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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2010 – ARRIVAL DAY
Airport Shuttle Service
Complimentary, reserved airport shuttle from the Zihuatanejo, Mexico airport is provided for Delegates with flight itineraries submitted on or before September 30, 2010.
Delegate Mailboxes
Welcome Packets await Delegates in their mailboxes upon arrival. Every Delegate has a mailbox at the Collaboration Communications Center.
Delegate Literature
A Collaboration Library will be open in the Communications Center throughout the event. Delegates deliver literature to the Library upon arrival. Centrally located near Delegate mailboxes and the Internet café, the Collaboration Library is a display hub for educational and organizational literature supplied by Delegates. While respecting the environment and a 300 Delegate audience, Delegates may display whatever materials they would like. Advance shipping is not possible, so Delegates are advised to bring materials with them.
Collaboration Network News
During the Opportunity Collaboration, view in-room television videos supplied by Delegates about their organization, mission and work. Videos are broadcast 24/7 via Collaboration Network News (CNN).
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6:30-8:30pm – Networking Dinner
Healthful Cuisine
Sourcing fresh ingredients and local foods, breakfast, lunch and dinner are gourmet buffets offering a selection of local and international cuisines. A daily selection of dishes suitable for low-fat diets is included in the buffet. A baby-corner allows parents to prepare meals for their little ones.
Conversation Choices
The dining commons is arranged in sections. Areas are designated for quieter conversations with tables for 2, 4 or 6 people. Others area are comprised of tables of 8 or 10 people for topical discussions. A section is family-friendly with a kids-themed dining so Delegates can freely enjoy meals with their children; high chairs, booster seats and baby food are available. All seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
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8:30-9:00pm – Collaboration Convenes
Welcome Remarks about the nature of a collaborative community and aspirations for the Collaboration.
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9:00-11:00pm – Welcome Reception Under the Stars
Delegates mingle with other thought leaders, foundation executives, social investors, policy makers and innovative non-profit and for-profit entrepreneurs.
- SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2010 – CAPACITY-BUILDING
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6:30-7:30am – Yoga at Sunrise
Yogic principles focused on heart-centered work and the social entrepreneurial experience.
Yoga Instructor
Yoga classes led by Rich (Raghuri) Goldstein, social entepreneur & president, Yoga Yoga, Austin, Texas.
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7:30-9:00am – Networking Breakfast & Study Hall
Delegates network in private consultations or read in the study hall.
Study Hall
In this designated seating area, a “no talking” rule is respected for Delegates studying Colloquium readings or preparing for Collaboration Challenges and Cluster-Forks.
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9:00-11:00am – Colloquium for the Common Good – Session One: Ways of Looking at Poverty
The Colloquium for the Common Good is the Opportunity Collaboration’s signature seminar on executive leadership, economic justice and the good society. The Colloquium addresses the transcendent principles that drive poverty alleviation and asks Delegates to think realistically about the nature of economic justice and the good society.
Readings
Delegates are strongly encouraged to complete the readings for each Colloquium session. All Delegates participate in this core curriculum via small groups, creating a common experiential bond and shared set of learnings.
Before the Collaboration, Delegates receive a USB memory stick with about 50 pages of “homework” readings. If available for website posting, some readings are also available at the Resource Library. Readings will be announced in the Spring, 2010.
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11:00-12:00pm – Connections & Corridors
Private business meetings and spur-of-the-moment, self-directed small group discussions occur throughout campus and grounds.
Networking Concierge
Connections & Corridors is the Opportunity Collaboration’s "networking concierge" service. In advance of the event, Delegates are interviewed about their hoped-for outcomes, work agenda and institutional mission. Delegates are then offered personalized email introductions and customized suggestions for on-site, individual networking meetings.
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12:00-2:00pm – Conversational Cluster-Forks & Networking Lunch
Delegates select between structured small group discussions entitled Conversational Cluster-Forks, private business meetings or self-directed discussions. Conversational Cluster-Forks are mealtime discussions exploring a Delegate's focused topic of interest. Topics cover a wide range of policy, geographic, organizational, entrepreneurial and poverty-related themes, allowing Delegates to showcase their ideas, organizations and expertise. Discussions are attended by Delegates on a first-come, first-served basis.
Avoiding Leadership Burn-Out
Dana Taylor, social philanthropist, leads a discussion on achieving work-life balance in the classic anti-poverty pressure-cooker work environment.
Rationalizing Retail for the Rural Poor
Joe Speicher, Associate Director, Living Goods, leads a discussion about the case for efficiency in the delivery of retail products and services for the rural poor.
Global Social Enterprise to Save One Million Infants
John Anner, President, East Meets West Foundation, discusses a social enterprise hybrid (NGO and for-profit) that brings appropriate newborn medical technologies to developing countries, combining a robust sales effort with a training and monitoring program to ensure sustainability and effectiveness.
Banking After the Debacle
Donna Katzin, Executive Director, Shared Interest, leads a discussion about nonprofit and philanthropic strategies to move major financial institutions to play their part in combating poverty.
The Circles Campaign
Scott C. Miller, Chief Executive Officer, Move the Mountain Leadership Center, leads a discussion on building effective relationships across income lines to help families out of poverty.
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12:00-3:00pm – Wellness Programs
Delegates enjoy health, wellness & sports activities.
Wellness Facilities
Complimentary use of the campus gymnasium, tennis courts, kayaking and sailing equipment, yoga classes, dance classes, trapeze work, beach walks, basketball, softball, ping pong, volleyball and more is offered all Delegates.
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3:00-5:30pm – Collaboration Connections & Capacity-Building Sessions
Delegates participate in structured networking activities or capacity-building sessions. Collaboration Connections is the pivotal networking exercise of the Opportunity Collaboration. Delegates are introduced, learn about each other and identify opportunities for the coming days. Customized training sessions will be offered for Moderators for the Colloquium for the Common Good, Conversation Catalysts for the Collaboration Challenges and Cordes Fellows.
Colloquium Moderators
Collquium Moderators program will be announced in Spring, 2010.
Challenge Catalysts
Challenge Catalysts participate in a specially designed capacity-building workshop on how to think about and lead conversations for change, organized and taught by the design firm IDEO. In the words of IDEO about design thinking:
“Design thinking enables us to collectively tackle problems and ideas that are more complex than the lone designer can imagine: inaccessible healthcare, billions of people living on a few dollars a day, energy usage outpacing the planet's ability to support it, education systems that fail students, and beyond. These problems all have people at their heart. They require a collaborative, human-centered, iterative, and practical approach to finding the best ideas and ultimate solutions. Design thinking is just such an approach to innovation.”
Before the event, Catalysts receive a USB memory stick with “homework” readings about moderation techniques and ways of achieving maximum participation from all Delegates.
Cordes Fellows
Cordes Fellows participate in a four-day special symposium. Under the direction of the Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship (University of the Pacific, California), customized capacity-building, training and networking programs are offered Cordes Fellows. Session One, entitled __(title to be announced)__, occurs Satruday, October 16, 2010.
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5:30-6:30pm – Connections & Corridors
Private business meetings and spur-of-the-moment, self-directed small group discussions occur throughout campus and grounds.
Networking Concierge
Connections & Corridors is the Opportunity Collaboration’s "networking concierge" service. In advance of the event, Delegates are interviewed about their hoped-for outcomes, work agenda and institutional mission. Delegates are then offered personalized email introductions and customized suggestions for on-site, individual networking meetings.
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6:30-8:30pm – Conversational Cluster-Forks & Networking Dinner
Delegates select between structured small group discussions entitled Conversational Cluster-Forks, private business meetings or self-directed discussions. Conversational Cluster-Forks are mealtime discussions exploring a Delegate's focused topic of interest. Topics cover a wide range of policy, geographic, organizational, entrepreneurial and poverty-related themes, allowing Delegates to showcase their ideas, organizations and expertise. Discussions are attended by Delegates on a first-come, first-served basis.
Microfinance: Making Poverty Capital?
Ananya Roy, Professor, University of California, Berkeley, leads a discussion about the microfinance sector and its twin claims of financial sustainability and poverty alleviation
Grassroots Women Leaders
Paola Gianturco, photojournalist and author of Women Who Light the Dark, leads a discussion about what we can learn from grassroots women leaders when it comes to creating change.
Personal Growth for the Successful Social Entrepreneur
Saul Garlick, Executive Director, ThinkImpact, leads a discussion on the critical areas every neophyte social entrepreneur needs to address NOW to reach their goals.
Impact Investment Builds Bridges of Peace:
Gerhard Pries, President, Sarona Asset Management, leads a discussion among an inter-faith group of business leaders interested in bringing communities and capital together to create a global investment fund to benefit all people. Note: Maximum of four business leaders of any faith tradition (Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, etc) allowed at this table.
Making Sure It's Microcredit
Terry Provance, Executive Director, Oikocredit USA, leads a discussion about current trends in microfinance, commercialization of investment funds and the future significance of social impact management in the field.
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8:30pm – Casual Convenings
Delegates select from a menu of concurrent learning and networking programs.
Collaboration Cinema
Feature length films about economic development, social change or poverty reduction are shown nightly. Films will be announced in the Summer, 2010.
Book Discussions
Delegates are invited to lead an informal discussion examining a favorite book on any relevant topic. Small group book conversations are held in the evening in comfortable, quiet seating areas throughout the leadership village.
Chat and Chatter
On patios under the stars or under numerous sheltered seating areas, Delegates gather for private conversations, unhurried reflection and exploration of collaborative opportunities.
Concerts by the Pool
Impromptu mini-concerts performed by Delegates, jam sessions and singing take place around the swimming pool. Bring your instruments.
Dancing & Dialogue
To music ranging from mellow Sinatra to hot salsa, dancing occurs nightly. “To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak.” - Hopi American Indian saying.
Companies & Causes
Delegates with philanthropic and social capital learn about innovative ventures combating poverty. In a rapid-fire marketplace of presentations, Delegates showcase both for-profit and nonprofit social investments.
