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 South Carolina Community Relations and Development Conference

The South Carolina Community Relations and Development Conference takes place once every 2 years and provides CRD-Councils and others with the opportunity to network, learn about the community relations and development system, develop competencies and best practices, discuss noteable initiatives from a variety of sectors, acknowledge key acts of leadership and celebrate successes

Mobirise

This one day conference is comprised of 4 one hour sessions (morning, pre-lunch, post lunch and afternoon) within each of 3 streams of activity 

the sessions within stream 1 focus on a reviewing and enhancing the practices of the CRD-Councils throughout the State. Each session examines some aspect of how CRD-Councils and the overall CRD system functions for the purposes of mutual learning and developing best practices

the sessions within stream 2 are workshops that focus on developing key cross cutting competencies that support more effective participation within the community relations and development system (e.g. supporting constructive conversations, conflict management, concensus based decision making etc.)

stream 3 is comprised of a series of panel discussions organized by sector (e.g. health, public safety, education etc.) in which panelists discuss noteable community development and relations initiatives within there sector

during the conference luncheon, awards are given to those CRD-Councils who provided exception support for the community development and relations proces in their community

an evenining banquet is held at the end of the day in which community members and organizations are recognized for their exception achievements in enhance key contributors to the quality of community life, including community relations

Click here for an example of the program from a previous SC Community Relations and Development Conference

Address

1026 Sumter Street                    
Columbia, SC, 29201

Contacts

Email: saundra@schac.sc.gov
Phone:  (803) 737-7800