ComNetworkV/V+
This event has concluded.
V was the first-ever virtual gathering of The Communications Network, an organization that connects leaders working in communications for good to the top professionals and best ideas in the field. V happened over 3 days of ideas, insights, inspiration, learning, networking, and fun.
V+ offered you all the content from V, plus additional learning sessions (in the form of special V+ only breakouts and keynotes), and most importantly, an intimate group of peers dedicated to working with you every step of the way to 2021 to workshop ideas, posed questions to, and exposed you to new thinking.
Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and creator of The 1619 Project (the groundbreaking look at the 400 year impact of slavery), in conversation with Stacey Abrams
Misinformation expert Renée DiResta in conversation with Hewlett Foundation’s Vidya Krishnamurthy
Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson in conversation with MacArthur Foundation’s Kristen Mack
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation CEO Dr. Richard Besser in conversation with Missouri Foundation for Health’s Courtney Stewart
BMe Community CEO Trabian Shorters in conversation with Network Board Chair Jade Floyd
2020 Jones Award Winner A Step Ahead Chattanooga’s Susan Vandergriff
United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo in conversation with The Barton Institute’s Rebecca Arno
How Organizers Closed Down an Atlanta Jail | Soledad O’Brien Talks with Marilyn Winn of Women On The Rise and Xochitl Bervera Racial Justice Action Center
How Communications and Journalism Are Critical to Public Health | Dr. Judy Monroe CEO of the CDC Foundation talks to Matt James of GMMB
Why America’s Future Depends on the South’s | Nathaniel Smith of the Partnership for Southern Equity talks with Kyle Tibbs Jones of The Bitter Southerner
Civic Engagement and the 2020 Census: Yes, It Matters for Your Org | Rebecca DeHart and Jeanine Abrams McLean of Fair Count talk with R.E.M. Manager Bertis Downs
Building Movements — Civic Engagement and Voting: A Southern Perspective | ProGeorgia, GALEO, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta, Black Voters Matter; moderated by the Southern Poverty Law Center
What Does Equity Look Like?: A Southern Perspective | Generator, The Center for Civic Innovation, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; moderated by The Kendeda Fund
The “Action” Tank: Strategies for Tumultuous Times | Center for American Progress
Communications That Meet People Where They Are for Sustained Engagement | The California Wellness Foundation, Chroma Collaborative
Equity in Action: Ways to Authentically Reach Diverse Audiences | Disability:IN, AARP, Proof Strategies, Howard University
Lessons in Listening: How Black and Brown Community-Led Movements Inspire Change | The Advancement Project, Ben & Jerry’s
Strengthening Leadership for Racial Equity | Marguerite Casey Foundation, Adaptive Change Advisors
#NoKidsInCages: Building a Movement Out of a Moment | RAICES Texas, Fenton
Nonprofits Navigating the Rules that Permit them to Lobby and Advocate | Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta, Alliance for Justice
Operationalizing Equity: Communications + Power | National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
Creating an Inclusive Brand for an Historic Community Foundation | Almanac, St. Louis Community Foundation
Radical Listening: Organizers & Researchers Transforming Our Work | Rockefeller Family Fund, Topos Partnership, Missouri Jobs With Justice
Freedom or Death! A Slave Rebellion and the Power of Storytelling | Dread Scott, Antenna Works, Surdna Foundation, Fenton Communications
From Intentions To Actions: How Do Organizations Become Truly Inclusive? | Urban Institute
Home Is Here: How DACA Recipients Shaped Their Own Narrative | United We Dream
Propelling and Protecting Science through Storytelling | National Geographic Society, Rita Allen Foundation
Six Steps to Changing Hearts and Minds—For Good | Freedom to Marry, Hattaway Communications
Creating Your First Podcast: Responsibly Telling Stories About Racial Equity, Hate, and Extremism | The Atlantic, Southern Poverty Law Center
Author and executive advisor Charles Vogl discusses why community matters, now more than ever
Mia Birdsong, author of How We Show Up in conversation with Darion Jones of Meyer Memorial Trust
Leader of Freedom to Marry Campaign Evan Wolfson in conversation with Network Board Member Jesse Salazar
Dr. Clarence B. Jones, lawyer, professor, Civil Rights Hero, and Personal Counsel to Dr. Martin Luther King in conversation with Jennifer Oldham of the Healing Trust
FrameWorks Institute’s Nat Kendall-Taylor in conversation with Casey Family Programs’s Marissa Kaiser
Kevin Huynh, co-founder at People & Company and co-author of Get Together helps people get their people together
Focus on Flint: How Listening and Learning Drives Community Change | Flint Neighborhoods United, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Journalism on Complex Problems: The Single-Subject Newsroom Solution | The Trace, The Marshall Project, Grist, The Kendeda Fund
Disseminating Research: Getting Critical Findings Into the Right Hands | Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, Spencer Foundation, William T. Grant Foundation, NORC at the University of Chicago, Amdur Spitz & Associates, Jenn Clark