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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/
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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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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/
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