Advocacy Allies Issues Forum

Connect with advocacy-minded leaders and review nonprofit issues.


Tuesday, November 14, 2023
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM (EST)

Cathy Novinger Girl Scouts Leadership Center


1107 Williams Street Columbia, SC 29201-3035 United States
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Advocacy Allies: Who & Why
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Category: Advocacy Allies

Join the Advocacy Allies Peer Network for the inaugural Advocacy Allies Issues Forum and hear from policy experts on some of our sector's most timely issues at the SC State House. This event features presentations and panels on some of the critical issues your peers are working on at the State House, as well as a happy hour to wrap things up.

Open to all Together SC members, particularly those well-versed in policy and advocacy or looking for connections to peers in these spaces.

Topics covered will include: Housing, Threats to DEI, Health Equity, and Voting. 

Agenda

Learn more about our speakers, Together SC Member profiles are linked in the Agenda below. Each session will last 45 mins and include Q&A.

Welcome: Chynna Phillips

Advocacy Allies Leadership Team Member, Sisters of Charity Foundation of SC


Session 1: Equity in SC's Healthcare Quality & Access

Moderated by Ann Warner, International Center for Research on Women

Keith Smalls, My Community’s Keeper Mentor Group 

Teresa Arnold, Cover SC

Session 2: The Power of Your Vote

Moderated by John Tynan, CVSC

Dr. Todd Shaw, USC Political Science and African American Studies

Katy Smith, Greater Good Greenville

April Richardson, Black Voters Matter


Break

Session 3: Affordable Housing Across SC

Moderated by Bernie Maczyk, SCACED

Tina Belge, Greenville Housing Fund

Superintendent JR Green, Fairfield County Schools

Dr. Lila Anna Sauls, Homeless No More


Session 4: Threats to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Moderated by Quinn Hayes Together Women Rise, Together SC Equity Peer Network

Audrey Lane, E3 Foundation 

Josh Malkin, ACLU

Courtney Thomas, Pride Link

Nina Richards, Spanglish Consulting


Happy Half Hour

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Advocacy Allies: Who & Why
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The Advocacy Issue Forum is sponsored by the Institute for Child Success

The Advocacy Aliies Peer Network is sponsored by Blackbaud

For More Information:

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