60th Annual Conference

Marriott Marquis | Atlanta, GA | May 4–6, 2009

Last Update: Thu, December 11, 2008

Description
Increasingly, public education advocates are focusing on how to harness the $50+ billion invested annually in school buildings to improve academic success. Simultaneously, there is growing interest in using these investments to promote community revitalization, environmental sustainability, and neighborhood “walkability”. This session will consider efforts to build collaborations among education, smart growth, urban planning, and environmental leaders, and the possibilities and tensions that may emerge in cross-sector collaborations. In addition, nonprofit advocates and education, smart growth, and environmental funders will reflect on how they came to support this work.
Session Detail
Time:	Mon, May 04, 2009 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Presenter(s):	Christine Tebben Co-designer, Moderator Executive Director Grantmakers for Education Jason Franklin Co-designer, Committee Liaison Lecturer on Public Administration North Star Fund L. Benjamin Starrett Speaker Executive Director Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities Mary Filardo Speaker 21st Century School Fund Rhonnel Sotelo Speaker Vice President, Programs & Operations Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation