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Participate. Convene. Invest: A Call to Action for Philanthropy

Cosponsors: Chesapeake Bay Funders, Environmental Grantmakers Association, Funders Together to End Homelessness, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, Grantmakers Income Security Taskforce, Grantmakers In Health, Philanthropy CA, Philanthropy Northwest, Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders, United Philanthropy Forum We are now less than two years away from “Census Day,” April 1st, 2020! Join a conversation

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First Look at the House Farm Bill

Co-Sponsored by the Farm to Fork Initiative and Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders Earlier today, the leadership of the House Agriculture Committee released its version of the Farm Bill, kicking off the process to renew the legislation that authorizes many critical food and farm programs. We are currently collecting initial analysis from a wide

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First Look at the House Farm Bill

Co-Sponsored by the Farm to Fork Initiative and Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders Earlier today, the leadership of the House Agriculture Committee released its version of the Farm Bill, kicking off the process to renew the legislation that authorizes many critical food and farm programs. We are currently collecting initial analysis from a wide

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Building a Sustainable Fiber & Textile System: Opportunities for Holistic Solutions in Cotton Production

Co-sponsored by: 11th Hour Project, Island Foundation andSustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders Fiber crops—both plant- and animal-derived—are a critical but often overlooked part of the global and U.S. agricultural system. Previous SAFSF site visits and webinars have focused on hemp and animal fiber. In this webinar, we’ll take a closer look at the crop

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Building a Sustainable Fiber & Textile System: Opportunities for Holistic Solutions in Cotton Production

Co-sponsored by: 11th Hour Project, Island Foundation andSustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders Fiber crops—both plant- and animal-derived—are a critical but often overlooked part of the global and U.S. agricultural system. Previous SAFSF site visits and webinars have focused on hemp and animal fiber. In this webinar, we’ll take a closer look at the crop

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From Lab to Fork: Critical Questions on Laboratory-Created Animal Product Alternatives

Sponsored by the Nell Newman Foundation, the 11th Hour Project, GRACE Communications Foundation, and TomKat Foundation Co-sponsored by Animal Grantmakers and the Health and Environmental Funders Network (HEFN) Laboratory-created animal product alternatives, such as “clean” meat and genetically engineered meat and dairy replacement products, are increasingly garnering attention in the media and among investors. These

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From Lab to Fork: Critical Questions on Laboratory-Created Animal Product Alternatives

Sponsored by the Nell Newman Foundation, the 11th Hour Project, GRACE Communications Foundation, and TomKat Foundation Co-sponsored by Animal Grantmakers and the Health and Environmental Funders Network (HEFN) Laboratory-created animal product alternatives, such as “clean” meat and genetically engineered meat and dairy replacement products, are increasingly garnering attention in the media and among investors. These

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Removing Structural Barriers for the Next Generation of Farmers: Land, Capital, Gender, and Race

Sponsored by Leichtag Foundation Click here to listen to the webinar recording and view the presentation slides. Resources mentioned during the call include:– Young farmers are the least diverse – and smallest – group of farmers in the country (Link) – How knowledge deficit interventions fail to resolve beginning farmer challenges (Link) – After the

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Removing Structural Barriers for the Next Generation of Farmers: Land, Capital, Gender, and Race

Sponsored by Leichtag Foundation Click here to listen to the webinar recording and view the presentation slides. Resources mentioned during the call include:– Young farmers are the least diverse – and smallest – group of farmers in the country (Link) – How knowledge deficit interventions fail to resolve beginning farmer challenges (Link) – After the

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Transformative Strategies for Climate-Friendly Livestock Production

Sponsored by GRACE Communications FoundationCo-sponsored by Environmental Grantmakers Association The rise in intensifying natural disasters like Hurricane Florence brings a new sense of urgency in re-thinking climate change. By 2050, all sectors of the economy must get on a 1.5 degree Celsius (2.7 degree Fahrenheit) global warming pathway to secure a future for humanity. Food

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