Carol Smith Named Executive Director December 2006 The Executive Committee of your AFIASC Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of Carol Smith as our coalition Executive Director. Carol has worked tirelessly in making sure the AFIASC was organized and created in a professional and totally transparent manner. Her skills and experience as a manager in marketing and advertising coupled with a loving and friendly spirit makes her an ideal person to lead the coalition as we move forward.Read News Item
Great News!
Great News! July 2006 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded a two-year, $75,000.00 grant to the Arkansas Faith In Action State Coalition. The Advisory Board received a letter confirming the grant from RWJ President and CEO, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey in which she concluded by saying, “We are enthusiastic about your project and wish you success as we embark together on this important endeavor to improve health and health care for all Americans and to make a difference in our lifetime.”Read News Item
The Waiting Begins
The Waiting Begins April 2006 Thanks in large part to the hard work of Buster Lackey and Carol Smith and with a lot of help from the rest of the Advisory Board and all coalition members, we completed and submitted our grant proposal to Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. A great amount of time and work was put into this project and all of us should feel good about our efforts. Now we must sit back and wait for the folks who are responsible for reviewing our proposal to do their job. The board is confident we did our job well and we believe we will be successful in obtaining the grant from RWJ.Read News Item
"Transition" October 2005
The Arkansas Faith in Action State Coalition, Inc. (AFIASC, Inc.) is in a period of transition. We recently completed our application for our 501(c)(3) status and submitted the necessary papers for IRS approval. We are extremely grateful to Senator Blanche Lincoln and her staff in the Little Rock office for their assistance and guidance in completing this major milestone in our organizational efforts. Our coalition is very fortunate to have the Senator as an ally. She is a strong supporter of faith-based initiatives within the state of Arkansas and she has very high regards for the Faith in Action program that the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation began several years ago.Read News Item
Faith in Action! August 2005
The Arkansas Faith in Action State Coalition, Inc. (AFIASC) is up and running. To date we have had seven meetings at which we have accomplished a great deal. We have elected officers to our board as you can see on the left panel. We have submitted our Articles of Incorporation as required by law and have received our certificate from the state Attorney General. We have adopted By-Laws, a Code of Ethics, a Conflict of Interest Policy, and several other policies. We have set membership requirements and annual dues. We have begun work on several other key areas needed to make our coalition strong, responsible and effective. Each original board member has given a great deal of their time and traveled many miles at their own expense to make these things happen. And it is all for a commonly shared idea. Read News Item
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