Good morning all- I'm sharing information about an opportunity some of your patrons may be interested in. We were contacted by Food Solutions New England<http://www.foodsolutionsne.org/> to see if ME's libraries might be interested in sharing the information below with your communities: Food Solutions New England<http://www.foodsolutionsne.org/> (FSNE) is a regional, six-state network that is working to unite all of those working to build community in and around the food system through a shared set of values - democratic empowerment, racial equity and dignity for all, sustainability, and trust. FSNE just opened applications<https://unh.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0Vaq7ZoX8B9WdPo> for 2023/2024 cohort in its Network Leadership Institute<https://foodsolutionsne.org/food-solutions-new-england-network-leadership-institute/> (NLI). The NLI is a 10-month, highly experiential, intensive series of retreats organized by Food Solutions New England<https://www.linkedin.com/company/foodsolutionsne/> where cohort members focus on building skills in facilitative leadership, network leadership and development, stakeholder engagement, collaboration and network weaving, creating cultures of belonging and seeing and playing with and in systems. We hope to recruit a diverse cohort of leaders who intersect with the food system in various ways and represent the remarkable leadership potential embedded within the New England region. Here is the announcement - 2023-2024 Network Leadership Institute Applications Open<https://foodsolutionsne.org/2023-2024-network-leadership-institute-applications-open/> - and a link to the application<https://unh.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0Vaq7ZoX8B9WdPo> Apps are due by June 21. Social media links here: Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/p/Csn8s6juTX4/> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/foodsolutionsne/posts/pfbid0eaE32wwHa5uRSBq4gd5MeBXL5p8ptwS851c2q4ghDDhQpupjZ63to7duZkkXJVLkl> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7067094636657307649> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/FoodSolutionsNE/status/1661332044159361032>. You can also download Graphic 1 of 2<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ALKBAPNXLM62A1pgvMBQHSAKKuYyRcg_/view?usp=share_link> and Graphic 2 of 2<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NVjhD8NUhncvi2Pg8mjFLed2CrvyRFlW/view?usp=share_link> if you wish to share information that way. Best, Marijke Marijke Visser (she/her) Director, Library Development Maine State Library 207- 287-5620
