Sponsored by the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders, the John Merck Fund, and Animal Agriculture Reform Collaborative National elections grab the media spotlight, thereby elevating the profile of many […]
Gene Drives and Synthetic Biology: What are the Implications for Food Systems, Biodiversity, and the Environment – and What Can We Do?
Sponsored by AgroEcology Fund, CS Fund, GRACE Communications Foundation, and The Nell Newman FoundationCo-Sponsored by Biodiversity Funders Group Gene drives are genetic engineering technologies purported to improve seeds and combat […]
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Webinars
Who Will Own and Steward US Land? Creating Coalitions to Fund an Agricultural Commons
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 […]
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WebinarsA Threat to Health and Wellbeing: Public Charge’s Expected Impact and How Philanthropy Can Respond
Presented by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees Speakers:Randy Capps, director of research, U.S. Program, Migration Policy InstituteGuadalupe Fernandez, policy and advocacy manager, Tahirih Justice CenterSonya Schwartz, senior policy attorney, […]
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WebinarsConnecting the Dots: Cross-Sectoral Strategies for Food Systems Change
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, […]
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WebinarsChild Nutrition Reauthorization Act: What You Need to Know to be Engaged
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 […]
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WebinarsDollar Stores’ Growing Impact on Local Food Environments
Cosponsored with Grantmakers in Health Over the past two decades, funders have worked with food retailers to help them become better corporate citizens by offering healthy, fresh, and affordable food […]
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WebinarsWhat We Do With Power and Privilege Part 2
Written by Tamela Luce, senior program officer, HealthSpark Foundation and planning committee member of the 17th Annual SAFSF Forum, held in Pittsburgh PA, June 18-20, 2019. At the end of three long […]
What We Do With Power and Privilege Part 1
Written by Tamela Luce, senior program officer, HealthSpark Foundation and planning committee member of the 17th Annual SAFSF Forum, held in Pittsburgh PA, June 18-20, 2019. As food system funders and partners […]
Supporting the Needs of New and Beginning Farmers | Site Visit at the 2019 SAFSF Forum
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 […]