Conference Results
On February 25, 2003 over 600 people attended the OpportunityWorks Strategy Conference. At this conference people heard the results of the Brainstorming Sessions, met in small groups to further refine ideas and heard a synthesis of ideas from the day. Below you will find presentations of the day, photos, raw data, and a synthesis of results.

Presentations for Download
Mary Ann Burk's Words of Reflection. Mary Ann is the President of the Community Foundation of Waterloo/Cedar Falls and Northeast Iowa.
Presentation of Brainstorming Session Results  [PowerPoint - 1.6 Mb]
On-the-Spot Synthesis of Day's Work - and What's Next?  [PowerPoint - 11.5 Mb]
(This presentation has been updated since the conference with some elements being added where oversights existed)
Seen and Heard
Photo "Slide" Show of the Day's Happenings  [PowerPoint - 17.3 Mb]
Produced by Jason Lau. This 2 minute production shows many of the days events.
Listen to Effie Burt, Jazz Artist, Sing Her Opportunity Song: "Be a Voice in Your Community" 
[MP3 File - 4.2 Mb] Created especially for the OpportunityWorks conference
Download the words to "Be a Voice in Your Community"
Results
Who participated? What did they think about the conference?
This document reveals information about the conference participants and how they evaluated the conference.
Results of small group work - raw information.
These spreadsheets provide an opportunity to see the total information generated during the conference.
Results of the small group work - synthesis.
This presentation provides an overview of what was shared during small groups.
Great (Specific Ideas)
This report provides information about many of the project specific ideas that were shared. This information will continue to grow and become a resource for our community. There will continue to be updates
   
   
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