Wednesday: October 28, 2020
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PDT / 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. EDT
Annual Meeting (Members Only)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. PDT / 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EDT
Grantmakers’ Racial Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Discussion
Hosted by Animal Grantmakers; and, Dani LaGiglia and Johnny Jenkins with PetSmart Charities
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. PDT / 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. EDT
Virtual Cocktail Hour
Thursday: October 29, 2020
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. PDT / 12:30 – 1:00 p.m. EDT
Gathering & Networking with Peers
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. PDT / 1:00 – 1:15 p.m. EDT
Welcome & Introductions
Opening Remarks by Louisa McCune, Board President
10:15 – 10:20 a.m. PDT / 1:15 – 1:20 p.m. EDT
In Verse: A Poetry Reading
Mary Logan Wolf, author and poet
10:20 – 10:50 a.m. PDT / 1:20 – 1:50 p.m. EDT
Litigation Update
10:50 – 11:00 a.m. PDT / 1:50 – 2:00 p.m. EDT
State of Animal Philanthropy
Andrew Rowan, founding member, Animal Grantmakers; grants advisor, Edith J. Goode Residuary Trust
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT / 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EDT
Belonging: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Animal Philanthropy
12:00 – 12:15 p.m. PDT / 3:00 – 3:15 p.m. EDT
Break
12:15 – 12:45 p.m. PDT / 3:15 – 3:45 p.m. EDT
The Medium is the Message
James Wilks, producer, "The Game Changers" (documentary film)
12:45 – 1:15 p.m. PDT / 3:45 – 4:15 p.m. EDT
Momentum: Civil Rights Movement as a Collective Impact Model for Animal Protection
1:15 – 1:20 p.m. PDT / 4:15 – 4:20 p.m. EDT
Break
1:20 – 1:30 p.m. PDT / 4:20 – 4:30 p.m. EDT
Shelter Animals Count: Update
1:30 – 1:45 p.m. PDT / 4:30 – 4:45 p.m. EDT
Animal Funding Atlas: Update
1:45 – 2:10 p.m. PDT / 4:45 – 5:10 p.m. EDT
The Knowledge Bridge
2:10 – 2:25 p.m. PDT / 5:10 – 5:25 p.m. EDT
Advocacy and Lobbying Limitations for Animal Philanthropies
Abby Levine, director, Bolder Advocacy (a program of Alliance for Justice)
2:25 – 3:00 p.m. PDT / 5:25 – 6:00 p.m. EDT
Legislative and Election Update
3:00 – 3:05 p.m. PDT / 6:00 – 6:05 p.m. EDT
2021 Toronto Conference Information
2021 Annual Conference co-chairs
3:05 – 3:15 p.m. PDT / 6:05 – 6:15 p.m. EDT
Concluding Remarks & Adjournment
Louisa McCune