2023 Gathering Agenda
More details to come.
Monday, April 10th:
Hotel Check-ins (3:00pm-5:00pm)
Evening Dine Arounds (6:00pm-8:30pm)
Tuesday, April 11th:
Members-Only Learning Sessions & Groups Meeting Time (8:30am-5:00pm)
Federal Partnership Strategies Panel (Panelists Include: Jen Simon, Appalachian Regional Commission, Doug Lynott, U.S. Economic Development Administration, and Kayleigh Kyle, USDA Rural Development) (9:00am-10:00am)
Concurrent Session Options (10:30am-11:30am):
Integrated Impact Investment Strategies (Panelists Include: David Stocks, Educational Foundation of America, Sarah Grymes, Dogwood Health Trust, and Mary Fant Donnan, The Alleghany Foundation)
Re-imagining Capacity-Building as a Tool for Funders (Panelists Include: Kathy Allen, Foundation for Appalachian KY, Stephanie Hyre, The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, Sara Lightner, Community Heart and Soul, and Angela Anderson, Dogwood Health Trust)
Re-entry Strategies (Panelists Include: Michael Pesant, Dogwood Health Trust, Bill Woodrum, The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, and Anna Swanson from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy)
Keynote Over Lunch: Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle (12:00pm-1:15pm)
Workshop: Culturally Responsive and Equitable Evaluation with Expanding the Bench (1:30pm-3:30pm)
AFN Group Breakout Meetings (4:00pm-5:00pm)
Evening Dine Arounds (6:00pm-8:30pm)
Wednesday, April 12th:
AFN Regional Asset Scan Review & Breakout Sessions (9:00am-5:00pm)
AFN Regional Asset Scan Overview and Data Walks (9:30am-10:30am)
World Cafe Table Exercises (11:00am-12:00pm)
Lunch and Networking by Cross-Sector Interests (12:00pm-1:30pm)
Breakout Sessions: Strengthening Community Assets (1:30pm-3:00pm)
Breakout Sessions: Emerging Opportunities for Systems Change (3:00pm-5:00pm)
Evening Reception at Burntshirt Winery (6:00pm-8:00pm)
Thursday, April 13th:
Site Visits (8:00am-12:30pm)