Breakout Session Information

It's All About Relationships: Increasing Your Organization's Effectiveness in Advocacy & Public Policy Work -Regenia Baily

Advocacy and public policy work is more than just a trip to the Capitol, a letter to the editor, or a conversation with the Board of Supervisors. At its most fundamental level, advocacy and public policy work is about relationships—something at which women and girls excel. This workshop will discuss developing those relationships for your organization—with community members and with elected officials and their staff members—in an authentic way. We will focus on the critical questions that advocates must answer to clearly frame their issues. We will examine approaches that have been successful (and not successful) for other organizations. You will take back these critical questions—and the answers that you develop—to your organization to engage in a broader advocacy discussion with the stakeholders of your organization.

Why Diversity, Why Now? - Aldine Bell

Diversity is about recognizing & responding effectively to the similarities and differences among all people. This program was designed to help participants understand what diversity really is and what it is not. It will provide a framework that will help you respond to the differences and similarities of others in effective ways, particularly when it matters most.

New & Future Gender Roles: How to Train Women as the Next Generation of Community Leaders - Lauren Burt & Lisa-Marie Wright

Junior League of Des Moines, founded in 1926, is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism and to improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The faces of League members have changed over the years but our commitment to attracting, training and educating our members to meet the needs of the women in our community remains the same. This workshop focuses on identifying and understanding training techniques for women leaders.

Making the Case: Chicks, Checks & Charity - Jackie Matt and Leslie Garman

Have you ever wondered how women make financial and charitable choices?  

Join us for “Making the Case: Chicks, Checks & Charity” and learn how to make your best case, reach your target market, and move them to significant charitable giving.

You’ll learn real tools and techniques for you and your organization to raise funds in creative and innovative ways.