Student registration is now only $10. Non-profit representatives can get in for a mere $25. Don't miss this opportunity to learn new skills to advance the mission of your non-profit organization.
Special registration rates are available for Conservation District Watershed Specialists, and West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Coalition members.
Advocate, Communicate, Transform (ACT!), to be held at the Nittany Lion Inn, State College, PA, is a unique and exciting gathering where we will celebrate the good work being done by our water watchdogs, learn from each other how best to solve the myriad of challenges facing clean water advocates, hear from experts in advocacy, and build collective solutions to shared challenges.
Sponsors of the Conference include the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds, the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University, the PA Organization for Watersheds and Rivers, and the Colcom Foundation.
The agenda was guided by a steering committee composed of representatives of Trout Unlimited, the Eastern and Western Pennsylvania Coalitions for Abandoned Mine Reclamation, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, and the Fayette County Conservation District.
Join us as we welcome keynote speaker Josh McNeil of the PA League of Conservation Voters who will tell us about current issues and how to best take action!
Nationally recognized expert on nonprofit advocacy, Marcia Avner, will share time-tested principles of effective advocacy.
Ten workshops present a variety of opportunities for gathering new information about environmental issues or helping to further your effectiveness as an advocate, board member, or environmental champion.
Topics include implementing abandoned mine drainage education programs, how to advocate for policy changes that protect water quality, why Federal Environmental Good Samaritan protection is important to you, how to promote your organization and mission through social media, how to communicate through conflict, and much more.
There will also be a networking reception and a poster session.
Although the deadline to reserve a room has passed, special rates were offered at the Nittany Lion Inn and if you act fast, may still be available. The Block Code to use to receive the group rate is FOUD13A. Reservations can be made online at www.pennstatehotels.com or by calling 800-233-7505 using the code.
To Register, call the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at 412-397-6000 or go to the Conference registration webpage.