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2008 NAPC Conference:
Florida, May 7-9
Browning Spence and the Juvenile
Welfare Board, Children's Services Council of Pinellas County, Florida will host NAPC's next annual
conference at a resort on beautiful Clearwater Beach in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area.
More details soon.
To volunteer for the conference committee or make suggestions, please email:
BSpence@jwbpinellas.org
Complete this
online questionnaire to share your recommendations for the
conference or volunteer to lead a session.
Conference page
Save the date
FLYER
NAPC Presentation at the April '08 Conference of the
International Association of Advisors in Philanthropy
NAPC President Ben Warner will be a featured speaker at the
IAAP conference in Chicago, April 24-26. " Making
a Difference and Knowing It -
Philanthropic donors are increasingly asking if
what they’re giving is making a difference. Conversations with donors
suggest that they would give much more if they knew that they were making
lasting change in the community with their gifts. This session will discuss
the use of data and indicators for data-driven decisionmaking, using models
developed by the National Association of Planning Councils and its member
organizations."
Conference brochure
NAPC Strategic
Plan, 2007-2011
The NAPC Board of Directors approved a new
strategic plan on May 22, 2007.
Strategic plan
2008 NAPC
Committees: Join Us!
The NAPC Board strongly
encourages all members to join at least one committee this year. Here is a
list of the committees and their leaders. To volunteer, please contact the
NAPC office or the
chair of the committee of your choice:
Conference:
Browning Spence (FL) -
BSpence@jwbpinellas.org
Knowledge Exchange (new!):
Candace King (IL) -
cking@dupagefederation.org
National Voice:
Greg Brown (OH) -
gbrown@communitysolutions.com
Social Indicators:
Ed Pulido (OK) -
epulido@unitedwayokc.org
Membership:
Susan Weinrich (NY) -
sweinrich@ccsnys.org
NAPC bylaws and possible name change:
Martha Blaine (TX) - mblaine@ccgd.org
N APC
Membership Outreach Campaign
NAPC is eager to extend the benefits of membership to additional groups and
individuals. If you or someone you know would be interested in joining NAPC, please visit
the Join NAPC! page of the website.
NAPC Officers, Board of Directors
The Board's 2007 fall planning retreat took place in Tulsa,
Oklahoma (hosted by Phil Dessauer, Community Service Council of Greater
Tulsa) on September 18 (afternoon and evening), September 19
(morning). Then some members stayed for the afternoon of September 19
to learn about Tulsa's innovative, nationally-recognized early childhood
initiative. PHOTOS
NAPC elected its leaders for 2007-08 at the Annual Meeting on May
5 in Minneapolis. BOARD
LOOKING BACK....
The 2006 fall planning retreat took place in New York City on
October 18-20, 2006. Highlights included the new Strategic Plan, the
2007 Conference, and a meeting with the Ford Foundation.
PHOTOS
Officers and board members for 2006-07 were elected at the
2006 Annual Meeting in Toronto on May 6th, 2006. READ MORE
The Board gathered in Jacksonville, Florida on October 27-28, 2005 for
the annual planning retreat.
PHOTOS
Member E-Newsletter
NAPC has launched an e-newsletter.
Staff and board members of member agencies are encouraged to
subscribe.
This replaces the frequent e-bulletins NAPC formerly
forwarded to our members from many national sources. Members who wish
to continue to receive that information, please
click here.
Sample issues:
Summer 2007
Spring 2006
NAPC Distinguished
Service Award
NAPC was pleased to present the 2006 Distinguished Service Award to
Fred Butler, Executive Director of
The Community Action Network (CAN) in Austin, Texas. The surprise
presentation was made at the Annual Meeting in Toronto on May 6th, 2006.
Past
honorees are John Begala,
David Swain, and
Nancy Findeisen.
READ MORE
Welcome to NAPC's newest members!
A special welcome to these organizations
and individuals who have recently become part of NAPC!
To contact
them, please go to
"NAPC Members."
Congratulations and welcome to Nancy
Johnson, new Executive Director of the Community Resources Council
(Topeka, KS). Best wishes to long-time Executive Director Jim Olson,
who has retired.
Welcome, Cliff Grimes, Senior VP,
Community Planning--United Way of Central Carolinas (Charlotte, NC),
who is now representing his organization in NAPC. Best wishes to
former representative Kim Lewis, who left the United Way staff in
December 2007.
NAPC welcomes the Health and Human
Services Council of Pinellas County (St. Petersburg, FL), and Denise
M. Groesbeck, Executive Director.
Welcome to Dan Merenda who has
joined the Council of Community Services (Roanoke, VA) as Vice
President of Planning and Consultation.
NAPC welcomes Ann Barringer Spaeth,
Executive Director of the Port Chester Rye Town Council of Community
Services (Port Chester, NY).
Northway Community Trust (Minnesota)
has become a member of NAPC; Allan Malkis served as local host of the
2007 NAPC conference in Minneapolis in May.
Welcome to
Cindy Arenberg Seltzer, President /CEO of the
Children's Services Council of Broward County
(Fort Lauderdale, FL).
NAPC welcomes Vanessa Sarria, new
Executive Director, Community Action Network (CAN) (Austin, Texas).
Mission West Virginia has joined
NAPC. Long-time member Paul Gilmer is MWV's new Executive
Director.
NAPC welcomes Kathryn Basile,
Executive Director of the Children's Services Council of St. Lucie County
(FL). Everyone enjoyed meeting Kathryn at the 2006 conference.
Welcome to John Campey, Executive
Director of the Community Social Planning Council of Toronto
(Ontario, Canada) -- host of the 2006 conference and now NAPC's first
international member.
Welcome to Gregory D. Arcaro,
Executive Director of the Community Planning Council of Yonkers (NY).
NAPC welcomes the United Way of the Bay
Area (San Francisco, CA), represented by long-time NAPC colleague Ed
Schoenberger.
Welcome to Derrick Gibson, Executive
Director of the East End Family Resource Center (Charleston, WV).
NAPC welcomes Christina Carrillo,
Director of Office of Health Promotion Community Health Improvement
(Santa Fe, NM).
Welcome to Kathleen Schlather, new
Executive Director of the Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County
(Ithaca, NY).
Welcome to the United Way of Central Ohio
(Columbus, OH). Lynnette Cook, Director
of Evaluation Support, attended the May 2005 national conference and
subsequently joined NAPC.
NAPC welcomes Elizabeth Schmidt, a
planning consultant from Williamsburg, VA, as an individual member.
NAPC welcomes The Children's Trust
(Miami, FL), which will be represented by Ted Castellanos.
Welcome to new member Laurie Lewis,
Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the
University of Texas (Austin, TX)
The Alliance for Human Services
(Miami, FL) has chosen Mark Buchbinder as Executive Director ...
welcome!
Press
release
NAPC welcomes Greg Brown, new Executive Director of
The Center for Community Solutions
(Cleveland, OH) (press release);
former Executive Director John Begala will continue as senior fellow
focusing on health and social policy and leadership issues
NAPC welcomes Patrick Linnane,
Executive Director of the Planning Council for
Health and Human Services, Inc. (Milwaukee, WI)
Welcome to the Vision Action Network
(Beaverton, OR); Sia Lindstrom is Executive Director
NAPC welcomes John Ballengee, president of
the United Way of Central West Virginia (Charleston, WV)
Welcome to Prince George's County Department of Family
Services (Camp Springs, MD); Carol Lynn Snowden is their
representative to NAPC
NAPC welcomes Kings County Local Child
Care Planning Council (Hanford, CA); Cindy Crose Kliever, J.D., is
Coordinator
Welcome to Skip Cramer, new
Executive Director of Jacksonville Community Council, Inc. (JCCI) -
Jacksonville, Florida
Welcome back to the Clarksville/Montgomery Council of Community Services (Clarksville, TN);
former NAPC member Pete Stoddard is a member of
the board
The DuPage Federation for Human Services
Reform (Villa Park, IL) has joined NAPC; Candace King is Executive
Director
The Children's Services Council of
Martin County (Stuart, FL) joined NAPC in April; harry a. yates
is Executive Director
Farewell and best wishes to Alexandria Douglas Bartolone,
former Executive Director of the Alliance for Human Services (Miami, FL)
Denise Liebel is new Executive
Director of Community Council of St. Charles County (St. Peters, MO)
The Beaufort County Alliance for Human
Services (Beaufort, SC) has joined NAPC; Susan E. Milne is Executive
Director
April Veneracion, National Community
Development Institute (Oakland, CA), has joined NAPC
Joseph Ferreira at MIT
(Cambridge, MA) has become an Individual Member
Paul Gilmer is now Executive
Director of the West Virginia Research League (Charleston, WV), which
joined NAPC in March
Judy Crider, Executive Director, LINKS Community Collaborative
in Scottsdale, AZ, joined NAPC in
January
Mary L. Thomas, Senior Program Officer of
The Spartanburg County
Foundation in Spartanburg, SC, joined NAPC in January 2004
Also from Spartanburg: Katherine A. Dunleavy, President,
United Way of the Piedmont, joined NAPC in the fall of 2003
Roberta F. Garber, Executive Director of
Community Research Partners in Columbus, Ohio, joined NAPC
in November; Michael Banish has represented them at NAPC's most
recent events
Judy
Panullo, Executive Director of the Suffolk Community Council in New
York, has joined NAPC; "welcome back" to this Council, active in NAPC in previous years
"Welcome back" also to Bob
Spinks, President of the United Way of Central Oklahoma; Bob formerly served on the NAPC Board when he was Executive Director
of the Community Council of Central Oklahoma, in Oklahoma City; the Council and United Way
merged in the summer of 2003, and the combined organization has become a member
of NAPC
Donna Sines, Executive Director of
Community Vision in
Kissimmee,
Florida, joined NAPC during the fall '03 membership campaign
Karen Patterson, with the National Fatherhood Initiative in
Austin,
joined NAPC as an individual member after finding NAPC online and attending
the 2003 conference
The Human Services Coalition of Cayuga County, in
Auburn, NY, has become a
member; NAPC welcomes Barbara Bowen, HSC Administrator
Michelle Grosz has joined NAPC as an individual member; she attended the
2003 conference and is Partnership Administrator for the Northwest Area
Foundation in St. Paul, Minnesota
RegionWise in St. Louis, MO has recently joined NAPC; welcome to
Barbara Holmes, Ph.D., Executive
Director
Eleanor Brilliant has joined NAPC as an Individual member;
a professor of social work at Rutgers University, she is a nationally known expert
on the history of planning councils, United Way, and related social movements
and issues, and was a keynote speaker at a prior NAPC conference
Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council
in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, has joined NAPC; welcome to new Executive Director
Susan Blood
Four
long-time valued NAPC members who previously represented organizations have
recently joined NAPC as Individual members: David Swain, Judy Rothbaum,
Stephanie Ross, and Joseph W. Lapilio III
NAPC welcomes Carrie Garnett,
Executive Director of One
Voice for Volusia, in Daytona Beach, FL
Passages
Best wishes to long-time NAPC Board member and friend
Elaine Andersen, who retired on April 3, 2007 as Executive Director of
the Human Services Council of Mid-Fairfield (CT). She writes: " I
feel so fortunate to have been with this wonderful agency for the past 26
years doing what I love to do. How many people get the chance to spend
their careers working in a profession they adore at an organization they
admire so much. I have been truly lucky. As I am moving on to a new life
passage, I want to thank all of my friends at NAPC for enriching my life
over the past years and for being such wonderful like minded supporters. I
wish everyone every happiness and know our paths will cross again soon.
Please stay in touch. My home email is
elaineandersen@optonline.net
I will look forward to hearing about future NAPC projects and news about
your councils and your lives. Au Revoir and thank you for everything."
NAPC is pleased that Elaine has joined as an Individual Member.
Very sad news: NAPC has lost a
valued long-time colleague. Judith Rothbaum (Oklahoma City) died
in July 2007, following a courageous six-month battle with cancer. Many NAPC
members will remember Judy's good work in her own community as well as her
contributions in the early years of NAPC's social indicators work. She was
well-respected and will be greatly missed. Her website offers insights and
resources:
http://www.judithrothbaum.com/index.html
Congratulations to NAPC Board member
Browning Spence on his promotion to the position of Deputy Director of
the Juvenile Welfare Board--the Children's Services Council of Pinellas
(Florida).
Community planning ... international focus
NAPC President Ben Warner represented NAPC
and made a presentation in Brussels at an international conference in the
fall of 2007. Theme: "Beyond GDP: how to measure progress"
using indicators including economic sustainability and social well-being.
More than 100 countries were represented, with 650 people attending.
NAPC's first international
conference took place in Toronto in May 2006, with participants from the
U.S., Canada, and other countries as far away as Scotland and Australia.
This laid groundwork for continuing cooperation toward shared goals across
national boundaries.
www.communityplanning.net
was created in the UK and features information and resources relevant for
communities worldwide. NAPC is included as a contact in the U.S.
NAPC's logo and website design
Thanks to NAPC Board members Nancy
Findeisen and Mary Louis Campbell for overseeing the creation of NAPC's new logo (above) and
website design. NAPC appreciates the assistance of Bojana Tufekcic and Karen
Rike for redesigning the "look" of communityplanning.org, and Roy Underwood
for technical assistance. And thank you to NAPC Administrator and webmaster Sharon Clark
for website content and production.
Please
email anytime with suggestions for web
additions and enhancements.
Looking back: past conferences
2007 Conference:
Minneapolis, May 3-5
"Making A Difference and Making It Stick:
The Challenge of Building Community Infrastructure for Sustaining Positive
Change"
More about the 2007 conference
Co-chairs:
Patrick Linnane
(Exec.
Director, Planning Council for Health and Human Services, Milwaukee, WI) and
Greg Brown
(Exec.
Director, The Center for Community Solutions, Cleveland, OH).
Local host: NorthWay Community Trust
2006 Conference: Toronto, May 4-7
More
about the 2006 conference
Planning council colleagues from all across the U.S.
and Canada gathered for NAPC's first international conference.
NAPC and CIC Co-Sponsored the 2005 National Conference: Washington, DC,
May 12-14
"Indicators and community practice working together"
NAPC joined forces with the
Community Indicators Consortium (CIC) to present this conference in
the nation's capital. More
about the 2005 conference
Please visit the
2004 Conference page and
2004 online photo album ... the
2003 Conference page
(featuring downloadable presentations) and the
2003 Conference Online
Photo Album. Also available online: information and photos
from past conferences --
2002,
2001,
1999,
1998
NAPC's
National Social Indicators Initiative
In 2007, Ed Pulido became chair
of NAPC Social Indicators Committee. Please contact him with questions
or suggestions, or to become involved in NAPC activities related to social
indicators:
epulido@unitedwayokc.org.
NAPC and CIC Co-Sponsored a 2005 National Conference May 12-14, in Washington, DC:
"Indicators and community practice working together"
NAPC joined forces with the
Community Indicators Consortium (CIC) to present this conference in
the nation's capital. More
about the conference!
.
2005 Conference page (featuring
downloadable presentations) and online photo album
.
Community Indicators
Consortium
.
NAPC's involvement in social
indicators
NAPC also co-sponsored
CIC's 2005 conference
December 1-3, in Burlington, VT
At the conference, NAPC's indicators team
leader Ben Warner (Associate Director, JCCI - Jacksonville,
FL; Board Member, NAPC) presented NAPC's indicators initiative
and members' work using indicators a tools for action in communities
around the country:
"The NAPC
Leading Social Indicators:
Measuring What's Important; Making
a Difference"
NAPC Social Indicators Report
PowerPoint
NAPC's social indicators website,
www.socialindicators.com, was featured at the international indicators conference in Reno in March
2004, and at the NAPC national conference in May 2004 in Norfolk.
Download the flyer
on socialindicators.com
Dennis Andrulis' national indicators and NAPC's core indicators are highlighted.
Leadership for this initiative was provided
by
The Center for Community Solutions (formerly the Federation for Community Planning) in Cleveland, Ohio.
Background on NAPC's involvement in social indicators
NAPC co-sponsored a major 2004
international conference on community indicators,
March 10 - 13, in Reno, Nevada.
NAPC joined the
National Community Indicators Consortium in sponsoring a major
cross-sector conference in March 2004. NAPC members presented a series of
sessions on
using indicators effectively in a context of positive community action. Longtime NAPC member David Swain
was one of the conference
coordinators and NAPC Board member
Fred Butler
coordinated plans
for NAPC's involvement. NAPC launched
socialindicators.com.
NAPC is participating in planning for upcoming Consortium activities.
CIC's next conference was December 1-3, 2005 in Burlington, VT.
A 2007 international
conference is planned for March 7-9 in Jacksonville, FL.
http://www.communityindicators.net/
MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE 2004 RENO CONFERENCE
REPORT: 2004 CONFERENCE PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS
UPDATES SINCE THE CONFERENCE
MAY 2005 JOINT NAPC/CIC CONFERENCE
Archives
The
NAPC
Archives page provides information from past years.
Website
notes
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