Clarkston Development Foundation

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“Board reviews policy annually and discussion is held about compliance with the policy. Conflict of interest statements are signed at that time and evaluated.”

“Board of directors are responsible for determining compensation of the executive director. Compensation is reviewed annually using comparable data.”

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“Vision: cdf envisions communities that are thriving and diverse, where the voices of all residents are heard and respected, and where residents are engaged in decision-making. We envision communities where residents work together and with other stakeholders to ensure that early learning happens everywhere, resulting in equitable, sustained positive outcomes for children, families and their communities. Mission: cdf action engages residents and partners to craft innovative, culturally sound community-driven early learning initiatives that build on community assets. We seek to transform early learning to create equitable, policies, practices, and programs in which all children, including refugees and immigrants, are nurtured, supported, and prepared to learn and achieve school success.”

“Theory of change: cdf action catalyzes community change through a focus on three "levers" integrated into all our programs and activities: resident engagement, organizational collaboration, and innovative solutions. Cdf serves as a catalyst to build on community strengths, mobilize new resources, and pilot innovative projects, working with partners to move ideas to action. Cdf provides technical assistance to groups inside and outside of clarkston. The following programmatic and operational goals address issues and ideas from our strategic planning activities. Cdf action will continue to work alongside residents and stakeholders to refine and implement these goals, 2021-2024. Goal 1: increase the number of multi-lingual early learning teachers in central dekalb goal 2: increase the number of refugee and low-income children in central dekalb who have access to and are enrolled in formal and informal early learning programs and activities goal 3: expand core cdf action programs to communities both inside and outside clarkson. Goal 4: build cdf action's internal capacity. Cdf action: delivering social impact, 7/28/2021 is available. The executive director reports on activities and impacts for each of the five goals during board meetings. The document will be reviewed and updated in 2023. Board of directors and staff. The cdf board of directors is the governing body and provides financial and program oversight and long-range planning. Roberta malavenda serves as the executive director and flo shepley serves as the financial manager. Cdf contracts with several individuals and groups to support its work. During 2022, cdf maintained an office at st. Michael and all angels episcopal church in stone mountain. Adam nykamp serves as the board president, elected in november 2022. The board meets quarterly. Cdf contracts with partners and individuals for specific support and activities related to administration and programs. Funding partners. During 2022, several organizations received grants and included cdf as a partner: including: refugee women's network (parent leadership and voice, year two), international rescue committee (child care navigation), refugee family assistance project (child care navigation), city of clarkston (story walk, juneteenth celebration, clarkston health fair, early learning information fair, and clarkston tell me a story), congolese integrated network (community assessment) and easter seals north georgia (enhanced cda). During 2022, cdf partnered with scottdale early learning and the american learning academy, along with luminary evaluation, to submit a federal earmark grant, through congressman hank johnson's office, to "expand and enhance the ready school initiative." the grant funding began in september 2022. Equipment, books, and additional toys were purchased with these funds and cdf and partners developed plans to expand the space and offerings. Cdf continues to receive funding from united way of greater atlanta to implement three ready schools. Cdf 2022 activities. A. Clarkston early learning network (celn)/clarkston early learning task force (celtf). Celn, created in 2012 as a result of cdf community dialogues, is a coalition of individuals and organizations committed to: (a) increasing access to and the quality of early learning and literacy activities, (b) promoting the importance of the early years and home language to children's growth and development, and (c) supporting equitable early learning policies and programs. In 2019, cdf action and the network requested that the city of clarkston create a clarkston early learning task force (celtf) to conduct an early learning community assessment and to develop recommendations for the city of clarkston and other stakeholders. Cdf worked with the city of clarkston to create the work plan and to recruit task force members which were appointed in early 2020. In 2022, cdf conducted monthly task force meetings by zoom, resulting in new or expanded programs. Cdf”

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