Capital Nourishment
Workshop Series
Two-part virtual workshop series for small-scale farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and food business owners
February 12: Understanding Capital
March 5: Sourcing Capital
Through the Local Food Economy Lab, the Alliance is thrilled to offer a two-part virtual workshop series designed to help small business owners and community leaders better understand the spectrum of capital and overcome barriers to accessing funding. Through two interactive sessions, participants will shift from risk-averse mindsets to confident, informed capital activators who can articulate their business value and financial needs.
This workshop series is designed for small-scale farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and food business owners, and is ideal for anyone seeking to strengthen their financial readiness or explore new pathways to capital. This workshop series is offered in partnership with Sacred Futures.
The goal of this series is to support new and beginning food business owners in:
Building foundational knowledge of the capital landscape
Identifying capital types that align with their business goals
Assessing capital readiness across business lifecycle
Articulating their unique value creation and impact beyond return of capital
Shifting funding requests to partnership invitations
By the end of both sessions, participants will have a clear understanding of diverse capital sources, their unique capital needs across their business lifecycle, and a practiced pitch that articulates their business value and impact to capital partners - moving from apprehension to confident activation.
Workshop Schedule & Details
Session 1: Understanding Capital
Thursday, February 12 • 90 minutes
If funding feels confusing, intimidating, or out of reach, this workshop is for you. We'll explore your relationship with money, demystify the capital landscape (grants, loans, equity, and community funding), and help you identify which options align with your business stage and values—without the jargon or judgment.
Session 2: Sourcing Capital
Thursday, March 5 • 90 minutes
This hands-on session helps you assess exactly what capital you need, articulate your business value and community impact in compelling ways, and practice telling that story with confidence. You'll leave with a clear action plan, communication approach, and tools to find values-aligned capital partners.
Registration
These workshops are free, but space is limited, so please register to hold your spot.
The series is designed as a shared learning journey, and we encourage participants to join us for both sessions if possible. If your schedule doesn’t allow, you’re welcome to register for the session that works best for you.
About Charity May
Founder & Principal, Sacred Futures
Charity May is the founder and principal of Sacred Futures, where she bridges ancient wisdom with modern innovation to help compassionate leaders build adaptive and thriving enterprises. As a facilitator and advisor, Charity creates tools and cultivates spaces for leaders shifting paradigms from extraction to healing and repair in business and life.
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About Sacred Futures
Sacred Futures is an organizational design studio and leadership formation practice that develops bold ideas and radical frameworks to help compassionate leaders build adaptive, thriving organizations aligned with their purpose. Through facilitation, leadership retreats, and bespoke advisory, Sacred Futures guides impact investment groups, purpose-oriented enterprises, and nonprofits in creating the future with clarity, courage, and care.
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