Civic Fellows Leadership Exchange
The Civic Fellows Leadership Exchange is a new feature of the 2012 National Conference on Volunteering. Ten Civic Fellows sessions will facilitate the exchange of ideas, innovation and effective practices in a thought-provoking dialogue format. The entire series will include a range of topics related to engaging people to make a difference in their communities, and will be led by experts and thought leaders from throughout the nation.
Attendees will acquire new leadership knowledge, explore strategies that will help them to reach more people, discover new leadership strategies, apply innovative approaches in new ways, network with high-level decision makers from busiÂness, government and nonprofit sectors, and generate practical ideas and tools to help organizations increase their success,
These intimate exchanges will be limited to a live audience of twenty-five participants. To continue the exchange initiated at conference, and to engage a larger audience, the Civic Fellows Leadership Exchanges will be recorded and broadcast in a ten-week podcast series after the Conference. A tool or resource related to each subject will accompany each podcast.
Israel Idonije
Session ID 2900
June 18, 1 p.m.
Join an intimate conversation with Israel Idonije, Chicago Bears defensive tackle and founder of the Israel Idonije Foundation. Learn about his work promoting education and physical, emotional and social growth through programs in Chicago, Canada and Africa.
Col. David Sutherland with Brian Reich
Session ID 2901
June 18, 1 p.m.
Join an intimate conversation with Col. David Sutherland, Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to explore how Americans can engage and support returning Service Members, Veterans, Military Families and Families of the Fallen.
Isabel Wilkerson
Session ID 2902
June 19, 8:30 a.m.
Join an intimate conversation with Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of The Warmth of Other Suns. Explore the Great Migration and how these American journeys unfolded, altering our cities, our country and ourselves. The first twenty-five participants will receive a free copy of the book.
Craig Newmark
Session ID 2903
June 19, 8:30 a.m.
Join an intimate conversation with Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist. Discover craigconnects, his initiative to link up everyone on the planet using the Internet to bear witness to good efforts and encourage the same behavior in others.
Michael Carter
Session ID 2904
June 19, 10:30 a.m.
Join an intimate conversation with Michael Carter, founder of Strive for College. Explore how college students mobilize to ensure that all qualified, underserved high school students who have earned the right to go to college can achieve their dreams.
Isabel Wilkerson
Session ID 2905
June 19, 10:30 a.m.
Join an intimate conversation with Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of The Warmth of Other Suns. Explore the Great Migration and how these American journeys unfolded, altering our cities, our country and ourselves. The first twenty-five participants will receive a free copy of the book.
Susan J. Ellis
Session ID 2906
June 19, 2:30 p.m.
Is being published in your future? Join author and volunteer engagement expert Susan J. Ellis, President of Energize, Inc., for an intimate conversation about writing as professional development. Learn how to begin, what to write about and how to know if anyone is interested in what you have to say.
Rev. Paul Murray
Session ID 2907
June 19, 2:30 p.m.
Join a conversation with Rev. Paul Murray, minister and international consultant and speaker, on his work with churches, faith-based NGOs and governments to harness resources and talents to bring forth social change through moral and innovative leadership.
