Seeding Power: Leadership for Justice-Based Movements in Food and Farming

About

Over the past two decades, food has emerged as a central strategy and focus of nonprofits worldwide concerned with environmentalism and climate change, public health and hunger, community and economic development, human rights, and racial and social justice. Despite gains on certain issues in some geographic areas, a coordinated and unified ‘food movement’ has yet to realize the true potential of the millions who care deeply about these causes. Now, the infrastructure is being put in place for that to change.

Join Community Food Funders, Surdna Foundation and The New York Community Trust as we introduce three initiatives designed to bring together diverse leaders of this nascent movement, break down silos to encourage dialogue, and support them in reaching their fullest power.

• Explore
  The HEAL School of Political Leadership, a national effort that supports 10 food and farm justice leaders with the tools, knowledge, and skills they need to run for office, work on campaigns, and drive political change
• The Castanea Fellowship, a national effort that will provide a diverse cohort of leaders with the time, space, and resources they need to connect and innovate on long-term solutions that can foster vibrant communities over a 2-year learning journey
• The new Seeding Power Fellowship designed and administered by Community Food Funders for established nonprofit leaders working across sectors to build equitable food systems in New York City, the Hudson Valley, and Long Island
• The process for how and why separate groups of funders came together to envision and support these similar yet independent initiatives, and ultimately land on leadership development programs as a necessary tool
• How to get your grantees involved in these opportunities

Presenters

• Jennifer Ching, Executive Director, North Star Fund
• Scott Cullen, Executive Director, Grace Communications Foundation
• Navina Khanna, Director, HEAL Food Alliance
• Natasha Lifton, Senior Program Officer, New York Community Trust
• Farzana Serang, Executive Director, Castanea Fellowship
• Kellie Terry, Program Officer, Sustainable Environments, Surdna Foundation
• Kolu Zigbi, Program Director for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems, Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
• Adam Liebowitz (Moderator), Community Food Funders Director, North Star Fund

Designed for: All interested funders.

Registration
3:15 AM - 3:30 PM  Check-in
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM  Program

Registration is required by December 3rd.

Members: To register yourself and/or a colleague at your organization, please log in and click the Register Now link above. (no fee)
Guests of Organizers: Please email register@philanthropynewyork.org with your name, title, organizational affiliation, business mailing address, and phone number.  Please indicate by which organizer you were invited. (no fee)
Non-Member Funders: Please email register@philanthropynewyork.org ($150 fee)

Please note: To ensure fairness among our members, we reserve the right to limit the number of attendees per organization for select professional development programs.

Please email register@philanthropynewyork.org with any questions.