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Breakout Report 5: Information as a Catalyst for Action - Day 2

March 2, 2010, 9:09 a.m., Posted by Robertson Adams – 0 Comments

Facilitator: Carolyn Lukensmeyer, AmericaSpeaks

Scribe: Nancy Jones, Community Foundation of Broward County

How do you move from information to action?

The group defined for itself what it wanted to accomplish out of the session. Each of the small groups reported back the following:

Breakout Report 6: Mapping Your Community's News Ecosystem - Day 2

March 2, 2010, 9:09 a.m., Posted by Robertson Adams – 0 Comments

Facilitator: Esther Thorson, Missouri School of Journalism

Scribe: Megan Brownell, Arizona Foundation

The Indexing Community Information Needs checklist is the taxonomy of communications and services in local communities. This tool can help you understand and realize the areas of your community in which communication is the key.

MLS2010: 'Developing Strength: Doing Something in Your Community'

March 2, 2010, 8:30 a.m., Posted by Robertson Adams – 0 Comments

Moderator: Steve Gunderson, President and CEO – Council on Foundations

  • Speakers: Josie Heath, President, Community Foundation Serving Boulder County

  • Leslie Lilly, President and CEO, Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin County

  • JoAnn Turnquist, President, Central Carolina Community Foundation

  • Mayur Patel, Director, Strategic Assessment and Impact, Knight Foundation

Mayur Patel presented the report "Community Foundations and the Knight Community Information Challenge."

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