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 […]
February Mycelium View
SAFSF Mycelium View SAFSF’s Mycelium View goes deeper—tracking emerging field developments, policy shifts, and systems change efforts from philanthropy and beyond. Read in browser Forward to funder colleague // February […]
Trump signs “Megabill” into law, threatening food security and healthcare for millions
This piece unpacks the passage of H.R.1, aka the “One Big Beautiful Act”, and what it signals for those funding food, agriculture, and community power in this political moment. For […]
Policy Briefing: Threats to Food and Nutrition Programs in Budget Reconciliation
This session is open to members of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders and Grantmakers In Health only. Please register below. The House and Senate continue to work on a […]
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Navigating a Dramatically Different Federal Agency and Farm Bill Advocacy Landscape: Philanthropy’s role in supporting organizations through forthcoming transitions
Thanks to sustained advocacy and organizing both at the Congressional and Administrative level, USDA has made strides in recent years addressing key issues such as climate change mitigation and support […]
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SAFSF’s Election Response
The evening of Election Day, I stepped outside in time to witness a sky full of birds returning to their nesting place for the evening. The sky was stunning, showing off the […]
Opportunities in Good Food Purchasing: Learning from Leaders in the Field
This event is co-hosted by SAFSF, W.K. Kellogg Foundation and The 11th Hour Project. This will be the second of a two-part series featuring voices of leaders in the good […]
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Funding for a Better Farm Bill Has Been Sparse and Inconsistent. Is That Changing?—Inside Philanthropy
This week, Inside Philanthropy published an article about shifts in philanthropy to support sustained grassroots organizing and advocacy on the Farm Bill, the massive piece of federal legislation that governs […]
MO Funder Briefing on the Farm Bill (with Philanthropy Missouri)
Connecting food production, nutrition, and natural resources, Congress has passed Farm Bill legislation regularly since the 1930s. Every five years, the bill expires and is updated. The current bill was […]
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Catalyzing Funder Support for Food Policy Councils: Effective Spaces for Policy Change
Building equitable and resilient local food systems requires coordination of community efforts across and beyond the food system. Food policy councils help fulfill this role for over 300 jurisdictions across […]
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