\n\n\nRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only.Funders are considered those organizations using grantmaking or investments as a core strategy to fulfill their mission and who make grants or invest more than $50\,000 annually. 
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/gene-drives-and-synthetic-biology-what-are-the-implications-for-food-systems-biodiversity-and-the-environment-and-what-can-we-do/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191015T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191015T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20200929T004735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200929T004735Z
UID:10000388-1571133600-1571137200@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Gene Drives and Synthetic Biology: What are the Implications for Food Systems\, Biodiversity\, and the Environment – and What Can We Do?
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by AgroEcology Fund\, CS Fund\, GRACE Communications Foundation\, and The Nell Newman FoundationCo-Sponsored by Biodiversity Funders Group \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGene drives are genetic engineering technologies purported to improve seeds and combat pests and disease. These genetic technologies are designed for herbicide tolerance or to introduce traits into seeds\, weeds\, and insects. What are the threats they pose\, and what might the risks be to biodiversity\, food security\, smallholder livelihoods\, and food sovereignty? \n\n\n\nMany indigenous people\, farming communities\, and farmer and consumer groups advocate for a moratorium of on-field use of these emerging technologies\, and this debate has moved into negotiations at the UN Convention on Biodiversity. In this webinar\, we’ll hear from a scientist\, community leader\, grassroots organizer\, and funder about the implications of synthetic biology and gene drives and what we can do to ensure public safety. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nMariam Mayet\, executive director\, African Centre for BiodiversityMaywa Montenegro\, post-doctoral research fellow\, UC DavisDana Perls\, senior food and agriculture campaigner\, Friends of the EarthModerated by Bob Scowcroft\, trustee\, The Nell Newman Foundation \n\n\n\nIntroduction by Angela Cordeiro\, program director\, AgroEcology Fund \n\n\n\nRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only.Funders are considered those organizations using grantmaking or investments as a core strategy to fulfill their mission and who make grants or invest more than $50\,000 annually. 
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/gene-drives-and-synthetic-biology-what-are-the-implications-for-food-systems-biodiversity-and-the-environment-and-what-can-we-do-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191015T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191015T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20191015T154404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T172015Z
UID:10000314-1571140800-1571144400@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Who Will Own and Steward US Land? Creating Coalitions to Fund an Agricultural Commons
DESCRIPTION:Presented by LIFT EconomyCo-sponsored by Resource Generation & SAFSFJoin LIFT Economy and the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders on a webinar discussing innovative and diverse financing mechanisms for shared ownership of agricultural land and long-term ecological stewardship. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat is this webinar about and why is this important? \n\n\n\nAccessing land is probably one of the most pernicious challenges faced by new farmers. Unaffordable land tenure is also one of the barriers to adoption of regenerative farming practices.Inequities in farmland ownership provide one of the most glaring examples of the legacy of institutional racism (today\, in the United States\, approximately 98% of farmland is owned by white people).In the next 17 years\, according to the Agrarian Trust\, 400 million acres of farmland will change hands – but unless we intervene\, it won’t go into the hands of young\, POC or Indigenous farmers nor stay in agricultural use. Due to unrestrained development\, unregulated speculative real estate markets\, international investment\, and a distorted subsidy system\, the land that is turning over is too expensive for new and old farmers to acquire.Who is this webinar for? \n\n\n\nProgram officers / Family foundationsPhilanthropistsLand Trust / Trust DevelopersImpact InvestorsFarmersWhat will I get? \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, we’ll explore creative ways to solve the land access and affordability problem and put land into commons ownership and regenerative stewardship. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nIan McSweeney\, director\, Agrarian TrustMariah McPherson\, executive director\, New Belgium Family FoundationOlive Watkins\, co-founder\, Black Farmers Fund; board member\, Soul Fire Farm; owner and farmer\, Oliver’s AgroforestKaren Washington\, co-founder\, Black Farmers Fund; owner and farmer\, Rise & Root FarmAmy Moreno-Sills\, farm to farmer coordinator\, PCC Farmland Trust
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/who-will-own-and-steward-us-land-creating-coalitions-to-fund-an-agricultural-commons/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191015T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191015T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20200928T224404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200928T224404Z
UID:10000386-1571140800-1571144400@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Who Will Own and Steward US Land? Creating Coalitions to Fund an Agricultural Commons
DESCRIPTION:Presented by LIFT EconomyCo-sponsored by Resource Generation & SAFSFJoin LIFT Economy and the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders on a webinar discussing innovative and diverse financing mechanisms for shared ownership of agricultural land and long-term ecological stewardship. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat is this webinar about and why is this important? \n\n\n\nAccessing land is probably one of the most pernicious challenges faced by new farmers. Unaffordable land tenure is also one of the barriers to adoption of regenerative farming practices.Inequities in farmland ownership provide one of the most glaring examples of the legacy of institutional racism (today\, in the United States\, approximately 98% of farmland is owned by white people).In the next 17 years\, according to the Agrarian Trust\, 400 million acres of farmland will change hands – but unless we intervene\, it won’t go into the hands of young\, POC or Indigenous farmers nor stay in agricultural use. Due to unrestrained development\, unregulated speculative real estate markets\, international investment\, and a distorted subsidy system\, the land that is turning over is too expensive for new and old farmers to acquire.Who is this webinar for? \n\n\n\nProgram officers / Family foundationsPhilanthropistsLand Trust / Trust DevelopersImpact InvestorsFarmersWhat will I get? \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, we’ll explore creative ways to solve the land access and affordability problem and put land into commons ownership and regenerative stewardship. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nIan McSweeney\, director\, Agrarian TrustMariah McPherson\, executive director\, New Belgium Family FoundationOlive Watkins\, co-founder\, Black Farmers Fund; board member\, Soul Fire Farm; owner and farmer\, Oliver’s AgroforestKaren Washington\, co-founder\, Black Farmers Fund; owner and farmer\, Rise & Root FarmAmy Moreno-Sills\, farm to farmer coordinator\, PCC Farmland Trust
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/who-will-own-and-steward-us-land-creating-coalitions-to-fund-an-agricultural-commons-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191016T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191016T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20191016T154845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T172026Z
UID:10000316-1571220000-1571223600@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:In the Kitchen Call: A Debrief on SAFSF’s 2019 NASDA Activities
DESCRIPTION:Call-in information emailed to members.Didn’t receive the call-in information\, contact renee@safsf.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSince 2014 SAFSF has pursued a two-part strategy of engagement with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) to:Increase public-sector understanding and support for sustainable and organic agriculture and food systems that foster diversity\, equity and inclusion; andConnect public and private funding partners to strengthen funding opportunities for sustainable and organic agriculture and food system initiatives.Nearly a dozen SAFSF member organizations provided financial support in 2019 for the participation of staff\, members\, and on-the-ground practitioners in NASDA’s regional and national convenings. Join us for this debrief to discuss the impact of the year’s activities with Executive Director Virginia Clarke\, Policy Programs Director Traci Bruckner\, and members who participated in the delegations. \n\n\n\nThis call will be hosted on the Zoom video platform. You may call in by phone\, but we highly encourage you to participate by video if possible!
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/in-the-kitchen-call-a-debrief-on-safsfs-2019-nasda-activities/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191016T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191016T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20200928T224845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200928T224845Z
UID:10000387-1571220000-1571223600@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:In the Kitchen Call: A Debrief on SAFSF’s 2019 NASDA Activities
DESCRIPTION:Call-in information emailed to members.Didn’t receive the call-in information\, contact renee@safsf.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSince 2014 SAFSF has pursued a two-part strategy of engagement with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) to:Increase public-sector understanding and support for sustainable and organic agriculture and food systems that foster diversity\, equity and inclusion; andConnect public and private funding partners to strengthen funding opportunities for sustainable and organic agriculture and food system initiatives.Nearly a dozen SAFSF member organizations provided financial support in 2019 for the participation of staff\, members\, and on-the-ground practitioners in NASDA’s regional and national convenings. Join us for this debrief to discuss the impact of the year’s activities with Executive Director Virginia Clarke\, Policy Programs Director Traci Bruckner\, and members who participated in the delegations. \n\n\n\nThis call will be hosted on the Zoom video platform. You may call in by phone\, but we highly encourage you to participate by video if possible!
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/in-the-kitchen-call-a-debrief-on-safsfs-2019-nasda-activities-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191114T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191114T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20191114T163531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T172034Z
UID:10000317-1573731000-1573734600@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Connecting the Dots Between Human Health\, Soil Health\, & Plant Diversity
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Regenerative Agriculture FoundationCo-sponsored by Health & Environmental Funders Network and Environmental Grantmakers AssociationHosted by the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems FundersRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only.Funders are considered those organizations using grantmaking or investments as a core strategy to fulfill their mission and who make grants or invest more than $50\,000 annually. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe saying “You are what your food eats” points to the impact of soil on the healthfulness (nutrition) of our food. What does your food eat? \n\n\n\n– Grass-fed cattle eat living plants whose nutrient levels reflect those of the soil. \n\n\n\n– Chickens eat feed that varies in nutrition-based\, in part\, on the health of the soil where their feed was grown. \n\n\n\n– Any ‘pasture-raised’ animal eats a different diet than their conventionally raised cousins. \n\n\n\n– Row crops growing in healthy soils are ‘fed’ nutrients and minerals by microbes in the soil. That’s not true when plants are ‘fed’ synthetic fertilizers. \n\n\n\n– Grapes are more flavorful and nutritious when grown in soil with healthy microbiology. \n\n\n\nMeanwhile\, the nutrient and mineral levels of our vegetables have decreased over the last 75 years (per the USDA)\, and we have a diet-related health crisis in this country. We need nutrient-dense foods and that’s one good reason to take steps to improve soil health. \n\n\n\nHow do our growing practices influence the nutrition we get from our food and our health overall? Join us for a webinar to discuss microbiomes\, nutrient levels\, phytonutrients\, Omega 6:3 ratios\, the nutritional difference between wild kangaroo and feedlot beef\, and more. \n\n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nNicole Masters\, agro-ecologistFred Provenza\, professor emeritus of Behavioral Ecology in the Department of Wildland Resources\, Utah State UniversityGreg Horner (moderator)\, consultant\, Regenerative Agriculture Foundation
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/connecting-the-dots-between-human-health-soil-health-plant-diversity/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191114T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191114T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20200928T223531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200928T223531Z
UID:10000385-1573731000-1573734600@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Connecting the Dots Between Human Health\, Soil Health\, & Plant Diversity
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Regenerative Agriculture FoundationCo-sponsored by Health & Environmental Funders Network and Environmental Grantmakers AssociationHosted by the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems FundersRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only.Funders are considered those organizations using grantmaking or investments as a core strategy to fulfill their mission and who make grants or invest more than $50\,000 annually. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe saying “You are what your food eats” points to the impact of soil on the healthfulness (nutrition) of our food. What does your food eat? \n\n\n\n– Grass-fed cattle eat living plants whose nutrient levels reflect those of the soil. \n\n\n\n– Chickens eat feed that varies in nutrition-based\, in part\, on the health of the soil where their feed was grown. \n\n\n\n– Any ‘pasture-raised’ animal eats a different diet than their conventionally raised cousins. \n\n\n\n– Row crops growing in healthy soils are ‘fed’ nutrients and minerals by microbes in the soil. That’s not true when plants are ‘fed’ synthetic fertilizers. \n\n\n\n– Grapes are more flavorful and nutritious when grown in soil with healthy microbiology. \n\n\n\nMeanwhile\, the nutrient and mineral levels of our vegetables have decreased over the last 75 years (per the USDA)\, and we have a diet-related health crisis in this country. We need nutrient-dense foods and that’s one good reason to take steps to improve soil health. \n\n\n\nHow do our growing practices influence the nutrition we get from our food and our health overall? Join us for a webinar to discuss microbiomes\, nutrient levels\, phytonutrients\, Omega 6:3 ratios\, the nutritional difference between wild kangaroo and feedlot beef\, and more. \n\n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nNicole Masters\, agro-ecologistFred Provenza\, professor emeritus of Behavioral Ecology in the Department of Wildland Resources\, Utah State UniversityGreg Horner (moderator)\, consultant\, Regenerative Agriculture Foundation
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/connecting-the-dots-between-human-health-soil-health-plant-diversity-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191203T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191203T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20191203T153417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T172044Z
UID:10000318-1575367200-1575370800@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Raising the Profile of Food and Farming Systems in National Elections
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders\, the John Merck Fund\, and Animal Agriculture Reform Collaborative \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNational elections grab the media spotlight\, thereby elevating the profile of many issues. For food\, farming and fisheries systems\, elections can provide the opportunity to create a national dialogue\, shift the narrative\, build power where members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees sit\, and develop community-based leadership at every level to lead us towards long-term change. \n\n\n\nJoin us to learn from grassroots\, advocacy organizations who are engaging strategies to elevate food and farming issues at the national level during the 2020 elections. Speakers will give an overview of what is happening across some key electoral states and the changes they are seeing now as compared to previous election cycles. \n\n\n\nAttendees will get a brief overview of the legal framework of the strategies outlined from the Alliance for Justice\, and we will have time for Q&A. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only.Funders are considered those organizations using grantmaking or investments as a core strategy to fulfill their mission and who make grants or invest more than $50\,000 annually.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/raising-the-profile-of-food-and-farming-systems-in-national-elections/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191203T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191203T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20200928T213417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200928T213417Z
UID:10000382-1575367200-1575370800@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Raising the Profile of Food and Farming Systems in National Elections
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders\, the John Merck Fund\, and Animal Agriculture Reform Collaborative \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNational elections grab the media spotlight\, thereby elevating the profile of many issues. For food\, farming and fisheries systems\, elections can provide the opportunity to create a national dialogue\, shift the narrative\, build power where members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees sit\, and develop community-based leadership at every level to lead us towards long-term change. \n\n\n\nJoin us to learn from grassroots\, advocacy organizations who are engaging strategies to elevate food and farming issues at the national level during the 2020 elections. Speakers will give an overview of what is happening across some key electoral states and the changes they are seeing now as compared to previous election cycles. \n\n\n\nAttendees will get a brief overview of the legal framework of the strategies outlined from the Alliance for Justice\, and we will have time for Q&A. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration for this webinar is limited to funders only.Funders are considered those organizations using grantmaking or investments as a core strategy to fulfill their mission and who make grants or invest more than $50\,000 annually.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/raising-the-profile-of-food-and-farming-systems-in-national-elections-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191205T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191205T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20191205T154934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T172052Z
UID:10000319-1575547200-1575550800@www.agandfoodfunders.org
SUMMARY:Standing with Fishing Communities Against Offshore Aquaculture in U.S. Waters
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by GRACE Communications Foundation and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems FundersJoin the Don’t Cage Our Ocean Coalition for a webinar discussion of our collective work to prevent industrial offshore aquaculture in the U.S. – an emerging industry that poses significant environmental and socio-economic threats.This webinar is a follow-up to the aquaculture dinner hosted at the 2019 SAFSF Forum last June. RSVP to Maggie Tauranac at maggie@gracelinks.org.In recent years\, the federal government has renewed a decades-long battle to permit marine finfish aquaculture facilities in the ocean despite concrete evidence of adverse effects in other countries (a number of which are beginning to move away from the industry). Harms include but are not limited to\, the destruction of wild fish stocks and related industries\, widespread use of pharmaceuticals and other toxins\, transmission of parasites and disease\, entanglement of marine mammals and seabirds\, privatization of public waters\, and centralization of corporate control over food production. \n\n\n\nMarine finfish aquaculture proponents are pushing for expansion at all levels and branches of the government. Our coalition is fighting a number of legislative attempts to legitimize and expand the industry in federal waters as well as key coastal states like California\, Washington\, and North Carolina. In addition to bad laws\, we are seeing a heightened push in the current administration to bypass Congress and attempt to permit offshore aquaculture without explicit authority. The time is now – before this disastrous industry can take hold – to prevent these harms at home. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nHallie Templeton\, senior oceans campaigner\, Friends of the EarthMarianne Cufone\, executive director\, Recirculating Farms CoalitionMelanie Brown\, SalmonState organizer & Bristol Bay commercial fisherman *by recorded videoNoah Oppenheim\, executive director\, Institute for Fisheries ResourcesRosanna Marie Neil\, policy counsel\, Northwest Atlantic Marine AllianceUrvashi Rangan\, chief science advisor\, GRACE Communications Foundation (moderator)
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/standing-with-fishing-communities-against-offshore-aquaculture-in-u-s-waters/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191205T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191205T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T110846
CREATED:20200928T214934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200928T214934Z
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SUMMARY:Standing with Fishing Communities Against Offshore Aquaculture in U.S. Waters
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by GRACE Communications Foundation and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems FundersJoin the Don’t Cage Our Ocean Coalition for a webinar discussion of our collective work to prevent industrial offshore aquaculture in the U.S. – an emerging industry that poses significant environmental and socio-economic threats.This webinar is a follow-up to the aquaculture dinner hosted at the 2019 SAFSF Forum last June. RSVP to Maggie Tauranac at maggie@gracelinks.org.In recent years\, the federal government has renewed a decades-long battle to permit marine finfish aquaculture facilities in the ocean despite concrete evidence of adverse effects in other countries (a number of which are beginning to move away from the industry). Harms include but are not limited to\, the destruction of wild fish stocks and related industries\, widespread use of pharmaceuticals and other toxins\, transmission of parasites and disease\, entanglement of marine mammals and seabirds\, privatization of public waters\, and centralization of corporate control over food production. \n\n\n\nMarine finfish aquaculture proponents are pushing for expansion at all levels and branches of the government. Our coalition is fighting a number of legislative attempts to legitimize and expand the industry in federal waters as well as key coastal states like California\, Washington\, and North Carolina. In addition to bad laws\, we are seeing a heightened push in the current administration to bypass Congress and attempt to permit offshore aquaculture without explicit authority. The time is now – before this disastrous industry can take hold – to prevent these harms at home. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nHallie Templeton\, senior oceans campaigner\, Friends of the EarthMarianne Cufone\, executive director\, Recirculating Farms CoalitionMelanie Brown\, SalmonState organizer & Bristol Bay commercial fisherman *by recorded videoNoah Oppenheim\, executive director\, Institute for Fisheries ResourcesRosanna Marie Neil\, policy counsel\, Northwest Atlantic Marine AllianceUrvashi Rangan\, chief science advisor\, GRACE Communications Foundation (moderator)
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/standing-with-fishing-communities-against-offshore-aquaculture-in-u-s-waters-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Strategies for Spend-Down Foundations: SAFSF In The Kitchen Call
DESCRIPTION:Call-in information emailed to members.Didn’t receive the call-in information\, contact renee@safsf.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nResearch from groups like Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and the National Center for Family Philanthropy shows that time-limited foundations are trending up\, both in the U.S. and globally. Foundations in the environment/conservation area are more likely to be time-limited than foundations addressing other types of issues. \n\n\n\nOn our next members-only conversation\, we’ll talk with representatives from three time-limited foundations — Town Creek Foundation (sunset: 2019)\, The John Merck Fund (sunset: 2022)\, and Chorus Foundation (sunset 2024) about the reasons their boards chose to spend-down and the strategies they used or are using to manage the process with grantees and other funders. \n\n\n\nPhone call-ins are welcome\, but we highly encourage participation by video – let’s take advantage of technology to put names to faces and forge deeper connections\, even when we can’t all be in the same room!
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/strategies-for-spend-down-foundations-safsf-in-the-kitchen-call/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Strategies for Spend-Down Foundations: SAFSF In The Kitchen Call
DESCRIPTION:Call-in information emailed to members.Didn’t receive the call-in information\, contact renee@safsf.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nResearch from groups like Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and the National Center for Family Philanthropy shows that time-limited foundations are trending up\, both in the U.S. and globally. Foundations in the environment/conservation area are more likely to be time-limited than foundations addressing other types of issues. \n\n\n\nOn our next members-only conversation\, we’ll talk with representatives from three time-limited foundations — Town Creek Foundation (sunset: 2019)\, The John Merck Fund (sunset: 2022)\, and Chorus Foundation (sunset 2024) about the reasons their boards chose to spend-down and the strategies they used or are using to manage the process with grantees and other funders. \n\n\n\nPhone call-ins are welcome\, but we highly encourage participation by video – let’s take advantage of technology to put names to faces and forge deeper connections\, even when we can’t all be in the same room!
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/strategies-for-spend-down-foundations-safsf-in-the-kitchen-call-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200129T100000
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SUMMARY:An Orientation to SAFSF – For New & Long-time Members
DESCRIPTION:Maximize your membership\n\n\n\nMember feedback clearly shows that those who are most engaged with SAFSF also report the greatest satisfaction with their membership. We want ALL our members to be highly engaged and highly satisfied\, so let’s talk about getting the most out of your SAFSF membership! \n\n\n\nIn addition to the must-attend annual SAFSF Forum\, we offer many services\, activities\, and opportunities throughout the year to support your work and amplify your impact. For instance: did you know that multiple members of your organization’s staff can take advantage of SAFSF member benefits? Round up your colleagues and join us for this members-only membership-maximizing meet-up!
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/an-orientation-to-safsf-for-new-long-time-members/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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