November 14-15, 2006

Midwest Funder Briefing

Green Chemistry and Sustainability Criteria for the Bio-Based Economy And Midwest Policy Briefing: The Opportunity and Jeopardy of Biofuels To register go to: http://www.regonline.com/106968

November 6-7, 2006

Investors' Circle Fall Conference and Venture Fair

Investors’ Circle’s fall conference will take place at the Boston Harbor Hotel on November 6-7. This event will gather angel investors, professional venture capitalists, philanthropic investors and entrepreneurs who are using private capital to promote the transition to a sustainable future. November 6 will feature a venture fair with presenting early-stage for-profit companies working to solve social and environmental problems. November 7 will feature speakers and workshops on the state of double bottom line investing and enterprise creation in: energy & environment, food & organics, education & media, health & wellness, mission-related investing and community & international development. The event will also feature a plenary session titled “Patient Capital and Sustainable Communities,” exploring the idea of sustainable communities through real-estate investing, using it as a tool for management of land and development patterns, minimization and remediation of pollution, sustainable management of natural resources, and the establishment of affordable housing. http://www.investorscircle.net

June 25-28, 2006

4th SAFSF Forum
Farming on Land and at Sea: Visions for Sustainability
Portland, Maine

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June 23, 2006

Healthy Food - Healthy Communities

Some twenty-five individuals from across the US gathered in Maine for this first-ever meeting of sustainable agriculture and health funders co-sponsored by SAFSF and Grantmakers In Health. The purpose of this meeting was to learn about funder initiatives working at this intersection; to find out about policy work affecting both the ag/food systems and health realms - including the 2007 Farm Bill; and to begin to explore areas of opportunity for increased funder involvement. If you are a funder and interested in learning more about this meeting and possible follow-up events, please contact Virginia Clarke-Laskin vclarke@safsf.org.

May 10-12, 2006

Patient Capital for a Sustainable Future

Investors' Circle, in collaboration with the Skoll Foundation, is pleased to announce our spring conference and venture fair: “Patient Capital for a Sustainable Future.” Join a leading group of investors, philanthropists and entrepreneurs for two days of deal doing and the most innovative thinking in socially responsible venture investing. The Venture Fair will feature presentations from 4 early-stage, sustainable food companies, and a workshop on May 12th will feature Slow Money, the IC Foundation's project to direct more patient capital to food companies that support sustainable food systems. For more information and to register, please visit www.investorscircle.net.