Bridging to Action Workshops
Facilitation is found in so many of our EWB activities; team meetings, member learning sessions, school outreach presentations, topic-specific discussions, workplace outreach presentations, and the list goes on. This session provides the whole person model and experiential skills for group facilitation; from both the perspective of the participant and the perspective of the facilitator. You will develop the skills and ability to facilitate any group to meet its purpose, using the EWB peer-to-peer learning model. Come deepen the mastery of the art …
This session propels you on a journey to be amongst the strongest social change leaders in the world. You will experience EWB’s philosophy on leadership and how it allows us to drive the cause forward. Unlock your highest potential at this session! This is strongly recommended for all EWB leaders who have not attended a past nationally coordinated regional retreat, a past national presidents meeting, or this particular session at past EWB conferences.
This session invites the current core executives (max of 8 and min of 6) of each university chapter, who hold the lead positions of Presidency, Member Learning, Public Outreach & Advocacy, School Outreach, Finance, Fundraising, Curriculum Enhancement and Communications. This session will bring together the leaders in each program area to explore and exchange information relevant to help all chapters kick the next semester out of the field.
A Workshop specifically tailored for executive members of professional chapters from across the country to come together and share experiences and best practices. All professional chapter executive team members should attend.
Are you considering applying to become an OVS with EWB? Come to this open forum with EWB staff and returned OVS and have your questions answered.
Chapter Best Practice Workshops
Learn and explore how your chapter can work with your university’s administration, student’s council, food services, and students to increase availability and awareness of Fair Trade on campus and achieve “Fair Trade University” status.
This workshop explores how working effectively with the media to cover your events, your chapter, and your Junior Fellows’ work can open up enormous opportunities in extra engagement of the public.
This workshop is targeted specifically at working professionals. Explore how each individual can be a workplace champion in driving forward unique opportunities for engagement within the workplace. This includes: workplace outreach, Fair Trade Workplace, EWB Campaigns, fundraising etc. These examples (who, what, how, why) will be discussed along with the systems needed to support sustainable interactions on a national level.
Many of us strive to find more effective ways to structure our chapter, and every chapter’s VP and director roles, teams, and executive looks slightly different. This workshop explores how to develop structures to incorporate new members, build strong teams, and ultimately achieve big outcomes, within your specific chapter’s context.
This workshop explores how to build a strong connection with and understanding of our overseas programs and volunteers and the farmers, NGO workers, and other people that we work with overseas. It will explore how to use learning partnerships, junior fellows, and other informal means.
Discover how you can enhance your chapter’s impact by connecting the member learning program to other chapter activities. And learn more about how action can enrich learning through the learning by doing model.
We all know that feedback can be an incredible tool for personal growth, the effectiveness of your chapter, and thus improved results. This workshop explores how a culture of feedback can be built into the fabric of a chapter.
Are you considering applying to become an OVS with EWB? Come to this open forum with EWB staff and returned OVS and have your questions answered.