Giving Compass' Take:

• Devon Klatell of the Rockefeller Foundation talks about the important role philanthropic organizations play in the food systems, not only funding innovative solutions but connecting communities across the globe.

• How can donors improve access to nutritious food, regenerative and sustainable farming practices? How can you make an impact on food security?

• See how this food waste job training program is making an impact. 

On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” author Bryan Walsh discovers philanthropy’s role in a better food future with Devon Klatell, the Managing Director of The Rockefeller Foundation. “We see the role of philanthropy is to invest in the short term so that policies change, institutions can change, and businesses can change—and carry that change forward in the long term,” says Klatell.

“Sometimes the role of philanthropy is to demonstrate that a solution can work or adapt it to a given context. Sometimes it’s to build an evidence base and help people advocate for solutions that work…often we contribute to on-the-ground organizations and advocate,” says Klatell.

The Rockefeller Foundation launched the Food System Vision Prize with SecondMuse and OpenIDEO to encourage these on-the-ground organizations, universities, institutions, and partnerships from around the world to create solutions for sustainable and nourishing diets for their local food system. “In designing the prize, we wanted to recognize that we don’t live in one global food system really. We live in lots—thousands, dozens, hundreds—of interconnected local and regional food systems,” says Klatell. “So thinking about what the future is for any of those food systems is so important for us.”

Read the full article about philanthropy for a better food future by Katherine Walla at Food Tank.