2023 Grantee Convening Agenda

*All times are in CT

*ALL EVENTS TAKE PLACE IN BALLROOMS 1 & 2 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Arrive at River Spirit Casino Resort (check-in time is 4 pm CT)

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

8 AM – 5 PM Grantee Convening Meeting

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Thursday, October 5, 2023

8 AM – 5 PM Grantee Convening Meeting

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Friday, October 6, 2023

Check-out/Depart (check-out time is 11 am CT)

Breakfast Included

Zoom Link

https://zoom.us/j/92296610059?pwd=L1QwclhML1BBdUJmemk5WU9jelVPQT09

Meeting ID: 922 9661 0059

Passcode: 494544

One tap mobile

+16465588656

TUE. OCT. 3

Arrive/Check-in. Please note that travel to and from the hotel, including airfare and ground transportation, will not be covered by NAAF. Funds allocated in your grant budget should be used for this purpose. River Spirit offers guests complimentary shuttle service to and from the hotel.

WED. OCT. 4

8:00 AM: Breakfast- (Ballroom 1-2)

9:00 AM: Welcome and Introductions; Toni Stanger-McLaughlin

Keynote Speakers: Porter Holder, Trustee of Native American Agriculture Fund; Claryca Mandan, Trustee of Native American Agriculture Fund; and Sarah Vogel, Attorney, Advocate, and Author of The Farmer’s Lawyer.

10:30 AM: Break

10:45 AM: CDFI Rapid Intro (1 minute each)

11:05 AM: 501c3 Rapid Intro (1 minute each)

11:35 AM: Tribes Rapid Into (1 minute each)

11:55 AM: Educational Organizations (1 minute each)

12:10 PM: Lunch: Remarks by Janie Simms Hipp; CEO/President Native Agriculture Financial Services

1:10 PM: Maximizing Your Impact: The Larger Vision; Toni Stanger-McLaughlin, CEO, NAAF

• Case Study Presentation
• Identifying Partners
• How Partnerships Work

2:00 PM: Break

2:30 PM: Networking Sessions

5:00 PM: Break

6:00 PM: Dinner and Ceremony of Honor-Jerry Hagstrom, Founder, and Editor, The Hagstrom Report (Ballroom 1-2)

Introduction and Remarks by Toni Stanger McLaughlin, CEO, Native American Agriculture Fund, and Sarah Vogel, Attorney, Advocate, and Author of The Farmer’s Lawyer.

THU. OCT. 5

8:00 AM: Breakfast (Ballroom 1& 2)

9:00 AM: Grantee Panel Session/ Q&A Moderated by Whitney Sawney, Director of Communications and Policy, Native American Agriculture Fund

10:30 AM: Break

10:45 AM: Breakout Sessions

• Effective Strategies for Grant Writing
• Maintaining Compliance

12:00 PM: Lunch

1:00 PM: Breakout Sessions

• Communications and Social Media Strategies
• Successful Accounting Practices

2:00 PM: Introduction to the NAAF Board of Trustees

3:00 PM: Networking & Headshots

5:00 PM: Break

6:00 PM: Dinner and Closing Remarks

FRI: OCT 6

8:00 AM: Breakfast & Networking

11:00 AM: Check out/Depart