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Dollar Stores’ Growing Impact on Local Food Environments

Cosponsored with Grantmakers in HealthOver the past two decades, funders have worked with food retailers to help them become better corporate citizens by offering healthy, fresh, and affordable food options. Now, a new kind of food retailer is expanding into rural and low-income urban communities: dollar stores. Mounting evidence shows that dollar stores are triggering

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Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act: What You Need to Know to be Engaged

The Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) Act debate is moving full steam ahead. Join us for a discussion with leading policy experts to learn all about the CNR – what it is, the key policy and funding issues, debate timeline, and how you can engage. Moderator:Traci Bruckner, policy program director, SAFSFSpeakers:Wes King, senior policy specialist, National

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Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act: What You Need to Know to be Engaged

The Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) Act debate is moving full steam ahead. Join us for a discussion with leading policy experts to learn all about the CNR – what it is, the key policy and funding issues, debate timeline, and how you can engage. Moderator:Traci Bruckner, policy program director, SAFSF Speakers:Wes King, senior policy specialist,

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Connecting the Dots: Cross-Sectoral Strategies for Food Systems Change

Building bridges between community and economic development stakeholders and the regional food sector is integral to increasing the viability and resilience of regional food economies and improving community vitality, health, and wealth. What do these new networks look like, who do they include, and who else needs to be at the table as they move

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Connecting the Dots: Cross-Sectoral Strategies for Food Systems Change

Building bridges between community and economic development stakeholders and the regional food sector is integral to increasing the viability and resilience of regional food economies and improving community vitality, health, and wealth. What do these new networks look like, who do they include, and who else needs to be at the table as they move

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SAFSF Members-Only In The Kitchen Call: Participatory Grantmaking

Call-in information emailed to membersKelley Buhles from SAFSF member RSF Social Finance will lead an informal discussion of participatory grantmaking, a variety of funding mechanisms that shift power, include communities in decision-making, and increase collaboration. Chime in with your own participatory grantmaking experiences and questions, or just listen in if you’re curious. After the discussion,

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SAFSF Members-Only In The Kitchen Call: Participatory Grantmaking

Call-in information emailed to membersKelley Buhles from SAFSF member RSF Social Finance will lead an informal discussion of participatory grantmaking, a variety of funding mechanisms that shift power, include communities in decision-making, and increase collaboration. Chime in with your own participatory grantmaking experiences and questions, or just listen in if you’re curious. After the discussion,

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A Threat to Health and Wellbeing: Public Charge’s Expected Impact and How Philanthropy Can Respond

Presented by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees Speakers:Randy Capps, director of research, U.S. Program, Migration Policy InstituteGuadalupe Fernandez, policy and advocacy manager, Tahirih Justice CenterSonya Schwartz, senior policy attorney, National Immigration Law CenterCarolyn Wang Kong, chief program director, Blue Shield of California FoundationModeratorKevin Douglas, director of national programs, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

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