Submitted by Jeanette Miller:

WHAT:

2012 Summit on Community Development in an Era of New Challenges presented by Florida Alliance of Community Development Corporations (FLACDC).

With funding reduced and nonprofit agencies facing growing challenges in offering programs and services for community development, the FLACDC 2012 Summit will provide information, strategies and resources for nonprofits, their partners and stakeholders on how they can move their communities toward economic prosperity. Today’s nonprofits must rethink who they work with, funding resources they use, and how to best utilize joint ventures with for-profit entities in order to succeed and grow.

WHY:

The two day event features expert state and local speakers who will review the process and importance of understanding state policies and engaging the right skills, resources and certifications to promote and develop nonprofit agencies. Attendees will be presented information from nonprofit, community development, financial services and government perspectives. A partial list of speakers include:

    •    Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn: Welcome and Opening Remarks
    •    Congresswoman Kathy Castor: The State of Community Development
    •    Dan Jurman, Executive Director & CEO University Area Community Development Corporation: Keeping the Community in Community Development
    •    Ken Reecy, Assistant Director, Division of Community Development, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity: An Introduction to the New Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
    •    Don Phoenix, Southern District Director, NW America: The Future of Community Development

WHEN:

Tuesday, April 10 and Wednesday, April 11, 2012; 10:30 am – 5:30 pm
Registration begins at 9 am on Tuesday, April 10

WHERE:

Crowne Plaza Tampa-Westshore
5303 West Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33609

HOW:

Registration for first person is $175 with each additional person at $135. Includes lunch.
Online registration is closed; walk ups are welcome.

WHO:

The event is recommended for non-profit leaders, partners and stakeholders.

MORE INFORMAITON:

For a complete agenda and more information about the summit, please contact Terry Chelikowsky, Executive Director, FLACDC at execdir@flacdc.org, 904-598-2669.

About FLACDC:

The Florida Alliance of Community Development Corporations (FLACDC) is a member-driven association of nonprofit Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and their partners dedicated to strengthening Florida’s community-based development institutions in order to better serve their local communities. The mission is to secure the financial well-being and future of low and moderate-income people by advancing housing, economic development and community building strategies of Florida’s nonprofit organizations.