NAPC's 2001 National Conference
took place April 4-6 in Charleston, West Virginia
... it was GREAT!

Special thanks to all the conference hosts, planners, 
speakers, and participants for a wonderful event!

Enjoy the 2001 online photo album!

"Building Community:  Relationships Are Primary"

Paul Gilmer and the Community Council of Kanawha Valley
hosted another outstanding NAPC conference -- with warm southern hospitality!

• A special session on indicators of the social state of America preceded this year's conference, Wednesday, April 4 (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.) 

• The conference opened with a reception Wednesday night, April 4th (6 p.m.), and continued through a farewell dinner Friday evening

• The 2000-2001 Board met Tuesday, April 3, 7-9 p.m., and the 2001-2002 Board met Saturday, April 7, 8-11:45 a.m.  The NAPC Annual Meeting took place at a luncheon on Friday, April 6.

For more details about the 2001 conference, 
click here to download the full conference brochure

(It's a PDF file; requires Acrobat Reader)

Conference highlights included presentations, panels and dialogue on topics including social indicators, foundation funding, national issues forums, public policy action, national service programs, higher education relationships, collaboration/facilitation, research, looking beyond traditional roles, faith based funding initiatives, and the history and future of community planning.  West Virginia's Governor and the Mayor of Charleston welcomed conference attendees, and Johns Hopkins University presented a report to the Governor on the impact of the nonprofit sector on the state's economy.  The conference featured a resource fair, topical breakfast roundtables (collaboration among diverse groups for health planning, child health insurance enrollment, National Issues Forum, media relations, and TANF), and the NAPC Annual Meeting with reports on the year's progress and upcoming projects.  Hospitality highlights included a welcome reception, a farewell dinner party featuring Charleston's finest jazz quartet, and time to meet with old and new colleagues and enjoy the springtime sights of Charleston.  

Thanks to the United Way of America, the Alliance for National Renewal, Idealist, GuideStar, the online Chronicle of Philanthropy -- and many of NAPC's members -- for posting news of the NAPC conference and links to this website!

Paul Gilmer and the staff and board of the Community Council of Kanawha Valley were gracious hosts for NAPC's Charleston conference!  Thanks to everyone at CCKV for your outstanding hospitality.

 Photo Album
2001 National Conference

(Links to photos from PAST YEARS' conferences)

"Building Community:  Relationships Are Primary"
NAPC's 2001 National Conference
took place April 4-6 in Charleston, West Virginia
... it was GREAT!

Special thanks to all the conference hosts, planners, 
speakers, and participants for a wonderful event!

Paul Gilmer and the Community Council of Kanawha Valley
hosted another outstanding NAPC conference -- with warm southern hospitality!
NAPC President Martha Blaine expressed everyone's appreciation to Paul.

A special session on indicators of the social state of America preceded this year's conference.  

Conference highlights included presentations, panels and dialogue on topics including social indicators, foundation funding, national issues forums, public policy action, national service programs, higher education relationships, collaboration/facilitation, research, looking beyond traditional roles, faith based funding initiatives, and the history and future of community planning.  West Virginia's Governor and the Mayor of Charleston welcomed conference attendees, and Johns Hopkins University presented a report to the Governor on the impact of the nonprofit sector on the state's economy.  

The conference featured a resource fair, topical breakfast roundtables (collaboration among diverse groups for health planning, child health insurance enrollment, National Issues Forum, media relations, and TANF), and the NAPC Annual Meeting with reports on the year's progress and upcoming projects.  Hospitality highlights included a welcome reception, a farewell dinner party featuring Charleston's finest jazz quartet, and time to meet with old and new colleagues and enjoy the springtime sights of Charleston. 

For details about the 2001 conference, click here to download the full conference brochure.
(It's a PDF file; requires Acrobat Reader)

NAPC's new portable display made its first appearance at the conference.

(Members, please contact NAPC to schedule the display 
for professional meetings you plan to attend, as well as for your own organization's events!)

The staff of the Community Council of Kanawha Valley and conference committee members welcomed conference registrants, coordinated the conference arrangements and provided ongoing assistance and hospitality.

The Honorable Robert E. Wise, Governor of West Virginia, addressed the conference.

The NAPC Board of Directors met prior to the conference, and again afterward. 

Pictured here are Mary Louis Campbell (Norfolk, VA), Martha Blaine (Dallas, TX), Sharon Clark (NAPC Administrator - Dallas, TX), Phil Dessauer, Jr. (Tulsa, OK), David Swain (Jacksonville, FL), Nancy Findeisen (Sacramento, CA) and Paul Gilmer (Charleston, WV).

Board member David Swain (Jacksonville, FL)
led the pre-conference Symposium on Social Indicators.

NAPC Vice President Mary Louis Campbell welcomed new NAPC members.

Welcome to Blanca Leahy -- Travis County Health & Human Services Research & Planning (Austin, TX)

Welcome to Fred Butler -- Community Action Network (Austin, TX)

Welcome to Clark Olson and Kaarina Vogin -- Contact Niagara (Ontario, Canada)

Everyone enjoyed renewing old friendships,
meeting new colleagues from all across the country,
and learning from the conference sessions
and from one another.