FUNDERS MAKE GREAT PARTNERS BRIDGET DOBROWSKI program manager, Sustainable Agriculture & Food...

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