A Communications Workshop for Youth Development Leaders and Advocates

Please join the Youth Policy Initiative and the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley for a dynamic
communications workshop.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009
11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

This workshop is free of charge. Lunch will be provided.
Omni Parker House Hotel, 14th Floor, 60 School Street, Boston
(click here for directions)

Workshop Presenters:

Patrick Bresette, Associate Program Director, Demos Center for the Public Sector
Noah Berger, Executive Director, Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
Yawu Miller, Deputy Director, Public Policy Institute, Project Director, ONE Massachusetts

Workshop Goals:

• Help to demystify the Massachusetts budget and explore the ways in which revenue and budgeting decisions have affected our communities and public service structures;
• Explore pervasive attitudes about the government, youth, and public funding of youth-related social programs; and
• Provide new communications tools and practical skills to promote support for public investments in youth programming.

RSVP by May 22nd, 2009, to franklin.shearer@tbf.org

Welcome Participants

This workshop is designed for youth service professionals, including but not limited to Executive Directors and others who interact with board members, donors, funders, public officials, and/or policymakers on behalf of their organizations and constituents.

Partners and Supporters of this event include

The Youth Policy Initiative
The United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
The Public Policy Institute/ONE Massachusetts
Merck Family Fund
Hyde Square Task Force

About the Youth Policy Initiative

The Youth Policy Initiative is a funder collaborative designed to build the capacity of youth-serving networks to advance public policy agendas related to educational, social, and workforce outcomes for high-risk youth. Through technical assistance, convening, and collaboration, YPI strengthens the voices of youth advocates in Boston and statewide.

Youth Policy Initiative Funders

The Barr Foundation
The Boston Foundation
The Hyams Foundation
W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Youth Policy Initiative Grantee Networks

Citizens for Juvenile Justice
The Girls’ Initiative
High Risk Youth Network
Multicultural Dropout Collaborative
Safe Teens/Safe Communities Coalition
Teens Leading the Way
Youth Transitions Task Force