Apra Great Lakes Virtual Symposium: Unleashing Creativity through Connection

Please join us for a week of collaboration and learning!

Each day we will be providing one session and each session requires its own registration and fee (fee only for non Great Lakes Partner Chapter members). A zoom meeting link will be included in your registration confirmation for each session you register for.

Tuesday Session: Unleashing Creativity Through Connection

12:00 CST

Do you dread group problem-solving? Are you frustrated with conventional methods of teamwork? Then this session is for you! Many typical structures are either too stiflingly strict or too chaotically loose to produce positive results. In this session, the presenter will introduce a series of constructs from a tool set called Liberating Structures that will help groups forge genuine connections, unleash their creativity, and elevate their problem-solving to new heights. Attendees will practice these structures in the room with each other, using real-life challenges as examples. You may think this sounds cheesy or even intimidating, but you'll be so glad you came - previous session attendees have described the experience as "life changing" and the "best session of the conference!" So come prepared to engage, share, and learn to break free from creative constraints with your colleagues!

PLEASE BE SURE TO BRING A PEN/PENCIL AND PAPER TO THIS SESSION!

Presenter: Catherine Flaatten

Catherine is the Director of Relationship Management at The George Washington University. Setting policy, procedure and protocol at the macro level for the division of Development and Alumni Relations, she works to optimize GW’s relationship management system and thereby enable fundraisers to reach new heights of success. Previously, Catherine served as the Manager of Prospect Research at Share Our Strength, a national organization working to end childhood hunger in the United States. Prior to that, she worked in prospect research at the BrightFocus Foundation and the National Psoriasis Foundation.

A regular speaker and author within the local, national, and international prospect development communities, Catherine serves as President of Apra Metro DC, Chair of the Apra Membership Committee, and Chair of the AASP Best Practices in Prospect Development Committee. Residing in Northern Virginia with her partner and their spoiled cat, Catherine spends her free time singing in the Alexandria Choral Society, providing pro bono fundraising consulting to the Alexandria Kinderchoir, and contributing to the DC Liberating Structures working group.

Catherine holds a BA in International Affairs and an MPH in Maternal and Child Health, both from The George Washington University.

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Apra-IL is our partner chapter for processing registration and payment for the Apra Great Lakes 2020 Conference.

For questions regarding registration and payment, please contact apragreatlakes@gmail.com