August 30, 2021
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June 28, 2021
Congrats to our 2021 Seeds to Grow Grant Recipient – Blooming Reed Farm
Can you imagine doing all the work for a small scale, organic farm by hand? We can’t either, which is why we are overjoyed to announce our 2021 Seeds to Grow Grant Recipient, Blooming Reed Farm of Paulden, Arizona! Blooming Reed farmers Juan and Keeton Aguiar provide Arizonans with locally grown organic vegetables, nutritious herbs, […] Read more
June 13, 2021
The Reality of Anti-Racism Work: The Hard, The Bad and the Ugly
‘Not Racist’ Is Not Enough: Putting In The Work To Be Anti-Racist – Eric Deggans When someone says change is hard…believe them. Here we are, more than a year into our commitment as an organization to center anti-racism and equity in our practice. We’ve been bringing these hard conversations and questions into our work by asking […] Read more
May 24, 2021
Active Living Investment in Arizona’s Rural Communities
How we’re responding after a look in the (blind spot) mirror. Click to read the Stanford Social Innovation Review’s Spring 2021 Feature – Philanthropy’s Rural Blind Spot The feature article of Stanford Social Innovation Review’s (SSIR’s) spring 2021 issue, Philanthropy’s Rural Blind Spot, made a clear and compelling case for why grant makers, even when […] Read more
April 20, 2021
Update: BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Grower Debt Forgiveness
Photo courtesy of Soul Fire Farm – www.soulfirefarm.org April 16, 2021: Please keep reading for updates on BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) grower debt relief made possible through the American Rescue Plan. USDA has published a Frequently Asked Question document (LINK to attached PDF – can this be hosted as an upload on our website?) […] Read more
April 19, 2021
Pinnacle Prevention stands against all forms of hate. #stopasianhate
“Sometimes I wonder if the Asian-American experience is what it’s like when you’re thinking about everyone else, but nobody else is thinking about you,” Yeun said. Last summer, Pinnacle Prevention took a stand against racism. As a team, we committed both internally and externally, to doing the long-term work to confront the systems of oppression that […] Read more
March 18, 2021
“Return of the Jessie”
We’re so happy to welcome Jessie Gruner back from maternity leave with our two new CIO’s and friends, Hayden and Hardin. ?? Jessie’s Reflections: Having twins 8 weeks early in the middle of a pandemic has been a wild ride to say the least. But if 2020 taught us anything, it’s that we can all […] Read more