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Workshop Descriptions and Schedule
SCHEDULE
PRECONFERENCE DINNER
Coming into town early and want to have a casual dinner with other conference participants? Please join members of the GIFT staff and board, as well as conference Organizing and Advisory Committee members, for a no-host dinner and meet-and-greet! This is a nice chance to meet people before the conference.
Thursday, July 24th
***TIME HAS CHANGED!!*** 5:45 – 7:15 PM
Please come as close to 5:45 as possible.
Café Zitouna
1201 Sutter Street , at the corner of Polk Street
San Francisco
5 blocks NE from the conference site and 5 blocks SE from the Holiday Inn Golden Gateway. About 12 blocks from Civic Center BART. Click here for directions on public transit.
Moroccan – Tunisian cuisine. Meat, vegetarian, and vegan options available. $6-10 per meal, plus tax and tip.
DAY ONE
7:30 – 9:00 Registration, Exhibitors & Breakfast
9:00 – 10:15 Welcome & Keynote Speakers
Keynote Speakers:
- Robby Rodriguez, SouthWest Organizing Project
- Katherine Acey, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 -12:30 Workshop Block I
12:30 – 2:00 Lunch, Facilitated Discussions, Exhibitors, One-on-One Consulting
At the conference, you can sign up for one free 30-minute session with an experienced consultant. 50+ sessions will be available and they are first come, first served. Sign-up will be open in the morning during registration. Available in English and Spanish.
One-on-One Consulting Schedule
2:00 – 2:15 Break
2:15 - 4:15 Workshop Block II
4:15 – 6:00 Break, One-on-one Consulting, Facilitated Discussions
One-on-One Consulting Schedule
6:00 – 8:30 (doors open at 5:30 ) Party: Rai$ing the Roof: Celebrating Movement.
Featuring spoken word artist-activists Colored Ink, a pitch competition pitting a graduate of our internship program against our board chair and senior trainer Russell Roybal, raffle prizes and amazing food by the Women's Collective of the SF Day Labor Program
DAY TWO
7:30 – 9:00 Breakfast & Exhibitors
9:00 – 10:00 Plenary Session: Debate
A debate on fundraising, the development of the nonprofit sector, and movement-building. Get ready as two teams of debaters go head-to-head on this provocative issue:
“Is the nonprofit sector a vehicle – or has it become a barrier – to social justice?”
Invited debaters (organizational affiliations listed for identification purposes only):
Joo-Hyun Kang (formerly at Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice and Audre Lorde Project)
Rona Fernandez (Californians for Justice)
Stephanie Guilloud (Project South: Institute for the Elimination of Poverty & Genocide).
Mark Toney (TURN, The Utility Reform Network)
Moderated by Kim Klein (Klein & Roth Consulting and Building Movement Project)
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 12:15 Workshop Block III
12:15 – 1:45 Lunch, Exhibitors, One-on-one Consulting, Facilitated Discussions
One-on-One Consulting Schedule
1:45 - 3:45 Workshop Block IV
3:45 – 4:00 Break
4:00 – 4:30 Closing Plenary
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
We are pleased that Robby Rodriguez and Katherine Acey will be delivering our keynote presentation at the opening of the conference.
Robby Rodriguez – Executive Director, SouthWest Organizing Project (SWOP)
Robby is originally from Southern California by way of Tucson , Arizona . He is the Executive Director of the SouthWest Organizing Project (SWOP) . As a student at Cornell, he interned with SWOP during the summer of 1996. After becoming a full-time organizer with SWOP in 1997, he has helped to organize New Mexico communities around issues of youth criminalization, environmental, economic and social justice. He is currently a team member of the Building Movement Project, co-chair of the Pushback Network and a board member of the NM Environmental Law Center. Robby has also participated in the movement for social justice at the regional, national and international levels by representing SWOP at various conferences and meetings and by participating in and conducting trainings throughout the United States and internationally.
Katherine Acey – Executive Director, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
Katherine Acey is a highly respected activist, best known for her expertise and commitment to lesbian and women's philanthropy. She has been the executive director of the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice since 1987. The foundation's grants program funds local, regional and international organizations as well as cultural and media work. In 1990, Astraea established the nation's first Lesbian Writers Fund; and in 1996, Astraea created The International Fund for Sexual Minorities—the only fund of its kind in the U.S. Katherine has been involved in the Women's Funding Network since its inception, serving as both board member and chair. She is also a founding member and past chair of Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues and has served as a board or advisory member to countless organizations including: Women in the Arts, the Center for Anti-Violence Education, New York Women Against Rape, MADRE and Women Make Movies. Katherine is past chair of the National Executive Committee of the Palestine Solidarity Committee, and a member of the Arab Women's Gathering Organizing Committee. Katherine has traveled extensively speaking on issues of philanthropy, sexual orientation, race and class. Internationally, she has participated in numerous women's and LGBTI delegations and gatherings in Africa, Asia, Central America and Europe.
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