Finding Funding for Farms & Food Access
FREE skill building workshops and coaching sessions for groups in the Tompkins Food System
Workshops
Previous Workshops
Food System & Farm Fundraising
Learn how to connect your project’s financial goals to a range of different fund-seeking strategies.
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Part I. Grant Writing for Food Systems
Learn where to find grant funding opportunities, how to connect your work with funders’ priorities, and how to write a competitive application.
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Part II. Grant Writing for Food Systems
We’ll write a grant application together—from start to finish—utilizing actual funding opportunities.
​Land Project NY Grant Application Session​​​
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Resource Mobilization Workshop
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Farm and Food Business Planning
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What's going on out there? Farm and Food Grants
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Beginning Farmer
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1:1 Coaching
Work directly with grantwriting and fundraising consultant Brit Campese of Vision Driven Consulting.
​Tailored to meet the individual needs and goals of small groups and individuals, coaching sessions are available by appointment. Contact Brit: brittany@visiondrivenconsulting.com
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Supports individuals and collaborative groups
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Hands-on and tailored to meet your individual needs and goals
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Focused on the subject of your choice ( options include grant research and discovery, grant editing, budget development, technical application assistance, crowdfunding, individual donor development, etc.)
Eligibility
Fundraising assistance and coaching is available to any nonprofit, farm and food-related businesses, and fiscally sponsored projects whose work helps to advance the Tompkins County Food System Plan. Priority given to those that:
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Have annual budgets under $250K
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Serve or operate in rural or less populated towns and villages
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Don’t currently have paid grant writers and/or development staff
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Have leadership that is representative of the communities they serve
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Are majority-led by individuals who are Black, African American, and/or of African descent; Immigrants, Indigenous, and/or People of Color
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Thank you
We are grateful for the financial support of the Tompkins County Legislature to make this program possible.
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