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The
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will bring close
to $3 billion to Connecticut, and additional funds will be
available on a competitive basis nationally. There will be
opportunities for nonprofit organizations and groups of
organizations to compete for this national money as well as
money that will flow through the state and municipalities.
At
this forum, nonprofit and philanthropic leaders will exchange
information about three key
issues:
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What opportunities are there for nonprofits to access
stimulus funding?
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How will state and local governments direct the funds from
the Recovery Act?
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Are there areas where nonprofit organizations should
advocate for policies and practices that
would be needed for the stimulus package to succeed?
An
overview of the Recovery Act will be followed by breakout
sessions with experts focused on early childhood, education,
transportation, housing, environment/energy, health,
workforce/job training, and the
arts.
New Haven Area Presenters:
Will
Ginsberg, President/CEO, Community Foundation for Greater
New Haven
Matt Fritz,
State Transparency Officer for
Connecticut
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Governor's Office
Shelley Geballe,
Distinguished Senior Fellow, Connecticut Voices for Children
Stewart J. Hudson,
President, Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation
New Haven Area Forum
Issues
and Presenters:
Education/Early Childhood
Beth Bye,
Legislator, 19th Assembly District, General Assembly
Stewart J.
Hudson,
President, Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation
Richard
Sussman,
Ph.D.,
Director, Brighter Futures Initiative, Hartford Foundation for
Public Giving
Elaine
Zimmerman, Executive Director, Connecticut Commission on
Children
Housing
Shelby Mertes,
Chief Policy Analyst,
Partnership for Strong Communities
Environment/Energy/Transportation
Sandy Breslin,
Director of Governmental Affairs, Audubon Connecticut
Roger Koontz,
Senior Attorney, Environment Northeast
Kate Slevin,
AICP, Executive Director, Tri-State
Transportation Campaign
Health
Jill Zorn,
Program Officer, Universal Health Care Foundation
of Connecticut
Workforce/Job Training
Joe Carbone,
President, The WorkPlace, Inc.
Bill Leahy,
Director, Institute for Sustainable Energy at
ECSU
Arts
Sarah Long
Holland, Resource Development Manager, New England Foundation
for the Arts
An-Ming
Truxes,
Arts
Division Director, Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism
Hosted by
the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and the
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy.
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