Octopus Strategies at Events, Workshop, Meetings, Seminars and Conferences

Octopus Strategies and Hollyhock Foundation are pleased to present the 2009 Summer Seminar Series, four intimate conversations with emerging leaders of the social change community. Just 30 people will be in attendance at each seminar, to learn from five inspiring leaders. Seminars will be held on Tuesday afternoons in July and August, and hosted in the Hollyhock Room at Vancouver's Tides Renewal Centre. Join us and spend an afternoon immersed in innovative thinking.

Details of each seminar appear below. If you'd like to register for all four, please use the link at the bottom of the page to contact us directly for special pricing.

The Changing Landscape of Fundraising

Moved to September

Erin Barrett
Managing Partner
Octopus Strategies, London

The Seminar has been moved to September.

The fundraising landscape is changing at an alarming rate. Channels are multiplying, but returns are diminishing. Once reliable strategies and media no longer deliver.

From the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association and Save the Children, to Sentebale, a charity founded by HRH Prince Harry, Erin Barrett has worked on some of the biggest brands in the market. She focuses on the development of multi-million dollar marketing and fundraising plans designed to recruit and retain donors.

Join Erin as she talks about the award-winning 2008 campaign for the UK’s National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Learn how this remarkable organization is navigating through today’s challenging times by getting back to basics—strategy, design, testing and donor management.

$69

Or sign up for all four Summer Seminars for $229

Values-Driven Leadership:
A Model of Success

Tues, July 28th, '09

Jeff Balin MBA CPCC
Principal
Balin Professional Coaching

In the life of every entrepreneur, there’s a defining transition—a moment when they stare into the abyss and choose either to turn back, or risk everything for their dream.

Jeff Balin has spent more than 1,600 hours coaching senior leaders of non-profit and social venture organizations—entrepreneurs who have “been through the abyss” and broken through to achieve remarkable success. Based on a wealth of experience working with leaders of organizations such as Room to Read, Communicopia and Covenant House, Jeff has distilled a powerful model and methodology for the acceleration of success.

Join Jeff as he presents his model of Values-Based Leadership, and learn how your daily activities can deliver results that will change your life, your organization, and even our world.

$69

Or sign up for all four Summer Seminars for $229

Citizen Engagement:
Ongoing Lessons from Vancouver 2010

Tues, Aug 11th, '09

Lesli Boldt
Project Manager,
2010 Host City Communications
City of Vancouver

Marnie McGregor
Project Manager,
2010 Host City Stakeholder Relations
City of Vancouver

Vancouver 2010 is an open invitation for everyone to share in the Olympic and Paralympic journey, to find and step up to their own podium. It is about creating everyday champions, every day. But not all of us will be lucky enough to attend the gold medal hockey finals! So what will the Games bring for those without tickets?

Lesli Boldt is responsible for strategic communications planning, media relations, web communications and other brand-related support for the City of Vancouver in its role as Host City for the 2010 Winter Games. She teams up daily with Marnie McGregor, who leads Host City stakeholder relations and community outreach, helping to share information, answer questions and engage neighbhourhoods in the Host City experience.

Join Lesli and Marnie as they talk about the challenges and rewards of engaging the citizens of Vancouver in this unprecedented moment in the history of our city. And learn key lessons on citizen engagement that you can put to use in your organization.

$69

Or sign up for all four Summer Seminars for $229

Google & Compassion:
Social Media Marketing of the Dalai Lama Centre for Peace & Education

Tues, Aug 25th, '09

Jacqueline Voci & Deborah Collins
Principals
SOYA Marketing

Founded in 2005, the Dalai Lama Centre for Peace & Education is committed to building on his unique and compelling appeal, and conveying his message of compassion, kindness and mutual understanding. Between September 26 and 29, the Centre will host His Holiness and an esteemed group of Nobel Laureates for the Vancouver Peace Summit.

Vancouver’s SOYA Marketing is responsible for the Summit’s social media marketing—for elevating the event’s profile on Google, where more than 75% of people turn first for insights and information. Join SOYA’s principals, Jacqueline Voci and Deborah Collins, for an insightful discussion of a campaign in full flight.

Soya Marketing is working with brands big and small, taking strategies grounded in professional communications and reaching out across the social media landscape. Learn from their experiences with clients such as the United Nations Foundation, Blast Radius and Opus Hotels. And engage their expert advice on your organization’s outreach.

$69

Or sign up for all four Summer Seminars for $229

Register for all four Summer Seminars and save $47!

- The Changing Landscape of Fundraising
- Values Driven Leadership
- Citizen Engagement
- Google & Compassion

Moved to September
Tues, July 28th, '09
Tues, Aug 11th, '09
Tues, Aug 25th, '09

$229