Agenda for Denver Gathering
Aims of the Learning/Action Lab
The aim here is to help outline a shared vision of where we hope to go and how we plan to get there, in the belief that this clarity can help us together work toward common goals.
Purpose:
To work collaboratively to build wealth in Native communities using Community Wealth Building principles and tools.
Definition of Community Wealth Building:
Creating local economic prosperity through the democratization of wealth and ownership.
Vision:
A successful group of employee-owned Native American enterprises takes shape across the Northwest, supported by appropriate technical and financial resources, as part of a community wealth-building network, whose principles and models can be replicated and taken to scale in Indian Country. The end result is increased prosperity for Native American communities, empowered to control their own economic fate.
Objectives of the Learning/Action Lab, Year One:
Wednesday, November 20
5:00 pm Check-in at the Denver Foundation, 55 Madison St, Denver CO
5:30 Opening Circle.
6:00 Reception and Welcome: Greetings from our hosts.
6:30 Dinner: Provided by the Learning/Action Lab.
Thursday, November 21
Morning location 8-1 at the Daniels Fund (101 Monroe St, Denver, CO)
8:30 am Breakfast: Provided by the Learning/Action Lab.
9:00 Opening Circle.
9:30 Welcome: Review of agenda, general housekeeping and reflection on CWB Principles, led by Marjorie Kelly and Ted Howard.
9:45 Group Presentations: (Moderator: Marjorie Kelly) 10 minute presentations from each participant organization, including where each group stands on exploration of assets and opportunities and what projects they are pursuing. After each 10-minute presentation there will be a short question and answer period with comments from special guests: Chrystel Cornelius, Executive Director, First Nations Oweesta; and Raymond Foxworth, Senior Program Officer, First Nations Development Institute.
Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA)
Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI)
Native American Natural Foods (NANF)
11:00 Break.
11:15 Continue Group Presentations:
Spokane Tribal Network
Little Earth of United Tribes
Thunder Valley CDC
12:00pm Lunch. Provided by the Learning/Action Lab.
12:45 Break and relocate to Denver Foundation.
Afternoon location 1-5 at the Denver Foundation (55 Madison St, Denver, CO 80206)
1:00 Community Wealth Building Tools: Steve Dubb will review Community Wealth Building Principles as they relate to a supportive ecosystem of tools for business development (CDFIs, social enterprise, employee-ownership).
1:15 Business Model Canvas Exercise: Putting together a one-page diagram of business ideas, led by Jill Bamburg.
3:00 Break.
3:15 Business Development Panel: (Moderator: Steve Dubb) Brief presentations by experts who can provide technical assistance at different stages of business development. Panelists include:
4:00 Break-Out Sessions With Panelists: Self-organize into peer groups for direct engagement with panel experts, and with one another.
5:30 Adjourn for the day.
Friday, November 22
8:30am Breakfast: Provided by the Learning Action Lab at hotel using meal vouchers.
9:00 Depart for site visit from the hotel.
9:30 On site with Revision International (http://revisioninternational.org/) at the Denver Indian Center (http://www.denverindiancenter.org/), 4407 Morrison Rd, Denver, CO 80219, Revision International is a Denver nonprofit working to increase food production through urban farms and greenhouses that will become cooperatively owned by low-income families, including 40 Somali Bantu refugee families. Revision also runs the community-owned Westwood Food Cooperative, launched the first community-owned neighborhood grocery store, and is developing a food hub/commissary kitchen. We will meet at the Denver Indian Center, which provides workforce and entrepreneurial training to Native American communities in Denver.
12:30pm Return to Denver Foundation, 55 Madison St, Denver, CO 80206.
1:00 Lunch. Provided by Learning/Action Lab.
1:30 Coaching Consultation: Break-out meetings with coaches. Or opportunity to self-organize for peer coaching.
3:00 Closing Circle: Report back and feedback.
4:00 Adjourn.
Aims of the Learning/Action Lab
The aim here is to help outline a shared vision of where we hope to go and how we plan to get there, in the belief that this clarity can help us together work toward common goals.
Purpose:
To work collaboratively to build wealth in Native communities using Community Wealth Building principles and tools.
Definition of Community Wealth Building:
Creating local economic prosperity through the democratization of wealth and ownership.
Vision:
A successful group of employee-owned Native American enterprises takes shape across the Northwest, supported by appropriate technical and financial resources, as part of a community wealth-building network, whose principles and models can be replicated and taken to scale in Indian Country. The end result is increased prosperity for Native American communities, empowered to control their own economic fate.
Objectives of the Learning/Action Lab, Year One:
- Help participants grasp the Community Wealth Building framework and understand how it might best apply to their community.
- Help people become empowered with relevant, useful tools and skills.
- Introduce participants to a valuable network of leaders, both within the Native development community and the broader field of Community Wealth Building.
- Position participants to pursue enterprise development in Year Two of the Native Employee-Owned Development Pilot Project.
Wednesday, November 20
5:00 pm Check-in at the Denver Foundation, 55 Madison St, Denver CO
5:30 Opening Circle.
6:00 Reception and Welcome: Greetings from our hosts.
6:30 Dinner: Provided by the Learning/Action Lab.
Thursday, November 21
Morning location 8-1 at the Daniels Fund (101 Monroe St, Denver, CO)
8:30 am Breakfast: Provided by the Learning/Action Lab.
9:00 Opening Circle.
9:30 Welcome: Review of agenda, general housekeeping and reflection on CWB Principles, led by Marjorie Kelly and Ted Howard.
9:45 Group Presentations: (Moderator: Marjorie Kelly) 10 minute presentations from each participant organization, including where each group stands on exploration of assets and opportunities and what projects they are pursuing. After each 10-minute presentation there will be a short question and answer period with comments from special guests: Chrystel Cornelius, Executive Director, First Nations Oweesta; and Raymond Foxworth, Senior Program Officer, First Nations Development Institute.
Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA)
Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI)
Native American Natural Foods (NANF)
11:00 Break.
11:15 Continue Group Presentations:
Spokane Tribal Network
Little Earth of United Tribes
Thunder Valley CDC
12:00pm Lunch. Provided by the Learning/Action Lab.
12:45 Break and relocate to Denver Foundation.
Afternoon location 1-5 at the Denver Foundation (55 Madison St, Denver, CO 80206)
1:00 Community Wealth Building Tools: Steve Dubb will review Community Wealth Building Principles as they relate to a supportive ecosystem of tools for business development (CDFIs, social enterprise, employee-ownership).
1:15 Business Model Canvas Exercise: Putting together a one-page diagram of business ideas, led by Jill Bamburg.
3:00 Break.
3:15 Business Development Panel: (Moderator: Steve Dubb) Brief presentations by experts who can provide technical assistance at different stages of business development. Panelists include:
- Thomas Ogaard, President and CEO, Native American Bank, http://www.nabna.com/
- Chrystel Cornelius, Executive Director, First Nations Oweesta
- Linda Phillips, attorney with the Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center, http://www.rmeoc.org/
- Mickki Langston, Executive Director, Mile High Business Alliance, member Potawatomi tribe, https://milehighbiz.org/staff
4:00 Break-Out Sessions With Panelists: Self-organize into peer groups for direct engagement with panel experts, and with one another.
5:30 Adjourn for the day.
Friday, November 22
8:30am Breakfast: Provided by the Learning Action Lab at hotel using meal vouchers.
9:00 Depart for site visit from the hotel.
9:30 On site with Revision International (http://revisioninternational.org/) at the Denver Indian Center (http://www.denverindiancenter.org/), 4407 Morrison Rd, Denver, CO 80219, Revision International is a Denver nonprofit working to increase food production through urban farms and greenhouses that will become cooperatively owned by low-income families, including 40 Somali Bantu refugee families. Revision also runs the community-owned Westwood Food Cooperative, launched the first community-owned neighborhood grocery store, and is developing a food hub/commissary kitchen. We will meet at the Denver Indian Center, which provides workforce and entrepreneurial training to Native American communities in Denver.
12:30pm Return to Denver Foundation, 55 Madison St, Denver, CO 80206.
1:00 Lunch. Provided by Learning/Action Lab.
1:30 Coaching Consultation: Break-out meetings with coaches. Or opportunity to self-organize for peer coaching.
3:00 Closing Circle: Report back and feedback.
4:00 Adjourn.
Logistics
Airport Information
Denver International Airport (DEN): http://flydenver.com/
Denver International Airport (DEN) is the only airport that serves the city and is accessible by taxi back and forth from our hotel and meeting location in Cherry Creek, a ride that will cost around $50. Rental cars and commuter shuttles, which can be shared for around $20-30 per person (see, for example: http://www.abcshuttle.com), are also available as transportation from the airport. Our meeting space and the hotel are a half hour to forty-five minute drive from the airport.
Meeting Space
Our meeting will be held in two different locations. Our opening dinner on Wednesday, November 20, along with the afternoons of Thursday, November 21 and Friday, November 22, we will meet at the Denver Foundation in the Cherry Creek neighborhood of Denver. For the morning of Thursday, November 21, from 8:30am until 1pm, we will be meeting at the Daniels Fund, which is located a block away from the Denver Foundation.
The Denver Foundation (November 20, 5-8pm; November 21, 1-5:30pm; November 22, 1-4pm)
55 Madison St, 7th Floor Community Room
Denver, CO, 80206
www.denverfoundation.org
The Daniels Fund (November 21, 8:30am-1pm)
101 Monroe Street
Denver, CO 80206
http://www.danielsfund.org/
Hotel Information
Holiday Inn, Cherry Creek
455 South Colorado Boulevard
Denver, Colorado 80246
Contact: 303-388-5561
http://www.cherrycreekhoteldenver.com/
The Holiday Inn, Cherry Creek, is just under a mile down the road from the Denver Foundation and the Daniels Fund. We have arranged to have a shuttle available to participants from the hotel to our meeting locations at the following times:
Wednesday, November 20: 5:00pm, from Hotel to the Denver Foundation
Thursday, November 21, 8:30am, from Hotel to Daniels Fund
Return shuttle service from our meeting locations to the hotel will also be provided.
Site Visit
On the morning of Friday, November 22, from 9:30 until 12:30, we will be meeting with Revision International at the Denver Indian Center at 4407 Morrison Rd, Denver, CO 80219, (http://www.denverindiancenter.org/). A charter bus will transport our group to and from the Denver Indian Center, departing from the hotel at 9am, and dropping us off at the Denver Foundation at 1pm. Please be in the lobby of the Holiday Inn, Cherry Creek, to board the bus no later than 9am on Friday morning. While on our site visit, we will be touring a neighborhood farm, so please be sure to dress accordingly (namely close-toed shoes and a warm jacket).
Expense Arrangements
Please note that participants in the Learning/Action Lab are responsible for their own hotel, transportation, and food costs. As part of the Lab, the sponsors will be providing certain meals (as specified on the Agenda) and paying for these. Other food costs are your responsibility.
Weather
Denver weather can be very unpredictable. That said, forecasted highs are in the 50s, but lows may drop below freezing. Bring layers and dress accordingly.
Transportation Information
Denver has a developing light rail system, but the nearest stop is 3 miles away from the meeting location. For accessing downtown Denver, taxis are the most convenient and reliable form of transportation. Taxis from Cherry Creek to downtown run about $15.
Metro Taxi
Dispatch: 303.333.3333
www.metrotaxidriver.com
Yellow Cab of Denver
Reservations: 303.777.7777
www.denveryellowcab.com
Airport Information
Denver International Airport (DEN): http://flydenver.com/
Denver International Airport (DEN) is the only airport that serves the city and is accessible by taxi back and forth from our hotel and meeting location in Cherry Creek, a ride that will cost around $50. Rental cars and commuter shuttles, which can be shared for around $20-30 per person (see, for example: http://www.abcshuttle.com), are also available as transportation from the airport. Our meeting space and the hotel are a half hour to forty-five minute drive from the airport.
Meeting Space
Our meeting will be held in two different locations. Our opening dinner on Wednesday, November 20, along with the afternoons of Thursday, November 21 and Friday, November 22, we will meet at the Denver Foundation in the Cherry Creek neighborhood of Denver. For the morning of Thursday, November 21, from 8:30am until 1pm, we will be meeting at the Daniels Fund, which is located a block away from the Denver Foundation.
The Denver Foundation (November 20, 5-8pm; November 21, 1-5:30pm; November 22, 1-4pm)
55 Madison St, 7th Floor Community Room
Denver, CO, 80206
www.denverfoundation.org
The Daniels Fund (November 21, 8:30am-1pm)
101 Monroe Street
Denver, CO 80206
http://www.danielsfund.org/
Hotel Information
Holiday Inn, Cherry Creek
455 South Colorado Boulevard
Denver, Colorado 80246
Contact: 303-388-5561
http://www.cherrycreekhoteldenver.com/
The Holiday Inn, Cherry Creek, is just under a mile down the road from the Denver Foundation and the Daniels Fund. We have arranged to have a shuttle available to participants from the hotel to our meeting locations at the following times:
Wednesday, November 20: 5:00pm, from Hotel to the Denver Foundation
Thursday, November 21, 8:30am, from Hotel to Daniels Fund
Return shuttle service from our meeting locations to the hotel will also be provided.
Site Visit
On the morning of Friday, November 22, from 9:30 until 12:30, we will be meeting with Revision International at the Denver Indian Center at 4407 Morrison Rd, Denver, CO 80219, (http://www.denverindiancenter.org/). A charter bus will transport our group to and from the Denver Indian Center, departing from the hotel at 9am, and dropping us off at the Denver Foundation at 1pm. Please be in the lobby of the Holiday Inn, Cherry Creek, to board the bus no later than 9am on Friday morning. While on our site visit, we will be touring a neighborhood farm, so please be sure to dress accordingly (namely close-toed shoes and a warm jacket).
Expense Arrangements
Please note that participants in the Learning/Action Lab are responsible for their own hotel, transportation, and food costs. As part of the Lab, the sponsors will be providing certain meals (as specified on the Agenda) and paying for these. Other food costs are your responsibility.
Weather
Denver weather can be very unpredictable. That said, forecasted highs are in the 50s, but lows may drop below freezing. Bring layers and dress accordingly.
Transportation Information
Denver has a developing light rail system, but the nearest stop is 3 miles away from the meeting location. For accessing downtown Denver, taxis are the most convenient and reliable form of transportation. Taxis from Cherry Creek to downtown run about $15.
Metro Taxi
Dispatch: 303.333.3333
www.metrotaxidriver.com
Yellow Cab of Denver
Reservations: 303.777.7777
www.denveryellowcab.com
Nearby Restaurants
101 Asian Fusion (Asian)
101 Madison St (303) 355-1688 www.101asianfusion.com Bombay Club Oven (Indian) 165 Steele, Southeast (303) 377-4454 www.bombayclayoven.com Brio Tuscan Grillle (Italian) 2500 E 1st avenue, Suite B115 (303)329 02222 www.brioitalian.com Cherry Creek Grill 184 Steele St (303) 322 3524 www.cherrycreekgrill.com Cherry Cricket (Burgers) 2641 2nd Ave (303)322-7666 www.cherrycricket.com Continental Deli (Deli, German) 250 Steele Street (303) 388-3354 www.continentalsausage.com/deli.shtml Elway’s (Steakhouse) 2500 E 1st Ave (303)399 5353 www.elways.com Kona Grill (American (New), Sushi) 3000 E 1st Avenue (720)974-1300 www.konagrill.com |
Mici Handcrafted Italian (Italian)
3030 E 2nd Avenue, Suite 208 (303)322 6424 www.miciitalian.com NoRTH (Italian) 190 Clayton Ln (720) 941-7700 www.foxrc.com/restaurants/north-italian-farmhouse/ Piatti Ristorante & Bar (Italian) 190 St Paul St. (303) 321-1919 www.piatti.com/denver Renzios Greek Food (Mediterranean) 3000 E 1st Ave (303)316-0965 Sweet Ginger Asian Bistro and Sushi (Asian) 2710 3rd Avenue (303)996-7270 www.sweetgingerdenver.com True Food Kitchen (American) 2800 E 2nd Ave (720) 509 7661 www.foxrc.com/restaurants/true-food-kitchen/ Vinue Food and Wine Bar 2817 E Third Avenue, Suite A (720)287-1156 www.vinuewinebar.com |