A Reliable
Voice in the
Community
Volume 6
Issue 33
10/28/09 - 11/3/09
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Community input
We witnessed community input in action last week at the Bayview Hunters Point Summit on Aging sponsored by Bayview Hunters Point Multipurpose Senior Services Inc. and Holliday Development. Cosponsors included Bayview Hunters Point Network for Elders, the San Francisco Department of Aging and Adult Services and the San Francisco Unified School District. The two-day summit was designed to present seniors, their families, advocates and service providers with information on the many structures and services that need to be in place so that older and disabled people can live in their communities with access to housing and services they need. Dr. Valdes Snipes-Bennett, the deputy director of the National Council on Aging, facilitated the conference. Workshops on the first day provided local seniors and advocates with information on age-friendly communities. Presenters defined what aging in place means and gave examples of new models of senior and disabled housing other than the traditional nursing home. They shared the importance of promoting wellness and provided examples of wellness programs available in other San Francisco communities. The second day included a presentation on planned development in the Bayview by David Thom, the lead architect for Lennar Urban. The presentation highlighted the proposed developments at the Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Park. The vision of the future was breathtaking, and seniors were asked to think about what they would need to live and age in this new development. The next presentation was by architects Michael Willis and Kevin Wilcox. They highlighted new senior housing built in San Francisco and across Northern California. All the presentations were designed to give participants a view into the future and what is possible. Summit participants then engaged in a discussion with the architects about their vision of senior housing that would meet the needs of African-American residents currently living in Bayview Hunters Point. The hour-and-a-half conversation provided architects and city leaders with information from the community about what African-American seniors and their families will need if they are to be a part of the Bayview of the future. This was community input in action. For more information about the Bayview Aging Campus, contact Dr. George Davis at (415) 822-1444. Mel and Pearl Shaw are the principals of Saad & Shaw – Comprehensive Fund Development Services and the authors of “How to Solicit a Gift: Turning Prospects into Donors,” available at www.saadandshaw.com or by calling (510) 834-4310. Saad & Shaw provides clients with a unique brand of fundraising that combines marketing with fundraising fundamentals. Clients include hospitals, colleges and nonprofit organizations. |
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Community input and buy-in are critical to any fundraising campaign. You need to know that the people you serve or advocate for support your goals. Your prospective funders also need to know that the programs you are raising money for are rooted in the needs of the people you serve. 