Women's Funding Network Annual Conference

May 1-3, 2008, Washington, D.C. Area

LEADERSHIP FOR A CHANGING WORLD: Scaling Up For Global

Impact

Women's Funding Network Annual Conference

Hyatt Regency Hotel Crystal City at Reagan National

Airport

Expand your leadership vision.

Build the skills, solutions and alliances to propel

global change.

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Our 2008 Annual Conference, Leadership for A Changing World, will be a high-energy gathering of visionary leaders from around the world. Join us for the best in skill-building, inspiration and global idea exchange as we forge bold strategies to empower women, communities and nations.

Women's funds are at the forefront of investing in solutions to some of the world's most pressing social issues. Together we are bringing in a new era of global change for women and their communities. Our conference will showcase the most cutting-edge ideas, trends and insights on social investment in women. We will also offer practical opportunities to develop skills, knowledge and connections in arenas from social networking to social investment. Join Us!

Conference highlights include:

• Over 500 delegates from around the world

• Keynote address by Wangari Maathai, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Goodwill Ambassador for the Congo Basin Forest Ecosystem

• Special Event: Reception with Members of Congress

• Intensive focus on leadership including interactive conference keynote with Rayona Sharpnack - TRADE UP: Redesigning Your Leadership from the InsideOut

• Extensive networking opportunities with inspirational women leaders from around the world

• Groundbreaking speakers including:

Geeta Rao Gupta, International Center for Research on Women

Kathryn Finney, The Budget Fashionista

Christine Grumm, The Women's Funding Network

• Skill building workshops including: (partial list)

Leadership Transition: Finding and Building a Great Relationship with Your Replacement Enhancing Your Grantmaking: How Aging and Health Affect Economic Security Legacy Gifts: How to Secure Your Fund's Future Collective Action & Impact: Leveraging Our Shared Assets to Alleviate Poverty A Simple Act: A World of Good: Mobilizing for the Good Deed Product Launch Teach-In On Advocacy Raising Six Figure Gifts: A How To Guide

• Leadership Retreats and Peer Learning

• Changing the Face of Philanthropy Awards Banquet

Featuring scenes from"Real Security"- a new film by Frances Reid & Deborah Hoffmann

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Dr. Craig Zelizer, Acting Director

Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution

Department of Government

Georgetown University

3240 Prospect Street

Washington, DC 20007

Websites:http://conflictresolution.georgetown.edu