Conference Agenda
Here’s a look at what we have planned for Grassroots & Groundwork 2008. We’re still fine-tuning our agenda, so check back often.
| TUESDAY, MAY 27 | |
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| Noon – 10:00 p.m. | Registration |
| Noon – 4:30 p.m | Film Series UNNATURAL CAUSES: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? This new series sounds the alarm about socioeconomic and racial inequities in health, and searches for causes. 12:00-1:00 In Sickness and in Wealth 1:15-2:45 Place Matters and Becoming American 3:00-4:30 Bad Sugar and Not Just a Paycheck |
| Noon – 6:00 p.m. | Exhibit Hall Explore resources available to communities across the country through demonstrations of online, interactive tools for reducing poverty and promoting prosperity. |
| Noon – 8:00 p.m. | Cyber Café (Desktop computers with free Internet access) |
| WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 | |
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| 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 7:00 – 8:30 a.m. | Opening Plenary Breakfast: The Northwest Area Foundation's new president and CEO, Kevin Walker, will open the conference with a preview and a challenge. In addition to introducing a new public television documentary about the struggle to make ends meet, Walker will outline some of the challenges and opportunities nonprofits face nationwide. |
| 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Exhibit Hall |
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Cyber Café |
| 9:00 – 10:10 a.m. | Morning Break-Out Sessions |
| 10:10 – 10:40 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 10:40 – 11:50 a.m. | Morning Break-Out Sessions (repeated) |
| Noon – 1:30 p.m. | Luncheon Speaker: Donna Beegle Shifting Paradigms for Lasting Change By understanding the context, world view, learning and communication styles of families living in poverty, we can break the cycle of generational poverty and help people move forward. Dr. Beegle will share her own journey out of generational poverty, her doctoral studies and what she’s learned in her 15 years working to interrupt cycles of generational poverty. Her story, with its message of hope about making lasting change, is bound to inspire and energize you. |
| 2:00 – 3:10 p.m. | Afternoon Break-Out Sessions |
| 3:10 – 3:40 p.m. | Coffee Break |
| 3:40 – 4:50 p.m. | Afternoon Break-Out Sessions (repeated) |
| 5:30 p.m. | Dinner |
| 6:00 p.m. | Evening Keynote Speaker:
Chip Heath Made to Stick Why do some ideas thrive and others die? How do we improve the chances of worthy ideas? In this lively presentation, Chip Heath will tackle head-on those vexing questions. Find out how to transform the way you communicate ideas by drawing your message’s power from the six “sticky” traits: simplicity, unexpectedness, concreteness, credibility, emotions and stories. |
| THURSDAY, MAY 29 | |
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| 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 7:00 – 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Exhibit Hall |
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Cyber Café |
| 9:00 – 10:10 a.m. | Morning Break-Out Sessions |
| 10:10 – 10:40 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 10:40 – 11:50 a.m. | Morning Break-Out Sessions (repeated) |
| Noon – 2:00 p.m. | Luncheon Panel discussion, Setting Deadlines to End Poverty, moderated by Kerri Miller, featuring Greg Gray (MN Legislative Commission to End Poverty), Mark Greenberg (the Center for American Progress), and Candy Hill (Catholic Charities USA |
| 2:10 – 3:20 p.m. | Afternoon Break-Out Sessions |
| 3:20 – 3:50 p.m. | Coffee Break |
| 3:50 – 5:00 p.m. | Afternoon Break-Out Sessions (repeated) |
| 6:00 –10:00 p.m. | Continuation of Film Series 6:00-8:00 In Sickness and in Wealth and Bad Sugar 8:15-9:45 Place Matters and Not Just a Paycheck |
| FRIDAY, MAY 30 | |
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| 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Registration Open for Questions |
| 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. – Noon | Exhibit Hall |
| 8:00 a.m. – Noon | Cyber Café |
| 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Interactive Session with Tom Vilsack Linking Grassroots Poverty Reduction and Public Policy In this interactive session, attendees can tap Vilsack's 30 years of grassroots and state-level policymaking experience. |
| 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Community-Builder Institute *Pre-Registration Required |
