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| National Community Land Trust Network |
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CLT Network eNewsletter
| March 11, 2011
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Minnesota CLT Coalition Spring ConferenceApril 13 - 14, 2011 -- Minneapolis, MNThe Minnesota CLT Coalition, in collaboration with the National CLT Network, welcomes you the Minnesota CLT Coalition Spring Conference, April 13 - 14, in Minneapolis, MN. We will be offering three tracks of CLT Academy courses, a "working the problem" session, as well as a networking reception.
Registration for the conference is only $40, with an early bird discount of $35 through March 24th. Click here for online registration. If you have registration-related questions, please email Pat Steiger at pat@mncltc.org, or call her at 651-493-0730. Accommodations: This event is being held at the Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown Hotel, located at 2901 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis. We have negotiated a group rate of $119 for a double/king, which is available until March 30th. To make a reservation, call 866-837-4196 and ask for the "CLT Network" group rate.
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CLT Academy Capacity Building Institutes
In April and May of 2011, the CLT Academy will launch two Capacity Building Institutes, one for advanced CLT practitioners, and the second for persons involved in starting up CLTs in the Gulf Coast states. The Capacity Building Institutes (CBIs) blend place-based courses, web-based collaboration websites, webinars, and technical assistance to provide an integrated set of educational services to participants. This approach was piloted several years ago by the Northwest Community Land Trust Coalition with great success, and we are pleased to have the two lead instructors from that effort, Julie Brunner and Erika Malone, leading our CBI efforts. For more information about the Capacity Building Institutes -- just keep reading! |
Gulf Coast Capacity Building Institute
The community land trust movement proudly traces its roots back to the early civil rights movement in the South. The first community land trust, New Communities, was organized in 1968 in Albany Georgia by Slater King, cousin of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Charles Sherrod (husband of former Georgia USDA state director Shirley Sherrod), and other civil right activists. Community land trusts are a great tool for empowering communities to create and preserve affordable housing, promote neighborhood-based commercial development, promote urban and rural agriculture - virtually any land use that serves the needs of the local community. The Gulf Coast Community Land Trust Capacity Building Institute (CBI) is a multi-faceted approach that will provide a comprehensive set of tools to participants so you can establish your own community land trusts - whether it means adding a community land trust program to an existing nonprofit organization - or starting up a new community land trust from scratch.
The National Community Land Trust Network, through its Community Land Trust Academy, is offering this CBI focused on people living in the gulf coast states, which will begin in May 2011. For more information, email CLT Academy Director Greg Rosenberg at greg@cltnetwork.org or call 503-493-1000. Or you can check out the Upcoming Courses page on our website. |
Advanced Capacity Building Institute
The Advanced Capacity Building Institute for CLT Practitioners is a series of work
sessions with the goal of solving some of the burning CLT organizational and policy
challenges of our day. Collaborate with practitioners from some of the highest
functioning CLTs in the country to address your organization's needs and to elevate
the caliber of organizational best practices and standards. Consisting of two in-person sessions and multiple distance work sessions and webinars, you'll not only come away with a set of vetted policies, procedures and model documents but
you'll create lasting relationships with colleagues on whom you can count and call
in the future.
The first in-person session will take place on April 14 - 15 at the Minnesota CLT Coalition Spring Conference (see above). Participants will need to commit to attending both in-person gatherings, doing the work assigned to them within their work-groups and participating in the distance/web-based portion of the institute.
For more information, email CLT Academy Director Greg Rosenberg at greg@cltnetwork.org or call 503-493-1000. Or you can check out the Upcoming Courses page on our website.
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 NeighborWorks National Training Institute
May 16 - 20, 2011, Detroit, MIThe CLT Academy is offering five days of training at the National Training Institute in Philadelphia, PA.
NEIGHBORWORKS AMERICA TRAINING INSTITUTE WEBSITEMembers of the National CLT Network (and our supporting partners) are eligible for discounted tuition rates for CLT courses in Detroit. For more information, please contact Greg Rosenberg at greg@cltnetwork.org.
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Free Webinar on Communicating Strategically -- Discovering the Activation Point
 On March 31st, Spitfire Strategies will be conducting another free webinar for CLT practitioners on "Discovering the Activation Point". Many social change issues have demonstrated significant public support, but this support is often passive. There is a gap between people saying they care about something, and those actually doing something about it. Spitfire Strategies will bridge the gap between awareness and action with tips and strategies to engage and activate your audience. Here is the call in /log in information:
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Stewardship Online Learning Community
WEBINARS: For those of you who missed our "Budgeting for Long-Term Replacement Reserves", you can find the recording on our Webinars page. Our next webinar will be held on April 7th, at 11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Central. For those of you who haven't visited the the Stewardship Learning Community, please check us out at www.cltacademy.org/stewardship. This is a space where you can participate in discussion forums, view recorded webinars, and access all sorts of stewardship-related resources. It is open to one and all -- and without charge. For more information, contact Greg Rosenberg at greg@cltnetwork.org.
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 CLT Network Membership Drive Underway
The National CLT Network launced our annual membership drive on March 1st. Are you currently a member? Renew by June 30th to maintain your membership status. If you have any questions, please contact Jessica Grant at jessica@cltnetwork.org. |
The CLT Network Is on Facebook This is a great place to check for the latest announcements from the CLT Network, photos from our most recent CLT conference -- and also a place for all of you to post your job announcements, links to articles, your latest newsletters -- whatever you'd like to share.
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