CAMEROON AMERICAN COUNCIL

CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANT ORGANIZATIONS
EVENT LOCATION	Veteran Training Center- 1200 18th NW, Ste LL100 Washington, DC 20036 Metro: Farragut North (Red) Farragut West (Blue/Orange) Sylvie Bello: 202 641 0273
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'
	10:20AM-11:50AM: PRESENTATION-'Grant Seeking Basics for International Organizations' Ms. Pat Pasqual, Director-Foundation Center
	11:50AM-12:20PM: Ms. Dawn Alexander, President-MosaicLink 'Business Plan Basic for Nonprofits'
	12:20PM to 12:30PM: Group Discussion with Funders Panelists/Presenters and Facilitators
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. Pat Pasqual, Director- 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
Event Location	Veteran Training Center- 1200 18th NW, Ste LL100 Washington, DC 20036 Metro: Farragut North (Red) Farragut West (Blue/Orange) Sylvie Bello: 202 641 0273
8:00 am to 9:00 am	Breakfast 8:30AM – 9AM Guest Speaker: Ms. Omoghino Ufomata, Director- DC Mayor's Office on African Affairs
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 Development (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: Guest Speaker- 1PM-1:30PM Mr. Mammado Sy, Maryland Governor's Commission on Africa/Program Director-Lutheran Social Services
	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. Lesly Simmons, Board Member-Young Nonprofit Professionals Network-DC (YNPN_dc) 'Basic Social Media Strategies'
	4:00PM-4:45PM: Panel Discussion: 'What's NEXT for African Immigrant Organizations?' Dr. Sharon Freeman, President-All American Small Business Exporters Assn (Author-China, Africa and the African Diaspora) 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!!