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Greetings!
This is my last introduction for the SCOPE E-Update. I have written four different first sentences and none of them feel quite right so let me just tell you about what's going through my head:
- This transition away from SCOPE is positive for SCOPE and for me and amicable for everyone
- SCOPE is recalibrating and exploring how to renew its work
- I am looking back on a pretty good ride
- I am looking forward to a pretty good ride
Questions are comfortable for me so I will indulge myself.
How does a community get better? Or as my friend, Fredd Atkins says, "better and better?"
Who needs to be engaged for lasting change to occur?
Where does change start? How does it scale? Out or in? Both?
What role does money play? Power? Privilege?
What do we know about ourselves that can contribute to change?
These are questions that are fundamental to the work of anyone interested in community. This includes funders, government, nonprofits and it also includes people who live and work and come together here.
Now, as I sign off from this space, I want to be clear about my strong belief that the good work and positive changes that I have been witness to have happened because of you and others who figure out how to get past self-interest. Those of you who have stepped out of your comfort zone and opened yourself to perspectives that are not comfortable, congratulations, that is what makes a difference.
For a decade I woke up every morning convinced that I was a small part of a noble effort to change the world. That's a privilege that I expect to continue.
Tim Dutton
Executive Director |
| SCOPE Transition Team In Place | 
The SCOPE Board of Directors has a plan in place and has created a transition team for the organization during the search for a new executive director. SCOPE will be led by the team of Trish McConnell, John McCarthy and Tim Dutton.
Please read more details in the press release here. |
| Open House for Tim Dutton | |
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| Community Data 2.0: Sarasota | |
Thursday, August 16
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Robert L. Taylor Community Complex
1845 34th Street
Sarasota
Co-hosted by: City of Sarasota, Community Data Collaborative and SCOPE. See what Sarasota looks like today. Share perspectives on qualities of life. Learn about the Community Data Collaborative. For more information read our flyer here. To register click here. |
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Community Data 2.0:
An Older Adult Perspective | |
Friday, August 24, 2012
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Sarasota County Technical Institute
4748 Beneva Road
Sarasota, FL 34233
Hosted by Continuing the Conversation, Community Data Collaborative, Adult & Community Enrichment (ACE) @ SCTI, and SCOPE.. To register click here |
| SCOPE's Annual Celebration & Boundary Crosser Award |  TABLES ARE GOING FAST!! Please join us as we celebrate the power of community engagement and the innovative leadership of Ringling College of Art and Design President Dr. Larry R. Thompson, who will be honored with SCOPE's 8th Boundary Crosser Award. Click here for reservation details or contact Ruth Lando at rlando@scopexcel.org or call 365-8751. Sponsorships are still available at multiple levels. We hope to see you there! Thursday, September 27th 5:30 to 7:30 pm Michael's on East 1212 East Avenue South, Sarasota Thank you to our celebration sponsors to date: Presenting Sponsors: Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Ringling College of Art + Design
Civic Connector: SunTrust
Bridge Builders: Layton and Company, PNC Wealth Management, Willis A. Smith Construction
Innovators: BB&T, Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Virginia Haley, Home Resource, Dr. Sarah Pappas, The Patterson Foundation, Ringling College Library Association, Stifel Nicolaus Media Sponsors: Herald Tribune Media Group, Sarasota Magazine/Biz(941) |
| Data Byte - Insights from Dead Ushahidi: What Makes a Thriving Crowd-Sourced Platform? | |
Here in Sarasota County, we love the idea of crowd-sourcing. Implementing the latest technology to provide a platform for community members to provide their input and wisdom is a great way to share that wisdom with a greater audience. One such crowd-sourced platform that the Community Data Collaborative has been working on is the "Life is Good in Sarasota County" community video campaign. Life is Good in Sarasota County is all about discovering the qualities of life that matter to Sarasota County residents....Read more on the SCOPE blog.
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| Thanks to Our Supporters |  Thank you for your recent gift to SCOPE: Thanks to Carol Buchanan, Clark Advertising & Public Relations, The Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Lisa Krouse, Cheryl Loeffler, Edward Page, The Patterson Foundation, Sarah Pappas, 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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| Community Data for Community Change |  | |
SCOPE over the last year has co-hosted a series of community data 2.0 workshops throughout Sarasota County. The final two are scheduled in August - "Community Data 2.0: Sarasota"
and "Community Data 2.0: An Older Adult Perspective".
People are invited to attend a workshop on innovative approaches to using community data to make decisions and take action. Participants will:
- See what Sarasota looks like today
- Share perspectives on Qualities of Life
- Learn abourt the Community Data Collaborative
See registration details in this newsletter
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| Our 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.
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Caldwell Trust Company
Florida Power & Light
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Gator Grading & Paving
Interested in supporting SCOPE's collaborations with active citizens? Contact Ruth Lando for details on the 2012 Corporate Partners program. |
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