1998 Women's Rights Convention and Vision Summit

Skills Building Sessions

Friday, July 10
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm 

Attend these workshops to build leadership and grassroots organizing skills. These sessions are designed as small group workshops with hands-on, interactive training. Participants will leave with new tactics and ideas to offer their chapters and communities. 
Victory 2000
Room 338, Third Floor

Participate in the NOW PACs' political campaign to elect 2,000 feminists to office by the year 2000. Learn hot tips for recruiting feminist candidates and helping them achieve victory or running for office yourself!

Invited Presenters: Robin Davis, Beth Edmunds, Judy Murphy 


Chapter Development

Room 332, Third Floor

Tried and true ideas for recruiting new members, tuning those members into activists and helping them become leaders. Revitalize yourself with new action ideas for building a stronger chapter and influencing your community.

Invited Presenters: Barbara Hays,Virginia Stallworth 


Media 101

Room 330, Third Floor

Learn basic tips for talking to the press. Discuss how to handle media at rallies and events to effectively convey your message, do's and don'ts for interviews, and how to work with the national press office.

Invited Presenters: Stephanie Ortoleva, Mira Weinstein 


Fundraising

Room 322, Third Floor

Every chapter can use information on how to raise more money. This workshop will include tips, strategies, creative ideas for increasing your funds.

Invited Presenters: Wanda Alston, Johanna Ettin, Lois Shapiro-Canter 


Note: The skills building sessions are being held at the same time as the second block of vision roundtables. So, at 2:45 pm you have the choice of attending a roundtable or one of the above skills building sessions.


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