Appomattox Regional Library System

You are invited to participate in lively discussions about current trends at the first Southside Community Partners Author Talk Cocktail Hour at the Sycamore Rouge Theatre in Petersburg with Shirley Sagawa, co-author of the Charismatic Organization.

Thursday, September 30, 2010
5pm – 7pm
Sycamore Rouge Theatre
21 West Old St, Petersburg, VA 23803

Renowned speaker and co-author of The Charismatic Organization: 8 Ways to Grow a Nonprofit, Shirley Sagawa, comes to the Tri-cities to help kick-off Southside Community Partners’ newest offering, Hot Topics, a series of book discussion and author talks. Shirley, co-founder of the Sagawa/Jospin consulting firm, was named a “Woman to Watch in the 21st Century,” by Newsweek, and one of the “Most Influential Working Mothers in America” by Working Mother. She is currently with the Center for America Progress. Shirley has served as a presidential appointee in both the first Bush and Clinton Administrations. She is a graduate of Smith College, the London School of Economics and Harvard Law School, where she served on the Harvard Law Review.

Light refreshments will be provided. Cash bar also will be available. Books will be on-hand for purchase.

If you would like to read The Charismatic Organization prior to the event, several copies are available for check out from the Nonprofit Resource Center located in the Hopewell Library. For more information or to register for the event, please visit www.connectsouthside.org.