Regenerative Agriculture Is Having a Moment. Here's How the Rockefeller Foundation's Pitching In

Regenerative Agriculture Is Having a Moment. Here's How the Rockefeller Foundation's Pitching In

With a new slate of grants, Rockefeller wants to scale up holistic agriculture practices to improve food production systems, mitigate climate change and help the planet heal — all while empowering Indigenous people.

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Ten Reflections on a Decade Building a Global Philanthropic Alliance

Ten Reflections on a Decade Building a Global Philanthropic Alliance

As the Global Alliance on the Future of Food marks its 10th anniversary, outgoing Executive Director Ruth Richardson reflects on how funders can work together, manage differences, and pool strengths to take on massive challenges.

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Six Questions for the Experts at Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders

Six Questions for the Experts at Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders

What are the biggest trends — and gaps — in agriculture and food systems funding? Here’s what two experts had to say at the network where food systems funders gather to collaborate.

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An Alternative Model for the Restaurant Industry Blooms with the Help of Philanthropy

An Alternative Model for the Restaurant Industry Blooms with the Help of Philanthropy

The restaurant business is known for slim profits, hard work and low pay. Through a partnership with a foundation and a funding collaborative, Oakland Bloom is one of many organizations seeking a better way.

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More Funders Are Digging Agriculture These Days. This New Affinity Group Is Digging Deep

More Funders Are Digging Agriculture These Days. This New Affinity Group Is Digging Deep

Funders for Regenerative Agriculture, or FORA, has seen membership shoot up over the past two years. Its growth reflects burgeoning interest in agriculture across philanthropy.

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What's Going on with Philanthropy for Global Health?

What's Going on with Philanthropy for Global Health?

Philanthropy represents only a fraction of global health spending, and large foundations dominate U.S. giving for global health. Still, COVID-19 has led to an uptick, both from established funding leaders and others.

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What Rockefeller’s New Program Says About the True Costs of Global Food Systems

What Rockefeller’s New Program Says About the True Costs of Global Food Systems

Rockefeller's largest-ever food investment moves beyond a focus on production and nutrition to consider the full impact of systems. It’s the latest sign of larger shifts in philanthropy toward equity, sustainability and climate action.

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To Progress On Food and Hunger, Funders Need to Redefine “Evidence” and Decolonize Research

To Progress On Food and Hunger, Funders Need to Redefine “Evidence” and Decolonize Research

Guest contributor Lauren Baker argues that when it comes to complex challenges like transforming food systems, rethinking predominant assumptions about evidence should be a priority for funders.

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Funder Spotlight: How the Betsy and Jesse Fink Family Foundation Backs Sustainable Food and More

Funder Spotlight: How the Betsy and Jesse Fink Family Foundation Backs Sustainable Food and More

The Betsy and Jesse Fink Family Foundation backs place-based biodiversity and ecosystems work, environmental fellowships, and is a leading funder of food systems and food waste. Here’s what you need to know.

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Fresh Take: How Kresge Supports Community Projects That Integrate Food and Art

Fresh Take: How Kresge Supports Community Projects That Integrate Food and Art

Food and art are intrinsic parts of neighborhood life, but philanthropic grantmaking rarely recognizes their interconnectedness. Yet that’s exactly what the Kresge Foundation did with its equity-oriented FreshLo program.

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Another Big Pledge from Bezos: What We Know About a Commitment to Land and Food Systems

Another Big Pledge from Bezos: What We Know About a Commitment to Land and Food Systems

COP26 in Glasgow has unleashed a flurry of philanthropic commitments, and one of the biggest came from Jeff Bezos. Here’s what we know and don’t know about a $2 billion pledge toward land restoration and food systems.

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We Funded Farm to Early Care and Education in Five States. The Impacts Were Profound

We Funded Farm to Early Care and Education in Five States. The Impacts Were Profound

In this guest post, Carla Thompson Payton of the Kellogg Foundation looks back on a five-year funding initiative that introduced young children to local food production. Payton cites cascading economic and educational benefits.

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Why We’re Investing to Transform Global Food Systems

Why We’re Investing to Transform Global Food Systems

The social and environmental costs of today’s global food systems are vast. In this guest piece, the authors make a case for philanthropic action on the eve of the first-ever U.N. Food Systems Summit.

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