GPC-3: Tips for Successful Grant-Writing
Have you wanted to write a grant proposal or raise funds but didn't know where to start? These presenters are skilled in what it takes to write a successful grant proposal and will offer tips, how to develop a sound strategy, dealing with the need to quantify results when in conflict prevention work results aren't easy to quantify, and more. This is your opportunity to ask questions.
Speakers:
Elizabeth (Liz) Hume is the Executive Director of the Alliance for Peacebuilding. Liz is a conflict expert and has more than 25 years of experience in senior leadership positions in bilateral, multilateral institutions and NGOs. She has extensive experience in policy and advocacy and overseeing sizeable and complex peacebuilding programs in conflict-affected and fragile states in Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa.
Bonnie Kruse is a member of the Rotary District 5650 Seward Rotary Club, Nebraska USA. Bonnie and her husband Jon spend their winters in Freeport Grand Bahama and are both active in the Rotary Club Lucaya. After Hurricane Dorian, Bonnie worked in collaboration with RCL President Jaims Carey on a successful $89k, 280 Rotary Global Grant. Bonnie and Jon received the Rotary District 5650 2021 Cadwallader Award for their contributions to all avenues of service; Community, international, Vocational, Club, and Youth Service.
Moderator:
Kim Weichel is a global peacebuilding, development, cross cultural and gender expert with 30 years professional experience working in leadership positions in many countries. Her passion and life's work over the past 30 years has been to foster global understanding, build bridges across divides and support women to step into leadership. As a social entrepreneur, she has started organizations and projects to advance dialogue, accountability and social change. Most recently as CEO of Peace X Peace, an international women’s peacebuilding and leadership organization, the network of 30,000 women in 125 countries raises women’s voices and provides a platform for women to be catalysts for social change. She has a B.A. degree in Cultural Anthropology and a Masters’ degree in Sociology with an emphasis in intercultural communication from the University of Cape Town in South Africa. She was awarded two fellowships to Europe by both the European Commission and the German government for her work in European regional cooperation. She also received a Rotary Peace Fellowship for a three month peace and conflict certification course in Bangkok, Thailand, and a Juno Women’s Leadership Fellowship at Omega Institute. She has travelled widely in parts of Africa, Asia, Europe, Central and Latin America, the Middle East and North America and benefited enormously from her many cross cultural experiences and friends on many continents.
2023 GLOBAL PEACE CONFERENCE (GPC-3): Over 24 hours of peace talks, skills-based workshops and networking
Do you care deeply about your community and looking for ideas to bring about positive change?
Join us on 4 March 2023 for the third 24-hour online Global Peace Conference: an exciting, interactive convergence of thought-provokers, peacebuilders and everyday people building peace in their spheres of influence.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL AGENDA
The theme of this year’s conference is “Strengthening Our Peacebuilding Community”. This theme is an extension of our desire to connect our planet with people power, towards a peaceful and just existence for all. This year’s 24-hour conference has programming in four global geographical regions, with plenaries and skill-building sessions, covering all time zones across the globe and enabling anyone, anywhere, to participate.
This volunteer-led initiative of Rotary Peace Fellows and other members of the broader Rotary peace ecosystem is based on the premise that everyone has the power to change the world. We work in civil society, academia, and government. We work in conflict resolution, sustainable development, and business. We are change makers in our community wherever we are based across the globe, and have a passion to transform conflict into growth and potential.
This 24-hour Global Peace Conference is not a typical academic conference or business networking opportunity. Our value is in dialogue and in collaboration, so everyone—YOU included—has a part to play in making our conference meaningful.
The event will feature:
Local peacebuilders from all over the world
Interactive sessions at all time zones
Ample opportunity for training and networking
Join us by registering above! The conference is free of charge thanks to the generosity of volunteers and donors from the Rotary peace community, including Carol Fellows and Tim Bewley.
If you would like to make a donation to help keep future conferences free and inclusive, please click here. Thank you for your support!
WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS AFTER THE CONFERENCE?
During the inclusive, open planning meetings to prepare for the conference, it was decided to develop a conference declaration setting out positive peace as a unifying concept to unite Rotary Peace Fellows, other peacebuilders, and the Rotary family. The goal is also to articulate a vision for the conference as a vehicle to strengthen the Rotary peace ecosystem and to build relationships with and elevate grassroots peaceubilders. Please provide feedback on the draft conference declaration:
COMMENT ON THE DRAFT HERE
Thank you for your constructive input!