Over 80 representatives will explore such strategies as developing community partnerships, building “green” and increasing revenue streams when they gather in Shreveport Jan. 15 and 16 for the 2nd Annual Covenant Partner Conference.
At last year’s conference in Virginia, Millard Fuller asked FCNWLA board members Becky Cooksey and Katie Weir to host the 2010 meeting.
Beginning at 1 p.m. Friday, the various sessions will be held at First United Methodist Church. The Saturday afternoon sessions end with a tour of Allendale, which the Fuller Center calls its “flagship” building site.
Dinner will follow with Linda Fuller, cofounder of the Fuller Center for Housing, speaking. Attendance at a Sunday worship service is optional.
Local home owner Phyllis Davis has been selected to speak at Friday’s dinner.
Lee Jeter, FCNWLA executive director, said he is proud to host the event and “to showcase what we’ve built, all our partners and our city.”
The conference will cover over 13 topics. Weir said that the essential idea she formed at last year’s meeting is the “importance of partnering with entities in the community.” Several of the conference’s sessions address this concern.
Weir also is interested in the session labeled, “ReUse Store Strategies.” She said this is about creating an income source from the reselling of donated items. “For example,” Weir said, “many stores will donate items that they can’t sell because of imperfections.”
Groups that receive these items may not be able to use them in their building projects but can resell them for operating revenue.
2009 Conference
Participants in the conference will be staying at the Downtown Holiday Inn on Lake Street and will be transported to the church and other venues.
Weir said that they will need about 15 local volunteers to help with the conference in areas such as meals, registration and transportation. She hopes that many FCNWLA board members will be able to participate.
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Lee A. Jeter, Sr.
I am extremely excited about the 2nd annual covenant partners conference coming to Shreveport. It gives us the opportunity to showcase our community and the great success we are having in partnership with our local faith based organizations and City of Shreveport. Many of the individuals that will be attending the conference worked on the initial ten house blitz and we are excited that they can see how much more we have accomplish because of their efforts.
Jacky Vel
Great event with many best practices shared. As an invited guest it was a great pleasure to participate and see just how much good a highly motivated and highly focused team can do. Well done Lee and team.
Dr. Margaret Noguera, MD
It was great to see and talk to Linda Fuller, David Snell, Beverly, Kirk, Ryan and the wonderful Host Covenant Partner!!!
Dallas was present and we came back energized to push ahead in the unrelenting quest to seek solutions to the housing needs of all people we come in contact with.
Peace and Love to all. Oye!!! Now more than ever we need to build on Millard’s Legacy. You ALL will be invited to Dallas, Texas soon to share in what is our vision of The Fuller Center for Housing of Greater Dallas.