Getting (and Keeping) Your Slice of the Pie,
May 8-9, 2003

Agenda

William Julius Wilson, Harvard University
James Knickman, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Charles Royer, Urban Health Initiative

Session I: Finding Funding: Creating Dedicated Revenue Streams
Moderator: Charles Royer, Urban Health Initiative

Panel Discussion with Carol O'Cleireacain, Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution and UHI site directors

Session II: The Thorny Issue of Lobbying and Advocacy by Non-Profits
Moderator: William Julius Wilson, Harvard University

Author: Jeffrey M. Berry, Tufts University
"Empowering Nonprofits"
Discussant: Hathaway Ferebee, Baltimore Safe and Sound and Laura Pinkney, Safe Passages

Session III: Learning from Best Practice: Sustaining the Coalition
Moderator: James Knickman, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Author: Elizabeth J. Reid, The Urban Institute
"Organizational Factors in Children's Policy Advocacy"
Panel Discussion: Lessons from the Field

Bill Walczak, Codman Square Health Center

Lew Finfer, Organizing and Leadership Training Center

Session IV: How to Influence Policy and Gain the Attention of Legislatures
Moderator: William Julius Wilson, Harvard University

Author: Ron Haskins, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
Discussants: Jarrett Barrios, (D) State Senator, MA and Byron Rushing, (D) State Representative