Call for Nominations: Community Food Funders Champions Award
Release Date:
03/02/2017
The Community Food Funders steering committee has created a new award to recognize the leaders empowering food system change in our region.
Food Systems
Casey Family Programs Addresses Links Between Food Insecurity And Child Welfare
Release Date:
02/27/2017
At a special joint session of the National Governors Association (NGA) Winter Meeting including governors and their spouses, Virginia First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe and NGA Vice Chair Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval co-moderated a session on ending...
To Cut Food Waste, Expiration Labels Get an Update
Release Date:
02/17/2017
Contrary to popular belief, most food labels today don’t say anything about the safety of the food in the package.
Supported by Rockefeller, New Report Shows Resilient Cities Require Resilient Food Systems
Release Date:
02/09/2017
Urban resilience planning for natural disasters must include efforts to protect and secure food systems for food-insecure populations, a report from the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and the Rockefeller Foundation warns.
Rockefeller Foundation Initiative to Help Halve Food Loss by 2030
Release Date:
02/07/2017
Local and global stakeholders in the Nigerian tomato value chain met late last year for the first YieldWise partner planning session.
Long Island Community Foundation Provides At-Risk Seniors With Fresh Produce And Nutrition Education
Release Date:
01/25/2017
Many residents in New Cassel living below the federal poverty line have limited access to fresh food at a reasonable price.
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund’s Healthy Food & Community Change Initiative to Be Featured on Philanthropy Reality Show
Release Date:
01/12/2017
It’s called Give , and will air on NBC TV this Saturday at noon EST, featuring two nonprofits, Green City Force and NEBHDCo, grantees in the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund’s Healthy Food & Community Change initiative.
Rockefeller's Judith Rodin Writes Time Magazine Editorial on Eliminating Waste to Feed The Hungry
Release Date:
12/05/2016
Rockefeller Foundation has invested hundreds of millions of dollars and enlisted partners around the globe—from large corporations to smallholder farmers, from celebrity chefs to supermarkets—to halve food waste globally, through an initiative...
The Latest Nutrition Grantmaking From Newman's Own
Release Date:
11/28/2016
Among its activities, the foundation is deeply into the food and nutrition issues that have become so hot in recent years among funders. It's given $11.5 million to nutrition-based programs in underserved communities since 2014, making it a...
Community Garden at Doris Duke’s Former NJ Estate Donates Tons of Organic Produce
Release Date:
11/21/2016
Duke Farms, the 2,700-acre former estate of globe-trotting philanthropist Doris Duke, is one of the largest preserved properties in the state of New Jersey.
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