Harwood invites community foundations to participate in live Web cast

Thursday, January 19, 2006

(The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation)Yesterday, Rich Harwood, president and founder of The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, released an open invitation to staff and executives of community foundations across the country to particpate in his first live Web cast. Below is a reproduction of that letter:

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Dear Friend,

I am writing to personally invite you and your colleagues to join me on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 11 a.m. EST for my first-ever live Web cast, sponsored by Community Foundations of America and available exclusively to the staffs of community foundations.
I will be talking about the findings in the book I recently wrote called Hope Unraveled: The People's Retreat and Our Way Back. I would like you to join me for a conversation on what the people’s retreat means for community foundations and what you can do to fulfill your organizational mission while also building the civic capacity of the community you serve.

I’m incredibly excited that my first Web cast will be with an audience of community foundation staff and managers. You may know that for some time, I have been speaking on the vital role community foundations can play in creating a more robust public life. Much of our work at The Harwood Institute has focused on developing the capacity of community foundations and a small group of other “boundary-spanning” organizations into what we call “catalytic” organizations. Our work over the last 20 years shows that the capacity in most of our communities is far too thin, and that there simply aren’t enough organizations to cut across sectors and marshal the collective will to forge an alternate path for politics and public life.

As you might recall, this Web cast was originally scheduled back in December but had to be postponed. I hope this time works better for you and your colleagues. Participating in the Web cast is free; to sign up, click here. Once you’ve registered, Community Foundations of America will supply you with the information you need to watch the Web cast. There will also be a toll-free number you will call during the Web cast so we can collectively engage in a conversation. The presentation will be archived so that others can access it in the future.

I’d like to thank Carla Dearing and her staff at the Community Foundations of America for making this event possible and would encourage you to go to their Web site at http://www.cfamerica.org/ and take a look at their terrific resources, including past Web casts.

I appreciate you taking time out of your busy schedule to read this letter and sincerely hope that you’ll be able to join us on Jan. 24. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact my colleague Mike Wood at mailto:mwood@theharwoodinstitute.orgrg.

Warmest regards,

Rich Harwood
President & Founder
The Harwood Institute



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	Harwood invites community foundations to participate in live Web cast Thursday, January 19, 2006 (The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation)Yesterday, Rich Harwood, president and founder of The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, released an open invitation to staff and executives of community foundations across the country to particpate in his first live Web cast. Below is a reproduction of that letter: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 Dear Friend, I am writing to personally invite you and your colleagues to join me on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 11 a.m. EST for my first-ever live Web cast, sponsored by Community Foundations of America and available exclusively to the staffs of community foundations. I will be talking about the findings in the book I recently wrote called Hope Unraveled: The People's Retreat and Our Way Back. I would like you to join me for a conversation on what the people’s retreat means for community foundations and what you can do to fulfill your organizational mission while also building the civic capacity of the community you serve. I’m incredibly excited that my first Web cast will be with an audience of community foundation staff and managers. You may know that for some time, I have been speaking on the vital role community foundations can play in creating a more robust public life. Much of our work at The Harwood Institute has focused on developing the capacity of community foundations and a small group of other “boundary-spanning” organizations into what we call “catalytic” organizations. Our work over the last 20 years shows that the capacity in most of our communities is far too thin, and that there simply aren’t enough organizations to cut across sectors and marshal the collective will to forge an alternate path for politics and public life. As you might recall, this Web cast was originally scheduled back in December but had to be postponed. I hope this time works better for you and your colleagues. Participating in the Web cast is free; to sign up, click here. Once you’ve registered, Community Foundations of America will supply you with the information you need to watch the Web cast. There will also be a toll-free number you will call during the Web cast so we can collectively engage in a conversation. The presentation will be archived so that others can access it in the future. I’d like to thank Carla Dearing and her staff at the Community Foundations of America for making this event possible and would encourage you to go to their Web site at http://www.cfamerica.org/ and take a look at their terrific resources, including past Web casts. I appreciate you taking time out of your busy schedule to read this letter and sincerely hope that you’ll be able to join us on Jan. 24. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact my colleague Mike Wood at mailto:mwood@theharwoodinstitute.orgrg. Warmest regards, Rich Harwood President & Founder The Harwood Institute
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