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Save the Date—2026 SAFSF Forum in Savannah, GA June 22-25
12/2 SNAP Strategy Funder Working Group: Training and Technical Assistance Opportunities
12/4 Reimagining Food in Prisons: Opportunities for Funders and Advocates
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Featured Work

Save the Date—2026 SAFSF Forum in Savannah, GA June 22-25
12/2 SNAP Strategy Funder Working Group: Training and Technical Assistance Opportunities
12/4 Reimagining Food in Prisons: Opportunities for Funders and Advocates
Join Our Community by December 1

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December Health Funders Learning Community Call

December 10, 2025
Join us for our last Health Funders Learning Community call of the year on December 10 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET. This call is…

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Maximize Your Membership Q4

December 16, 2025
Maximize Your Membership is an orientation webinar for SAFSF members, new and veteran! If you are new staff at a new or long-time SAFSF member organization, have…

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Gather Round Monthly Membership Call: Reflecting on 2025

December 18, 2025
The Gather Round Monthly Membership Calls, held on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 1 pm PST / 4 pm EST, serve as a regular “drop…

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2026 SAFSF Forum

June 22, 2026
The SAFSF Forum is a unique conference for the full spectrum of funders—including philanthropy, investors, community finance, and intermediaries—to foster collaboration among peers, field leaders, and practitioners…

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December Health Funders Learning Community Call
December 10, 2025
Join us for our last Health Funders Learning Community call of the year on December 10 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET. This call is…

Learn More ›

Maximize Your Membership Q4
December 16, 2025
Maximize Your Membership is an orientation webinar for SAFSF members, new and veteran! If you are new staff at a new or long-time SAFSF member organization, have…

Learn More ›

Gather Round Monthly Membership Call: Reflecting on 2025
December 18, 2025
The Gather Round Monthly Membership Calls, held on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 1 pm PST / 4 pm EST, serve as a regular “drop…

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2026 SAFSF Forum
June 22, 2026
The SAFSF Forum is a unique conference for the full spectrum of funders—including philanthropy, investors, community finance, and intermediaries—to foster collaboration among peers, field leaders, and practitioners…

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Recent News

Echoes Across Seasons: Reflecting on the SAFSF Forum

This summer, we gathered on the sovereign land Santa Ana Pueblo and learned from Tribal, grassroots, and movement leaders. Our gathering coincided with the violent descent of ICE, and armed military forces in Los Angeles, as hundreds of innocent people were abducted and detained simply for the color of their skin, the language they speak, and their vocation.  This was the beginning of a summer of increased political violence, disinformation campaigns, and an attack on frontline communities as well as on the non-profit and philanthropic sectors. We heard from hundreds of our colleagues about the devastating impacts of stalled and slashed federal funding.   “Everything we have known is coming undone.”…

Making The Case: Why Explore Integrated Capital?

Are you a grantmaker or philanthropist interested in joining the SAFSF Integrated Capital Community of Practice, but need to make the case to the Board, family members, or other leaders in your organization? Or perhaps you aren’t entirely sure that learning integrated capital strategies applies to your charitable impact?  Here are some ways to respond to common questions, and make the case for why your participation in the Integrated Capital Community of Practice is a worthwhile investment. “My foundation is focused on our impact through grantmaking. Why would we explore integrated capital approaches?” Traditional grants are powerful, but they often can’t address the scale or complexity of systemic issues alone.…

Pooled Funds 101: How Collective Funding Increases Impact

Many members of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF), a national network of nearly 115 diverse capital partners investing in food and agriculture, are responding to the urgency of the moment brought on by slashed federal budgets, while others are still assessing their response.  While some funders have deployed rapid response grants or increased funding for grantees who are impacted by federal cuts, others are looking at pooled funds as a more nimble and responsive vehicle to increase impact.  Pooled funds can reduce individual and organizational risk (reputational, financial, legal, and otherwise) because you are moving together, not alone. That “safety net” can open the door for bolder investments…

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 questions or to continue the conversation, contact Maggie Mascarenhas, SAFSF Public Policy Manager. In early July, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and President Trump managed to unite their fractious trifecta in D.C. behind a reconciliation package that slashes trillions of dollars in federal funds that support millions of poor and working class people, rural economies, and the environment in favor of disproportionate tax cuts for the affluent and corporations, and funding for ICE.  Trump’s signature on…