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Objective 1.A
Objective 1.A: Develop a Leadership Network of 40,000 empowered people who collaborate to implement the New Mainstream Campaign.

Proposed Places to Start in 2008:
1.    Define the meaning of the term Leadership Network and clarify the levels of participation by those within it.
2.    Refine the principles of organization and practice for the Leadership Network.  
3.    Create a recruitment plan and place more specific focus on outreach to and participation and leadership from members of isolated communities.  
4.    Build the California Food System Network (CFSN) group, hosted by WiserEarth, an online social networking tool to assist the Network members to connect, collaborate, and share information. Promote the site to the public- use media outlets and popular culture.  Generate cross-fertilization and presence on other online sites to increase viewership.   
5.    Task Planning Fellows and Leadership Network members to coordinate statewide collaboration by studying existing strategies of participants and analyzing gaps.

Potential Future Actions 2009-2012:
6.    Task Planning Fellows with issuing annual progress report that highlight success in NMS Campaign and identifies objectives needing more collaboration.
7.    Identify LN “recruitment managers” in every county in CA, and support and connect all “recruitment managers” In order to accelerate growth of the network.
8.    Identify, connect and create partnerships between existing leadership development programs (e.g. Ag Leadership) to help develop California leaders committed to making a sustainable food system.  
9.    Create and offer leadership-training programs to cultivate new leaders across the spectrum of CA food system.  
 
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