CELEBRATING: African Heritage Month in September, Africa at 50 in 2010 and the Official Launching of the Cameroon American Council
777 7th Street, Ste 708, Washington, DC 20001 Email: sylviebello.dc@gmail.com OR cameroon.american.council@gmail.com
Mission: Building the Capacity, Visibility and Relevance in Pan-African Communities
Vision: A Better World Powered by Understanding, Appreciation and Collaboration
CAMEROON AMERICAN COUNCIL
CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANT ORGANIZONS
Wednesday, September, 01, 2010
8:00 am to 9:00 am Registration/Continental Breakfast/Welcome/Introduction of Partner Agencies
9:15 am to 12:15 pm
Session I: Organizational Development and Strategic Planning
9:15AM-10:15AM: PANEL DISCUSSION
Ms. Margaret Korto, HHS-Office of Minority Health Resource Center 'Strategic Planning for African Nonprofits'
Dr. Dominic Ntube, VP, International Consulting Group (formerly World Bank Africa Director) 'Organizational
Development for African Nonprofits'
Dr. Gladys Kamau, Associate Director-DC eBusiness Information Center 'Business Plan Basics for Nonprofits'
10:20AM-11:50AM:
PRESENTATION-'Grant Seeking Basics for International Organizations' Ms. Pat Pasqual, Director-Foundation Center
11:55AM-12:15PM: Group Discussion with Funders Panelists/Presenters and Facilitators
12:15PM to 12:30PM: BREAK!!
12:30pm to 1:30pm Lunch: Networking with Funders and US African Affairs Directors/Commissioners
1:30PM to 1:45PM: BREAK!!
1:45 pm to 4:45 pm Session II: The Science and Art of Finding and Writing Grants
1:45PM to 3:15PM:
PRESENTATION- 'Grant Proposal Writing' Ms. Kim Patton, Training Coordinator, Foundation Center
3:20PM to 4:20PM: PANEL DISCUSSION: Local Government Funding vs Private Foundation Funding'
Mr. Lafayette Barnes, Director-DC Office of Partnership and Grant Services.
Ms. Donna Purchase, African American Giving Circle (Formerly she was the Director of Fannie Mae Foundation).
4:25PM-4:45PM: Group Discussion with Funders/Panelists/Presenters and Facilitators
4:45 am to 5:00: Closing remarks!!!!!! September is African Heritage Month!! CAMEROON/AFRICA- 50 years of Independence in 2010!!
Thursday, September, 02, 2010
8:00 am to 9:00 am Registration/Continental Breakfast/Guest Speaker
9:15 am to 12:15 pm Session III: Program Development, Implementation and Evaluation Strategies
9:15AM-11:45AM:
PRESENTATION-'Federal Grant Program: Step by Step Strategies to Becoming a new HUD Sub-Grantee.
Ms. Belinda Fadlelmola, Coordinator, US Housing and Urban Develop (HUD)- DC Field Office
11:55AM-12:15PM: Group Discussion with Funders and Presenter and Facilitators
12:15AM to 12:30PM BREAK!!
12:30 pm to 1:30 pm Lunch: Networking with Funders and US African Affairs Directors/Commissioners
1:30PM to 1:45PM: BREAK!!
1:45 pm to 4:45 pm Session IV: Africans in Nonprofit, Building Visibility, Relevance and Media Relations.
1:45PM to 2:45PM:
PRESENTATION- 'Building Visibility through Marketing' Ms. Mary Evangeliste, CEO-Fearless Future Marketing
2:50PM to 3:50PM:
PANEL DISCUSSION: Media Relations, Fundraising and Social Media
Mr. Melvin Hardy, Association of Fundraising Professionals, (Principal, Millennium Arts Salon) 'Blacks and Philanthropy'
Mr. Chuck Bean, Executive Director- Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington, 'Media Relations for New Nonprofits'
Mr. Malcolm Furgol, Vice Chair-Young Nonprofit Professionals Network-DC (YNPN_dc) 'Basic Social Media Strategies'
4:00PM-4:45PM:
Group Discussion: 'What's NEXT for African Immigrant Organizations?'
Ms. Sylvie Bello, Executive Director-Cameroon American Council
4:45 am to 5:00: End of WORKSHOP!! September is African Heritage Month! CAMEROON/AFRICA- 50 years of Independence in 2010!!
Paule-Sylvie Yonke
Balafon Communications
Re-branding the image of Africa
718-328-5277
www.petersmap.com
--- On Tue, 8/24/10, Sylvie Bello <sylviebello.dc@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Sylvie Bello <sylviebello.dc@gmail.com>
Subject: Membership Package-Capacity Building Workshop for African Immigrant Organizations
To: cameroon.american.council@gmail.com
Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 9:58 PM
Dear Friends
Hope you are all having a wonderful summer! Kindly forward to all interested organizations, epecially African Churches/Mosques and other Places of Faith
Here is the attached Program for our kick off event: Capacity Building Workshop for African Immigrant Organization on the Sept 1st and 2nd 2010
Workshop Location:
The Veteran Enteprise Training Services Center
1200 18th NW, Ste LL100
Washington, DC 20036
Metro Stop- Farragut North Metro Stop (Red) or Mcpherson Square (Blue)
Corner of 18th and M (the same building as Daily Grill Restaurant).
Please free to forward this to all your other African groups, who are interested in learning about the Grant writing and fundraising process.
The event is FREE to ALL registered members. We will be scheduling many innovative events which will be FREE to members
To become a member, the yearly contribution is $650 to Cameroonian groups and $850 for all other African Immigrant groups $1050 for all other African Diaspora groups, $1250 for all Friends of Africa groups and Corporate Membership at $1500.
To place ads in the Workshop Program, it is a quarter page- $250, half a page $500 and a full page $1000
For the Sept 1 and 2nd event, there are a few spots left. So call me or email me at your earliest convenience
Please call me for registration process or for sponsorship opportunities- 202 641 0273 or email: sylviebello.dc@gmail.com
Thank you,
Sylvie Bello
Cameroon American CouncilCell 202 641 0273
Paule-Sylvie Yonke
Balafon Communications
Re-branding the image of Africa
718-328-5277
www.petersmap.com
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