The Think Tank - The Community Action Network

by Celtic 5 Replies latest jw friends

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  Celtic

  Who here understands the role of The 'think tank' The Community Action Network?

  Have you looked at the site in-depth, especially the funding resources section?

  What assistance in direct community led activity in assistance of others, their enabling, would you like to see ideally take place?

  Do we have any willing participants in fundraising applications here, grant writers etc, anyone else interested in being involved/included toput regeneration plans into a pro-active, deliverable action plan strategy?

  peace

  Mark
  www.can-online.org.uk
  [email protected]
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  Seeker4

  Celtic,

  Be more specific. What exactly do you mean? As a journalizt, I've covered numerous Community Action Networks - from those dealing with hunger in my area to anti-nuclear organizations. Some make noise, and some make serious changes. What exactly are you talking about?

  I have some good press connections - but these folks are not interested in things unless they are newsworthy. Silentlambs' work is an example of how an issue becomes a major news story. Paying several hundred dollars to have 500 press releases sent out will do little good if the story the release is about is not newsworthy. I get dozens of press releases each week. Most go in the recycling bin.

  Are you talking about creating media events, or about trying to educate the public about JWs?

  S4
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  Celtic

  What is your geographical location?

  If UK, then you will no doubt know of all the think tanks here and the various components of on the ground activity that they organise and contribute towards social policy influencing and decision making in the UK.

  The Community Action Network of which I was sponsored in to become a full member was based on my ability for being quite exceptional at most complex social systems engineering problem solving.

  The CAN HQ is also responsible for in excess of £100,000,000 funding towards communities suffering the effects of social exclusion, of which these here communities of former witnesses, could benefit, if a working cell was put together professionally.

  On the count of your other question, both. Depends upon the use of an imaginative cognitive mind as to what can be achieved. Perhaps I'm not suggesting standard thinking on this one.

  If you are UK, I would welcome seeing you one day, as I much prefer face to face rather than this slow medium. Perhaps then, more ground might be covered in our mutual understanding of the gulfs in which we are faced with.

  peace

  Mark
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  wonderwoman77

  Celt...I do not know exactly what you are asking here, but I work for an information and referral network, called helpline and we help refer clients to community resources that can assist them in anyway. We are funded by several community action centers and so are the places we send them. We help people with things from rent, shelter, bills, to suicide, and domestic violence.
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  ISP

  Hey can you get Logical a job.

  ISP
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  Celtic

  WW77

  OK, CAN is ideal for your needs, feel free to contact at any time as over 30 CAN centres are now across the States. We help with sourcing funding, grants, electronic exchange of relevant information systems as well as an electronic LETS bartering system upon the network to allow partnering and capacity building to take place more effectively for those involved in the design of services and enabling initiatives in all forms of community regeneration, especially in the design of platforms for communities feeling the adverse effects of social exclusion.

  Email me if you would like more information at all.

  peace

  Mark