HowToBringTheGivingConferenceToMyCommunity

ISSUE: How to bring the giving conference to my community

CONVENER(S): DougGermann

PARTICIPANTS: KathleenTomshack, BrandonPenzenik, LoraineMartin?, SallyProuty

SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION, KEY POINTS, CONCLUSIONS, ACTIONS:

Same invitation as this conference--I have the OK of Michael Herman to use it.

Wider distribution of the invitations--

• Ethnic--NAAACP--Jewish--University--Feminism professor--"Advocates" group--time donors--Hispanic (Jose)--Japanese--American Indians--Youth--homeless

Wider theme?

• Imagine South Bend?
• Work to be done?
• Different giving outlets

How invite?

• F2F
• e-mail
• phone
• flyers
• church leaders
• local newspapers

Structure

• More structure?
• Free discussion +?
• Led discussion?
• Are we looking for solutions (an expert)
  • or sharing ideas (all are experts)
  • or learning the basics?
• What is our focus?

What is our hope for "Walk-away-withs?"

• Action

• Giving beyond checkbook--service
• Physical
• Talents
• What can happen here?
  • Organize something?
  • New something?
• Corporation for National and Community Service ( http://www.cns.gov )

• Title/Topic?
  • Giving--Service or giving as service: suggests "I'm tired"
  • Flourish: emerging
  • Sharing your talents
    • What you most want to do or give
  • Volunteering

Youth

• --teach that you can speak, how to speak out
• --volunteering, involvement

2 conversations

• --choose/narrow topic
• --larger meeting

Follow-up

• Web site
• Seeding the community has value too
• Non-Web--churches, etc.

Keys:

• --provide options to people
• --vitalization
  • pulse of energy
• --conference would bring hope
• --rethink the words to fit the community