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Community Convenings

Bringing AAPI Communities Together for Community Development and Social Change

Through Community Convenings, National CAPACD and our ethnically and geographically diverse members build strong relationships with each other and engage the community development movement in a broader and more inclusive vision.  Together, we celebrate and learn from each others’ work, create and share a common agenda, and take collective action to advocate for our communities.


Each year, our annual convention attracts over 250 staff and community leaders from AAPI-serving organizations across the country making it one of the largest gatherings of community-based practitioners, policy makers, legislative representatives, corporations and foundations working with AAPI communities nationwide. Our convention offers participants an opportunity to:

  • Exchange strategies with each other and partners, allies, and funders working on housing, economic, and neighborhood development initiatives. The 3-day event facilitates information and resource sharing between “established” and “emerging” member organizations working to address the changing needs of AAPI communities.
  • Build new and strengthen existing partnerships between elected officials, educational and research institutions, national intermediaries, government agencies, other community-based organizations, financial institutions, and private corporations.
  • Develop individual professional skills and strengthen their organizational capacity by participating in community development workshops led by practitioners, foundation program officers, community organizers, researchers, and technical assistance providers.

For more information on our upcoming June 2011 Convention, click here.  Stay tuned for updates!

For our 2010 Convention highlights and Post-Convention discussions and resources, click HERE.



Regional Meetings and Task Forces

Our regional community meetings and task forces represent our expanding efforts to share best practices, support local leadership, facilitate joint projects between organizations and enhance local, regional and ethnic networks.  Our regional meetings are planned in partnership with local members and focus on critical issues of interest to the community, including housing disparities, immigrant rights, asset building and community development resources. 

Our most recent regional meetings have included “Growing the Grassroots: Fostering Partnerships and Leadership Within API Immigrant Communities” in the San Francisco Bay Area and “The Asian American Community Development Conference: The State of Asian New Yorkers; 2007 and Beyond.”

Our Filipino and South Asian task forces have encouraged national movement building efforts to support low-income and underserved families among specific ethnic groups.  These forums build community involvement, provide opportunities to share best practices and build relationships, enhance local, regional and ethnic networks, and strengthen our advocacy work.

To host a Regional Meeting or task force, please email Melvin Tabilas, Membership & Policy Associate, at or call (202) 223-2442.



Practitioners Roundtables

Our Practitioners Roundtables is a series of interactive on-line video conversations, webinars, and conference calls hosted for our members.  These national conversations bring together National CAPACD members, policy makers, and community leaders to share ideas and concerns on the critical issues impacting our communities today.



For more information on upcoming Practioners Roundtables, click HERE



 
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