For questions on the below conference, please contact Fran Inge at FACT at
(804) 726-7604 or fran.inge@...
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The Virginia Family and Children's Trust Fund (FACT)
Conference on Community Collaboration In Preventing Family Violence
Date: Wednesday June 25, 2008
Time: 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Location: Richmond Convention Center 403 North 3rd Street-Richmond
Cost: $45
Registration online at http://fact.state.va.us/

The Agenda
8:30-9:30 Registration and Networking Building Breakfast with FACT Board
Members

9:30-10:45 Breakout Sessions. Topics include: The Use and Regulations of
Nonprofit Organizations in Virginia, Panel Discussion on Developing Funding
Streams for all Size Organizations, Virginia Department of Health's Stop It
Now Initiative, Developing and Using Community Collaborations to Launch your
Programs.

11:00-12:15 Breakout Sessions. Topics include: Board Development and
Capacity Building, Building and Refining Effective Program Evaluations, Are
Special Events Really Worth the Effort?, Family & Children's Trust Fund and
Virginia Commonwealth University's Social Indicators Collaborative Project.

12:30-2:00 Community Collaboration and Volunteer Awards Luncheon. Keynote
by Secretary of Health and Human Resources Marilyn B. Tavenner (Invited)

2:15-3:30 Breakout Sessions. Topics include: Preparing your Organization
for Generational Changes and Succession Planning, Developing Hispanic
Services that Address Family Violence, Family & Children's Trust Fund Grant
Writing Workshop, Creating and Sustaining Successful Public-Private
Collaborations.

To Register
Registration cost is $45 which includes continental breakfast, awards
luncheon and all workshops. Registration can be completed at the Family &
Children's Trust Fund website http://fact.state.va.us/. Go to the "Register
Here" button at the bottom of the home page.

Certificate of Attendance for 6-Training Hours in Family Violence Approval
pending from Virginia Commonwealth University for professional Continuing
Education Units (CEU's)

To Nominate Outstanding Volunteers
Outstanding community volunteers will be recognized during the luncheon.
Nomination forms and instructions are attached.

Conference Goals
* Recognize local family violence programs and volunteers in Virginia
* Facilitate improved community collaboration capacity to prevent and
treat family violence
* Provide opportunity to exchange ideas with other local family
violence programs in Virginia
* Get information about resources to support family violence
prevention in local communities

Who Should Attend
* Local public agencies and private organizations that provide family
violence prevention and treatment services, including child abuse and
neglect, domestic violence, sexual assault, suicide, and adult abuse and
neglect
* Statewide public and private organizations that advocate for family
violence prevention, treatment and public awareness
* Faith based and Community organizations working with families at
risk of family violence
* Community Volunteers and advocates helping families at risk of
family violence

On behalf of the Family & Children's Trust Fund Board of Trustees we hope
you will join us for a day of celebration, sharing and networking. This is
a great opportunity! Meet other community partners who give hope and
support to families to prevent and treat family violence. If you have
questions please feel free to contact me at:

Fran Inge, Executive Director
The Family & Children's Trust Fund of Virginia
7 North Eighth Street, 5th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 726-7604
Fax: (804) 726-7088
Website: www.fact.state.va.us <http://www.fact.state.va.us/>
E-Mail: fran.inge@...