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2012 RPCGB Annual Meeting

Road Map to Redevelopment

January 25, 2012
The Club
1 Robert Smith Drive, Birmingham, AL 35209
 
Training Sessions 9am - 11:15am
Luncheon 11:30am - 1:00pm
 
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Mitchell Silver, AICP, PP
President, American Planning Association
Chief Planning & Economic Development Officer and Director, Department of City Planning for the City of Raleigh  
 
SESSION TOPICS 
Next Steps of Scenario Planning
Revitalization in Progress
Corridor Planning as a Tool for Redevelopment
Costs of Redevelopment and How to Minimize Them
More information is available at www.rpcgb.org 

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  --  8:30 to 4:30
Government Plaza located at 205 Government Street in downtown Mobile
Multipurpose Room on the first floor

Join staff of the National Park Service, National Register Program (NR), and the Alabama Historical Commission to learn how to prepare a National Register nomination with an emphasis on Historic Archaeology.  End the afternoon learning how to navigate the waters of a Section 106 Review by the Alabama Historical Commission.  The meeting is hosted by the Mobile Historic Development Commission.   Local preservation commission staff and members, cultural resource consultants and the public are invited to attend.

 

Lisa Deline, National Register Reviewer, National Park Service, Washington, D.C.
How do you nominate properties to the National Register? 
Learn about the National Register standards and how they apply to nominations for historic properties and districts.   Deline will provide information on determining periods of significance, application of criteria, determining character defining features, determining boundaries, and placing the property within appropriate historic contexts.  For commission members who review nominated properties or consultants who nominate properties, this is a chance to hear from the reviewer to find out what is needed in a successful nomination form.

 

Erika Seibert, National Register Reviewer, National Park Service, Washington, D.C.
How do you nominate historic archaeological resources to the National Register?
Learn how the National Register standards apply to historic archaeological resources. This session will provide information on National Register concerns for historic archaeological properties, determining periods of significance, level of investigations needed to confirm integrity and significance, and how to include historic archaeological features in larger historic district nominations and setting appropriate boundaries.  Erika will also provide her impressions of the potential Africatown National Register district.   She will explain the process from the reviewer's perspective, an insight that should not be missed.

 

Lee Anne Wofford, Alabama Historical Commission, Montgomery, AL
How do you apply the National Register criteria to architectural properties impacted by federal projects to comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act?  Learn what the AHC requires to review Section 106 projects and how to avoid your project being returned for more information.  This session will provide real world examples of common building types that cause the most problems for consultants (and AHC Reviewers!).

 

This program receives federal funds from the National Park Service administered through the Alabama Historical Commission.  Regulations of the U. S. Department of the Interior strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination in departmental federally assisted programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, age or disability.  Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility operated by a recipient of federal assistance should write to: Office of Equal Opportunity, U. S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20240

Registration Information Required
Please email your contact information including:
Name, phone number, preferred email address, and name of community, preservation commission and/or consulting firm you represent to:  mhdc@cityofmobile.org

 

You can also mail the information to:
Mobile Historic Development Commission
Listing it All Conference
PO Box 1827

Mobile AL 36633-1827

No registration fee is required, but registration will assure you have a meeting packet for the sessions.

Lodging Suggestions

 

Be aware that the following weekend is the Senior Bowl so players and coaches will be booking for the same week.

Admiral Semmes Hotel:  251-432-8000; www.admiralsemmeshotel.com

Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel:  251-338-2000; www.rsabattlehouse.com

Hampton Inn and Suites Historic Downtown Mobile:  251-436-8787;  www.mobiledownton.hamptoninnlcom

Holiday Inn Downtown Historic District:  251-694-0100;  www.holidayinn.com

Malaga Inn:  251-438-4701

Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel:  251-438-4000; www.RenaissanceRiverview.com

Fort Conde Inn:  251-405-5040;  www.fortcondeinn.com - This is a new bed and breakfast opened in arestored  1836 house.

Transformation: Creating New Life from Existing Assets
 
Thursday, November 3, 2011, 8:30am - 3:30pm
McWane Science Center, 200 19th Street North, Birmingham, AL  35203
  
Free parking in parking deck adjacent to McWane Center on 2nd Avenue North.
Enter Events Center on Level C.

Agenda

DEVELOPING LEADERS, BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITIES
RENAISSANCE MONTGOMERY HOTEL & SPA AT THE CONVENTION CENTER
MONTGOMERY, AL

Defining the Future Brochure (download pdf here)

Who Should Attend:

• Community and Business Leaders
• State and Local Officials
• Economic and Community Developers
• University Professionals
• Community and Regional Planners
• Chamber of Commerce Members
• Anyone Interested in Developing Leaders & Building a Successful Community

Registration Deadline: September 29
Registration: $175 Student Registration: $125
Registration includes:

• Seminars
• Awards Luncheon
• Refreshment Breaks
• Resource Room

Location:
Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center
201 Tallapoosa Street Montgomery, AL 36104 334-481-5000

For More Information:
Stacey Bryan, ACE 866-557-0007 info@alabamacommunitiesofexcellence.org
Anne Woodsmall, ACLN 334-844-5332 woodsma@auburn.edu

Thursday, November 3, 2011, 8:30am - 3:30pm
McWane Science Center, 200 19th Street North, Birmingham, AL  35203
More information available on the RPCGB (www.rpcgb.org) website in the coming weeks.

Friday, August 26, 2011, 11:00 a.m.
Rooster Hall, Demopolis
The Alabama Black Belt Heritage Area, Alabama Main Street Program, and First United Security Bank invite you to a workshop that will help community leaders and entrepreneurs in Alabama's small towns understand the foundational components of building sustainable businesses and locate local resources that are available to assist with small business development.

This workshop features key note speaker, Trudy Phillips, a proven professional and community leader who has worked with Main Street programs to help small and start-up businesses grow into sustainable ventures. The program will conclude with a panel of local small business owners and representatives from small business development programs in the Black Belt.
Agenda
11:00 - 11:30 a.m.: Registration
11:30 - 12:00 p.m.: Welcome! Main Street and Heritage Area Updates
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.: Keynote Speaker: Trudy Phillips "Building Sustainable Small Businesses in Alabama's Small Towns"
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.: Small Business Development Panel
For more information, contact the Alabama Black Belt Heritage Area/Center for the Study of the Black Belt at 205.652.3828 or centerforblackbelt@uwa.edu.

Opelika, Alabama September 9, 2011
The Event Center Downtown (former Coca-Cola bottling plant) at 614 N. Railroad Avenue, Opelika AL
Co-hosted by Opelika Historic Preservation Commission and Auburn Historic Preservation Commission

download the agenda and registration form

Registration is now open for the 2nd Annual Alabama Festival and Event Development Conference being held Sept. 22 at the Wetumpka Civic Center.  This affordable, one-day conference focuses on helping event planners in communities large and small with resources for planning, budgeting, funding, branding, and publicity.  Registration is $35 per person.  Speakers scheduled for the conference include:

Lee Sentell, Director, Alabama Tourism Department
Herb Malone, Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Tourism
Vicki Morese, Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival
Marianne McLeod, Jubilee City Fest
Pete Preston, River Region Runners
Selina Maddox, Navistar LPGA Classic/Bruno Event Team
Alabama Mountain Games
W. C. Handy Music Festival
For more information and online registration please see http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=5ettrvcab&oeidk=a07e3ilccvye8f0e521.

Would You Like to Learn:
• fundamental facilitation skills?
• a simple format for conducting regular updates of your Community's Strategic Plan?

Join us for a 1½ day hands-on demonstration training
focusing on skills needed for
effectively facilitating a Strategic Plan Update

Featured Trainer: Carol Johnson, Continuous Dialog (www.cdialog.com)

Fill out the form below.

Checks, made payable to ACE, may be mailed to:
Alabama Communities of Excellence
PO Box 11749
Montgomery, AL 36111

Cost: $150 per person (covers seminar, first night's lodging and meals)

Space is limited, so register now!!!

If you haven't received a confirmation email within 72 hours, please call 866-557-0007.

8/29-8/30 Marriott Shoals, Florence, AL  or 9/12-9/13 Wynfrey, Birmingham, AL

Register by clicking here.

Appalachian communities are finding creative ways to support and expand their health-care workforce, not only to build healthy populations but also to boost their local economies. Health-care jobs are among the most stable in today's economy and contribute substantially to economic growth, and demand for health-care workers in Appalachia is expected to rise dramatically in the next decade.

Supporting health-care workforce growth is one of many Appalachian health issues that will be explored at the Appalachian Regional Commission's September 2011 Healthy Families, Healthy Future conference.
Other topics will include:
Childhood Obesity and the "Diabetes Belt"
Combating Substance Abuse among Adolescents
Community-Based Approaches to Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Issues and Opportunities in Health Information Technology
Access to Health Care for Children
Improving Access to Dental Care for Children
Appalachian Perspectives on Infant Mortality Reduction
Register now

Join your colleagues for this opportunity to learn how your community can build a strong foundation for a healthier future!

The conference will be held September 7-9 at Jenny Wiley State Resort Park in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, an area known for its rich recreational opportunities and heritage attractions.

Visit the conference Web site for more information on session topics and to register!

A healthy population is the cornerstone of a strong economy, and good health begins in childhood. Addressing critical health challenges, particularly those affecting children, not only improves a community's quality of life but also helps build a healthy, stable workforce for the future.

The Appalachian Regional Commission's September 2011 Healthy Families: Healthy Future conference will bring together health experts and community leaders to examine key health issues and highlight successful health-care programs in Appalachia, with a special focus on children and families.

Concurrent session topics will include:

*   Expanding health-care access for children
*   Creating community-based approaches to disease prevention
*   Preventing substance abuse among adolescents
*   Supporting initiatives to lower rates of obesity and diabetes
*   Improving children's oral health
*   Using information technology to improve the quality of health care
*   Promoting health-care workforce development initiatives

Register now

Join your colleagues for this opportunity to learn how your community can build a strong foundation for a healthier future!

The conference will be held September 7-9 at Jenny Wiley State Resort Park in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, an area known for its recreational opportunities and heritage attractions. Conference events include a musical performance by the Mountain Arts Center's Kentucky Opry.

Visit the conference Web site for agenda and accommodations information and to register!

The SOUTHEASTERN EQUESTRIAN TRAILS CONFERENCE is coming to Alabama for the first time on July 21-23, 2011.  How does this relate to you?
 
As you probably know, one of Alabama's greatest assets is its wealth of natural resources.  The development of equestrian related trails and real estate provides new economic development opportunities for small, rural communities.  Following the practice of asset-based development, equine related growth is a practical solution for rural areas with little infrastructure.  Many developers are calling this type of development "the new golf".
 
Come attend our SETC conference and hear more about the successful stories of equine related economic development and the financial impact this could be bringing to your county and our state.  Although this is the 14th year for SETC, this is the first time EVER in Alabama and has already developed a strong coalition ready to step up and move forward for our counties and state.  We currently have registered attendees from 12 states.  Speakers from across the country offer some real insight as to current projects and future opportunities.   Partnering to host this event are:  Alabama Farmers Federation, Alabama Department of Economics and Community Affairs, Alabama Quarter Horse Association, Alabama Cooperative Extension Service - Auburn University Horse Extension Unit, Alabama State Parks, Alabama Horse Council, Back Country Horsemen, Judson College, University of Alabama Center for Economic Development and the U S D A Forest Service --- all with a vested interest in our state's growth and success.
 
Alabama's equine industry contributed almost $2.4 BILLION to our state's economy and has even greater potential to expand its contribution to our county and state economics.  In these difficult times, this additional revenue could have a serious and positive impact on our future.
 
The event is being held in Auburn, Alabama at the very well appointed Auburn Hotel and Conference Center which offers great meeting and guest rooms, as well as an atmosphere to make you feel at home.  A discounted hotel rate is available for the conference, please be sure to mention it!
 
Visit www.southeeasternequstriantrails.com for a full agenda and
to register for this important equine economic conference in "Sweet Home Alabama"
or call 205 348-7058 with any questions.

Symposium.
The event will be held June 15-16 2011 in Wilmington, DE. Please help us get the word out. As the date nears room blocks are filling up. We are looking for governments, historic preservationists, green building experts, Architects, community planners, and environmental and community activists to join us. We have a very impressive set of speakers that will help facilitate exciting conversations and exercises to share best practices and ideas on greening historic communities.

We hope you will also join us. Your participation is especially important to help guide future policy discussions. Please forward this to appropriate lists and individuals you think would be interested in this topic. See you there.

Dissecting Success: The Anatomy of a Healthy Nonprofit Our 2011 Nonprofit Summit promises to be one of the most engaging and informational conferences yet. Professional development sessions will be structured around the Alabama Association of Nonprofit's entry into the nationally-recognized Standards For Excellence® initiative. Considered by BoardSource as one of the most important programs created for nonprofits of the last two decades, it is a must-attend event. The Summit will be March 8-9, 2011, at the Cahaba Grand Conference Center, Birmingham, Alabama. To register or for more information about the 2011 Summit, click the link below. http://www.alabamanonprofits.org/annual-summit.php

January 26, 2011
The Club, Ballroom
1 Robert Smith Drive, Birmingham, AL 35209

8:30am - 9:00am Registration / Continental Breakfast

9:00am - 10:00am Concurrent Sessions A

Planning for the Redevelopment of Greyfields, Brownfields and Tax Delinquent Properties (Stateroom)
This session examines turning problem properties into opportunities. Often municipalities do not understand the full extent of their under-utilized properties. Presenters will identify the scale of these properties, give a brief overview and provide strategies for redevelopment of the region's greyfields, brownfields and tax-delinquent properties. An example of a local, neighborhood-scale redevelopment plan will be discussed.
Moderator: Mr. Philip Amthor, Planner, RPCGB

Connecting Alabama through the Broadband Initiative (Ballroom)
There is no "one-size-fits-all" solution to meet community needs for broadband access and use. This session will provide an overview of this multi-year initiative promoting the availability and adoption of broadband internet access throughout the state of Alabama.
Moderator: Ms. Jessica Dent, Executive Director, Connecting Alabama

10:00am - 10:15am Break

10:15am- 11:15am Concurrent Sessions B

Outdoor Adventure Tourism as Unconventional Economic Development (Stateroom)
Identifying assets, mechanisms and partnerships to protect and utilize natural & cultural resources.
Moderator: Ms. Francesca Gross, Five Mile Creek Greenway

High-Speed Passenger Rail Service: Atlanta to Birmingham (Ballroom)
A representative from the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will present information on the conceptual engineering analysis being conducted under agreement between the RPCGB and the GDOT for the feasibility of high-speed passenger rail service between Atlanta and Birmingham.
Moderator: Mr. William R. Foisy, Director of Planning, RPCGB

11:30am - 1:00pm RPCGB Annual Luncheon (Ballroom)

Election of 2011-2012 RPCGB Officers and Board of Directors
Keynote Address: Mr. Pete Conroy, Director, Jacksonville State University's Environmental Policy and Information Center (EPIC)

Pete Conroy is the Director of Jacksonville State University's Environmental Policy and Information Center (EPIC). Trained as a biologist, Mr. Conroy moved to Alabama in 1985 to work as the curator of the Anniston Museum of Natural History. Since then, he has received appointments from Alabama Governors Bob Riley (R), Don Siegelman (D), Fob James (R), Jim Folsom (D) and Guy Hunt (R). These appointments range from his 2002 selection by Governor Siegelman to Chair the Alabama Commission on Environmental Initiatives and Alabama Geographic Information Council to his 2009 selection by Governor Bob Riley to serve as Chair of the Region 4 Arts, Culture and Tourism Committee of the Alabama Rural Action Commission. Retained by President George Bush, Pete received White House appointments by President Bill Clinton in early 1999 to serve as Alternate U.S. Federal Commissioner of the Tri-State (ACT/ACF) Water Compacts. He was also selected by the Office of the Secretary of the Army to serve on an Operational Assessment Team to review safety measures relating to the destruction of chemical warfare materials in Alabama. Additionally and through his appointments, Pete leads a number of projects related to conservation and economic development. Examples include the establishment and operation of the Little River Canyon Center, reuse of the former Fort McClellan, the Chief Ladiga Rail-Trail, and several Alabama-based initiatives promoting smart growth, environmental education, the arts, conservation, ecotourism, water policy and, as of May 2010, the Gulf oil spill disaster.

Registration and training session information available on the RPCGB website.

About The Conference 

The RPCGB will host the Trees and Development workshop scheduled in Birmingham, Alabama on January 11, 2011, in a cooperative effort with Auburn University's Cooperative Extension System and CAWACO RC+D.  This multi-agency supported workshop responds to a growing need to preserve trees during development and construction.  Trees and development are often at odds resulting in contention between city officials, design and construction professionals, planners, arborists, and property owners. Experience from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System suggests lack of knowledge in the design and construction industry, as well as the general public on the techniques important to successful tree preservation.   Five AICP CMs are pending approval for the workshop.

 
This workshop will feature Alabama experts as well as James Urban, a leading landscape architectand tree preservation specialist from Annapolis, Maryland. The goals of this one day workshop are to:

· Educate the audience on the importance of green infrastructure in Alabama cities

· Provide techniques for preserving trees during development

· Present case studies on successful local and regional projects.
· Facilitate networking opportunities for a multidisciplinary audience
 
Workshop Details 

The Trees and Development Workshop will be at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens on January 11, 2011. For more information about the workshop and speakers, please refer to the agenda at:http://www.rpcgb.org/documents/Trees_Workshop_Agenda+Registration.pdf
 
Workshop Location: Birmingham, Botanical Gardens, 2612 Lane Park Road Birmingham, Alabama 35223 
Workshop Date and Time Tuesday, January 11, 2011 8:30am - 4:30pm 
Register Online at:  https://ssl.acesag.auburn.edu/conference/ucftrees2011/registrationForm.php

February 24-25, 2011

Conference registration is now open for the 10th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference, which will be held on February 3-5, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

Featured Presenters:

Thursday:

PlaceMakers: PlaceMakers addresses the full scope of placemaking, putting their focus on the kind of viability that turns vision into reality. United by their mutual passion for creating timeless and endearing places, they are a unique collection of professionals who've committed to translating time-tested principles into purposeful efforts for quality growth.

 

Friday:

Hall Planning and Engineering plans towns and cities with the nation's most respected New Urban design firms. HPE's practice centers on creating walkable, context sensitive transportation solutions. HPE bridges the gap between planning (often too general) and engineering (often too specific). HPE's role focuses on transportation planning for pedestrian scale, compact urban design. Services include TND charrette support, walkable thoroughfare design, public involvement, urban complete streets, traffic engineering, growth management and concurrency analysis, parking and circulation, and preliminary design studies.

Download the agenda:

2010_BuildingCommunities.pdf

Oct. 6-7, Renaissance Montgomery Hotel

Please make plans to attend the 4th Annual Statewide ACLN Conference.  Notable keynote speakers include Dr. Wayne Flynt of Auburn University and gubernatorial candidates Dr. Robert Bentley and Ron Sparks.  In addition to the keynote speakers, this conference offers a variety of workshop topics including, attracting young professionals, coalition building, starting a youth debate program, conflict resolution, obesity in Alabama, fundraising, the impact of the BP oil spill, gaming in Alabama and many, many more!!!

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel. For room reservations, call 877-545-0311.  Indicate that you are attending the AU ACLN Conference to receive the special group rate.

To register online, download the conference brochure, or for hotel information, please go to: http://www.acln.info/conference.htm

Register by Aug. 31 to take advantage of the early registration fee.

Thursday, October 7- Saturday, October 9, 2010 Historic Montgomery, Alabama

CONFERENCE    SCHEDULE    A T    A    GLANCE
The Alabama Preservation Conference is a program of the Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation, Alabama Historical Commission, Black Heritage Council of Alabama and the Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery.
Thursday Evening, October 7
Private Tour, First White House of the Confederacy Reception and Opening Session, Alabama Department of Archives and History Tour, New Exhibitions, forthcoming Museum of Alabama, Alabama Department of Archives and History Special Event benefitting the Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation, Private Venue
Or Dinner in Historic Downtown Montgomery restaurants and eateries
Friday Morning, October 8
Plenary Session, Key Note Address, Historic Preservation Is Economic Development, Don Rypkema, Alabama Department of Archives and History
Friday Noon, October 8 Key Note Luncheon: Making It Happen: Economic Development in Historic Downtowns by Don
Rypkema. Alley Station Ballroom, Historic Downtown Montgomery. (Open to the public, reservation required, not included in conference registration fee.)

Friday Afternoon, October 8
Concurrent Tracks (Tracks begin late morning, end late afternoon.    Track    programs  include brown bag lunches unless otherwise noted.)
Track 1: Preservation and Economic Development: Making Downtowns Come Alive
What does it take to turn a historic downtown around? Montgomery's lively Lower Commerce area is a case study in preservation and economic development. Meet with preservationists, planners, developers, and business leaders to explore the principles, practices and potential pitfalls in turning historic downtowns into destinations. Sessions offer opportunities for in-depth exploration of topics, including a special session with keynote speaker Don Rypkema on small town downtowns and The Main Street approach.    All sessions are in and around The Alleyway, a delightful space that is a key part of Montgomery's downtown revival plan.    Tours and meeting spaces include renovated offices, restaurants, event spaces and lofts.    (Track includes ticket to Key Note Luncheon with Don Rypkema speaking.)

Track 2: Preserving History and Its Symbolic Structures: Civil Rights and Beyond
Join local Montgomery historians and preservationists on a special in-depth tour to explore some of Montgomery's African American places with historian and archivist at Alabama State University, Dr. Howard Robinson. The tour will showcase historic homes andcommunity institutions that gave birth to and nurtured the nation's greatest movement for social change. See historic churches led by Dr. Martin Luther King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy and the homes of key Civil Rights icons Rosa Parks, E. D. Nixon and Johnnie Carr.    The tour includes one of Alabama's oldest black universities and a portion of the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Voting Rights Trail, including the City of St. Jude where Harry Belafonte  and Peter, Paul and Mary, among others, entertained marchers in 1965.    Track includes lunch at the Historic Jackson Community House, an antebellum home restored by the Montgomery City Federation of Colored Women Clubs with presentations by project leaders on the process of preserving the building.

Statewide Arts Education Summit 2010 -- October 6-8, 2010
 
Alabama's statewide arts education advocacy summit will take place at the Hotel Capstone in Tuscaloosa, this October with a focus on "Making it Happen." In January 2011 the Merce Cunningham Dance Company plans a legacy tour through Alabama. Cunningham, Cage and Rauschenberg were the first improvisational collaborators to create "Happenings" at Black Mountain College beginning in 1930, and even in the early '70's, "Happenings" were still very much alive. A "Happening" was an arts event (improvisational, multi-disciplinary and non-linear) created by both performers and audience. Boundaries disappeared and the audience became part of the art. Often things were left to chance with no script or plot. "Happenings" developed on the spot.
 
Everything we are learning today in education research states that when the students are active learners, boundaries dissolve and everyone learns together. Students gain the skills they need for the future, and school culture becomes risk free, innovative and exciting. What better time to reengage the old "Happening" model for our Arts Education Summit!
 
We are looking for presenters willing to go out on a limb to offer "Happenings" that will engage us in advocacy for arts education. That advocacy should include excellent teaching in the arts both sequential and integrated; building awareness in communities through strong partnerships with schools, and building legislation in our government to create policy stating the arts are essential for every student. We encourage you to envision a "Happening" structured to encourage learning about what you have to offer. That structure should engage a community of learners attending our summit, and enhance their capacity building for our schools, our communities and/or our government.
 
Break Out Sessions will be 90 minutes. We need sessions on: how to integrate the arts, how to develop community partnerships, and how to influence policy makers. We need sessions on anything that enhances arts education, including technology, assessment, questioning, envisioning, strategic planning, networking, and more. We also need teaching artists to showcase their work. If you have an idea with the capacity to strengthen arts programs in Alabama - we want you!
 
Please send your proposals immediately to Diana Green at the Alabama State Council on the Arts. You may email proposals to diana.green@arts.alabama.gov. If you have questions or would like to brainstorm by phone, please call me at 334/242-4076 Ext. 241.
 
Proposals should include objective, planned activities or improvisational direction, and a creative element that uses lessons learned or discoveries made to culminate your session. You may send narratives or lesson plans. Choose your own format for your "Happening" proposal. We may need to call you, so include current contact information.
 
I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for all you do for Alabama's students!!!!
 
Diana F. Green
334/242-4076 Ext. 241
diana.green@arts.alabama.gov

Did you know Alabama's nonprofit sector now employs more than 126,000 people and generates $12.4 billion in annual revenue? Nonprofits in communities throughout Alabama are working each day to make a profound impact through the missions they believe in.

There is no question nonprofits play an important role in our state's overall economy, and without our sector a monumental and devastating void would occur. Thanks to the feedback of many nonprofit leaders, we believe it's time we come together, unified as one, to leverage the strength of our sector as a whole to create a greater understanding and recognition of the vital role we play at the local, state and national levels.

Please make every effort to attend a forum nearest your community. This is the defining moment for nonprofits in Alabama! This is our opportunity, working together, to demonstrate our worth and openness to excel on all levels within each of our organizations.

Come join John Stone, Association President, and Russell Jackson, Director of Member Services, as they unveil several new initiatives of the Alabama Association of Nonprofits. This is open to the public and we encourage you to invite your top volunteers and board members to attend. For more information on how you can register for a forum near you: http://www.alabamanonprofits.org/training/calendar.aspx

Learn how to effectively engage and retain volunteers, trends in volunteer management, volunteers in disasters, new state and federal funding opportunities to expand volunteerism and service, incorporating volunteers into community preparedness, and exciting new initiatives including the Volunteer Generation Fund and Cities of Service.

The GVLC will be held at the Renaissance Ross Bridge.  Registration cost is $150 / per person and the conference hotel rate is $92+ tax per night.  For more information, please visit: www.ServeAlabama.gov