BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders - ECPv6.16.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Kentucky/Louisville BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241002T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241002T114500 DTSTAMP:20260624T233641 CREATED:20240823T183848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241011T160022Z UID:10000637-1727866800-1727869500@www.agandfoodfunders.org SUMMARY:Digging Deeper: Climate Change with FoodWhat?! DESCRIPTION:Dig Deeper with Digging In! Digging In is SAFSF’s first documentary film\, produced by Nathan.works and underwritten by the Vatheuer Family Foundation\, and was designed as a tool for funders and their grantees to explore the wide-ranging challenges of land access\, consolidation and concentration\, and climate change on U.S. agriculture. The film uplifts on-the-ground perspectives and solutions across the country.  \n\n\n\nJoin us for our second installment of Digging Deeper\, a lunchtime condensed documentary screening and chat\, focused on climate change. We will dive deeper into the role philanthropy can play in combating climate change. Our guest speaker Kellee Matsushita-Tseng Land Stewardship Manager at FoodWhat?! will be joining us to share their perspective and expertise. \n\n\n\nThis 45-minute session is designed for you to enjoy on or off-screen and learn from field leaders. Recordings of the Digging Deeper series will be used in a multi-media discussion guide\, which will be published in early 2025.  \n\n\n\n\nRecording\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKELLEE MATSUSHITA-TSENG (they/she)Land Stewardship Manager\, FoodWhat?!Former Young Farmer Board Member\, National Young Farmers Coalition \n\n\n\nKellee is a yonsei\, 4th generation queer japanese-chinese american\, living and farming on unceded territory of the Awas-was speaking Uypi-tribe. Kellee joined the Food\, What?! team in 2023 with over a decade of both farming and education experience\, with special love for connecting people to seed stewardship. In addition to their work with youth at Food What?!\, Kellee works to build seed sovereignty movements as a means of cultivating community power and organizes with a collective of AAPI farmers and organizers across the country\, called Second Generation Seeds\, which preserves\, improves\, and breeds crops significant to communities of the Asian diaspora. Kellee is a founding member of Bitter Cotyledons\, a collective of queer and trans asian americans that cultivates creative resilience through ancestral foodways and community. \n\n\n\nPrior to joining Food What?!\, Kellee worked as an instructor and assistant farm garden manager at the UCSC Center for Agroecology Farm\, and served on the board of directors at the National Young Farmers Coalition. Kellee has over two decades of experience working and organizing in community\, with a background in youth empowerment\, community education\, and advocacy for racial justice and equity in sustainable farming. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Funder-Only Registration\n \n "*" indicates required fields \n \n URLThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.This field is hidden when viewing the formRegisterName*\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Organization*Title*Email*\n \n Are you a funder?*\n \n Yes\, I am affiliated with a funding organization.\n SAFSF defines funders as staff\, board members\, trustees\, donors\, program officers\, and other professionals from organizations using grantmaking or investments as a core strategy to fulfill their mission.\nThis field is hidden when viewing the formEvent Name\nIt may take longer than expected to process your submission\, please only click submit once. URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/digging-deeper-climate-change/ CATEGORIES:Digging In Film,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Digging-Deeper.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241007T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241007T110000 DTSTAMP:20260624T233641 CREATED:20240913T144909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241004T163212Z UID:10000642-1728293400-1728298800@www.agandfoodfunders.org SUMMARY:What Happens Next: How Election 2024 Could Impact Climate\, Health\, and Environmental Justice DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Health & Environmental Funders Network (HEFN)Co-sponsored by Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG)\, The Funders Network (TFN)\, and the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders Network (SAFSF) \n\n\n\nWondering what is at stake in this election cycle\, and what impacts various election outcomes will have on health\, environment\, and climate? Join HEFN for an interactive workshop that will engage attendees in discussion\, reflection\, and ideation about the 2024 election cycle and\, importantly\, what happens post-election. \n\n\n\nDuring this 90-minute workshop\, we’ll frame what’s at stake in November and the ways in which funders could engage in transition and beyond\, and hear from a couple of funders about how they’re engaging in policy and advocacy work. During the discussion\, we will explore how funders can seize key opportunities in this moment to amplify their values and priorities to leverage more support for just outcomes in health\, environment\, climate\, and community. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\n\nAlesandra Najera\, Water Foundation\n\n\n\nLynn Ross\, Spirit for Change Consulting\n\n\n\nJohn MItterholzer\, George Gund Foundation\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop is open to funders only\, but you do not need to belong to HEFN or one of these funder networks in order to participate. Registration is for ‘live’ participation only\, as a recording will not be shared post-workshop. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER TO ATTEND URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/what-happens-next-how-election-2024-could-impact-climate-health-and-environmental-justice/ CATEGORIES:Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_2533-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241015T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241015T235959 DTSTAMP:20260624T233641 CREATED:20231017T182317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240926T182054Z UID:10000588-1728950400-1729036799@www.agandfoodfunders.org 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 100+ 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 senior membership associate\, Holly Enowski (holly@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 SAFS-related grants or investmentsFoundation/InvestorsCDFIs/Regranting Organizations/Community Foundations<$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-apply-for-safsf-membership-4/ CATEGORIES:Deadlines ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241016T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241016T114500 DTSTAMP:20260624T233641 CREATED:20240913T191059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241107T224316Z UID:10000643-1729076400-1729079100@www.agandfoodfunders.org SUMMARY:Digging Deeper: Climate Change with Practical Farmers of Iowa DESCRIPTION:Dig Deeper with Digging In! Digging In is SAFSF’s first documentary film\, produced by Nathan.works and underwritten by the Vatheuer Family Foundation\, and was designed as a tool for funders and their grantees to explore the wide-ranging challenges of land access\, consolidation and concentration\, and climate change on U.S. agriculture. The film uplifts on-the-ground perspectives and solutions across the country. \n\n\n\nJoin us for our third installment of Digging Deeper\, a lunchtime condensed documentary screening and chat\, focused on climate change. We will dive deeper into the role philanthropy can play in combating climate change. Our guest speaker Martha McFarland\, Practical Farmers of Iowa‘s Senior Farmland Viability Coordinator will join us to share her perspective and expertise. \n\n\n\nThis 45-minute session is designed for you to enjoy on or off-screen and learn from field leaders. Recordings of the Digging Deeper series will be used in a multi-media discussion guide\, which will be published in early 2025. \n\n\n\n\nRecording\n\n\n\nSlides\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMartha McFarland joined Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) staff in 2022 as the senior farmland viability coordinator. In this role\, she supports land seekers and landowners with land access and farm transition assistance and resources. Martha has been a farmer member of PFI since 2014. Martha also runs Hawkeye Buffalo & Cattle Ranch near Fredericksburg\, Iowa\, where she manages grazing on woods and pasture\, raises oats and hay and works with a tenant who raises corn and soybeans. Her experience with her farm’s transition and her love of the Iowa landscape inspired her to help the next generation of farmers and landowners. Prior to running the ranch\, Martha spent 10 years working in education and mentoring beginning teachers. She has served on the Minnesota Bison Association’s board of directors and a mentor and facilitator for the Women\, Food and Agriculture Network. She holds a Master of Education from Colorado State University. URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/digging-deeper-climate-change-with-practical-farmers/ CATEGORIES:Digging In Film,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Digging-Deeper.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241023T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241023T123000 DTSTAMP:20260624T233641 CREATED:20240722T224106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T194324Z UID:10000629-1729681200-1729686600@www.agandfoodfunders.org SUMMARY:Foundation Support for Lobbying and Engaging Policy Makers—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\n\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\nBuild support across the foundation for policy advocacy engagement; \n\n\nUnderstand characteristics of grantmaking that support effective policy advocacy; \n\n\nUnderstand how to comply with lobbying restrictions and build relationships with policymakers; \n\n\nBuild relationships and learn from peers engaged in policy advocacy funding.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOutcomes\n\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\nInitiating or continuing conversations with foundation board members about prioritizing policy advocacy; and \n\n\nHow to support grantees engaged in policy advocacy.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPart 2\n\n\n\nPrivate and public foundations can play an important role in influencing policy\, such as the farm bill\, by engaging in advocacy and funding their grantees to advocate on their issues. This workshop will provide your foundation with a clear understanding of why including policy advocacy as a deliberate organizational strategy can help you achieve your goals\, the kinds of advocacy activities you can safely engage in\, and how to build effective relationships with policymakers. \n\n\n\nNot sure how to make the case for funding issue advocacy? Wondering whether your public or private foundation can speak out on a particular issue? This training designed for foundation staff and trustees will answer these questions and more.  \n\n\n\nSAFSF Members will learn: \n\n\n\n\nWhy public and private foundations should support advocacy and build relationships with policymakers to advocate for a sustainable food system;\n\n\n\nAn overview of activities that constitute advocacy and public policy work;\n\n\n\nVarious advocacy roles for foundations;\n\n\n\nThe tax code’s definitions of lobbying;\n\n\n\nActivities that are exceptions to the definitions of lobbying\, including those which private foundations can engage; and\n\n\n\nRules for private and public foundation grants to nonprofits that lobby\, including general support\, specific project\, and multi-year grants.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLogin to access recordings & resources\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker:\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/foundation-support-for-lobbying-and-engaging-policy-makers/ CATEGORIES:Bolder Advocacy Series,Member Only,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BolderSeries.Feature-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20241028T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20241028T163000 DTSTAMP:20260624T233641 CREATED:20240910T164950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240910T165719Z UID:10000641-1730106000-1730133000@www.agandfoodfunders.org SUMMARY:Toxic Agriculture: Communities Fighting For Environmental and Food Justice DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nExplore the intersections of environmental justice and sustainable agriculture in an interactive in-person learning tour the day before the Health and Environmental Funders Network (HEFN) Annual Meeting in Durham\, North Carolina\, co-sponsored by the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders Network (SAFSF). \n\n\n\nAttendees will travel to Sampson County\, North Carolina to learn about hog and poultry Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) and their impact on communities\, the environment\, and sustainable food systems. Topics will include corporate consolidation\, the issues with so-called renewable biogas\, and the possibility of non-toxic and humane animal agriculture. \n\n\n\nWhether you come from an environmental health\, environmental justice\, or food systems perspective\, we hope you’ll come away from this visit with a deeper understanding of this web of systems\, and how communities are working together towards resilience.  \n\n\n\nSpace is limited – register now to secure your spot!  We also encourage you to join HEFN’s Annual Meeting to learn more about their work creating healthy and just environments for all. SAFSF is proud to partner with HEFN on this learning tour\, and many other events throughout the year to unite environmental and food funders. \n\n\n\nInterested in learning more about the topics covered in this program? Check out these resources: \n\n\n\n\nAlign RNG breaks ground on North Carolina’s largest biogas project | Bioenergy International \n\n\n\nHog farming has a massive poop problem \n\n\n\n\nIf interest exceeds capacity\, there will be a waitlist. For any questions about this program\, or if you’ve already registered for HEFN’s Annual Meeting and would like to add this on to your registration\, please contact Kalila Booker-Cassano\, HEFN’s Director of Programs. URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/toxic-agriculture-communities-fighting-for-environmental-and-food-justice/ CATEGORIES:In Person Gathering,Tours / Site Visits ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/pexels-photo-2737171.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR