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SCOPE
Our community focused on our future
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Martin Luther King Day
It was the 19th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast and the room at the new Robert L Taylor Center, the REC, was full, the music was stirring and the mood was hopeful. Still, I felt a sense of anxiety about how this celebration of King's life fits into the national landscape and recent history of our community. Someone asked me what this celebration meant to me. I was struck by the message in Dr. King's last book, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? King sounds a hopeful note about the capacity of the world to make big strides forward to end suffering and increase overall well-being. At the same time his message about economics and disparities is just as pertinent today as it was in 1967 - maybe more so.
More than 40 years later this idea has some traction based upon some new research. For decades countries and communities have seen their well-being increase through economic development. Specifically health, happiness and other measures of well-being improve in poorer countries. In the developed countries that is no longer the case. In some countries the data has been looked at for decades and one can see that even as income doubled, these measures of success and well-being do not change. For more on this research check out this recent post on the SCOPE blog.
What does seem to matter is what King talked about in this last book - it's the steep differences in income that are related to success for the entire country or state. What about here in Sarasota County? In our neighborhoods?
There was some sincere urging at the MLK Day breakfast on Monday. Urging related to action that moves the needle on well-being throughout our community. The question remains, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?
Tim Dutton
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| 2012 Winter Forum - Register Now! |
On Friday, March 2, The Institute for the Ages will host the 2012 Winter Forum: The Power of Social Connections. Featured speakers are Brad Edmondson, author and national demographer, and Kevin O'Neil, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Brookdale Senior Living. Join us for unexpected discoveries and conversations about the impact of social connections on longevity and well-being. To register, visit the Winter Forum webpage or call (941) 365-8751.
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Calling All Event Volunteers | |
Can you help at the Winter Forum on March 2? SCOPE is providing support for the Winter Forum, and we need volunteers to assist with packet assembly, registration, A/V and to take notes during the event. If you are interested in trading volunteer hours for an event ticket, please contact Colleen at cmcgue@scopexcel.org. |
| SCOPE's Data Team Has Rebooted! |  The Community Data Team meets weekly at SCOPE, both to support the development of a county-wide Community Data Collaborative and to develop data resources that can inform a variety of local community efforts. The team has recently "re-booted" - click here to find out who is now on the team and how to get involved if you too are a "data enthusiast" with time to devote to the efforts. |
| Community Practice Forming for Resident Community Changemakers |
SCOPE soon will be announcing the 2012 fellows of the Resident Community Ch angemakers program. In addition to the fellowship, a "Community of Practice" will be established for others who are interested in resident community changemaking in their home neighborhoods throughout Sarasota County. Click here for more details about how to get involved. |
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Green Map Data Steward Needed |
Are you interested in becoming a Data Steward responsible for maintaining the Open Green Map of Sarasota County? If so, please click here for further details about this volunteer position. . |
| Data Byte: American Migration Map |
 In Sarasota County, many of us have moved here from somewhere else in the United States. Have you ever wondered what our county's migration patterns would look like if they were visualized on a map of the entire United States? The interactive American Migration map makes this possible for any of us to look at migration to and from each county in the United States annually from 2005-2009. Simply click on Sarasota County on the interactive map, and you will see which counties people move here from (blue), and which counties people move to (red). The map is created by Forbes, sponsored by IBM, and based on IRS data. Over the course of 2009, almost 40 million Americans moved from one house to another and over 40,000 people moved across the Sarasota County line. The map shows us that Sarasota is attracting more people from around the country than we are losing, although this ratio has been decreasing over the past few years. Wouldn't it be neat if we could see which neighborhoods within Sarasota County people are moving to and from? This might soon be possible through the Community Data Collaborative forming here in Sarasota County. What other kinds of data about Sarasota County would you like to see visualized on an interactive map like this? |
| At the Top of Our Game in Sarasota County | |
The "Global Aging Preparedness Index" assesses which countries are most prepared to create a balance between benefits/quality of life for older adults and fiscal burden on society. Read more on the SCOPE blog...
This initiative is a partnership with The Patterson Foundation, USF Sarasota-Manatee and SCOPE.
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Thanks to SCOPE 's Corporate Partners |
Corporate Partners Their support of SCOPE's mission reflects their belief in the power of active citizens working together to make Sarasota County an even better place to live, work and play.
Platinum - Herald-Tribune Media Group
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| Thanks to our SCOPE Supporters | |
Thank you for your recent gift to SCOPE:
Sally Bayer, Grace Carlson, Kimberly Ceballos, Suzanne Dameron, Julie & Philip Delaney, Jr., Fay Donaldson, Tim Dutton, Dr. Tanice Knopp & Ken Marsh, Fishman & Associates, Joel Freedman, Dave Goodrich, Herbert Hansel, Doug & Mary Heinlen, Ann & Lyle Hepburn, Mirabai Holland, Margaret Kennedy, Kenneth Kiehl, R. Craig & Doreen Lefebvre, Gail & Richerd Levin, Linda Sargent & James Lingley, Barbara & Bill Little, Rick & Cindy Malkin, Diane McFarlin, Jim Owens, Gary Remmen, Douglas Ross, Jim & Kathy Silverberg, Adam & Regina Tebrugge, Sandra Terry, Jo-Anne Whalen, Willis A. Smith Construction.
Thank you for supporting SCOPE's core mission: City of North Port, City of Sarasota, City of Venice, The Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Roskamp Foundation, Sarasota County Government, Town of Longboat Key, William G. and Marie Selby Foundation. |
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