BUILDING COALITIONS AND
PARTNERSHIPS: THE PATHWAY TO
SUCCESSFUL FOOD SYSTEMS
CHANGE
Marguerite Zauner, Migdalia Loyola,
Mustafa Sundiata
Making It Better Conference
November 16, 2011
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GOALS
• Understand when and how to utilize strategic and effective
coalitions and collaborative partnerships to transform food
systems.
• Share promising practices and lessons learned from the
work of the Center for Prevention and Northside Fresh in
Minnesota.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Learn about the roles that coalitions and collaborative
partnerships have in food policy and food systems change
efforts.
• Identify the key principles and skills needed to build and
maintain strategic and effective collaborative partnerships
and coalitions to advance efforts to transform the food
environment.
• Reflect on lessons learned from the case study of
Northside Fresh to achieve improved health equity, racial
justice and access to healthy food.
• Discuss how to apply learnings to one’s work.
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WORKSHOP FORMAT
• Sit next to people you do not know very well
• Presentation topics
• “7 Components of Highly Effective Campaigns” (Marguerite)
• “Targeted Organizing: Using ‘Ladder of Engagement’ Tool”
(Migdalia)
• Northside Fresh: A Case Study in Community Food Systems
Organizing and Change (Mustafa)
• Large group reflection
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7 KEY COMPONENTS
Building and growing your coalition
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LADDER OF ENGAGEMENT
Leading
Owning
Contributing
Endorsing
Following
Observing
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CASE STUDY
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REFLECTION
•What questions do you still have about the
model(s) shared by the presenters?
•In what ways can these tools and this story
be useful to your work?
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REFLECTION
•Are there any burning questions you still
have about effective organizing strategies,
assessment tools, or other?
•What did you find useful about this content
that may inform further assessment and
planning around your approach to
organizing?
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CONTACT INFORMATION
• Marguerite Zauner
[email protected]
651-662-4345
• Migdalia Loyola
[email protected]
651-662-7216
• Mustafa Sundiata
[email protected]
612-767-9174
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