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Workshop at Florida - March 2008
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Diaspora-Guatemala Projects in Action: Getting Started
Sunday, March 9, 2008
8:15 AM – 5:30 PM
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, AD 119 (Auditorium building- AD)
MACARTHUR CAMPUS
JUPITER, FLORIDA
Goals
Today’s workshop goals include:
- Concept-building: Further developing the concept of what it means to be a "diaspora" organization conducting aid and development efforts in Guatemala;
- Capacity-building: Increase capacity to develop and implement projects focusing on:
- Identifying stakeholders and partners;
- Planning your project and presenting your project to a donor;
- Identifying and developing internal community resources and external resources;
- Increasing technical know-how in social and economic-development project areas.
- Planning next steps: Discuss projects; workshops in Guatemala and Florida; a working group to help develop future workshops.
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
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8:15 – 8:30 |
Registration |
8:30 – 10:00 |
Introduction
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10:00 – 11:15 |
Working in Partnership
Assistant Director, Israel and Overseas Projects, Jewish
Case studies of partnership between Israel and its Diaspora for projects addressing socio-economic development issues. This session will look at concrete elements of how to work in transnational partnership. How do you determine needs and make priorities together? How do you make decisions and decision-making structures to facilitate joint decision-making? Who are the project stakeholders and how do you involve them? What ideas can be applicable to Guatemala-diaspora partnerships and projects? |
11:15 – 11:30 |
Break |
11:30 – 1:00 |
Conceptualizing, planning and presenting Projects Linda Fitzgerald What are your project goals? How will you achieve them? How do you present this effectively to a donor? This session focuses on how to conceptualize our projects, plan the specific activities and project goals. This is important both for your own clarity in project planning, and in presenting yourself successfully to a donor.
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1:00 – 1:45 |
Lunch |
1:45 – 3:45 |
From Small Businesses to Agricultural Development Craig Frank Starting a business, promoting agricultural development, developing import-export businesses can be an important tool to addressing the socio-economic issues which are some of the reasons that many people migrate. Craig Frank will provide concrete feedback to project ideas in this area based on his own experience in business development and marketing matters internationally, including in Guatemala.
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3:45 – 4:45 |
Developing “Diaspora” Resources Facilitator: Rebecca Bardach
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4:45 – 5:30 |
Next Steps
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FAU Campus Map & Directions
Parking:
Due to a game that is schedule to take place at 1:00 PM at the stadium and risk that cars without FAU stickers are likely to be ticketed, we advise you to park across the street.
If you are having difficulty finding the location, please call Aileen Josephs at 561 723 7629.
The MacArthur Campus is located at 5353 Parkside Drive, just east of I-95.
From I-95:
Take Exit 83 (Donald Ross Road) east to Parkside Drive. Turn left, going north on Parkside Drive. Then turn right onto University Blvd. The parking area consists of a parking garage on the left hand side of University Blvd. You will need to cross University Blvd. to the FAU campus.
From Florida’s Turnpike:
From the south: Take Exit 109 (Palm Beach Gardens). Go east on PGA Blvd. to Central Blvd. Turn left, go north to Donald Ross Road. Turn left, go west to Parkside Drive. Turn right, going north on Parkside Drive. Then turn right onto University Blvd. The parking area consists of a parking garage on the left hand side of University Blvd. You will need to cross University Blvd. to the FAU campus.
From the north: Take Exit 116 (Jupiter). Go east to I-95. Go south to Exit 83 (Donald Ross Road). Go east to Parkside Drive. Turn left, going north on Parkside Drive. Then turn right onto University Blvd. The parking area consists of a parking garage on the left hand side of University Blvd. You will need to cross University Blvd. to the FAU campus.
- Don’t forget that it is daylight savings time, so we will move the clock ahead one hour Sunday, March 9, at 2 AM!
- See last page for directions. Due to a game that is schedule to take place at 1:00 PM at the stadium and risk that cars without FAU stickers are likely to be ticketed, we advise you to park across the street. If you are having difficulty finding the location, please call Aileen Josephs at 561-723-7629.
- From FAU website: http://wise.fau.edu/jupiter/about-fau/campusmap-directions.php.
