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What is ChangeThinkers.com? Share, Vote, Discuss + Influence
 ChangeThinkers.com is a community of social change agents transforming the way ideas are shared -- not just for the causes we represent but for the way we practice and make change happen. We reconnect individuals, nonprofits and other community groups with funders and foundations to share information, from finding volunteers and crafting a great proposal to learning a new method.
How it Works
Using peer-to-peer voting, social change agents can sort the best ideas, share successes, air frustrations, and read comments. There are many ways to participate. The best way to find out how you may want to participate is to explore the site at ChangeThinkers.com.
Influence Decisions
Your collective insights can influence the way we practice, and give funders and foundations topics to consider when making their philanthropic decisions. At ChangeThinkers.com, we help funders and foundations identify learning opportunities to understand the best ways of assisting their grantees, to ensure they have the greatest possible impact. You can direct the focus on what's really important by simply sharing your experiences with peers. Click here to get started. | |
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In The Community...
Kien Lee shares knowledge on the growing diversity of Montgomery County
 Cultural diversity, intergroup relations, and immigrant integration are topics of continuing interest and exploration for Community Science's Kien Lee. She recently participated in a Senior Leadership Montgomery Diversity Day event at Glen Echo Park in Maryland. Her presentation, entitled Deevali, Mooncakes, Eid, Salsa, etc., explored what leaders need to know to lead in a racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse community.
Leadership Montgomery, now in its 25th year, is a program based in Montgomery County, Maryland, which identifies a diverse spectrum of leaders and provides a forum for them to address issues and effect positive civic change. The seminars offer an opportunity for established community leaders, like Lee, to share their knowledge with the greater community.
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Community Science welcomes new associate Vera Miles
Adds her Expertise to No Wrong Door Project
Vera Miles, MA, has recently joined our staff, bringing more than ten years of diverse experience in the mental health field in both clinical and analytical capacities. She has conducted clinical assessments, provided crisis intervention counseling and therapy, and conducted mental health intakes. On the analysis side, she implements evaluation procedures, maintains information management systems, and provides technical support. She is experienced at collecting and analyzing data for evaluations, ensuring quality and consistency of data.
Currently, she is working on projects for Nassau County, New York's No Wrong Door Family Support System of Care (NWD-FSS), a community-based approach to caring for children and youth with serious emotional disturbances and their families. Community Science has a continuous role as evaluator and partner for the six-year project. For more information on the No Wrong Door project, click here. |
| Conferences of Note |
Evaluating Professional Development Impact
Feb. 4-5, 2010
Tempe, AZ
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At Community Science, our mission is to develop and use the knowledge that can change communities and other systems. Our group practice of social change professionals is committed to building healthy, just, and equitable communities.
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To discuss how Community Science can collaborate with your team, contact us at 301-519-0722 or info@communityscience.com.
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In 2010... |
What will you resolve to change?
At ChangeThinkers.com, we're collecting and spreading your New Year's Resolutions for social change -- ideas that each of us can do to make a difference. We're collecting two thousand and ten New Year's Resolutions for Social Change. You can post things that you, and everyone else can do, to make a positive impact in 2010. We know you have lots of ideas so please share them with us on ChangeThinkers.com. Just click on "New Year's Resolutions" on the top banner. Feel free to take this idea and share this with a friend.
Register your suggestions for change. Each week, a winning entry will be selected based on public voting. Winners will receive a $250 donation to a cause they care about (as long as it's a 501(c)(3) non-profit).To learn more about this challenge, visit challenge.ChangeThinkers.com.
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| Worth Reading... |
Will Congress quietly cut back health benefits for legal immigrants?
As the health care debate continues to percolate in Congress, where will legal immigrants fall? An interesting New York Time article addresses this contentious subject. To read it, click here. |
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Community Science Unveils Enhanced Web site
Community Science has just re-launched its Web site, with a new look and new features that provide a more beneficial user experience. The new site offers an easy to use search function for quick access to information and publications. We are also adding new areas of content on a regular basis.
In our revised publications section, for example, get access to a wealth of information on many subjects including: Community and Systems Change, Diversity & Inclusiveness, Health Promotion & Equity, Substance Abuse & Crime Prevention, Evaluation & Learning Capacity Building, among other pertinent topics.
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