Co-hosted by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) and Food, Farm, and Democracy Initiative (FFDI). When funders think about “supporting legal action,” many picture only one thing: adversarial lawsuits. […]
Integrated Capital is Essential for Systems Change
Across the sustainable agriculture and food systems field, investors, funders, and community-rooted enterprises are confronting a shared reality: single-tool funding approaches cannot solve interconnected challenges. Before food reaches our plate, […]
2026 SAFSF Forum Recap
Go Back And Get It: The U.S. South At The Center of Change “So goes the South, so goes the Nation.” More than a regional saying, this guiding theme of […]
The Funding Field
The Funding Field from Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) offers insightful conversations with diverse capital partners working to fund and build a resilient, just, and democratic future of […]
2026 Policy Funding Challenge
A Challenge to SAFSF Members: Invest Boldly in Policy Advocacy and Movement Building The challenges facing our food system—spanning corporate consolidation, land loss, climate change, racial inequity, labor exploitation, access […]
SAFSF Policy Principles
About Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) amplifies the impact of philanthropic and investment communities in support of just and sustainable food and […]
Food Policy Councils: Food justice, democracy, and civic engagement
Co-sponsored by Community Food Funders, New York Health Foundation, Council of New Jersey Grantmakers, and Sustainable Agriculture and Food System Funders Organizing and activating networks for policy changes are hallmarks […]
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Withstanding the Assault: Strategies for Philanthropy to Support Frontline Organizations and the Communities Most Impacted
Even the most pessimistic among us were not adequately prepared for this past year’s multi-pronged federal attack on the health and wellbeing of disadvantaged farmers, new immigrants, SNAP recipients, and […]
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Beyond the Stereotypes: A Call to Invest in the Rural Communities that Sustain Us – Reflections from the UnConference
Holly Hanes, SAFSF Senior Membership Associate, shares her reflections from attending the United Philanthropy Forum’s UnConference as an Emerging Leader scholarship recipient. She participated in a transformative session discussing the […]
Federal Headwinds, Frontline Resilience: Understanding the Impacts & Opportunities for Action – Session 3
This funder series is organized by The Funders Network, Health and Environmental Funders Network, Neighborhood Funders Group, Chesapeake Bay Funders Network, Climate and Energy Funders Group and Sustainable Agriculture and […]
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