NAtiONAL conference
Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre
Melbourne
26-27 May 2008

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Call for Papers and Presentations

This national conference of the Community Building National Network will explore a new vision for funding communities and develop an agenda for reform of the way governments allocate resources for building and strengthening communities.

It will identify cases around the country where new funding models are being developed, in indigenous and mainstream communities.

The conference will bring together community leaders, practitioners, researchers, policy makers, social entrepreneurs and workers in community agencies who are interested in funding reform. It will explore innovative  developments in Australia and overseas, and develop an agenda for policy change to be taken forward through the Community Building National Network.

Proposals are invited for papers, presentations and workshops on the following themes:

- case studies of innovative new funding models for communities;
- current or proposed forms of pooled funds from various programs and jurisdictions;
- current or proposed forms of public, private, mutual and/or philanthropic funding mixes;
- evaluation of current methods, practices and paradigms, and their social outcomes;
- analyses of system failure;
- proposals for system re-design, and new funding models;
- institutional impediments to reform, political processes and strategies for change;
- comparative examination of indigenous and non-indigenous approaches in funding communities.

Submissions of abstracts of papers and proposals should be forwarded by Friday 14 March 2008 by email or hard copy (not exceeding 300 words) to:

Vern Hughes
Conference Convenor
vern@civilsociety.org.au
PO Box 159 Yarraville Vic 3013
Tel: 0425 722 890

Early bird deadline for registrations: 31 March 2008.

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