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SCI Monthly eNews - October 2007

SCI October Updates
SCI's Monthly e-News )
Connecting Citizens to Strengthen Communities October 2007
In this issue...
  • SCI Development Associate Wanted
  • SCI Social Innovation Forum Breakfast Oct. 23
  • Civic Engagement Summit Nov. 16 - Register Now!
  • SCI 2.0-Spreading to Communities Across Mass.

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    Your Community - Your Chance to Make It Better

    September at SCI was spent primarily gearing up for the new program year, training new staff and our group of 15 (and growing) AmeriCorps members. In subsequent updates you'll be hearing about the programmatic accomplishments of our new team; meanwhile, below I seek your help in filling our new development position, invite you to join us for a breakfast presentation later this month and at the Massachusetts Civic Engagement Summit on November 16. And be sure to check out the new version of our website.

    I hope that you have a great autumn!


    David

     

    		SCI Development Associate Wanted

     

    SCI is embarking upon a stage of significant growth, with our budget more than doubling as we add 20 full-time AmeriCorps members in our three current communities and develop new strategies for expanding our impact across Massachusetts. We are recruiting to fill a new Development Associate position to implement the fundraising activities needed to support our growth. The Development Associate will support SCI's fundraising efforts by running the annual event, managing the grant proposal process, and managing the day-to-day development systems. View the full job description by clicking here. Please help us find great candidates for the position by forwarding this announcement.

    And while you are thinking about people in your network that might be interested in joining us at SCI, we do still have a few AmeriCorps positions open. Click here for the full position description.

     

    		SCI Social Innovation Forum Breakfast Oct. 23

     

    The Social Innovation Forum is hosting a breakfast presentation for SCI at the Fiduciary Trust Company, 175 Federal Street, from 8-9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23. This is a great chance to hear in person about SCI's recent accomplishment and growth plans. SCI participated in the first Social Innovation Forum back in 2003, and appreciate the opportunity to present our latest plans to people in the SCI and Social Innovation Forum networks. Please let me know if you'd like to attend or would like more information.

     

    		Civic Engagement Summit Nov. 16 - Register Now!

     

    I hope that you will consider joining SCI at the historic Massachusetts Civic Engagement Summit on Friday, November 16 in Worcester. This summit will convene formal and informal leaders from business, government, and community organizations, to discuss the state of civic engagement in our Commonwealth and how to build on momentum that has been generated recently to revitalize our civic life. This topic lies at the heart of SCI's mission, and we're happy to be an active member of the Summit planning committee. We've got a great lineup of speakers for this event, including Governor Deval Patrick.

    There will be five in-depth program tracks on civic engagement topics, including one I am moderating on Social Capital, Diverse Neighborhoods and Networks. Please review the Summit website for more information! Please let me know if you'd like more information about joining as a participant or sponsor.

     

    		SCI 2.0-Spreading to Communities Across Mass.

     

    With the recent launch of the new general SCI website, featuring the SCI blog and newsfeeds from each of our community sites, all of the SCI websites are now operating with dynamic, "Web 2.0" interactive technology. We're now reaching out for additional communities interested in replicating this website and related SCI Connecting Citizens programs. Please contact me if you'd like more information.


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