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Development Committee Chairs

Paul H. Dworkin, MD (term expires 2013) Connecticut Children's Medical Center Email: pdworki@ccmckids.org

The Development Committee continues to explore new ways of increasing support for SDBP activities. Our most successful activities continue to be our solicitation of donations to the SDBP Endowment or Research Grant funds through the option attached to our annual membership renewal process, and our continued solicitation of exhibitors at the Annual Meeting. We have participated in discussions of funding to support a developmental/behavioral pediatrics research network which would potentially help meet portions of the SDBP Strategic Plan pertaining to research and quality improvement. Other considerations under review include: Further activities to support the Annual Meeting (e.g., solicit support from Foundations [national, regional] for specific meeting components; solicit support from Industry [i.e., unrestricted educational grants] for specific meeting components); Explore potential revenue streams from SDBP products or programs (e.g., commercial support for Newsletter); Solicit support for specific priorities of the Society (e.g., promotion of global health, expansion of mentoring and training opportunities; Research Grant/Young Investigators Awards; trainee memberships); Create new initiatives that can potentially serve as revenue enhancements for the Society (e.g., Registries for specific diagnoses/disorders [e.g., ADHD; autism]); and Optimize traditional fundraising strategies with membership, leadership, and past leadership groups.