FPC Strategic Plan - Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition
Outcome Goals
Strategic Directions
Mission
Strategic Plan Map: 2014 – 2019 DRAFT
The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition
convenes individuals and organizations to innovate and advocate for a
healthy, just, and resilient local food system.
Develop, communicate,
and continue to evolve a
shared vision for a healthy
and just local food system
for all Cuyahoga County
residents.
1: FPC is vital,
inclusive, well
managed and
financially stable
1A: Create an 8-10
member Steering
Committee
comprised of
diverse individuals
and organizations
Objectives
1B: Develop new
organizational
policies, decision
making processes,
and structures
1C: Develop new
organizational
structure that
creates
opportunities for
stakeholders to
propose policy and
project ideas
1D: Grow and
diversify revenue
streams
1E: Assess staff
levels, skills, and
job descriptions to
ensure effective
implementation of
framework
Develop the Coalition’s
leadership, structure,
communications, and
collaborative processes to
cultivate the FPC’s vitality,
inclusivity and financial
stability.
2: FPC develops
current and new
leaders and
organizational
capacity for local
food systems
change.
2A: Conduct a
“network
analysis” in order
to strengthen
relationships with
new and existing
stakeholder
organizations
2B: Invest in
individual and
organizational
leadership
training
particularly in
food systems
policy, leadership,
equity, and
inclusion
Significant
progress made
Some progress
made
3:FPC has
effective internal
and external
communication,
knowledge
management and
dissemination
systems
3A: Create a
communication
strategy that
articulates
activities,
provides a
common voice,
and reinforces the
goals and key
messages of FPC
3B: Convene an
action group with
a communications
consultant to
review current
strategies used,
and develop
recommendations
for improved
communication
3C: Coordinate
quarterly forums
that educate,
orient, and engage
members and
develop a
network of local
food leaders
Strengthen and expand
FPC’s leadership and
position as an inclusive and
collaborative hub for food
systems policy
development, project
innovation and new
knowledge generation in
Northeast Ohio.
4:Cuyahoga County
residents have
improved access to
healthy, affordable,
and culturally
appropriate local
food in their
neighborhood and
communities
4A: Work with
Countryside
Conservancy to
expand SNAP
incentive program
to eight new
farmers markets in
NEO by 2016
4B: Convene local
and national
leaders in a
working
conference to
explore initiatives
and policies that
will improve
access to healthy
and affordable
local food. Create
an action plan that
identifies the best
strategies of the
conference
Leverage FPC’s successes
and expand the impact of
its innovative policies and
programs to other
interested communities
in Cuyahoga County and
Northeast Ohio.
5: Cleveland
Metropolitan
School District
(CMSD) and at
least 10% of
Cuyahoga County
schools have
instituted regional
food procurement
initiatives, and
healthy eating
education
programs
5A: Act as CMSD’s
lead community
partner in the
School Food FOCUS
Upper Midwest
Regional Learning
Lab (UMRLL) and
support district’s
procurement
5B: Co-Sponsor a
School Food
Showcase in
partnership with
School Food FOCUS
for Northeast Ohio
school districts
5C: Become a
FoodCorps site for
Northeast Ohio
6: A stronger,
more developed
Northeast Ohio
supply chain and
infrastructure
that produces,
aggregates,
processes, and
distributes
regionally
produced foods
6A: Expand
reach to five
Cuyahoga County
communities to
disseminate
public policy that
supports urban
agriculture
6B: Convene
coalition and
supply chain
stakeholders and
to discuss role in
advancing the
recommendation
s from the
Sustainable Food
Business Cluster
Roadmap
6C: Identify role
in supporting
regional food
economy and
other food policy
councils in NEO