Nederland Area Non-Profit Alliance



Quarterly Meeting



18 April 2001



(PART 1 of 2)







Nederland Community Center



Hosted by the Nederland Area Seniors



Facilitated by Lisa McCarley, Peak to Peak Healthy Communities Project







Agenda



   1. Welcome and Introductions



   2. Working Agreements



   3. Announcements



   4. Agree on Meeting Outcomes



     · Learn more about each group's mission and programs



     · Continue to develop purpose and focus and goals of the alliance



   5. Is NANPA the name for this new alliance?



   6. Mission statement/programs of each group



   7. Mission statement for the alliance



   8. Discuss date, agenda, and hosting duties for next quarterly meeting



   9. Meeting evaluation







Attendance



In attendance at this meeting were: Jill Dreves, Wild Bear Center for Nature



Discovery; Carol Rinderknecht, Susan Lutz, and Andre Mallinger, Nederland Area



Seniors; Arden Buck, Mountain Forum for Peace; Betsy Buck and Margaret Cloud,



Nederland Artists Co-op; Katie Asmus, Boulder County Safehouse; Garry Sanfacon,



Peak to Peak Healthy Communities Project; Melissa Selby, Columbine Family Health



Center; Ashley McNamara, High Country Community Greenhouse Project; Kimberly



DeGraff, CASA Fund; Wendy Seeman, Teens, Inc.; Leslie Brossman, Nederland area



volunteer.







NANA



After opening the meeting, going over the agenda, and agreeing upon the proposed



meeting outcomes, the group discussed the name for this new area non-profit



alliance.  The working name, based upon the initial alliance meeting was NANPA.



After discussing the possible acronyms, NANA was agreed upon.  Thus, NANA-the



Nederland Area Non-Profit Alliance-proposes to be the grandmother of all



alliances.







Missions and Programs



The meeting then moved on to the brief presentation of the missions and programs



of those groups represented in order for all members to become more aware of



each individual group's focus and purpose.  The following is a very brief



synopsis of what these groups are about.







Wild Bear Center for Nature Discovery



www.wildbear.org



Mission:  The mission of Wild Bear Center for Nature Discovery is to offer



year-round, hands-on educational programs to people of all ages in order to



foster a life-long appreciation of the environment and to promote an



environmentally aware, responsible and ecologically sound community.







Wild Bear offers programs for children and teens, and family workshops and



outreach programs.  They also sponsor community projects.







Mountain Forum for Peace



Focuses upon:



   · peace issues



   · environmental issues



   · human rights issues



They are responsible for the peace garden in Nederland, the sponsor school



projects, and they hold a much anticipated rummage sale each year.  They also



provide funding to local groups, which apply to them.







Boulder County Safehouse



Focuses upon:



   · women, children, and teens and domestic violence issues



   · empowerment



   · services



   · education



   · training



They offer shelter and support to women and children in order to provide a way



out of abusive situations.  They also reach out to women, to their children, and



to the community through their services, education, and training.







Nederland Area Seniors, Inc.



Mission:  To assist senior citizens in enhancing their quality of life, enabling



them to live a life of respect and honor.  This includes, but is not limited to,



operating a senior organization which will plan, organize and facilitate



nutrition, education, recreation, socialization, transportation and outreach



programs, as well as other services for senior citizens living in the Nederland



and surrounding area.







Peak to Peak Healthy Communities Project (PPHCP)



www.pphcp.org



Mission:  Bringing people together to positively impact community issues.







PPHCP facilitates and convenes community meetings around issues identified by



community members.  It coordinates and manages projects, co-sponsors community



events, and assists local groups in collaboration and facilitation techniques,



fundraising strategies, and in enhancing their effectiveness.  PPHCP also serves



as fiscal sponsor of some local non-profit organizations.