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| Regional Collaboration Working Group |
The Regional Collaboration Working Group members organize to make sure the Washington
Metropolitan region's non-profit community is an effective participant in regional agenda-setting and
decision-making processes which may promote or impede regional equity. A desire to grow effective
collaborative sectoral working relationships was an early driver of WREN's creation.
Before WREN, the region's business sector, represented by the Greater Washington Board of Trade
(GWBOT) and its elected officials, represented by the Metropolitan Washington Council of
Governments (MWCOG) did not have a broad and diverse regional vehicle through which to interact
consistently with the region's non-profit sector. Today, Regional Collaboration Working Group
members are pursuing a number of collaborative initiatives with the Board of Trade and Council of
Governments as "collaborators who reserve the right to criticize".
Up to eight working group meetings are planned for 2008. Interested organizations and individuals are
invited to contact:
Kathy Whelpley
Sr. Vice President, The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
kwhelpley@cfncr.org
and/or
Stewart Schwartz
Executive Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth
stewart@smartergrowth.net
Metropolitan region's non-profit community is an effective participant in regional agenda-setting and
decision-making processes which may promote or impede regional equity. A desire to grow effective
collaborative sectoral working relationships was an early driver of WREN's creation.
Before WREN, the region's business sector, represented by the Greater Washington Board of Trade
(GWBOT) and its elected officials, represented by the Metropolitan Washington Council of
Governments (MWCOG) did not have a broad and diverse regional vehicle through which to interact
consistently with the region's non-profit sector. Today, Regional Collaboration Working Group
members are pursuing a number of collaborative initiatives with the Board of Trade and Council of
Governments as "collaborators who reserve the right to criticize".
Up to eight working group meetings are planned for 2008. Interested organizations and individuals are
invited to contact:
Kathy Whelpley
Sr. Vice President, The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
kwhelpley@cfncr.org
and/or
Stewart Schwartz
Executive Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth
stewart@smartergrowth.net
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Regional Collaboration Meeting Notes
July 2008
July 16: The monthly meeting was held at Washington Grantmakers. During the meeting we
discussed WREN's role in the development of the GW 2050 Initiative. The working group also
addressed the need to identify opportunities to access and utilize the Transporation4America
Campaign to pursue WREN goals. Hear more about it by following the listening link.
LISTEN: July Meeting Notes
June 2008
June 18: WREN Regional Collaboration Meeting was conducted. Items discussed included: Greater
Washington 2050 Initiative, Transportation4America Campaign, and the Shared Prosperity
Indicators report.
READ: Meeting Notes, here.
May 2008
May 20: WREN hosted it's monthly Regional Collaboration Meeting. Included in the agenda were
updates on the new Transportation4America Campaign, as well as the status of previously
reviewed programs and initiatives
LISTEN: 5/20 Meeting Recording, here. READ: BOT "Green as a Competitive Advantage," here.
READ: Transportation4America Campaign, here. READ: WREN Delegation Recommendations
from 2008 PolicyLink Conference, here.
April 2008
April 21: WREN hosted a meeting to update it's membership on the status of the Council of
Government's Greater Washington 2050 Work Program.
READ: Meeting Notes, here.
READ: Greater Washington 2050 Work Program, here.
March 2008
March 26: WREN hosted a conference call for area nonprofits to learn and discuss how the Greater
Washington 2050 process addresses their interests in the region. Unfortunately, the recording is
not available at this time. For more information on Greater Washington 2050, contact WREN
coordinator Don Edwards.
May 2007
May 3: Regional Collaboration Project Meeting: Kathy Whelpley (Community Foundation) and others
met to discuss next steps and collaboration on a POST EGW project. Kathy's DRAFT proposal,
"AFTER EGW--Ideas for Potential Next Steps," (below) was discussed in detail. Stay tuned for a
meeting summary and details on the next meeting. More information on EGW, available here.
READ: DRAFT Proposal, "AFTER EGW--Ideas for Potential Next Steps," here.
READ: 5/3 Summary of Regional Collaboration Meeting, here.
LISTEN: 5/3 AFTER EGW Meeting Recording, here.
Regional Collaboration Meeting Notes
July 2008
July 16: The monthly meeting was held at Washington Grantmakers. During the meeting we
discussed WREN's role in the development of the GW 2050 Initiative. The working group also
addressed the need to identify opportunities to access and utilize the Transporation4America
Campaign to pursue WREN goals. Hear more about it by following the listening link.
LISTEN: July Meeting Notes
June 2008
June 18: WREN Regional Collaboration Meeting was conducted. Items discussed included: Greater
Washington 2050 Initiative, Transportation4America Campaign, and the Shared Prosperity
Indicators report.
READ: Meeting Notes, here.
May 2008
May 20: WREN hosted it's monthly Regional Collaboration Meeting. Included in the agenda were
updates on the new Transportation4America Campaign, as well as the status of previously
reviewed programs and initiatives
LISTEN: 5/20 Meeting Recording, here. READ: BOT "Green as a Competitive Advantage," here.
READ: Transportation4America Campaign, here. READ: WREN Delegation Recommendations
from 2008 PolicyLink Conference, here.
April 2008
April 21: WREN hosted a meeting to update it's membership on the status of the Council of
Government's Greater Washington 2050 Work Program.
READ: Meeting Notes, here.
READ: Greater Washington 2050 Work Program, here.
March 2008
March 26: WREN hosted a conference call for area nonprofits to learn and discuss how the Greater
Washington 2050 process addresses their interests in the region. Unfortunately, the recording is
not available at this time. For more information on Greater Washington 2050, contact WREN
coordinator Don Edwards.
May 2007
May 3: Regional Collaboration Project Meeting: Kathy Whelpley (Community Foundation) and others
met to discuss next steps and collaboration on a POST EGW project. Kathy's DRAFT proposal,
"AFTER EGW--Ideas for Potential Next Steps," (below) was discussed in detail. Stay tuned for a
meeting summary and details on the next meeting. More information on EGW, available here.
READ: DRAFT Proposal, "AFTER EGW--Ideas for Potential Next Steps," here.
READ: 5/3 Summary of Regional Collaboration Meeting, here.
LISTEN: 5/3 AFTER EGW Meeting Recording, here.
NEWS: The Regional Collaboration Working Group is working with Metropolitan Washington
Council of Governments in the Greater Washington 2050 Coalition. The initiative focuses on
transportation planning, energy costs, climate change, and other key challenges facing the National
Capital Region in the decades ahead.
To view WREN's coverage of the GWCOG 2050 process, click here.
Council of Governments in the Greater Washington 2050 Coalition. The initiative focuses on
transportation planning, energy costs, climate change, and other key challenges facing the National
Capital Region in the decades ahead.
To view WREN's coverage of the GWCOG 2050 process, click here.