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Stay informed: If you are interested in staying informed about Forsyth County and Forsyth Futures add our website http://www.forsythfutures.org to your favorites. You can also get data, research and event updates by signing up for In The Loop or by following us on Twitter and Facebook.

Submit Information: Forsyth Futures accepts information that expands community knowledge. Please submit information about local programs or initiatives.

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Forsyth Futures’ Resource Directory provides information on valuable resources for the residents, organization and businesses in Forsyth County, North Carolina.  Each listing includes a description of the organization, what it offers, and contact information. You can search by keyword, residents served, and sector. Please note:  The companies listed here are listed publicly or submitted information to Forsyth Futures.  Inclusion does not imply endorsement by Forsyth Futures.

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Mapping Initiatives

Forsyth Futures developed, and copyrighted, the concept of the Initiascape© as an information tool that allows the community to analyze what programs are currently working on an initiative, and determine how these programs are connected to each other. 

The term Initiascape© is the combination of the words initiative and landscape, and provides a depiction of the landscape of a community’s initiatives. Initiascapes© are visual and descriptive representations that document the connections between programs/organizations involved in a specific initiative. The Initiascape© section is also designed to allow the user to access layers of information relevant to programs within the Initiascape©. Examples of this information include program location and contact information, structure, objectives, and services provided. 

Due to the fluctuating nature of community initiatives all Initiascapes© contain point-in-time data. However, an effort is made by the Forsyth Futures staff to make sure all data is accurate and to provide the date last updated. If you would like to submit a program for inclusion in an Initiascape©, or to correct information about your program, please fill out the following form.

Forsyth Futures has the following intentions for the release of Initiascapes©:

• Provide a guide map to the landscape of a local initiative
• Promote an understanding of the current scope of work in an initiative
• Break down the efforts involved in an initiative by programs
• Assist community conversations move towards strategic actions

For more details on the Initiascapes descriptions view these documents: 

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Structure

Relationship Type

Objective Category

Creating Issue Awareness

Community indicators are measures used for tracking data on issues we value as a community, and allow for comparison of measures over time. Forsyth Futures first started tracking community indicators in 2008 with the release of the first Making Progress Report (MPR). Indicators included in the first MPR were selected by the community to measure progress in five results areas: Economic Self Sufficiency, Educational Success, Engaged Community, Mental and Physical Health, and Safety.  The second Forsyth Futures’ indicator report was released as “Making Progress 2009: A Catalyst for Change.”

Since 2009, the MPR has evolved into a series of Making Progress Reports for each results area, published throughout the year. Forsyth Futures has also added a sixth results area, Sustainable Environment. 

The Indicator section on the website provides residents an opportunity to browse all sectors, indicators, and measures found within the Making Progress Reports, as well as additional measures related to the selected community indicators.

Forsyth Futures has the following intentions for the release of community indicators:

• Raise awareness of current issues, conditions and trends in the six different results areas.
• Determine where the community is making progress and where more efforts are needed.
• Help residents of Forsyth County understand data and use it more effectively to guide community change.
• Allow organizations to develop new practices and partnerships to address community issues.

The Forsyth Futures' Advisory Council is comprised of leaders from many of the community's major institutions, governmental, business and non-profits, large institutions and small ones representing resident constituents.

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Welcome to Forsyth Futures!

Forsyth Futures is a non-profit collaborative of residents, organizations and institutions working together to address critical community issues. The Forsyth Futures’ website serves Forsyth County as a location for accessing and utilizing community knowledge.

The Forsyth Futures’ website highlights:

• Local data on a range of community indicators in six sectors (Economic Self Sufficiency, Educational Success, Civic Engagement, Physical and Mental Health, Safety, and Sustainable Environment)
• Current, local initiatives in the form of Initiascapes,© a community information tool developed by Forsyth Futures
• Community resources available to residents
• Online courses to help the community build and share knowledge

If you are new to Forsyth Futures visit the In The Loop page to subscribe to The Forsyth Futures News, or learn more about Ways to Get Involved with Forsyth Futures. Below are other potential starting points for exploring our website:

Are you a community resident, researcher, organization, foundation, or student interested in learning more about community conditions and trends?

• Community Indicators
• About Indicators
• Reports

Have you heard about the Forsyth Futures’ Initiascape©, but would like to learn more?

• About Initiascapes©
• Initiascapes©

Are you looking for specific data that you can’t find or interested in sponsoring a project?

• Request specific data
• Sponsor a project

Are you interested in learning more about a particular initiative or program?

• Initiascapes©
• Find Resources

Do you have a local program or initiative you would like to submit as an Initiascape©, or local resource?

• Submit your program
• Join the directory

COMING SPRING 2012!
Webinars | Consulting | eLearning

Promote and expand community knowledge on Forsyth Futures EDU.

The Forsyth Futures eLearning portal is designed for community engagement, serving as a common ground for residents and organizations within Forsyth County to access/promote their skills, resources and capabilities. There will be opportunities for uploading and viewing webinars, consulting and engaging in eLearning. As a result of this initiative--

Residents and Organizations in Forsyth County will have access to:

• Forsyth County assets/resources
• eLearning for ongoing workforce and professional development, training certifications, etc.
• Mentorship opportunities via engagement with community organizations and individuals
• Fellow citizens to collaborate, share & learn

Entrepreneurs in Forsyth County will be able to:

• Access critical business services and resources
• Identify, link and collaborate on related business initiatives
• Promote products and services

Economic Promoters in Forsyth County will be able to demonstrate & showcase:

• The breadth of community resources available in Forsyth County
• Regional strengths as an ideal location for innovation & growth
• Come discover our vibrant and collaborative ecosystem

If you have a course or a series of courses you would like to make available through Forsyth Futures EDU, please contact us.

The Forsyth Futures' Board of Directors is comprised of leaders from many of the community's major institutions, government agencies, businesses, and non-profits.

Indicators

Caveats about accuracy
Forsyth Futures has been very careful in collecting, analyzing, and presenting data from a variety of sources. Although Forsyth Futures has judged its data sources to be reliable, it was not possible to authenticate all data. If careful users of the website discover data errors or typographical errors, Forsyth Futures welcomes this feedback and will incorporate corrections into its periodic data updates.

Geography

Because the indicators are focused on Forsyth County, North Carolina, the primary geography reported is Forsyth County. To provide a basis for comparisons, some indicators include data from other geographies such as the 8 municipalities in Forsyth County, the Winston-Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area, state of North Carolina, select North Carolina counties and the United States.

Age of the data

Users will notice differences across indicators in the age of the data. There are many reasons for this. Because of the time needed to collect, analyze, and disseminate data, “new” annual data sets may be from one to two years old. The indicators also use data from sources where new data is not available annually, and updates may be possible only every three, five, or even ten years. For data that is not publicly available from a website or report, Forsyth Futures is dependent on staff of other organizations for updates; these are noted as personal communications. Other factors also limit the ability to update the indicators. For example, data that were previously available may have been discontinued or cannot be used due to changes in definitions or reporting mechanisms. Some data cannot be updated because they include data from one-time research reports. Although all of the original indicator categories were included in the initial website development, over time, indicators that cannot be updated may be removed. 



Data labels and terminology

Forsyth Futures chose to retain the terminology used by the original source when presenting the indicator data. This is most evident in data labels for race and geography. For example, some data sources use the term “black,” while others use “African-American.” Definitions and explanations of the data labels are provided on the data pages.



Data analysis

The key findings tab for each of the indicators summarizes key points drawn from the data tables and graphs. In some cases, Forsyth Futures uses the term “significant” in the analysis. The use of this term does not imply statistical significance. Rather, it indicates that, in the opinion of Forsyth Futures, change over time or differences between demographic groups or geographic locations are great enough to be noteworthy.



Feedback and Suggestions
Forsyth Futures welcomes the feedback of users on how we can improve the site and make it more useful. If you have comments, questions, or suggestions please contact us at staff@forysthfuures.org.

FORSYTH FUTURES WEBSITE

Framework and Features Conceptualization: 
Mari W. Krane, Data and Research Director, Forsyth Futures; Doris Páez, Executive Director, Forsyth Futures in collaboration with InnerEye Studios

User Interface Strategy and Design: 
InnerEye Studios in collaboration with Forsyth Futures

Website Design and Development: 
InnerEye Studios

Principle Writers, Data Analysis, Compilation and Presentation: 
Mari W. Krane, Data and Research Director, Forsyth Futures; Doris Páez, Executive Director, Forsyth Futures

Data Analysis, Compilation and Presentation Consultants:  
Cecilia Sisk, Michael Carmichael, and Rebecca Abramson

Making Progress Reports Print Layout and Design: 
MCreative, Inc. 

Administrative and Editorial Assistance: 
Tonya Atkins, Operations and Project Management Director, Forsyth Futures; Camille Hairston, Administrative Assistant, Forsyth Futures.

FORSYTH FUTURES INITIASCAPE©

Framework and Features Conceptualization: 
Doris Páez, Executive Director, Forsyth Futures 

User Interface Strategy and Design: 
InnerEye Studios in collaboration with Forsyth Futures

Database and Website Templates Design and Development:
InnerEye Studios in collaboration with Forsyth Futures 

Contact information

These website terms and conditions apply solely to websites owned or operated by Forsyth Futures. Please note that certain other Forsyth Futures internet and in-person services may have additional terms and conditions regarding your use of those services, and nothing in these terms and conditions is intended to modify such additional terms and conditions. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE WEBSITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THEN YOU MAY NOT USE THIS SITE.

Permission to make and internally use copies of the text, graphics, images, video and audio files and other information ("Content") from this site is granted subject to the following:

• Any copies shall be used only for your internal, non-commercial use;
• Any copies must include the following copyright notice: "Copyright 2010 Forsyth Futures. All rights reserved";
• Permission is granted only to the person legally accessing this server and is not transferable to any other person.
• You may not otherwise use, modify, copy, print, display, reproduce, distribute, manipulate, or publish any Content from this site without the express prior written permission of Forsyth Futures.

Without the express prior written authorization of Forsyth Futures, you may not:

• use any data mining robots ("bots"), hardware or software modules that add a specific feature or service by plugging into an existing larger system ("plug-ins"), or other data gathering and extraction tools, scripts, applications, or methods on this site 
• use any device, software, or hardware to bypass any operational element or to interfere, or attempt to interfere, with the proper working of this site, server or activities conducted therein;
• take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on this site or its network infrastructure or that adversely affects our network or other customers;
• decompile, reverse engineer, modify or disassemble any of the software in or associated with the network and/or server;
• use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing Forsyth Futures' name or any Forsyth Futures trademark without Forsyth Futures' prior written permission;
• frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of Forsyth Futures or use any Forsyth Futures trademark except as set forth in the foregoing limited license in these terms and conditions; or
• otherwise exceed your limited access to the site as authorized by Forsyth Futures.

Forsyth Futures reserves the right to modify, reject or eliminate any information residing on or transmitted to its server that it, in its sole discretion, believes is unacceptable or in violation of these terms and conditions and to suspend or end your service for any operational or governmental reason or violation of these terms and conditions. Unauthorized use of this site or the network infrastructure and/or data display by a person or entity that is not the authorized user of the account is illegal and Forsyth Futures reserves the right to take legal action.
The Content may contain other proprietary notices or describe products, services, processes or technologies owned by Forsyth Futures or third parties. Except for the foregoing limited license to make and internally use copies of the Content, nothing contained herein shall be construed as granting to the user a license under any copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property right of Forsyth Futures or any third party.

User Name and Password
If you access the site anonymously, you may do so as a visitor and will not be required to create a user name. However, in order to access certain services on the site, you will be required to provide specific information. All information about you must be truthful, and you may not use any aliases or other means to mask your true identity. You are responsible for the security of your user name and password and will be solely liable for any use or unauthorized use under such user name and password. We may suspend or terminate your user name and password at any time with or without notice.

Requirements for linking to www.forsythfutures.org
You may link to our site, subject to the following guidelines:

• You may link to our homepage and to pages within the site itself.
• Forsyth Futures link must not appear connected to any other logos and graphics.
• The Forsyth Futures link must not be used in any way that implies an endorsement by Forsyth Futures of any third party or their product or service.
• You may only use a text hyperlink, and no use of the Forsyth Futures logo or Forsyth Futures artwork or graphics is permitted.

The Forsyth Futures name must not be associated with unfair, deceptive or libelous advertising or commentary or used in any way that will tend to injure or compromise our professional reputation and corporate identity and policies.
Your text hyperlink must include the following company name: Forsyth Futures. No stylization is permitted.

Trademarks

The Forsyth Futures service and product names in this site, and the other trademarks, logos, and service marks (collectively the "Trademarks") used in this site are the property of Forsyth Futures or their respective owners. Nothing contained in this site should be construed as granting by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, a license or right of use of Forsyth Futures or any other Trademark displayed in the site without the prior written permission of Forsyth Futures or its respective owner.

Consent to Monitoring and Disclosure

Forsyth Futures is under no obligation to monitor the Content and any other information residing on or transmitted to this server. However, anyone using this server agrees that Forsyth Futures may monitor the server contents periodically to (1) comply with any necessary laws, regulations or other governmental requests; (2) to operate the server properly or to protect itself and its users. Forsyth Futures reserves the right to modify, reject or eliminate any information residing on or transmitted to its server that it, in its sole discretion, believes is unacceptable or in violation of these terms and conditions and to suspend or end your service for any operational or governmental reason or violation of these terms and conditions. Unauthorized use of this site or the network infrastructure and/or data display by a person or entity that is not the authorized user of the account is illegal and Forsyth Futures reserves the right to take legal action.

Disclaimer of Liability

THE USER OF THIS SITE ASSUMES ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR THE USE OF THIS SERVER AND THE INTERNET GENERALLY. FORSYTH FUTURES AND ITS AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH REGARD TO THE CONTENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DOCUMENTATION AND RELATED GRAPHICS, ACCESSED FROM, OR VIA, THIS SERVER OR THE INTERNET, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. FORSYTH FUTURES DOES NOT ASSUME ANY LEGAL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS OF ANY CONTENT, APPARATUS, PRODUCT OR PROCESS DISCLOSED ON THE SERVER OR OTHER MATERIAL ACCESSIBLE FROM THE SERVER. IN NO EVENT SHALL FORSYTH FUTURES BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTENT, THIS SERVER OR THE INTERNET GENERALLY.

No Warranties

Any Forsyth Futures material on this server may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. THE CONTENT PROVIDED ON THIS SERVER IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NO ADVICE OR CONTENT GIVEN BY FORSYTH FUTURES, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY. NEITHER FORSYTH FUTURES NOR ITS AFFILIATES WARRANT THAT THE CONTENT ON THIS SERVER OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY WILL BE UNINTERRUPTIBLE OR ERROR FREE OR THAT ANY CONTENT, SOFTWARE OR OTHER MATERIAL ACCESSIBLE FROM THIS SERVER IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

Disclaimer of Endorsement

Reference herein to any products, services, processes, hypertext links to third parties or other information by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not constitute or imply its endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation by Forsyth Futures. Product and service information is the sole responsibility of each individual vendor. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the terms and conditions and privacy statements of each and every web site that you visit. We are not responsible for the practices or the content of such other web sites.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Pursuant to Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, all claims of copyright infringement for material that is believed to be residing on Forsyth Futures system or network, should be promptly sent in the form of written communication to Forsyth Futures, Doris Páez, Executive Director, 601 N. Cherry Street – Suite 250, Winston-Salem, NC 27101

All claims must include the following information:

• A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works at a single on-line site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
• Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material;
• Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the Complaining Party, such as an address, telephone number, and if available, an electronic mail address at which the Complaining Party may be contacted;
• A statement that the Complaining Party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
• A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the Complaining Party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

CHANGES

All information posted on the site is subject to change without notice. In addition, these terms and conditions may be changed at any time without prior notice. We will make such changes by posting them on the site. You should check the site for such changes frequently. Your continued access of the site after such changes conclusively demonstrates your acceptance of those changes.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Forsyth Futures, its employees, directors, officers, agents, business partners, affiliates, contractors, distribution partners and representatives from and against any and all third party claims, demands, liabilities, costs or expenses, including attorney's fees and costs, arising from, or related to, any breach by you of any of these terms and conditions or applicable law.

GOVERNING LAW

Except for trademark and copyright matters governed by the federal laws of the United States, the foregoing provisions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to the principles of conflict of law thereof.

Copyright 2011 Forsyth Futures. All rights reserved.

Privacy Collecting and using personal information
Welcome to Forsyth Futures' websites. When you visit and navigate our sites and when you communicate with us via our sites, we will not collect personal information about you unless you provide us that information voluntarily. Any non-public personal information that you may provide via our sites will be used solely for the purpose stated on the page where it is collected. Forsyth Futures will not sell, license, transmit or disclose this information outside of Forsyth Futures unless (a) expressly authorized by you, (b) necessary to enable Forsyth Futures’ contractors or agents to perform certain functions for us, or (c) required or permitted by law. In all cases, we will disclose the information consistent with applicable laws and regulations and we will require the recipient to protect the information and use it only for the purpose it was provided.


By “personal information,” we mean data that is unique to an individual, such as a name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number. From time to time, we may request personal information from you at our sites in order to deliver requested materials to you, respond to your questions, or deliver a product or service.


Your e-mail
We welcome your comments or questions about our websites and have provided e-mail boxes for that purpose. We will share your comments and questions with our customer service representatives and those employees most capable of addressing your questions and concerns.

Please note that your e-mail, like most, if not all, non-encrypted Internet e-mail communications, may be accessed and viewed by other Internet users, without your knowledge and permission, while in transit to us. For that reason, to protect your privacy, please do not use e-mail to communicate information to us that you consider confidential. If you wish, you may contact us instead via telephone at (336) 724-2831. There are some locations on Forsyth Futures’ websites where we have made special provisions for a more secure environment in which we can exchange information with select individuals. At each of these location appropriate instructions will be provided.


Other information; "cookies" and "tags"
You should also be aware that when you visit our websites, we collect certain information that does not identify you personally, but provides us with "usage data," such as the number of visitors we receive or what pages are visited most often. This data helps us to analyze and improve the usefulness of the information we provide at these websites.

Like most commercial website owners, we may use what is known as "cookie" technology. A "cookie" is an element of data that a website can send to your browser when you link to that website. It is not a computer program and has no ability to read data residing on your computer or instruct it to perform any step or function. By assigning a unique data element to each visitor, the website is able to recognize repeat users, track usage patterns and better serve you when you return to that site. The cookie does not extract other personal information about you, such as your name or address.


We may also use what is known as "client-side page tagging", which uses code on each page to write certain information about the page and the visitor to a log when a page is rendered by your web browser. This technique is also commonly used on commercial websites. "Tagging" does result in a JavaScript program running on your computer, but it is limited to providing information about the page that you are requesting and the configuration of your browser. It will not read any of your data files, or execute any additional programs. It does not extract any personal information about you, such as your name or address. You can prevent tagging by disabling JavaScript in your browser, but that may prevent you from using all of our website's functions.


Linking to other sites
From time to time, Forsyth Futures’ websites may provide links to other websites, not owned or controlled by Forsyth Futures, that we think might be useful or of interest to you. We cannot, however, be responsible for the privacy practices used by other website owners or the content or accuracy of those other websites. Links to various non-Forsyth Futures’ websites do not constitute or imply endorsement by Aetna of these websites, any products or services described on these sites, or of any other material contained in them.


Security
Forsyth Futures has adopted and adheres to stringent security standards designed to protect non-public personal information at forsythfutures.com against accidental or unauthorized access or disclosure. Among the safeguards that Forsyth Futures has developed for this site are administrative, physical and technical barriers that together form a protective firewall around the information stored at this site.

Changes to this statement
Forsyth Futures may change this statement from time to time; when updates are made, the privacy policy version date (located at the bottom of this policy) will also be updated to reflect that a revision occurred. We encourage you to periodically reread this policy to see if there have been any changes that may affect you. This statement is not intended to and does not create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party.

Privacy policy update: 11/1/2011

Our Vision

Forsyth County’s diverse residents and community organizations effectively collaborate to focus on issues, make decisions, and take actions to improve the quality of life.

Our Mission

Forsyth Futures puts community knowledge to work by providing an objective broad view of local information, being a catalyst, connecting people, and serving as a convener.

What we do

Forsyth Futures seeks to enhance the ability to expand community knowledge by coordinating and providing a platform for supporting all residents, organizations, and agencies that reside within Forsyth County.

How we do it

How is Forsyth Futures Engaging the Community?

Community knowledge is obtained by tracking issue indicators to identify community conditions, trends, and needs in six areas: (1) economic self-sufficiency/development, (2) civic engagement, (3) educational success, (4) mental and physical health, (5) safety and (6) environmental stewardship.  Forsyth Futures uses other community information tools such as Initiascape© software, a program which documents the landscape of the community’s initiatives around an issue. This tool also demonstrates the links between individuals, organizations or groups working on an issue. Forsyth Futures then provides and/or applies this knowledge by leading or supporting initiatives that strategically address community issues.

Privacy Policy

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The work of Forsyth Futures' is supported by the following funders:

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Our office is located in downtown Winston-Salem, NC:



Forsyth Futures
601 North Cherry Street, Suite 250
Winston-Salem, NC 27101

(phone) 336-724-2831
(fax) 336-724-2151

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Contact Information by Employee

Doris Páez  
Executive Director
336-724-2831 ext. 16
doris@forsythfutures.org

Tonya Atkins
Operations and Project Management Director
336-724-2831 ext. 14
tonya@forsythfutures.org

Camille Hairston
Administrative Assistant
336-724-2831 ext. 10
camille@forsythfutures.org

Mari Krane
Data and Research Director
336-724-2831 ext. 13
mari@forsythfutures.org

Forsyth Futures' Employment Listings

Forsyth Futures seeks to enhance the ability to expand community knowledge by employing/contracting with residents, organizations, and agencies within Forsyth County. Listed below is a current list of available positions. 

Forsyth Futures currently does not have any employment/internship/consultant opportunities available.

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