In 2018, I was a new grant writer at a Black-led childcare, family, and resource-sharing collective …
Get Out of The Way
Last year, I spoke with a well established and highly respected journalist who offered me a …
Our Framework for Change
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2023 Capacity Grantees
Santa Ana, CA Kansha Open History ProjectWith the support of a Capacity Grant to the Kansha …
Finding Purpose in Philanthropy
There is an ongoing, systematic erasure of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) movement leaders, …
Impact Report 2022
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2023 Wildseeds Grantees
Los Angeles, CA Across Our Kitchen TablesFood Worker-Entrepreneur Field Guide – to support the goal of …
Decolonizing the Food System
On May 8, 2023, Shape Up SF and the SFDPH Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Team …
Unapologetically Reclaiming The Land
By December 2022, I was itching to travel abroad and when I found out that my …
Foodways and Wordways
“Peek through the husk,” my mom said, holding the fresh ear of corn. I recognized this …
Narrative Power and Belonging
(L-R: Rubi Orozco Santos, Shaniece Alexander, Esperanza Pallana, Kelly Carlisle) Thanks to our collaboration with Castanea …
Power of Participatory Grantmaking
Esperanza Pallana, Executive Director of the Food and Farm Communications Fund, recently joined Gwen Wurst, a Senior …