Rethinking Networking

Are networking events the bane of your professional existence? Do you understand the value but loathe the process of forging these professional relationships? There’s a better, more sustainable way! Please join Curtis Ogden, Senior Associate at the Institute for Social Change, for a workshop on building a network in service of food system change. Leave your notions of transactional and competitive networking behind as we learn how to build solidarity through collaboration. This session will be a presentation followed by some discussion and activity about building the network.

This session is the third of four in Growing Together: A Four Part Virtual Series About Building and Maintaining a Network, Planning Collectively, and Addressing Our Most Immediate Food & Farm Concerns

Due to an abundance of caution, and the fact that so many attendees enjoyed last year’s program, CFSA’s annual summit will once again be a four-part, interactive, virtual series. These sessions will span multiple weeks and cover topics such as building a sustainable network, crafting a statewide food action plan, and understanding and addressing the Connecticut food system’s role in the climate crisis. The fourth and final session will be an opportunity to learn more about the other three sessions, and discuss ways in which attendees can take action after the summit. Every session is designed as a stand-alone event, so attend one or attend more! These sessions welcome anyone interested in engaging further in Connecticut’s food system and food policies.