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Click here to download the full flyer and registration form for this event (PDF) What: Becoming a high performance organization requires coalitions to be purposeful in how we organize to do our work and not fall into the trap of doing what we have always done and expect different results.  This training is designed for new and veteran coalition leaders working toward strengthening their coalition to become a high performance organization that will produce results in the community.  Participants will learn tools and techniques critical to building and sustaining a strong coalition with an emphasis placed on organizational management, recruiting and retaining coalition members and utilizing media outlets in the community to advocate for our cause.  The training is designed as an interactive opportunity for participants to both learn new skills and hone existing ones.  When: September 14-15, 2011 Where: Missoula Forum for Children and Youth 435 Ryman St Missoula MT Cost: $25/person $20/person for dues-paying Forum members Contact: 406-721-3000 ext 1020 or jsudnem@co.missoula.mt.us for more information

The Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM) invites you to participate in the United We Ride National Dialogue. This groundbreaking, web-based interactive dialogue is designed to allow a broader range of opinions and ideas to inform future policies, the CCAM Strategic Plan and to strengthen the CCAM's relationship with is vast array of partners and stakeholders, including state, local, and tribal governments, transportation agencies, human service agencies, healthcare providers, employment specialists, educators, and consumers.

Gov. Corzine's latest proposal to strengthen services for people with autism has families and advocates cheering, but experts in the wider developmental-disabilities community fear New Jersey is headed toward a two-tiered system favoring one diagnosis.