[Community_garden] FW: SSAWG Community Food Training - July 25-26

[Betsy Johnson]

Building and Sustaining Effective Organizations for Community Food Work in
the South - A Training Conducted by Southern SAWG
Nashville, TN
July 25-26, 2007

This two-day training, hosted by the Food Security Partners of Middle
Tennessee, is designed to help leaders of Community Food Projects in the
Southern United States build and sustain more effective organizations.  The
training is partially funded by the USDA-CSREES Community Food Projects
Program.

The training will focus on two main areas -

1.  Organizing, Partnerships and Power Sharing for More Effective Community
Food Work - we will explore best practices for attracting diverse partners,
developing powerful working collaborations, creating processes that share
power, and using asset-based approaches.

2.  Building Capacity for Financial Sustainability - we will explore methods
of effective funding development from a holistic perspective, building
organizational capacity, and planning for sustainability.

The training format will be extremely participatory - combining classroom
sessions with case studies and a tour of local projects - to create a rich
learning experience and foster networking relationships between those who
attend.

Trainers will include -

Keecha Harris, DrPH, RD, Associate Program Manager for Southern SAWG's
Community Food Program and president of Harris and Associates, a food
systems and public health consulting firm based in Birmingham.  Dr. Harris
works with corporate, philanthropic and advocacy organizations on resource
management, communications, strategic planning and cultural competence
issues.

Ruth Peebles, president of The INS Group (Innovative Nonprofit Solutions), a
consulting firm for nonprofits and local government agencies, and Funding
Development Coordinator for Southern SAWG.  Ms. Peeples has more than 20
years of hands-on-experience in nonprofit management, fundraising, and
project management.

Keith Richards, Program Manager for Southern SAWG's Community Food Program
with over 21 years of experience in the sustainable agriculture and
community food movement as an organic farmer, cooperative marketing manager,
researcher, writer, trainer, and technical assistance provider.

Registration -

Registration for the training is $125 per person.  The registration fee
includes two days of training, three meals of locally produced food, and all
training materials. We cannot guarantee any registrations after July 3 since
class size is limited and we expect it to fill up.  Pre-registration is
required.

Travel and Lodging Scholarships -

Southern SAWG will provide travel and lodging stipends of up to $500 per
person for a small number of attendees.  Top priority for stipends will be
given to leaders of community food projects who have a commitment to share
their knowledge and expertise with others, and also exhibit a financial
need.  The deadline for scholarship applications is June 22.  All applicants
will be notified of scholarship decisions by June 30.

For more information and a registration form -

Contact Keith Richards at keith at ssawg.org or 479-587-0888.