Institute for Social Capital Events 2004-2005
September 22, 2005, 8:30-10:30 a.m. - "Community Partnership: 
What Makes It Work" at the Duke Mansion. Partnership can be a forceful tool when we understand what makes it work. We will look at qualities each partner brings to the problems and the solutions. And how everyone can use the essential tools that make community partnerships effective. You will learn what partnership is and is not. what must be invested and what will be the payoff. You will further learn how to bring people together, structure the partnership to produce results, and move everyone to take action — together. And we'll have some fun! Michael Winer of 4Results Together has more than 25 years of national experience in working with a wide variety of organizations throughout the country to grow the resources they have into results they can achieve. He is the author of Collaboration Handbook: Creating, Sustaining and Enjoying the Journey, a practical guide to making effective joint efforts work.
February 23, 2005 2:30-4:00 p.m. – Community Presentation, “From the Voice of Experience: The Value of Integrated Databases for Child and Family Policy and Practice” at the Mint Museum of Art. A nationally recognized expert in child welfare 
services and child and family policy, Robert Goerge will discuss the impact data has on children’s services and social policies. He will talk about how research can have a direct impact on services provided to children and their families. During his presentation, Goerge also will discuss how to successfully create an integrated database that can be used by various agencies and researchers, as well as what pitfalls to avoid. In the late 1980s, he developed the Integrated Database on Children’s Services in Illinois for the Chaplin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago. The center has a long history of integrating data across human services agencies and providing systems and tools that help agencies monitor their progress. This database links information from multiple service agencies to provide a comprehensive picture of children’s use of publicly provided or financed service programs, which is one of the goals of the Institute for Social Capital.
December 2, 2004 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Community Presentation, “Improving Community Quality of Life Through Longitudinal Data and a Collaborative Approach” at the Mint Museum of Art.
A national expert in early childhood interventions, Dr. Ramey will discuss his experiences in identifying community and child needs, taking systematic approaches to change, and the role of community-academic partnerships in driving change. He will also share lessons learned from his experiences with community intervention efforts seeking to increase the quality of life in specific sections of cities such as Atlanta, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia and Richmond. Dr. Ramey is the Georgetown University Distinguished Professor in Health Studies and co-founding director of the Georgetown University Center on Health and Education.
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October 19, 2004 1:30-3:00 p.m. – Discussion Panel: “Creating a Culture of Evidence: Challenges and Opportunities." A discussion moderated by Michael Marsicano, CEO and President of the Foundation for the Carolinas and featuring panelists from a diverse set of area organizations to discuss evidence-based practice in the community, the challenges and opportunities associated with using data, and the benefit to organizations and the community of using data to inform practice and policy.