With regenerative agriculture fast gaining momentum in the fashion and textile industry, brands don’t have the luxury of a one-size-fits-all set of practices or solutions to implement. The concept is nuanced, so how can they make concrete investments in regenerative projects? Textile Exchange’s latest report, the Regenerative Agriculture Landscape Analysis, provides a landmark framework for
The Trust-Based Philanthropy Project, in partnership with the Environmental Grantmakers Association, Blue Sky Funders Forum, and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders, is pleased to announce a four-part webinar series on using trust-based values to guide your philanthropy’s grantmaking practices, culture, structures, and leadership. Culture is an organization’s general way of being, expressed in organizational norms, assumptions, and
Discuss efforts to nurture resilient, anti-racist internal philanthropic culture during our March member peer conversation. SAFSF staff and board members will share experiences from our ongoing work to build more equitable internal and operational practices, and how these efforts translate to our external programs and statements. We will also highlight opportunities to engage in the
Any funder (or PSO staff member) who identifies as Black, Indigenous, and/or a Person of Color is invited to share a supportive and respectful space to foster connection and share experiences. PLEASE REGISTER BY "PURCHASING" A FREE TICKET BELOW. After you have used our new registration system once, it will auto-populate your information for future
The Trust-Based Philanthropy Project, in partnership with the Environmental Grantmakers Association, Blue Sky Funders Forum, and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders, is pleased to announce a four-part webinar series on using trust-based values to guide your philanthropy’s grantmaking practices, culture, structures, and leadership. An organization’s structures — the hierarchies, systems, protocols, policies, standardized processes, and technologies —
Food Solutions New England will host its 8th version of the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge from April 4th to the 24th in 2022. You can still register! SAFSF has signed up as an organization to participate in this challenge. So if you sign-up, up and you are a funder, please select Sustainable Agriculture and
Our April In the Kitchen Call will be a forum for member feedback on SAFSF's future direction facilitated by strategic planning consultants Asha Carter and Beth Schermerhorn of Cambium Collective. This is an opportunity for members to share their thoughts and ideas candidly. Funders serving on the Strategic Planning Task Force will be participating, but
Hosted by SAFSF and Duke University World Food Policy Center Structural inequality establishes and maintains dominating relationships, where certain groups of people are valued more than other groups of people. This plays out in every aspect of our society. Relational, robust, structurally rooted social justice informed equity is the way to deconstruct manifestations of structural
Early-bird registration for the 20th Annual SAFSF Forum: Commitment & Accountability is now open! Register before May 4th at Midnight PT to receive an early-bird discount. Additionally, site visits and learning dinners have a limited number of spots available and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. You can view our event program, registration rates, and speaker directory through the button below.
The Trust-Based Philanthropy Project, in partnership with the Environmental Grantmakers Association, Blue Sky Funders Forum, and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders, is pleased to announce a four-part webinar series on using trust-based values to guide your philanthropy’s grantmaking practices, culture, structures, and leadership. An organization’s leadership team plays a key role in upholding and reinforcing values and
