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November 10, 2011 - 12:53 PM
Switzer Network Innovation idea - Fellow feedback requested: Food Systems
Hugh Hogan (1998)

I am Hugh Hogan, the Executive Director of The North Star Fund in New York City and a Switzer Fellow ('98 New England and Switzer Leadership 2000-2003), writing to connect with folks who might be interested in more formally establishing a Fellows working group focused on food systems issues, and more specifically, how Fellows can understand and connect with the emerging network of regional funder groups focused on learning about and supporting the transition to regional, ecologically sound, equitable and sustainable local growing and distribution systems.

Along with Kolu Zigbi, the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Program Officer...
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October 20, 2011 - 3:10 PM
Complete your LinkedIn connection to Switzer
Lauren Hertel (2003)

We believe LinkedIn offers our Fellows a significant opportunity to network for their careers.  We sponsored a webinar and published a resource guide for the service earlier this year, and now we'd like to help you get fully connected to Switzer on LinkedIn in 3 easy steps and just 15 minutes!

1. Join our Group. Just visit http://linkd.in/switzernetwork, then click the "Join Group" button. The group is open to all Fellows and colleagues in related fields with a connection to the Foundation.

2. Include your...
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November 1, 2011 - 12:01 AM
[WEBINAR] Sounding Smart in an Interview (Switzer Leadership Skills Webinar)
Lauren Hertel (2003)

We recently shared tips and tricks gleaned from this year's retreat trainers to help you get your message out to the media and sound smart (instead of dull, preachy or overly technical!) in the process.

Learn about communicating with journalists, making your science understandable to a lay audience, and acing the interview once you've hooked the media's attention.

TO VIEW WEBINAR IN FULL SCREEN MODE, please click the televsion set icon in the window below.

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February 1, 2012 - 9:00 AM
Heard and Seen by Melissa Garren at the Smith Fellows' Federal Policy Workshop
Melissa Garren (2010)

Editor's Note:  Melissa Garren (2010) attended the Federal Policy Workshop offered by the Switzer Foundation working with colleagues from the David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship Program in Washington, D.C., January 11-13, 2012.  It focused on the implications of national policy-making for conservation professionals.  Ayana Johnson (2009), Eunice Blavascunas (2005) and Board member Jen Sokolove (2000) also joined the workshop. The following post is from an email Melissa wrote updating us about the experience.

I wanted to take a few minutes to outline some highlights from the experience that I found most helpful...
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