November 19, 2007
Connect Southside hosts “The Impact of Fort Lee’s Growth on the Local Nonprofit Sector: A Community Conversation”
Connect Southside will present an open forum December 6, 2-4pm, at Tabernacle Community Life Center in Petersburg to discuss the impact of Fort Lee’s growth on local and regional nonprofit services.
At this free community conversation, private and public sector leaders will discuss collaborations and response to the impact of the base expansion. “Smart communities talk about change, anticipate it and plan for it,” said Nancy Stutts, founder of Connect Network, which houses Connect Southside. “That’s our purpose with this event, to bring people together to talk about challenges and opportunities.”
The speakers are as follows:
Welcome: Anne Douglas, Program Officer, The Cameron Foundation
Moderator: Dr. Nancy Stutts, Director, Connect Network
Discussants:
KAREN CAMERON - Executive Director/CEO, Central Virginia Health Planning Agency
COLONEL JEFFERY W. FARIES - Chief of Police, Colonial Heights
CONAWAY B. HASKINS, III - Deputy State Director, Office of Senator Jim Webb
DR. CHARELS MARANZANO, Jr. - Superintendent, Dinwiddie County Public Schools
GREG WERKHEISER - Executive Director, Phoenix Project
KIMBERLY WILLIS - Director, Petersburg Department of Social Services
Connect Southside is a free, online communications network designed to strengthen communities by connecting citizens to information, resources and one another to work together for the greater good. Connect Southside has already proven to be a valuable resource to area nonprofit organizations, who often rely on the site to access research and data, post announcements and events, and find additional funding opportunities. In fact, the email communication group has already grown from 100 people to more than 700 participants. Connect Southside is part of Connect Network, which has created similar sites for the Richmond and Rappahannock regions. The Connect Network is part of The Community Foundation and the Partnership for Nonprofit Excellence, and is coordinated in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University.
“The Impact of Fort LeeÔø?s Growth on the Local Nonprofit Sector: A Community Conversation” will take place on Thursday, December 6, 2007 at the Tabernacle Community Life Center, 444 Halifax St. in Petersburg. The event will begin at 2 p.m. with networking. Presentations and discussion are set for 2:30 to 4 p.m. Seating is limited.
Please email reservations@connectnetwork.org or call 804-458-6329, ext. 2010 if you would like to attend. For more information, please contact Wendy Austin, Program Coordinator at the above number.
Event Sponsors: The Cameron Foundation, John Randolph Foundation, Tabernacle Baptist Church, Hall & Partners Communication Architects, and the Appomattox Regional Library System.
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