Announcing a new webinar series from the Local Government Center – Sustaining Communities Through Philanthropy

The Local Government Center is announcing a new webinar series focusing on transfer of wealth and sustaining communities through philanthropy. Each bimonthly, one-hour interactive presentation features an author from the Spring 2012 Montana Policy Review.

The first webinar will take place Wednesday, September 5 at 11 a.m. MST. Larry Swanson, Director of the O’Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West in Missoula, will present Aging Patterns and Impending Growth in Montana’s Elderly.

Webinar description: The U.S. population as a whole is aging – with some states, including Montana, aging faster than others. And, within Montana, some areas are aging faster than others – particularly ones with slow-growing or declining populations where there has been persistent net out-migration and deaths outpace births. This aging cycle originated with the ballooning of births in the ten to fifteen years after WWII. Almost all of Montana’s net population growth between 2020 and 2030 will be by persons over 65 as this aging cycle continues. Larry Swanson, a Ph.D. economist and Director of the O’Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West, will explore these trends, their magnitude and regional variability, and also examine what they may mean for our future economy, educational systems, healthcare needs, and other important facets of life in our region.

Other Presenters and Topics Include:

September 19, 2012

Women Who Wine: A Local Philanthropy Model | Babs Noelle, Owner of Alara Jewelry in Bozeman, MT

October 10, 2012

Act Now to Capture Community Wealth | Milan Wall, Co-director of the Heartland Center for Leadership Development in Lincoln, NE

October 24, 2012

Community Development Philanthropy: A Policy Strategy for Taking It to Scale | Don Macke, Director of Strategic Engagement at the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship in Lincoln, NE

November 7, 2012

Taking Responsibility for the Future of Our Hometowns | Linda Reed, President and CEO of the Montana Community Foundation

January 9, 2013

Collective Impact: Using Collaboration to Bridge the Philanthropic Divide | Lisa Titus, Program Director of One Montana State University

January 23, 2013

Who Gets Your Property When You Die? | Marsha Goetting, Professor and Extension Family Economics Specialist at Montana State University

To Connect

Go to http://www.msuextensionconnect.org/commdev/

Select the "Enter as a Guest" option, type your full name and click "Enter Room". You can listen to the audio via your computer speakers. To call in, dial (605) 477-2100; participant code: 742340#. If you have not attended an Adobe Connect session on the computer you will be using, make sure to test your connection before the start of the session at http://www.msuextensionconnect.org/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm

A complete list of upcoming topics and presenters for the series can be downloaded here.

If you are unable to attend, all webinars will be recorded and archived on the Local Government Center website.

Please pass along this information to any interested groups – the webinars are free and open to the public. We hope you can join us!

Janelle Booth

Community Resource Associate Specialist

Local Government Center – Montana State University Extension

Culbertson Hall – PO Box 170535

Bozeman, MT 59717-0535

http://www.msulocalgov.org

Tel: (406) 994-6480 Fax: (406) 994-1905 Email: [email protected]