What do civil society organisations working in, and organising around, food & farming want - from each other, from funders, from alliances and networks? Join this online workshop and explore insights from Food Issues Census 2024-25.

Food Issues Census 2024-25 is the biggest survey and analysis of civil society organisations involved in food & farming in the UK. Which issues are organisations working on? Where are the funding gaps? Who are they partnering with? How can we argue the case for getting more funding into the food & farming sector?

Join this webinar to hear from Nadeen Haidar, lead author and project lead for Food Issues Census 2024-25. Nadeen will share findings and insights from this important work, before we open it up for discussion and questions from participants.

The purpose of the Census is to illuminate the work that diverse civil society organisations are doing on food and farming – helping organisations to understand their roles within the wider ecosystem and identify opportunities for greater collective impact. The Census provides a trusted reference point for funders and policymakers to understand gaps and niches in knowledge and capacity, and to target funding strategies and outreach accordingly.

Who this webinar is for:

Funders and potential funders - those working for trusts & foundations, high net worth individuals...

Anyone working on food and farming within the nonprofit/civil society ecosystem, particularly those involved in strategy and fundraising. This includes everything from small-scale community projects focusing on local issues, to national organisations campaigning on global issues. Food does not have to be at the centre of your work for it to be relevant: for example, a social justice or youth inclusion project which includes food growing is relevant to the census.

We are committed to bringing in the experiences of a genuinely diverse range of organisations as part of this project. We know that diverse communities, from Black and People of Colour (BPOC) to working class communities, LGBTQIA+ folks, neurodivergent people and people with disabilities are vastly under-represented in the food, farming and environment sectors. Yet, we also know that there is incredible work being done by diverse groups on the ground, which is often overlooked and under-resourced within the sector. We particularly encourage participants from marginalised communities who can share knowledge and experiences of being involved in the nonprofit food and farming space.

Food Issues Census 2024-25 unpacked - the webinar