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Spread the word about Seeding Power!
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Application deadline: April 30, 2026
As food justice leaders prepare for attacks on their work, they need spaces that allow them to show up as their whole selves. They need reserves of resilience to tap into through difficult times. We need to put joy and connection at the heart of our work to build new systems rooted in justice and liberation.
We must meet this food crisis together, and for that we need leadership from the nonprofit, philanthropic, government and private sectors. The Seeding Power Fellowship is designed to reduce isolation, practice communication and collaboration, and deepen relationships. It provides not only leadership development, but critical movement infrastructure to build a responsive strategy and create a just food system.
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Register for an Info Session
Two online info sessions will be held during the application period for interested applicants to learn more and ask questions. These sessions are an optional offering, they are not mandatory in order to apply for the Fellowship.
The sessions will feature a short presentation from the CFF Director, and the rest of the one-hour time will be devoted to answering questions from attendees. Register below:
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The Seeding Power Fellowship is a nine-month cohort-based food justice fellowship program. It's designed for experienced leaders working across sectors to build equitable food systems. We invite applications from movement leaders and philanthropic partners in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Seeding Power is unique in both the region it serves and the focus on effective collaborations and equitable relationships, while including fellows from philanthropy and government. Racial equity, social justice, active communication, and collaboration form the core of a tested yet tailored curriculum designed by Emerging Equity.
By creating a community of practice that develops a shared analysis of the issues plaguing our food system, Seeding Power cohorts graduate with strengthened cross-sector relationships and skills, and the opportunity to develop projects together.
Each fellow receives at least three hours of individualized coaching. Movement fellows receive a $5,000 stipend, and philanthropic fellows are asked to make a financial contribution.
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The Seeding Power Fellowship will accept twelve food justice leaders, including those who work in philanthropy or government.
It offers:
- $5,000 stipend
- Three in-person retreats
- 13 virtual sessions
- Individual coaching hours
- 9-month curriculum
- Collaboration teams for project-based learning
The Seeding Power Fellowship is open to experienced movement leaders and philanthropic partners (funders) whose work touches the food system in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut. See the FAQs for more info. |
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Watch staff and alumni discussing the Seeding Power Fellowship in a 2025 briefing
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Images and text are available here |
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Twitter
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Facebook & Instagram
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Newsletter Blurb
The Seeding Power Fellowship is an innovative 9-month, cohort-based fellowship program for 12 experienced food justice leaders (and funders) in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Seeding Power is unique in both the region it serves and the focus on effective collaborations and equitable relationships, while including fellows from the philanthropic sector. Fellows receive a $5,000 stipend and participate in three in-person retreats, along with 13 virtual sessions, as part of a curriculum focused on effective collaboration and centering racial equity and social justice. By creating a community of practice that develops a shared analysis of the issues plaguing our food system, Seeding Power cohorts graduate with strengthened cross-sector relationships and skills, and the opportunity to develop projects together. Application deadline: April 30th, 2026!
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You can download a 2-pager on the redesigned Seeding Power Fellowship
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