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1 RESULTS/RESULTS Educational Fund International Conference Empowering People. Ending Poverty. Doubletree Hotel City: 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA Friday, July 20 Registration and merchandise table is open outside of the Ballroom Friday, 5:00 pm 8:00 pm Commonwealth Room Salons A & B Salon A Saturday, July 21 Registration and merchandise table is open outside of the Ballroom Marianne Williamson Program Saturday, 8:00 am 7:30 pm Full Day Seminar Saturday, 10:00 am 5:45 pm Creating a Politics of Love: Turning Compassion into a Political Force Open to all attendees General Plenary Saturday, 9:00 am 9:45 am Welcome to the RESULTS International Conference and Introduction to Advocacy Ken Patterson, Global Grassroots Manager Workshops Saturday, 10:00 am 11:00 am Bringing People On Board: Helpful Tips for Expanding RESULTS in Your Town Lisa Marchal, Global Grassroots Associate (moderator) Felix Jakens, RESULTS UK Rochelle Buenviaje, RESULTS Canada 1

2 Salon B Monroe Sadia Jama, RESULTS Canada Lori Saltveit, RESULTS U.S. Expansion Associate Who are the 61 Million? Global Trends in Educational Exclusion Ed Gragert, Director of the Global Campaign for Education-U.S. (moderator) Julia Modern, RESULTS UK Sarah Beardmore, Global Partnership for Education Tony Baker, Education for All Campaign Manager RESULTS' New Strategic Plan: Our Plan to Expand Our Reach and Impact Ken Patterson, Global Grassroots Manager (moderator) Joanne Carter, Executive Director of RESULTS/REF Savings Works: How Asset-Building Policies Can Help End U.S. Poverty Allison Burket, RESULTS U.S. Domestic Hunger Fellow (moderator) Justin King, New America Foundation Sarah Haight, Ascend Lunch Break Saturday, 11:00 am 12:30 pm The Café in the hotel will offer a quick buffet option and a regular menu. The Grab n Go is also open. Lunch meeting for those new to RESULTS and/or the conference Café Restaurant (dutch treat). Look for a RESULTS sign on the table. U.S. Regional Coordinators Lunch 11:15 am at the hotel Café Restaurant. REAL Student Program and Lunch Saturday, 11:00 am 12:30 pm Madison Room Only open to REAL program participants Salons A & B General Plenary Saturday, 12:30 pm 2:00 pm The Moral Case for Ending Poverty Sam Daley-Harris, CEO, Center for Citizen Empowerment and Transformation (moderator) David Beckmann, Executive Director of Bread for the World Marianne Williamson, Spiritual leader and best-selling author Karen Sichinga, Executive Director of Churches Health Association in Zambia (CHAZ) 2

3 Salon A Salon B Madison Monroe Break Saturday, 2:00 pm 2:30 pm Workshops Saturday, 2:30 pm 4:00 pm Reaching the 5th Birthday: Tools for Success Alison Root, ACTION Secretariat (moderator) Geoff Adlide, GAVI Mary Beth Powers, Newborn & Child Survival Campaign of Save the Children Jackson Ndegwa, Kenya AIDS NGOs Consortium (KANCO) Financing Healthier Lives in India: Linking Microfinance and Health Larry Reed, Director of the Microcredit Summit Campaign (moderator) Marcia Metcalfe, Freedom from Hunger Dr. Bobby John, Global Health Advocates India Including People of Faith in Your Advocacy Work Jos Linn, Senior Associate, U.S. Poverty Campaigns (moderator) Lisa Marchal, Global Grassroots Associate (moderator) Keaton Andreas, Bread for the World Linda Bales Todd, United Methodist General Board of Church and Society Allison Grossman, Senior Legislative Associate, Global Campaigns Shannon Hughes, NETWORK Divya Selvakumar, American Hindu World Service Fundraising: Taking Your Fundraising Event to the Next Level Beth Wilson, RESULTS/REF Fundraising Coach (moderator) Richard Smiley, Chicago RESULTS Volunteer Alan Newberg, Bremerton RESULTS Volunteer Running Awesome Meetings and Trainings Moderator: Allison Burket, RESULTS U.S. Domestic Hunger Fellow (moderator) Jenny Martin, RESULTS U.S. Grassroots Organizer Bob Dickerson, Seattle RESULTS Volunteer Break: Sponsored by Shot@life Saturday, 4:00 pm 4:30 pm Complimentary juice, soda, and snacks available outside the Ballroom 3

4 Salon A Workshops Saturday, 4:30 pm 5:45 pm Budget Choices Matter: What's at Stake for Low-Income Americans in Deficit Reduction Meredith Dodson, Director of U.S. Domestic Poverty Campaigns (moderator) Jo Comerford, National Priorities Project Katie Wright. Center for American Progress Action Fund An End to the Global AIDS Epidemic: How Past Progress Can Inspire Future Action Salon B Joanne Carter, Executive Director of RESULTS/REF (moderator) Monroe Madison Salons A & B Buck Buckingham, Office of Global Health and HIV at the Peace Corps Christos Tsentas, Center for HIV Law & Policy Linda Mafu, World AIDS Campaign Creativity in Fundraising Cindy Levin, Fundraising Events Associate Becoming a Breakthrough Coach: How to Support Others to Take Action Ken Patterson, Global Grassroots Manager From Intention to Action: Overcoming Fear and Becoming Bold Advocates Elizabeth Dove, RESULTS Canada Break Saturday, 5:45 pm 6:00 pm General Plenary Saturday, 6:00 pm 7:00 pm Conference Opening Celebration Joanne Carter, Executive Director of RESULTS/REF Optional Fun Activities Saturday, 8:30 pm Informal Nighttime Walking Tour of National Mall Monuments Meet Meredith Dodson and Allyson Goldsmith in the hotel lobby entrance at 8:30 pm See the Useful Info packet for more information. City Twilight 5K Run/Walk Race starts at 8:30 pm Participants meet at 7:45 pm in the lobby if you want to walk over together. 4

5 Salon A Salon B Monroe Madison Sunday, July 22 Registration and merchandise table is open outside of the Ballroom Sunday 8:00 am 5:30 pm Workshops Sunday, 9:00 am 10:30 am Creating Champions: A Conversation with Sen. Bennett Ken Patterson, Global Grassroots Manager (moderator) The Honorable Bob Bennett, retired-us Senator (R-UT) Scott Leckman, RESULTS/REF Board Chair and Grassroots Volunteer Creative Advocacy Strategies: Art for Advocacy Crickett Nicovich, Senior Policy Associate, Global Campaigns (moderator) Maree Nutt, RESULTS Australia Amelia Conrad, Tulane University RESULTS Group Leader Jonathan Smith, filmmaker/lecturer, Divisions of Global Health and Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at Yale University Michele Friedman, Sitka, Alaska RESULTS Group Leader The Power of Story for the End of Poverty Lisa Marchal, Global Grassroots Associate (moderator) Rachel Orduño, TB PhotoVoice and person affected by TB Kim Field, Senior Health Program Coordinator, Sacramento County Powerful Speaking: Becoming "Dangerous Jos Linn, Senior Associate, U.S. Poverty Campaigns Fostering the Next Generation of Activists Allyson Goldsmith, REF Outreach and Advocacy Associate (moderator) Mark Campbell, RESULTS Inland Empire Group d Arcy Lunn, Global Poverty Project Marguerite Thorp Basilico, Student Global AIDS Campaign Sam Vaghar, Millennium Campus Network Break Sunday, 10:30 am 11:00 am Complimentary coffee and snacks available outside the Ballroom 5

6 Salon A Salon B Madison Monroe Washington Ballroom Workshops Sunday, 11:00 am 12:30 pm Social Media 101: How to Use Facebook and Twitter for Advocacy Laura Ochoa, Publications and Content Manager (moderator) Cindy Levin, Fundraising Events Associate Social Media 201: Build a Powerful Online Presence Meredith Dodson, Director of U.S. Domestic Poverty Campaigns (moderator) Alan Rosenblatt, Ph.D., Associate Director of Online Advocacy at the Center for American Progress / Center for American Progress Action Fund Op-Ed Lab: How to Write and Place Powerful Op-Eds Jos Linn, Senior Associate, U.S. Poverty Campaigns (moderator) Margot Friedman, Dupont Circle Communications Don't Strike Out: How to Pitch a Story to Your Local Media Jove Oliver, Communications Consultant Blair Hinderliter, Communications Director Get Out of Your Comfort Zone to be Where the Magic Happens Sam Daley-Harris, CEO, Center for Citizen Empowerment and Transformation Creating the political will to end poverty will require breakthroughs with our elected officials, the media and the public. These breakthroughs will not happen if we stay inside our comfort zones. Sam Daley-Harris helps us push through the fear of working outside our comfort zones to the place where the magic happens. Lunch Break Sunday, 12:30 pm 2:00 pm The Café in the hotel will offer a quick buffet option and a regular menu. The Grab n Go is also open. Salon A Washington Ballroom Optional Fun Activities Sunday, 1:00 pm 2:00 pm Documentary Screening, A Motherland Tour A Journey of African Women by Ms. Yvonne Chaka Chaka Open to all. Ms. Yvonne Chaka Chaka will be there! Workshops Sunday, 2:00 pm 3:30 pm Lobby 101: Insider Perspective on Meetings with Elected Officials and Their Staff Maree Nutt, Executive Director of RESULTS Australia (moderator) Carolyn Hughes, Office of Congressman Bobby Scott Amber Shipley, Office of Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin Cathy Jamieson, UK Member of Parliament 6

7 Salon A Salon B Lobby 201: Making Your Elected Officials Champions John Fawcett, RESULTS U.S. Global Legislative Director (moderator) Joe Daniel, Canadian Member of Parliament Lobby 301: Engaging Leaders with Community Mapping and Grasstops Outreach Ken Patterson, Global Grassroots Manager Madison Salons A & B Advocacy with Kids Cindy Levin, Fundraising Events Associate Brian Callahan, Global Campaign for Education-U.S. Learn to Bird-Dog: Specific Techniques to Make Poverty Central During Elections Meredith Dodson, Director of U.S. Domestic Poverty Campaigns Jennifer Flynn, Health GAP Global Plenary Break Sunday, 3:30 pm 4:00 pm U.S. and Global Plenaries Sunday, 4:00 pm 5:30 pm The End of AIDS: Treatment is Prevention, and the Impact of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the Critical Role of Citizen Advocacy to Protect It Joanne Carter, Executive Director of RESULTS/REF (moderator) Dr. Myron Cohen, UNC Chapel Hill Division of Infectious Diseases and UNC Chapel Institute for Global Health and Infectious Disease Dr. Mphu Ramatlapeng, Global Fund Board Vice-Chair, former Minister of Health of Lesotho U.S. Plenary First Steps Out of Poverty: Quality Child Care and Early Learning's Role in Creating Opportunity Tavia Benjamin, RESULTS U.S. Domestic Hunger Fellow (moderator) Joan Lombardi, former Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Optional Fun Activities Sunday Optional Visit to the International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference Global Village The IAS Global Village is free for anyone to attend. Directions are in your onsite registration packet. The Global Village is open 5:00 9:30 pm. Join us for Karaoke Night! All are invited! 8:30 pm 11:00 pm, Salons A & B 7

8 Monday, July 23 Registration and merchandise table is open outside of the Ballroom Monday 9:00 am 5:30 pm U.S. and Global Plenaries Monday, 8:50 am 10:30 am Global Plenary Part #1: 8:50 am 9:30 am Savings Children s Lives: Leveraging Innovation to Bend the Curves: Salons A & B Joanne Carter, Executive Director of RESULTS/REF (moderator) Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Salons A C Global Plenary Part #2: 9:30 am 10:30 am You re Part of a Global Movement! Learn more about your international partners and our shared work. Kolleen Bouchane, ACTION Director (moderator) Rachel Achterstraat, ACTION Australia Project Coordinator Aaron Oxley, RESULTS UK Executive Director Michael Gwaba, CITAM+, Zambia U.S. Plenary Equality Matters: The Wealth Gap and Tax Credits for Working Families Meredith Dodson, Director of U.S. Domestic Poverty Campaigns (moderator) Dean Baker, Center for Economics and Policy Research Robin McKinney, Maryland CASH Campaign Break Monday, 10:30 am 11:00 am Complimentary coffee and snacks available outside the Ballroom General Plenary Monday, 11:00 am 1:00 pm Ending Poverty and Preventing Climate Change Joanne Carter, Executive Director of RESULTS/REF Professor Jeffrey Sachs, world-renowned professor of economics, leader in sustainable development, senior UN advisor 8

9 General Plenary Monday, 12:30 pm 1:00 pm Salons A C Investing in RESULTS to Shape the Future Joanne Carter, Executive Director of RESULTS/REF Lunch Break Monday, 1:00 pm 3:30 pm The Café in the hotel will offer a quick buffet option and a regular menu. The Grab n Go is also open. Washington Ballroom Salons C Opportunities Fair Major Donor Lunch (invitation only) Monday, 1:00 pm 2:15 pm Optional Fun Activities Monday, 1:00 pm 3:30 pm Connect with RESULTS partner organizations, meet corporate organizations that share RESULTS values, and learn more about our international grassroots work. Documentary Films Screening. Open to all. Come when you can! U.S. and Global Sessions Monday, 3:30 pm 5:00 pm Global Campaigns Overview and Prep Review of campaigns and lobby day asks, with time practice making requests. Salons A & B John Fawcett, Global Legislative Director Madison and Monroe Allison Grossman, Senior Legislative Associate, Global Campaigns Crickett Nicovich, Senior Policy Associate, Global Campaigns U.S. Campaigns Overview and Prep Review of campaigns and lobby day asks, with time practice making requests. Meredith Dodson, Director of U.S. Domestic Poverty Campaigns Jos Linn, Senior Associate, U.S. Poverty Campaigns International Partners World Bank Meetings Prep Session for RESULTS/REF International Affiliates 9

10 U.S. and Global Sessions Monday, 5:00 pm 6:00 pm Global: Questions & Answers for Advocacy Day Prep Review of campaigns and lobby day asks, with time practice making requests. Salons A & B John Fawcett, Global Legislative Director Madison and Monroe Allison Grossman, Senior Legislative Associate, Global Campaigns Crickett Nicovich, Senior Policy Associate, Global Campaigns U.S.: Questions & Answers for Advocacy Day Prep Review of campaigns and lobby day asks, with time practice making requests. Meredith Dodson, Director of U.S. Domestic Poverty Campaigns Jos Linn, Senior Associate, U.S. Poverty Campaigns RESULTS Canada Dinner and Informal Advocacy Day Prep Time Monday, 6:00 pm 9:00 pm Informal Global Lobby Prep Global policy staff available to answer questions Salons A & B Informal Domestic Lobby Prep Domestic policy staff available to answer questions Madison and Monroe RESULTS Canada California Salon D & E Additional Planning Space for Large State Delegations Washington Ballroom WA State & Texas Additional Planning Space for Large State Delegations Capitol Hill Senate Dirksen Building, G-50 Tuesday, July 24 Lobby Day Kick-off on Capitol Hill Tuesday, 7:50 am 9:15 am Please join us for a lobby day kick-off! Program will start promptly at 7:50 am. Special Guest Senator Dick Durbin, U.S. Senator from Illinois, Senate Majority Whip, at 8:20 am. Welcome by Joanne Carter, Executive Director of RESULTS/REF 10

11 Capitol Hill, World Bank Capitol Hill/White House Capitol Hill House Rayburn Building Cafeteria Capitol Hill House Rayburn Building, Room 2103 Capitol Hill House Rayburn Building, Rooms B Note: Breakfast will not be served. You can get breakfast before or after the event at one of the Senate or House cafeterias. Travel to Capitol Hill: Please refer to your Important Information packet. There will be extra cabs in front of the building (20 minutes, allow extra minutes to enter the building). Metro will take approximately 30 minutes, plus 30 minutes for walking to/from the metro) Advocacy Meetings Tuesday, 9:15 am 5:00 pm Meetings arranged by groups prior to the conference. Optional Activity Tuesday, 11:30 am 2:30 pm AIDS Mobilization: Please see the last page of this agenda for more information. Lobby Day Break Area Tuesday, 11:00 am 3:00 pm RESULTS staff and volunteers will informally gather in this space to share stories, discuss strategies and relax between meetings. *Staff will be in the back near the vending machines. Lobby Day Debrief Tuesday, 3:45 pm 4:45 pm Come share about your experiences from the day and learn from others about their lobbying encounters. Strategize with others on how to follow up on your meetings. This is an energy packed session Congressional Reception Tuesday, 5:00 pm 7:00 pm Join all our partners, special guests, and members of the U.S. Congress to celebrate your accomplishments. Light refreshments will be served. Special guests Yvonne Chaka Chaka, the South African delegation, and members of Congress Wednesday, July 25 Capitol Hill Jefferson Though the official conference is over, you can take advantage of your time in D.C. and schedule additional meetings. REAL Change Student Program Wednesday, 9:00 am 12:30 pm 11

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14 We Can End AIDS Mobilization for Economic Justice and Human Rights PROMOTE AND RESOURCE SOUND POLICIES Branch July 24, 11:30am 2:30pm This mobilization is supported by over 50 HIV/AIDS advocacy and service organizations as part of the many activities at the International AIDS Conference and will take place on Tuesday, July 24 during our lobby day. For those who want to take part in the march, participants will meet near the Archives Metro station and U.S. Navy Memorial in DC at 12:00 pm and then walking to Lafayette Park in front of the White House. (There will be a pre-concert at 11:30 at Archives with a band and guest speaker, African musician, Yvonne Chaka Chaka). This branch of the mobilization will meet with four other branches at 1:00 pm in front of the White House where there will be a program of speakers and other activities. The event should end by 2:30 or 3:00 pm. RESULTS HILL DAY MEETING LOCATION RESULTS members on Capitol Hill can meet at a nearby church and board busses to the mobilization. Lutheran Church of the Reformation (Parish Hall) 212 East Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC Two 24 passenger vans will be picking up at the church and driving to meet the mobilization at the National Archives (where the Sound Policy branch of the mobilization starts) and then later it will catch up with the mobilization at the White House. They will make three trips to drop people off. BU.S. SCHEDULE TO MOBILIZATION: Buses will leave the church at 11:30am, 11:50am, and 12:20pm. BACK TO THE HILL: PICK UP in front of Hotel Sofitel, corner of 15 th & H St., NW at 2:30pm POINTS OF CONTACT FOR RESULTS MEMBERS David Bryden and Allyson Goldsmith will be the point people at the church. Their cell phone numbers are: David (202) or Allyson (540) SIGNAGE We have signs and cowbells and other paraphernalia for you to carry. FEEL FREE to bring homemade signs and flags that represent your country or states to make it a truly festive event! TIPS Bring a hat, umbrella, water, and sunscreen with you! 14

Saturday, July 21: Training Day

Saturday, July 21: Training Day RESULTS/RESULTS Educational Fund International Conference Empowering People. Ending Poverty. Doubletree Hotel City: 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202 Registration/info table open in pre-function