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The National Association
of Planning Councils
NAPC is a national non-profit organization
which seeks to improve the human condition through encouraging
research-based community planning and
action.
Planning councils
bring people together
to
identify needs and work toward solutions,
mobilizing community
involvement,
developing and coordinating services,
advocating for informed
decisions by funders and policy makers,
and linking people with community
resources.
NAPC's annual conference builds knowledge and
networks.
(Above: NAPC as a visual
image...created by conference speaker
Sunni Brown, BrightSpot Info
Design)
NAPC is the national association that fosters the unique profession
of community planning.
NAPC is committed to advancing the process of bringing people
together
to identify needs and work toward solutions.
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New: NAPC Webinar
Series
To help members be connected and informed year-round, NAPC is launching
a series of webinars on some high-interest topics identified during the
conference in April. All interested members, staff, and other
colleagues are welcome to participate. There
is no registration fee.
The first webinar was May 22...
Changing the Frame on Needs Assessments
"The paradigm has been needs
assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. However,
the requirement has been to have evidence-based practice models for
implementation. To determine if the EBP may be effective in your
community, one must start with exploring whether the indicators of
the EBP are evident in your community. Overlaying a model, no
matter how promising the results, into a community without similar
indicators makes it unlikely to be successful. Two models focused
on prevention will be explored--social determinant and adverse
childhood experiences--in demonstrating the EBP to
indicator approach." Presenter: Jan Figart, MS, RN, Associate
Director, Community Service Council, Tulsa, Oklahoma. (NAPC has
honored Jan with the Judith Rothbaum Award for
Excellence in Using Social Indicators for Community Action.)
This webinar (materials and audio) will be
available online soon.
Looking ahead:
Webinars will take place every other month,
from 3 - 4 p.m. Central time
on these Wednesday afternoons: May
22, July 24, September 25, November 20, January 22, and March 26.
The July
24th webinar,
led by NAPC VP Candace King, will focus on implementation of health care
reform.
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New: NAPC
E-Newsletter
Here is the
May/June
issue of NAPC's new e-newsletter.
Please
subscribe by sending NAPC your name and email address.
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2013 NAPC Conference: April
4-7
Community Planning at the
Intersection of People and Places
At the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.,
and the
Embassy Suites, Old Town Alexandria, Virginia
The conference was outstanding!
Sincere thanks to all the
speakers, planners, and participants.
Enjoy
speaker presentations, interviews,
and conference photos
Looking ahead:
Next year's conference will be in
Toronto - May 2 - 4, 2014!
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Join NAPC
Membership
benefits and categories
2013 Membership Form
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Looking back...
NAPC's 2012 Conference -
May 4-6, 2012
Embassy Suites - Old Town Alexandria, Virginia
Community
planning leaders and practitioners from across the U.S. and
Canada
gathered to learn from top experts and exchange real-life
experiences and insights.
Program, speakers,
presentation and videos
More conference photos
 
NAPC welcomed
community planning colleagues from Ontario, Canada (above).
More
2012 conference photos
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The
NAPC Judith Rothbaum Award
Recognizing excellence in using
social indicators for community action
Congratulations to
Mary Dodd,
recipient of the 2012 Judith Rothbaum Award!
Mary was honored for her work at the
Community Action Network (CAN) in Austin, Texas.
Kathy Schlather (left) presented the award at the NAPC annual meeting May 5th,
during the 2012 NAPC conference, where
Mary's work was featured.
Video of the presentation and Mary's response
Read more:
Mary Dodd and past honorees
Judith Rothbaum, her work, and the award
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NAPC appreciates 2012-13 NAPC
Board members
NAPC's officers and Board
members
Incoming President Vanessa
Sarria (left) thanked
outgoing President Suzanne Puryear
at the Annual Meeting
Video:
Vanessa recognizes Suzanne
2012 Board Retreat
Board members gathered in Chicago
November 2-3, 2012
for a very productive and enjoyable planning session--taking a new look
at NAPC and its work, and developing a strategic plan through 2015.
Back row: Kate Hanley, Karen Wulfkuhle, Jacqueline West, Ben Kirby, John
Campey.
Front row: Candace King, Vanessa Sarria, Denise Groesbeck, Kathy Schlather.
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About community
planning and planning councils:
Quality community-based planning
Planning
councils' values, core competencies, roles, history
Community
building: the contribution of community planning councils
Ten key
principles ... shared by retiring long-time member Ed Schoenberger
2012 survey results about NAPC members' work
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updated
About the National
Association of Planning Councils:
NAPC
News ... recent events, activities and plans, coming events, services,
links
NAPC Members
... contact information and links to members'
websites
Testimonials ... what our members value most about NAPC
Join NAPC! ... benefits and membership
categories;
2013 Membership Form
NAPC
Distinguished Service Award Honorees
NAPC Social
Indicators Report 2006;
2005
Measuring What's Important; Making
a Difference...Social Indicators
as Tools for Community
Action
Support NAPC .
NAPC Brochure .
NAPC E-Newsletter:
subscribe
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Some NAPC initiatives:
Annual
conference - 2012; 2011; 2010;
past conferences
Judith Rothbaum
Award
Read more
Recognizing excellence in using social indicators for
community action
Surveys and information exchange
Members, take the 2012 Member Survey
here
NAPC Forward /
emerging leaders
Focus:
engaging and connecting tomorrow's leaders in community planning, and
assuring an excellent future workforce in our field
Recruitment and
retention of a mature
workforce for the nonprofit sector
Background and
report
Topical
conference calls
Latest topic: Disaster Preparedness
for Organizations and Communities
Online:
materials and resources on
disaster preparedness
Consulting services...available to
members and other organizations
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Looking back...NAPC's
past national conferences:
2011
Conference - Alexandria, Virginia -
April 15-17
"Communities in Transformation"
The economy...health care...immigration...the nonprofit sector...and more" national updates and what local communities are doing.
Videos of sessions and
speaker interviews .
Blog posts .
Tweets .
Photos .
Speakers' PowerPoints .
Speakers' bios & photos .
Flyer
2010
Conference - Alexandria, Virginia -
April 16-18
"Community Planning for the New Normal"
2009
Conference - Austin, Texas - March 2-4
"Community Planning in Turbulent Times...Staying On
Top when the Bottom Falls Out"
More information...speaker
presentations...conference photos
2008
Conference - Clearwater Beach, Florida -
May 7-9
"Global Trends, Local Impacts"
Online
photo albums:
conference,
annual meeting/member
recognition
2007 Conference - Minneapolis,
Minnesota - May 3-5
"Making A Difference
and Making It Stick: The Challenge of Building Community Infrastructure for Sustaining
Positive Change"
2006 Toronto Conference
NAPC members joined planning council colleagues
from
all across the U.S.
and Canada
for NAPC's first international conference,
co-sponsored with the Social Planning Network of Ontario.
2005 NAPC/Community Indicators Consortium Conference, Washington, DC
Other NAPC conferences:
2004,
2003,
2002,
2001,
2000,
1999,
1998
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Happy 20th
Anniversary, NAPC!
Founding members Nancy Findeisen and Phil Dessauer
described NAPC's early history and led the anniversary
celebration.
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