Co-hosted by SAFSF and Grantmakers in Health (GIH) -- This panel will discuss the current opportunities and challenges facing WIC, including how we can best uplift the voices of WIC clients in the policy conversation, reduce barriers to services, improve the WIC user experience, and ensure the program is adequately funded.
These SAFSF member-only calls are designed to evoke the warmth, nourishment, and welcomeness you feel when you are “in the kitchen”. Join fellow SAFSF members for bi-monthly calls to learn about each others' work, discuss various topics, and build community. Join fellow SAFSF members to hear from Josh Cavanaugh, trustee at the Russell Family Foundation,
Come one, come all! Join us for the an open virtual screening of the SAFSF-produced documentary Digging In. This film is designed to help funders understand concentration and consolidation, land access, and climate change and explore the connection these issues have to their work and the work of their grantees. We hope the film will be a tool to
Join Transformative 25 on Wednesday, October 18 where we will hear from fund leaders about their work and contributions to transforming finance for people and the planet. Featuring: The Transformative 25 is an annual list of funds, banks and initiatives that are demonstrating the power of integrated capital to reimagine the finance system to work
Co-hosted by SAFSF and GRACE Communications Foundation Increasing numbers of philanthropic organizations fund technical aid, increased capacity building, and in-kind support in addition to traditional forms of funding. This type of work can deepen our relationships with our grantee partners, support short-term capacity gaps in the field, and support lower-capacity organizations. This session aims to
Co-hosted by SAFSF and Regenerative Agriculture Foundation Here in the Midwest, farmland access tops the list of barriers facing emerging farmers (which includes those new to farming as well as populations that have farmed outside of the scope of traditional state and federal farmer support programs). At the same time, many Midwest agricultural communities are
Join us for the FREE hometown premiere of Digging In: An Exploration of the US Food System on Sun Nov 19, 2023 at 408 Armour Road, North Kansas City, MO 64116. 3-5 pm CT. From KC-filmmakers Nathan Johnson and Jay W. Austin, Digging In follows our host (Masika Henson) around the country to understand who controls our food, who owns the the
Co-hosted by SAFSF, GRACE Communications Foundation, Stray Dog Institute, FACT, and First Nations Development Institute The global production of animals for meat, dairy, and eggs is a major contributor to climate change, accounting for an estimated ~10% of annual human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. In the U.S., more than 90% of farmed animals are raised in
Join us for a virtual celebration of Virginia Clarke. Virginia has served as SAFSF's founding executive director for over 20 years and will be stepping down this December. Bring a cup of tea, a glass of champagne, some chocolates, tissues, whatever feels right as we toast to her incredible leadership. All who love and wish
Building equitable and resilient local food systems requires coordination of community efforts across and beyond the food system. Food policy councils help fulfill this role for over 300 jurisdictions across the U.S., serving as containers for civic engagement, community leadership, and policy change through the lens of food. These councils are diverse in their goals,
