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Welcome to the forum for the North Penn United Way Sharing Our Best, Shaping Our Future Community Summit!

This site will be used to engage community members in dialogue about the future of the North Penn United Way. Our ultimate goal is to improve lives and create an even stronger community - together.

Check back often for the latest news, announcements, and stories related to the project. We encourage you to comment on any of the pages.

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Just added: Community Summit Photos! See Community Summit Photos

Appreciative Inquiry asks for us to identify Our Positive Core---simply stated what our organization is when we are at our very best! Check out our Positive Core: See Our Positive Core

The Community came up with a number of Bold Ideas for the future. Attached are some of the images for the future, mapped out. Download
ViewMapping Images of the Future.ppt

Also, see the aspirational statements created by the community. These are hopes and dreams for the future works of the North Penn United Way and how we can better serve the community. These are living documents and are still in draft form. Please feel free to add your comments. See Aspiration Statements

See what community members are saying about the summit: Download
ViewSummit Valuation Feedback Day One.dot, Download
ViewSummit Valuation Feedback Day 2.doc

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See Community Summit Information, Community Success Stories, Memorable Quotes, Dreams for the Future, Aspiration Statements, Group Members, Todo, and Meetings.

Current Announcements

Future Summit Planning Team meetings: April 23 at 3:30 at Detweiler Hershey; May 5 at 3:00 at NPUW Office

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Community Summit Dates:

• Friday, April 11, 2008 (2:30 to 8:30 p.m.)
• Saturday, April 12, 2008 (8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
• Saturday, May 10, 2008 (8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)

INTERVIEW TRAINING

All summit attendees are being asked to complete an Advanced Appreciative Inquiry Interview. What is it? How do you conduct the interview?

Click Below for a slideshow presentation on conducting the Interview. Then click on the Interview Guide attachment for tips on how to conduct the Interview along with the Interview document and Summary Sheet. Please contact the United Way office with any questions on the interview process.

Happy Interviewing!

Download
ViewAppreciative_Interview_Slides.pdf

Download
ViewInterview Guide Final.doc

Download
ViewPress Release Mar 19 2008.pdf

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Hints on Getting Started

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Posted at Apr 17/2008 02:53PM:
Sarah Whetstone: Our Community is unbelievable! A big thank you to all of you who have been a part of this project. The North Penn United Way is energized and on the move to better our community. We are proud to be working with and for a such a special community!