Agenda: Impact Fellowships Summit

Agenda: Impact Fellowships Summit

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Day 1: Wednesday, October 28, 2020

8 a.m.–9:30 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast (hosted by IREX)

9:30 a.m.–10 a.m.

Opening Remarks

Keynote Address

10 a.m.–10:15 a.m.

Lightening Talk—Reimagining Leadership Models

  • Track: Where’s Your Impact?
  • Facilitator: ProInspire

10:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m.

Community Building: Collaborating through Fellowship Programs

  • Track: Connections Matter
  • Facilitator: Rockwood Leadership Institute

11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

Morning Breakout Sessions:

Longitudinal Impact Strategies

  • Track: Where’s Your Impact?
  • Facilitator: Institute of International Education

Building and Tracking Alumni Networks

  • Tracks: Connections Matter & Where’s Your Impact?
  • Facilitators: Public Rights Project & Global Impact

Strategies for Finalist Interviews

  • Track: Where’s Your Impact?
  • Facilitator: Foster America

1 p.m.–2:30 p.m.

Lunch

Join the Conversation: Inclusivity and Accessibility in Fellowships

  • Track: Where’s Your Impact?
  • Facilitator: IREX

2:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m.

Afternoon Breakout Sessions:

Conscious Leadership

  • Track: Connections Matter
  • Facilitator: Deeper Peace Leadership Institute

Collaboration and Engagement in Your Networks

  • Track: Answering the “So What?”
  • Facilitator: New England Aquarium

Photovoice Methodology

  • Track: Answering the “So What?”
  • Facilitator: Resilient Futures

4:50 p.m.–5:15 p.m.

Lightening Talk—Using Tech to Effectively Promote Social Change

  • Track: Answering the “So What?”
  • Facilitator: Sahaba

5:15 p.m.–5:30 p.m.

Closing Reflections and Looking Ahead (brief remarks by IREX)

5:30 p.m.–7 p.m

Networking Reception (hosted by IREX)

Day 2: Thursday, October 29, 2020

8:30 a.m.

Opening

Morning Recap/Energizer and Breakfast (hosted by IREX)

Paired Commonalities Icebreaker

  • Track: Connections Matter
  • Facilitator: Foster America
  • Lightening Talk Track: Answering the “So What?”
  • Facilitator: Names and Faces

9:15 a.m.–10:45 a.m.

Morning Breakout Sessions, Round 1:

Employing Ubuntu & Peace Leadership

  • Track: Connections Matter
  • Facilitator: Deeper Peace Leadership Institute

Ethical Dimensions of Leadership

  • Track: Where’s Your Impact?
  • Facilitator: Kansas State University

Authentic Connections in Community Engagement and Networks

  • Track: Connections Matter
  • Facilitator: W.K. Kellogg Foundation

11 a.m.–noon

Morning Breakout Sessions, Round 2:

Applying a Design-Thinking Approach to Program Development and Implementation

  • Track: Answering the “So What?”
  • Facilitator: New Sector Alliance

Interactive Learning, MEC Tools, and Stakeholder Mapping

  • Track: Answering the “So What?”
  • Facilitator: IREX & YALI

Addressing Global Issues Locally

  • Track: Where’s Your Impact?
  • Facilitator: Mozilla Foundation

Utilizing LinkedIn Workshop

  • Track: Connections Matter
  • Facilitator: Jennifer Bangoura

Noon–1:30 p.m.

Lunch/Open Space

1 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Learning Lab

3 p.m.–4 p.m.

Afternoon Breakout Sessions:

Learning from Evaluations

  • Track: Answering the “So What?”
  • Facilitator: ProInspire

Fellowship Community of Practice

  • Track: Connections Matter
  • Facilitator: Wildlife Conservation

4 p.m.–5 p.m.

Building a Culture of Support

  • Track: Connections Matter
  • Facilitator: Schusterman Family Foundation

Closing Reflections (facilitated by IREX)