SAFSF has helped convene or been an advisor to many regional food funder networks over the years and been some prosper while others struggled to find their footing. This five-part series on Building Effective Regional Food Funder Networks will provide a venue for learning, sharing best practices, and discussing new resources that can help ensure
SAFSF is pleased to accept concurrent workshop and learning dinner proposals for the 20th Annual SAFSF Forum from all funders, even those who are not members of SAFSF. Proposals must be submitted online through the form by Monday, January 10, 2022, at 12 pm PT. We strongly encourage you to read through our session idea guidelines for frequently asked questions, including details
Join your SAFSF member peers for this first In the Kitchen call of 2022. As we embark on a new year, this session will provide space to build new and/or deeper relationships with your funder and investor peers. We'll spotlight new members who joined SAFSF during 2021. Additionally, breakout session conversations will allow participants to
An interactive conversation about innovative funding for systems change Join your fellow grantmakers in a discussion with Anna Lappé, founder of the Food Sovereignty Fund at the Panta Rhea Foundation about how funders can advance a fossil-free future with a focus on biodiversity. Anna will share her work at the intersections of food systems and
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. There is a values-to-practice gap in traditional philanthropy. Many foundations do
Funding Base-Building, Narrative Shift, and Policymaker Education and Advocacy for the Farm Bill—2023 and Beyond The 2022 SAFSF Policy Convening: Commit to Action will bring funders together to build shared understanding and mobilize a commitment to action to drive equitable federal agriculture and food policy change in the farm bill. Together we will explore three high-impact fundable
An intimate mother-daughter conversation with Frances Moore Lappé and Anna Lappé The Global Conservation Program at Biodiversity Funders Group (BFG) and the Panta Rhea Foundation would like to invite you to join us for a very special two-part dialogue for grantmakers on conservation, climate, and food systems. In this intimate “fireside chat,” author and funder Anna Lappé will host an
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
