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April 2019
WAMCon Nashville
WAMCon is an interactive recording conference for women (including transgender or cisgender; non-binary and gender non-conforming individuals) presented by Women's Audio Mission and hosted by Belmont University's Ocean Way Nashville Studios in partnership with Change the Conversation. Don't miss this immersive experience with award-winning music producers, recording engineers, songwriters, beatmakers and record executives involved in making the music you love most! This event is perfect for aspiring producers and engineers as well as musicians and students interested in the recording and music industries. Confirmed speakers…
Find out more »May 2019
Getting Board & Staff Aligned on Fundraising
Bring your lunch, sit down in front of your computer, and let's discuss how to better move your board towards alignment with staff on fundraising efforts and governance. WHAT YOU WILL GET: Part 1: A quick presentation that gets to the core of Deepening engagement and group identity between board and staff Creating a shift towards 6 and 7 figures gifts, and Overall ignition and retooling of the board (20 min) Part 2: Dialogue and troubleshooting of situations that participants face (40 min)…
Find out more »Smarter Strategic Planning Webinar
Bring your lunch, sit down in front of your computer, and let's discuss how to lay a foundation for effective strategic planning - regardless if you plan to do it yourself, or if you plan to hire someone to help you throught he process. I am sure you don't want to invest months and tens of thousands of dollars only to produce something that will never come to pass, something that is too abstract, or something that nobody wants to do...…
Find out more »Block-printed Greeting Cards
Join Girls Garage for a workshop just in time for Mother’s Day! Learn how to draw, transfer, block-carve, and print handmade greeting cards for any occasion. We’ll use a simple (and inexpensive) DIY rubber block-carving technique to produce sets of beautiful handmade cards, and each participant will take home a set for future holidays and mailings. You will also take your block home so you can make more cards in the future. Feel free to bring your own blank cards,…
Find out more »WAM Level 2 – Recording in a Professional Studio
Learn to use all of the gear and systems in WAM's professional recording studio. From large format consoles to patch bays, complex headphone systems, microphones and signal processors. Learn signal flow and how to properly connect gear in a multi-room recording studio. Pre-requisite: WAM Level 1 or equivalent basic recording training. This is a two part event: it will take place on both May 7 and 14. Find more information and registration here. This event is hosted by Women's Audio…
Find out more »The Council for Boys and Young Men Facilitator Training
Promoting Strengths, Community & Responsibility The Council for Boys and Young Men is a strengths-based group model that addresses risk factors and empowers participants to find belonging, build assets, and deconstruct harmful masculinity beliefs on their journey toward becoming respectful leaders and connected allies in their community. Studies show significant increases in school engagement and positive impacts on masculinity beliefs. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is now funding a 4 year study on Boys Council aimed at preventing violence.…
Find out more »Getting Board & Staff Aligned on Fundraising
Bring your lunch, sit down in front of your computer, and let's discuss how to better move your board towards alignment with staff on fundraising efforts and governance. WHAT YOU WILL GET: Part 1: A quick presentation that gets to the core of Deepening engagement and group identity between board and staff Creating a shift towards 6 and 7 figures gifts, and Overall ignition and retooling of the board (20 min) Part 2: Dialogue and troubleshooting of situations that participants face (40 min)…
Find out more »Smarter Strategic Planning Webinar
Bring your lunch, sit down in front of your computer, and let's discuss how to lay a foundation for effective strategic planning - regardless if you plan to do it yourself, or if you plan to hire someone to help you throught he process. I am sure you don't want to invest months and tens of thousands of dollars only to produce something that will never come to pass, something that is too abstract, or something that nobody wants to do...…
Find out more »Education Into Action Boot Camp
It’s time for the next generation of thinkers and activists to find their voices. It’s time for About-Face Education Into Action Boot Camp! The About-Face Education Into Action Boot Camp takes media literacy to a new level, provoking new thoughts social media, providing tons of knowledge about taking action on social issues — and adding time to practice it. Teen girls* will walk away with a new sense of their power and an experience of activism they’ll never forget. Over…
Find out more »LGBTQ Intro to Empowerment Self-Defense
IMPACT Bay Area is dedicated to providing personal safety skills and confidence to communities most at risk of violence and harassment in our society. This three-hour training covers street safety and awareness, physical and verbal boundary setting, and full force self-defense skills proven effective at increasing safety and confidence. Students get the unique and powerful experience of practicing their techniques full force in safe and realistic scenarios against a padded mock assailant. This is a great class to take if…
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