SILC-NET Presents… A National Teleconference & Webcast:

Conducting Community Forums: Engaging Stakeholders, Mobilizing Communities

September 10, 2009; 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM (Please note: Eastern Time!)

Register Online or use this printable registration form.

Successful State Plans for Independent Living begin with a comprehensive and inclusive assessment of the needs of people with disabilities in the state.  While there are a number of ways to go about this task, community forums provide an excellent opportunity for dialogue with consumers and other stakeholders.  Community forums may not seem difficult to organize at first thought, but they require careful planning to ensure that they are productive, affordable, and inclusive. 

Please join us on September 10 to learn how to plan and hold effective community forums to gain insight into the needs of people with disabilities in your state! 

Registration Fee

$75.00.  Fee does not apply per participant; registrants are encouraged to gather as many individuals as desired to participate by telephone or webcast.  All CILs and SILCs are encouraged to participate in this important training. We know some organizations need several weeks to cut checks – don’t let this stop you from registering! Register today and send payment as soon as you are able – even if you must wait until after the presentation. 

Target Audience

The primary target audience is SILC staff and Council members.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this webcast, participants will be able to:

• Describe different types of forums and select the appropriate type for achieving established goals
• Identify and obtain resources needed to support a successful forum
• Explain the process for managing and executing the logistics of the event
• Describe methods for supporting follow-up action and reporting results

Agenda

3:00 PM – Welcome & Introductions
3:05 PM – Types of Forums
3:20 PM – Components of a Successful Forum
3:40 PM – Planning Your Forum
4:00 PM – Following-up and Using What You’ve Learned
4:20 PM – Final Q&A
4:30 PM – Presentation Ends

About Your Presenter

CAROL LUKAS is president of Fieldstone Alliance and former director of National Services for Amherst H. Wilder Foundation. She has been executive director of nonprofit organizations, a trustee of a community foundation, a consultant in a Fortune 500 company, and a small business owner. She has more than twenty-five years of consulting and training experience with nonprofits, government, foundations, businesses, and collaboratives. Carol focuses on building the capacity of national networks and organizations and on strengthening connections between the public, private, and nonprofit sectors as they address urban issues. She specializes in helping organizations and collaboratives plan and manage change in strategic direction and organization structure and capacity. She is author and coauthor of Consulting with Nonprofits: A Practitioner’s Guide, Strengthening Nonprofit Performance: A Funder’s Guide to Capacity Building, and Conducting Community Forums.

PRESENTED BY SILC-NET: A program of the IL NET national training and technical assistance project for Centers for Independent Living (CIL-NET) and Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILC-NET). The IL NET is operated by ILRU, Independent Living Research Utilization, in partnership with the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) and the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL).