Red Clover Collaborative
Committed to building a more equitable, sustainable, and resilient future by equipping nonprofits and leaders with the strategies, connections, and resources they need.
cWho We Are
Red Clover Collaborative is led by experienced practitioners who have recently transitioned or are in the process of transitioning out of food systems organizations. Their combined expertise in strategy, grants administration, organizational management, program development, and capacity building will be focused on supporting mission-driven organizations and fostering transformative change in the food and farm ecosystem. Red Clover Collaborative is a fiscally sponsored project of Curanopy.
Capabilities
Tailored Consulting Services
Red Clover Collaborative assembles and mobilizes specialized teams to tackle complex projects with an interdisciplinary approach. These engagements are focused on time-limited, problem-specific projects designed to strengthen organizational leadership, improve systems, and develop strategic solutions that align with the unique needs of each partner.
Offerings include:
- Leadership Transitions & Support for Nonprofit Leaders
- Board Governance & Strategic Oversight
- Strengthening Organizational Systems & Structures
- Policy, Advocacy & Government Relations:
- Advising Philanthropy
Container for Movement Infrastructure
Red Clover Collaborative is a dedicated hub for supporting broader, long-term collaborations, initiatives, and social enterprises that transcend beyond the scope of individual organizations or coalitions. This container model provides a neutral platform for projects needing shared resources, collective governance, or incubation for collaborative, cross-organizational, and cross-movement endeavors.
Offerings include:
- Communities of Practice, Networks, and Cohort Management
- Grants Administration
- Pilot and Emerging Initiative Incubation
- Support for Leaders
- Training & Resources
Who We Are
Edna Rodriguez
Edna became Executive Director of the Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) in 2017 after holding several roles within the organization. During her tenure, RAFI has grown into a widely respected leader in the food and farm movement—recognized for its unwavering commitment to underserved farmers and its emphasis on integrity, equity, transparency, and collaboration. Focused on distributed leadership and equity, Edna guided RAFI through strategic planning and expanded programs such as the Farmers of Color Network.
Edna’s dedication to equitable funding forged partnerships with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and the Regenerative Agriculture Foundation, resulting in the Climate and Equity Policy Project—an initiative focused on grantmaking and capacity building. Beyond RAFI, Edna serves in governance roles with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, the National Family Farm Coalition, Sustainable Agriculture Food Systems Funders, and A Greener World. She also helped found the Liberating Investment in the Food & Farm Ecosystem’s (LIFE) Grassroots Governance Body.
After 14 years with the organization, Edna will step down from her role as RAFI’s Executive Director at RAFI this fall. Afterward, she will concentrate on Red Clover Collaborative, a capacity-building and movement infrastructure initiative she co-founded that is set to launch in 2025.
Masika Henson
Masika has worked in many sectors, including philanthropy, non-profit, private, academia, government and entertainment. She has lived in both NYC and the CA Bay Area and is a former certified NYC Street Tree Pruner. As the Founder of Seeking Solutions, a consultancy supporting social movements and shifting power and resources to achieve racial and climate justice, she focuses on the interconnection between land and water systems to create interventions for positive social change. As a DJ, she builds culture and relationships by communicating with people using music. Masika previously worked as a grant-maker focused on supporting a just transition of food systems in the U.S. and funding projects designed to improve California’s watersheds. She also worked with NYC Parks to restore marshlands, monitor sea-level rise, study lakes and ponds and improve internal operations. And she spent time at other organizations including the Rockefeller Foundation, Columbia University and the American Museum of Natural History. For 10 years, prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, she served as an ambassador for breweries located in Brooklyn, the Bay Area and Colorado. Masika is a melomaniac, audiophile and a change agent committed to all aspects of sustainability.
