Fielding Large Scale Community Change Initiatives: Key Lessons from a Decade of Systems Change,
May 5-6, 2005

Agenda
Moderator: Frank Hartmann, Harvard University

Session I: Core Issues for Funders

"The Urban Health Initiative: Lessons for Philanthropy", Harold Richman, Prudence Brown, Joshua Weber, Chapin Hall Center for Children
Discussants: Ralph Smith, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Karl Stauber, Northwest Area Foundation
Charles Royer, Urban Health Initiative

Session II: Core Lessons for Research and Evaluation

"Challenges in Evaluating Community Change Initiatives: Toward Core Lessons", Melvin Mark, Pennsylvania State University
Panelists: Beth Weitzman and Diana Silver, New York University
Hans Bos, Berkeley Policy Associates
Eric Bruns, University of Washington

Session III: Core Lessons for Local Strategizing

"Constituencies and Connections: The Politics of Systems Change in the Urban Health Initiative", Lawrence D. Brown, Columbia University
Discussants: Deepak Bhargava, Center for Community Change
Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, Philadelphia

Lessons from the Field: Reflections with UHI Site Directors