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The California Agricultural Leadership Foundation (CALF) has opened the application period for its 2024 California Educational Exchange Program (California Exchange). This experiential learning and leadership development opportunity brings together representatives from California regulatory organizations, nonprofits that work with agriculture, and California agriculturalists.
You are receiving this email in hopes that you will encourage prospective applicants to this year’s program.
California Exchange fellows gain a better understanding of how public policy affects complex and diverse agricultural systems and tools for collaboration that may lead to more opportunities for multi-benefit policy development and execution. California agriculture producers are provided an equally important opportunity to better understand the perspectives of regulatory agency managers and the unique constraints, pressures and concerns influencing their decision-making processes. All participants enhance their personal development and leadership skills to benefit long-term, multi-benefit public policy solutions for California.
ELIGIBILITY
Mid-career professionals whose responsibilities include California policy implementation or interpretation.
APPLICATION DUE DATE
Friday, Feb. 2, 2024
>APPLY HERE
FELLOWSHIP TIMEFRAME
Tuesday, April 2 @ 8 a.m. through Thursday, April 4 @ 12 p.m.
LOCATION
Yolo County, Calif.
INCLUDES
Travel, lodging and meals for the 2.5-day program.
FPPC ADHERENCE
Related to the California Fair Political Practices Commission and California’s Form 700, CALF will provide the participants with a list of names or companies for any in-kind donations provided to fellows in the course of their program provided by a nongovernmental agency so that they may meet their Form 700 requirements. This may include transportation, lodging, meals, etc. CALF will work with donors to keep the value of in-kind donations well below the $520 threshold required for gift acceptance.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Educational modules will include keynote speakers, panels, visits to agricultural operations, etc. Topic experts will be representative of academic institutions, private sector businesses, nonprofit organizations, foundations, agricultural trade associations/coalitions, conservation and environmental organizations and governmental agencies. The program includes required reading before its start. Presentations will represent diverse, multiple points of view, in a non-debate format. The purpose of these will be to inform while inspiring respectful and lively discussion, with question-and-answer periods to further deepen understanding of the complex issues and complicated solutions.
QUESTIONS?
Contact Judy Sparacino
jsparacino@agleaders.org or 831-332-0584
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