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FUNDERS MAKE GREAT PARTNERS
BRIDGET DOBROWSKI program manager, Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders
BARBARA ANDERSEN
director of strategic partnerships, Orfalea Foundation
KATE DANAHER
senior lending associate, RSF Social Finance
SAFSF
Networking for a vibrant and healthy food system.
(i) promote sustainable and just food production; (ii) link to concerns about sustainability and justice of our food
system; and/or (iii) connect food production with issues of environmental
stewardship, diet and health, and viability of communities.
How We Operate
• Membership organization• 84 members, lots of growth in last 4 years• Provide educational and networking opportunities• Funders work at all scales around the country and
some internationally• Each funder comes to food system issues from a
different perspective, with different boards, and history
Many Faces of the Food System
Many Faces of the Food System
Many Faces of the Food System
Resources on the Website
www.safsf.org
vimeo.com/safsf
Will SAFSF Hook You Up with Funders?
Transforming the
way the world works
with money
RSF Social Finance…
What do we mean?COMPLEX
OPAQUE
ANONYMOUS
SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES
Direct
Transparent
Personal
Long-term relationships
Type: Senior-secured, asset based loans
Size: $60,000 - $3 million
Purpose: Equipment loans, mortgage loans, and working capital lines of credit.
RSF Social Enterprise Lending
1. Food System Infrastructure
2. Food Access
3. Alt. Markets for Food Waste
4. High Integrity Ag Practices
Food & Agriculture Portfolio
How money can transform our food systems
“We envision a resilient community where families and society nurture all children to
become responsible, compassionate, healthy and engaged citizens.”
The Orfalea Foundation
The Orfalea Foundation
Six Pillars of Strategic Partnerships
(1) Strengthens our community and builds resiliency by addressing critical needs and systemic issues
(2) Aligns with and advances the mission of all partners
(3) Fosters an entrepreneurial approach to problem-solving
(4) Leverages the strengths specific to engaged parties
(5) Focuses on building stakeholder empowerment
(6) Commits to the attainment of visible, measurable results
• Distributes more than 8.5 million meals from two warehouse locations in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria
• 102,000 unduplicated individuals served by member agencies
• Distributes food to over 300 social service programs and agencies
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
Funders as Partners
• Established relationship through on-going funding commitments
• Nurtured relationship & built trust by working together on strategic initiatives
• Supported Foodbank in its transition to more proactively addressing food insecurity
• Created even more alignment as partners• Now open for new ideas, out-of-the-box thinking,
and working together to sustain programs