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Join Us for Our Annual Conference!
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WEST BALTIMORE
NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
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"Exploring Innovative Ecosystems
in Under Resourced Neighborhoods
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Thursday, October 13, 2016
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday, October 14, 2016
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Coppin State University
2500 W. North Avenue
Tawes Ballroom & Talon Center
Baltimore, MD 21216
Individual: $50 | Student: $25
Continental Breakfast, Lunches & Reception Included!
*You must register to attend. No onsite registration.*
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Here's What You Can Expect:
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Distinguished Speakers & Panelist!
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Professor
Delaware State University
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President
Coppin State University
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President
University of Maryland, Baltimore
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Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Maryland Institute College of Art
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Executive Director
Business Center for Entrepreneurship & Social Enterprise
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CEO
Baltimore City Community College
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The West Baltimore National Conference on Community Development brings together indigenous community development leaders, organizers, practitioners and organizations that are interested in rebuilding broken community development systems, diversifying peer practitioners and professionals, developing innovative new models, structures and strategies to regenerate disinvested and under resourced communities.
Community development in under resourced communities will not happen in a vacuum, it will take a conscious coordinated approaches to economic development, building capacity of placed based organizations, supporting the emergence of local small business, developing innovative strategies to expand educational practices, implementing collaborative public safety approaches, investing in health care and integrating transit networks.
At this conference, we anticipate participants finding out how integral pathways to opportunity can create vibrant neighborhoods through developing new principle based community development practices as a means for building sustainable place-based community programs and projects.
Join a diverse gathering of community development stakeholders, social entrepreneurs, nonprofit sector leaders, public and private sector representatives at this place-based conference in Baltimore City.
Expect to Engage:
- Emerging ideas and best practices in community development.
- The opportunities and challenges of revitalizing and regenerating under resourced communities.
- In conscious and spirited discussions on the future transformation of West Baltimore neighborhoods into vibrant residential and commercial districts, fueled with entrepreneur opportunities and cultural destinations.
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Venue Information ...
Coppin State University
2500 W. North Avenue,
Tawes Center Ballroom
Baltimore, MD 21216 | Phone: (410) 951-3571
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Kaiser Permanente has provided quality health care for more than 60 year. They provide an ongoing commitment to communities promoting health and wellness for all.
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JPMorgan Chase is one of the oldest financial institutions in the United States. With a history dating back over 200 years. They are a leading global financial services firm operating in more than 100 countries--a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
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The
University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) was founded in 1807. Today, this 71-acre research and technology complex encompasses 65 buildings in West Baltimore near the Inner Harbor. UMB is Maryland's only public health, law, and human services university. Seven professional and graduate schools train the majority of the state's physicians, graduate nurses, dentists, lawyers, social workers, and pharmacists.
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MICA has become the leader in the education of artists and designers by fostering a community of talented, creative individuals committed to redefining the boundaries of art and design and to expanding their own vision and perspective through rigorous study. Their innovative curriculum, well-equipped campus, and world-class faculty all have a single purpose: provide the education, experiences, and resources needed to prepare the artist and designers who will lead in the 21st century.
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Serving primarily the residents and the business community of Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) is a State-sponsored, urban, comprehensive, degree-granting community college with one main campus and satellite locations throughout the city. With its broad range of degree and certificate programs, affordable tuition, and extensive outreach, BCCC offers educational opportunities at all levels to the citizens of Baltimore City, the State of Maryland, and other countries.
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For more than 160 years, PNC Bank has been committed to providing their clients with great service and powerful financial expertise to help them meet their financial goals. They are proud of their longstanding history of supporting not only their customers but also their communities.
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As the nation's central bank, the Federal Reserve sets monetary policy, supervises and regulates member financial institutions and provides an array of financial services. The Federal Reserve System comprises the Board of Governors in Washington D.C. and 12 Federal Reserve Districts located nationwide. The Fifth District, which is headquartered in Richmond, VA, serves the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and most of West Virginia. Branch offices are located in Baltimore, MD and Charlotte, NC.
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Founded in 1976,
Valley Economic Development Center's (VEDC) goal is to create and sustain jobs and small businesses in the communities it serves. The nonprofit VEDC has earned a reputation for helping small businesses unable to qualify for traditional bank financing. Offering individualized service and reasonable costs, VEDC has loaned more than $400 million to 108,000-plus small businesses and created more than 200,000 jobs.
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Building on a tradition of excellence in community banking that stretches back to 1872,
BB&T continues to offer clients a complete range of financial services including banking, lending, insurance, trust and wealth management solutions.
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As Baltimore's 3rd generation, family-owned, full-service beverage distributor, the
Bond Distributing Company are proud to be an integral part of all that is Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Howard and Carroll Counties. Their story begins in 1950 when Ed Borow opened his first 800 square foot warehouse in Fells Point. Their warehouse and row-home office space was located on the corner of Bond and Thames Streets.
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Founded in 2002,
NALCAB is a group of passionate and experienced community and economic development leaders representing rural and urban Latino communities gathered to identify their most fundamental challenge: in order to build assets and wealth, community development organizations that serve Latino communities need greater access to capital and technical resources.
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Community Development Preservation Corporation (CDPC) is a leading not-for-profit real estate developer dedicated to providing safe, high-quality affordable housing to low and moderate-income individuals and families. Since 1989, they have developed and maintained vibrant communities by adopting a model that includes comprehensive resident services aimed primarily at youth and seniors.
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