Friday, December 4, 2015
Arabella Launches Special Consulting Practice on Food Philanthropy
Philanthropic consultants Arabella Advisors is launching a new practice area, titled "Good Food."
According to an emailed notice, it is the first large-scale food system practice of its kind, dedicated to supporting philanthropists and impact investors.
The practice goal is to support those who are working to transform food system to make delicious, nutritious, sustainably produced food accessible for all.
"After 10 years of working to build Arabella into a leading philanthropy consulting firm, my partner Bruce and I hired a fantastic CEO to run the company earlier this year," writes Eric Kessler, founder of Arabella. "Now, I’m dedicating more of my time to building our Good Food practice, both because it is a personal passion of mine and because our clients are giving this issue a huge amount of attention."
The potential impacts of transforming food systems include:
- Better health for the two-thirds of American adults now suffering from obesity, diabetes, and other food-related conditions
- More and better food on the table for the 49 million Americans who currently go hungry, or who don’t get the food they need to meet basic nutritional needs
- Smarter, more sustainable use of our resources through a system that produces the food we need without wasting 40 percent of the food we actually grow
- A more equitable society thanks to the elimination of food deserts and the empowerment of farmers, agricultural entrepreneurs, and food workers