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Request for Ideas
Idea Submissions Due for 2025 SAFSF Forum
January 12, 2025 All day
SAFSF is excited to announce the launch of our Request for Ideas (RFI). This initiative will gather ideas throughout the year for our general programming, with a specific call for 2025 SAFSF Forum submissions by Sunday, January 12. For this deadline, we are particularly seeking ideas that can be developed into proposals to engage a diverse range of funders—including philanthropy, community development finance institutions, public agencies, and impact investors—in strategies that drive systems change. These proposals can address elements of systems change such as culture, policy, markets, and tools, all in support of building a more resilient, just, and democratic food and agriculture system.
Beyond this deadline, the RFI will remain open throughout the year to gather ongoing input and foster continuous dialogue with our network of collaborators. We aim to engage more broadly in partnership for the ongoing development of SAFSF’s programs, both for the Forum and future program initiatives.
About the 2025 SAFSF Forum
The Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) Forum is a unique gathering for the full capital spectrum of funders interested in education, skill building, and leadership development in food and agriculture. We will partner with the national ecosystem of funders, frontline community and movement leaders, and practitioners dedicated to advancing equity and sustainability in food and agriculture. The 2025 SAFSF Forum, hosted at the Tamaya Resort, in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, will focus on advancing solutions through a systems change approach, grounded in the values of resilience, justice, and democracy.
What We’re Looking For
We invite high-level ideas for workshops, structured networking, learning dinners, and field-based learning experiences that align with SAFSF’s vision for systems change in food and agriculture. This RFI is designed to be accessible and collaborative, providing an opportunity for potential collaborators to share their initial thoughts and receive support in developing full proposals. By engaging a broad range of voices—from frontline communities and movement leaders to funders, government leaders, field-based practitioners, and other stakeholders—we aim to create a program that is inclusive, equitable, and representative of diverse perspectives.
More information about the RFI Process, including session type descriptions, submission requirements, timeline, and more can be found here. For questions or more information about this RFI, please contact the SAFSF Program Team at [email protected].
We look forward to reading your ideas and working together to build a just and equitable food and agriculture system.
