FAWCO's Region 4 (BeNeLux) regional meeting, hosted by ANC Rotterdam took place in Rotterdam from October 4-6, 2013. Approximately 30 participants joined us from the region (AWC Amsterdam, AWC Antwerp, AWC Brussels, AWC The Hague, AWC Luxembourg, ANC Rotterdam). The theme of the meeting was Collaboration: Every Accomplishment Starts with the Decision to Try. The goal was to connect members to discuss regional collaboration touchpoints such as: fundraising for the upcoming TARGET program, memberships drives, increased member participation (volunteerism), as well as sharing best practices for social media.
For the participants, Anne Morrow Lindbergh expressed it best: “Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.” Click below for presentations, photos and videos.
The morning session was dedicated to FAWCO presentations. The afternoon session consisted of break out group discussions on club issues and an interesting presentation from AWC The Hague member Kristine Racina on her role as Director of Expatriate Archives and how FAWCO clubs might contribute as expatriate information donors. We were lucky to have such strong FAWCO representatives involved to help us define what is “possible” for Region 4 to accomplish. With the upcoming Target Program launch, it is a unique opportunity for us to collaborate on a high-level regional strategy for fundraising.
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09:00 – 09:15 |
Ancors Away! Welcome FAWCO Introductions |
Vivien Lelieveld, ANCOR President My-Linh Kunst, FAWCO President |
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09:15 – 09:45 |
Club Round Robin Introduction and basic club information |
R4 Presidents or Reps |
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09:45 – 10:15 |
FAWCO Youth Cultural Volunteers, watch Emily |
Sallie Chaballier, FAWCO 2nd VP Emily van Eerten |
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10:30 – 10:50 |
Michele Hendrikse Du Bois The FAWCO Foundation President |
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10:50 – 11:30 |
FAWCO Target Program - Human Rights for Women
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Johanna Dishongh, Target Program Chair |
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11:30 – 12:00 |
Make a Decision to try: Region 4 High-level Philanthropy Strategy |
Mary Adams/Group |
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12.30-13.30 |
Collaboration Workshop Part I : Bridging the Digital Divide |
Mary Adams/Group |
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13.30-14.10 |
Energizer & Snack Break |
Jennifer Debrow /Group |
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14.10-16.00 |
Collaboration Workshop Part II: Briding the Digital Divide |
Mary Adams/Group |
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16.00-16.20 |
Kristine Racina, Director of the Expatriate Archive Center |
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16.20-16.30 |
FAWCO Annual Conference - Brussels 2014 |
My-Linh Kunst |
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Meeting Wrap Up |
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