NoVo Foundation to Support Food Sovereignty Assessments in Native American Communities
Release Date:
06/23/2016
First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) today announced it has received a $480,000 grant from the NoVo Foundation.
Food Systems
Rockefeller Foundation Launches YieldWise, a $130 Million Initiative to Halve Post-Harvest Loss
Release Date:
05/26/2016
The earth’s global food system is facing a quiet crisis—one-third of all food produced is never consumed while 1.2 billion people go to bed hungry or under-nourished, as global economic losses mount into the trillions.
Rockefeller and Nonprofits Fight Food Waste With Feast
Release Date:
05/09/2016
Together with Feedback, The Rockefeller Foundation, City Harvest, NRDC, Sustainable America, GrowNYC and other partners, GRACE is proud to cohost Feeding the 5000 NYC, an event designed to raise public awareness about food waste.
Feedback Partners with Rockefeller Foundation, 40 Organizations to Combat Food Waste in NYC, DC
Release Date:
04/19/2016
London-based environmental nonprofit Feedback has announced a US campaign with The Rockefeller Foundation as well as a coalition of more than 40 organizations and chefs to combat food waste.
Arabella Advisors Director to Speak at 2nd Annual Food Tank Summit
Release Date:
04/18/2016
Food Tank, in partnership with American University, is hosting the 2nd Annual Food Tank Summit in Washington, D.C. on April 20–21, 2016.
USDA, Surdna and Other Foundations Join to Strengthen Local Food Supply Chains
Release Date:
04/01/2016
U.S. Department of Agriculture officials joined 15 national and regional philanthropic partners to announce a new initiative to bolster the supply chain for local food systems around 10 key U.S. cities. The project, dubbed 'Food LINC', will connect...
Arabella Advisors Noted in NPR Report: Solutions that Could Help The U.S. Slash Food Waste
Release Date:
03/16/2016
Each year, an estimated 133 billion pounds of food that farmers grow never makes it to our plates. That's enough to fill 44 skyscrapers. And tons of it ends up in landfills, where it emits methane, a greenhouse gas.
Commentary from Rockefeller Foundation: A Solution to Hunger? Stop Throwing Dinner Away
Release Date:
03/15/2016
Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, and Sam Kass, founder of Trove and chef, write that food loss costs the world economy almost $1 trillion annually.
Tisch Illumination Fund Supports City Limits' Coverage of NYC Food Policy Issues
Release Date:
03/03/2016
City Limits, a non-profit community journalism website, has launched CityPlate, a special section and series covering on food policy in New York City, to increase awareness among community and policymakers alike.
Specialty Food Foundation Addresses Hunger With Social Entrepreneurship
Release Date:
03/02/2016
Specialty Food Foundation, a community of social entrepreneurs working to break the hunger cycle, is starting the search for the third annual class of grant recipients.
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