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Tuesday,
May 13 | Thursday, May 15 |
Friday, May 16
Held the day before and day after the main conference,
companion events offer expanded information on issues
of interest to conference attendees. Companion Events
offer expanded information on issues of interest to
conference attendees.
Tuesday,
May 13
8:00 AM-2:00 PM
No fee.
Preregistration required. |
2003
Agricultural Land Protection Day at the State Capitol
Our State Legislature is in
session! Current legislation could alter state land
use policy.
Join American Farmland Trust, local land trusts,
farmers, ranchers and conservationists
at an Ag Land Protection Day. Includes meeting Legislators,
education and outreach
training, Capitol rally and materials.
Participants meet at Trust for Public Land, 1107
Ninth Street, Suite 1050, Sacramento.
Presented by American Farmland Trust.
Contact Julia Berry, 916/313-4551, jberry@farmland.org |
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$25, includes lunch |
 Cutbacks
and Connections for Nonprofits
When times and budgets
are tight, there's more than money at stake. "Coping
with
Cutbacks" is an interactive workshop on strategic
options from the Amherst H. Wilder
Foundation. The CEO of GuideStar and local grant
makers talk about making
connections and building relationships.
Speaker Materials:
Presented by Great Valley Center.
Contact Dennis Kita, 209/522-5103, dennis@greatvalley.org
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
$25, includes lunch |
Technology
Strategies for Nonprofit Leaders
Technology
is no longer just a means to an end. It is a key
component in program
delivery, internal management systems, communications
and marketing. Develop a
mission-driven plan and learn how to implement it.
Examine options, costs, staffing, and
implementation strategies. NPower developed this
practical skills-building seminar with
support from SBC Foundation's National Excelerator
Initiative.
Presented by Great Valley Center.
Contact Martina Virrey, 209/522-5103, martina@greatvalley.org |
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
$45 |
Tools
to Revitalize California Communities
The California Debt and Investment
Advisory Commission (CDIAC) offers financial tools
to local governments that assist with community
development and economic growth.
Focus is on programs offered through state debt
authorities for industrial development
and small business financing. CalPERS brings information
on its private equity and
urban real estate investment programs that targets
under-served markets.
Presented by California Debt and Investment Advisory
Commission.
Contact Lisa Harris, 916/653-3269 |
| 4:00 PM-6:00 PM |
Companion
Event Reception
A
special reception and networking opportunity for
those who attended the day's companion events. |
| 4:00 PM-9:00 PM |
IDEAL
Alumni Reunion
Institute for the Development
of Emerging Area Leaders (IDEAL) reunion, open
to
IDEAL members, past and present.
Presented by IDEAL Alumni.
Contact Tracey Pepper, 559/248-8480 |
Thursday, May 15
3:30 PM-5:30 PM
No fee.
Preregistration required.
Open to conference registrants only. |
SPECIAL
TAPING EVENT - "KVIE: By the People, America's
Role in the World"
Click Here
for a more detailed description of this event.
America has the power to
shape the future of food on a global scale. Who
gets it? Who
makes it? How much should it cost? As the residents
of the nation's most productive
agricultural region, we must choose wisely.
PBC, MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, KVIE-TV Channel
6 and the Great Valley Center
invite a limited number of attendees to participate
in a taped televised town hall debate
exploring our 21st century responsibilities with
respect to food and agriculture. Visit
www.greatvalley.org/btp for more information.
Local support for "KVIE: By the People, America's
Role in the World" is provided by
MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, and funded by the
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation,
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the
Public Broadcasting Service.
Presented by Great
Valley Center.
Contact Richard Cummings, 209/522-5103, richard@greatvalley.org |
Friday, May 16
9:00 AM - 12:00
PM
$45 |
Some
ABC's of Organizing to Improve Public Schools
Good public schools are vital
to our future, but many are in crisis. Learn what
congregations and other organizations are doing
to improve their local schools using the
PICO modes of organizing. PICO projects have developed
initiatives to link schools to
homes, to create small schools and to expand tutoring
efforts.
Presented by People and Congregations Together.
Contact Tom Amato, 209/466-7540 |
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