Field Notes offer personal reflections paired with purpose, giving readers a snapshot of on-the-ground experiences. In this piece, SAFSF Membership Manager Holly Hanes shares about her time in Chicago with […]
Beyond the 501(c)(3): Understanding Power-Building Through 501(c)(4) Strategies
501(c)(4) organizations are uniquely positioned to drive social change and advance policy goals because they can use a broader array of advocacy tools than 501(c)(3)s. Unlike c3s, c4s have no […]
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SNAP Funder Working Group: Advocacy Opportunities Post-Election
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders and Grantmakers In Health have formed a funder Working Group to coordinate a strategic response to the SNAP cuts in H.R. 1. Recognizing the […]
Legal Support as Movement Infrastructure
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. […]
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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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