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Report on Funding Greater Washington’s Food System Convening

Publication date:

11/2014

On October 17 2014, Washington Regional Food Funders welcomed more than 100 participants to Funding Greater Washington’s Food System: Opportunities Available through the 2014 Farm Bill at Gannett Headquarters in McLean, VA.

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Washington Regional Food Funders: Strategic Plan

Publication date:

05/2014

Washington Regional Food Funders (WRFF) envisions an equitable food system in the Greater Washington region which makes good food available to all, harms none, nourishes bodies, communities, and ecosystems, and provides all involved in the supply chain with

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Publication

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Food

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Report on the Greater Washington Region Food Policy Council Meeting

Publication date:

04/2014

A summary of a September 2013 convening of the region's food policy councils.

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Document

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Food

Working Group

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What Funders Need to Know: Introduction to the Food System

Publication date:

03/2014

Why is the food system important to philanthropy? Because hunger, food insecurity, nutrition-related chronic disease, the health of our region’s resource lands and waterways, wages, and equal opportunity in the food economy all converge in our region's food system.

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Publication

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WRAG

Food

What Funders Need to Know

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Food Hubs 101

Publication date:

01/2014

Summary of a learning event and stakeholder convening in Washington, DC.

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Document

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Food

Working Group

Apr 2014

Brightest Minds: Michael W. Twitty on Culinary Justice

9:30am to 11:30am

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Busboys & Poets

Food, social, and environmental justice – these are a few of the ideas that speak to the better world we strive for. An internationally recognized food writer and culinary historian, Michael W. Twitty promotes an extension of these concepts in his notion of “culinary justice”: the idea that historically oppressed peoples should be recognized for their contribution to national and global food traditions and have the opportunity to prosper from this knowledge.

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May 2014

Corporate Philanthropy Affinity Group

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Location Title:

PNC

An overview of community needs and opportunities for investment, specifically for WRAG's corporate members.

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Affinity Group

Audience:

Corporate Philanthropists

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Jun 2014

Food Funder Networking Reception

4:30pm to 5:30pm

Location Title:

Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health

The Washington Regional Food Funders is hosting a networking reception for funders.

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Jun 2014

Washington Regional Food Funders Urban Agriculture Tour

10:00am to 12:00pm

Location Title:

Marion Street Intergenerational Garden

Join the WRFF for a tour of two urban agriculture projects in D.C.

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Working Group

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WRAG Members

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Food

Oct 2014

Funding Greater Washington’s Regional Food System

10:00am to 4:30pm

Location Title:

Gannett/USA Today Headquarters

This day long meeting is a chance for a range of stakeholders, including funders of all kinds to learn about U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs and funding opportunities available through the 2014 Farm Bill.

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Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers

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Report on Funding Greater Washington’s Food System Convening

Washington Regional Food Funders: Strategic Plan

Report on the Greater Washington Region Food Policy Council Meeting

What Funders Need to Know: Introduction to the Food System

Food Hubs 101

Brightest Minds: Michael W. Twitty on Culinary Justice

Corporate Philanthropy Affinity Group

Food Funder Networking Reception

Washington Regional Food Funders Urban Agriculture Tour

Funding Greater Washington’s Regional Food System

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