Hi everyone! I’m Jen Zuckerman, chair of the SAFSF Nominating Committee. I’m reaching out to invite you to nominate either yourself or another member for one of four open Director positions on the SAFSF Board. As you know, SAFSF is an ever-evolving organization. We are seeking Board leadership that understands where we’ve been, who we
Your sponsorship of the 2023 SAFSF Forum boosts our power to convene funders across the agriculture and food system spectrum at a critical moment for philanthropy. Your Forum sponsorship enables us to bring in new voices, research, and expertise to our convening, and helps create a supportive and interactive space for all Forum attendees to
Co-hosted with Grantmakers In Health (GIH). The nutrition title of the farm bill authorizes several essential food assistance programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), and the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP). The 2023 Farm Bill is a critical opportunity for Congress to improve these and
Co-hosted with GRACE Communications Foundation and Don't Cage Our Oceans Offshore Fish Farming (OFF) - the mass cultivation of finfish in underwater or floating net pens, pods, and cages - raises critical concerns about climate change, government funding, corporate consolidation, and sustainable seafood. In this first of the two-part session, participants will learn the basics about
Co-hosted with Ceres Trust and 11th Hour Project In the face of our collective history of colonization, slavery and white supremacy, and the fierce consolidation and control of privately held rural land in our food and agricultural systems, a significant move is afoot to repair and restore severed relationships with the land and each other.
Recognizing that natural fiber and dye crops can and should play a key role in vibrant, economically viable regenerative agriculture, SAFSF and Fibershed joined forces in 2022 to develop a solution to support smaller U.S. natural fiber and textile producers and processors with a specific focus on environmental equity. SAFSF and Fibershed are excited to
Private and public foundations can play an important role in influencing policy by engaging in advocacy and funding their grantees to advocate on their issues. Led by Bolder Advocacy Senior Counsel Tim Mooney, this workshop will provide your foundation with a clear understanding of why including policy advocacy as a deliberate organizational strategy can help
Co-hosted with GRACE Communications Foundation and Don’t Cage Our Oceans Offshore Fish Farming (OFF) - the mass cultivation of finfish in underwater or floating net pens, pods, and cages - raises critical concerns about climate change, government funding, corporate consolidation, and sustainable seafood. In this second of the two-part session, participants will delve deeper into the
This event is hosted by Community Food Funders. SAFSF is a co-sponsor along with New York Health Foundation, Merck Family Fund, Philanthropy New York, and Engage New York. The Farm Bill—or as it could be called, the food and farm bill—is a federal law renewed every five years that governs our farm and food policy. The current farm bill
Let’s Connect! If you are a current SAFSF member we invite you to join us for our members-only In the Kitchen call, Thursday, May 25 at 11 AM PT. Please join me and the staff for an ‘overdue catch-up call’. While I’m excited to be seeing so many of you in June at the SAFSF Forum in D.C., with
