26February 2014
Detailed information about the event can be found at:
http://www.NCFADS.org
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OFFICIAL North Carolina Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Studies (NCFADS) Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/NCFADS
About the North Carolina Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Studies (NCFADS)
The NC Foundation for Alcohol & Drug Studies is pleased to present the 2014 Winter School, February 16th-20th at the Embassy Suites in Greensboro. We are honored to have this year's faculty filled with nationally known speakers, researchers and leaders in the field. With poets like Jaki Shelton Green, this year's Winter School is sure to not only educate, but entertain as well.
Addiction professionals, educators, health care professionals and other professionals working with addiction can earn up to 23 credit hours in a setting designed to enhance learning and create a spirit of community.
20September 2013
Empowered Ideas was honored to provide Conference Planning and Management services for the 2013 North Carolina Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (NCATOD): Best Practices in Opioid Treatment Conference.
Over 150 professionals attended this year's NCATOD Conference in High Point, NC. Empowered Ideas was brought aboard early in the planning stages of the conference, and assisted in all aspects of the conference throughout the process. The conference was a huge success, and we're looking forward to next year's conference!
Detailed information about NCATOD can be found at:
http://www.ncatod.org
About NCATOD
NCATOD supports and empowers NC treatment professionals to enhance the quality of patient care in treatment programs by promoting the growth and development of comprehensive opioid treatment services throughout North Carolina.
12August 2013
Empowered Ideas Co-Founders, James Wong and Virginia Johnson, attend the #INBOUND13 Conference in Boston, MA — The World's Largest Inbound Marketing Conference!
For a second year in a row, Empowered Ideas Co-Founders, James Wong and Virginia Johnson, attended INBOUND -- the world's largest inbound marketing conference. While much of the information was quite familiar to the EI Team, we did gain some valuable insight into how some national level nonprofits were using inbound marketing to increase brand awareness and fundraising returns. We're looking forward to sharing these new insights with several of our nonprofit clients soon.
23May 2012
On Thursday, May 24, 2012, Virginia Johnson will be speaking at and representing the state of North Carolina at the 2012
Substance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialists (SALIS) Conference in Reno, Nevada.
In addition to being the co-founder and managing partner of Empowered Ideas, Virginia L. Johnson is a Certified Substance Abuse Prevention Consultant. Working in the field of substance abuse since 1999, she currently coordinates a federal statewide capacity building grant and was previously the Strategic Prevention Framework-State Incentive Grant Coordinator for North Carolina.
Virginia has served on various advisory boards including Addiction Professionals of North Carolina (APNC), Quality Assurance and Standards Committee at the North Carolina Prevention Providers Association (NC PPA); and the Marketing and Communications Committee at the United Way of the Greater Triangle (UWGT). She specializes in communications, sustainability systems, community mobilization and organizational development
Using Technology to Bridge Gaps, Breakdown Silos and Creating One Voice for the Field of Substance Abuse
In a time of diminishing budgets and increasing substance use rates, it is more important than ever to collaborate, maximize resources and take advantage of the technologies surrounding us in the digital landscape. Virginia Johnson will review a case study on how one state integrated cost-efficient digital strategies and non-traditional partnerships to build a statewide communication system, an integrated technical assistance infrastructure and created One Voice for Prevention. There were challenges that had to be overcome and lessons learned along the way. The case study will include the culture shift from traditional one way controlled communications to the multi-channel engaged communication system that is empowering and mobilizing; how social and digital technology helped breakdown the historical silos and created a safe forum for collaboration; and how digital analytics are being used to demonstrate effectiveness and reach of substance abuse prevention efforts in a time where proving outcomes is everything.
About SALIS (Substance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialists)
SALIS is an international association of individuals and organizations with special interests in the exchange and dissemination of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) information. Incorporated in California since 1988, SALIS is recognized by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service under the Internal Revenue Code Section 501 (c)(3) as a non-profit corporation.
www.SALIS.org
