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- From: buckmr@vccnw05.its.rpi.edu (Ron Buckmire)
- Subject: Re: NGLTF Creating Change--My Experience
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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 23:58:20 GMT
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- Larry Bliss <BLISS@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> writes:
-
- >It was great to read Robert's experiences at the Creating Change
- >conference in Los Angeles this past weekend. I flew in from Portland,
- >Maine, and throughly enjoyed leaving 30 degrees for 80 degrees. I had
- >a great time! (Of course, I grew up in L.A., so I had an easier time than
- >Robert had negotiating the roads and freeways.)
- Well! I'm sorry I didn't run into you at the conference! I didn't even know
- you were going. [Harrumph! After all,I DID post to soc.motss and Gaynet].
-
- >I, too, got an electric shock from Harry Hay. The afternoon I arrived,
- >walking around the lobby of the LAX Hilton, I saw this guy wandering
- >alone. He was wearing jeans and a bright shirt, about a dozen necklaces,
- >a bright blue/silver cloth wrapped around his head swami-style. It HAD
- >to be him! I walked up and said, "Harry?" He turned and introduced
- >himself, we walked to some chairs, and sat and talked for about 15 minutes
- >He kissed me when he left, which was easily a highlight of the conference!
- How funny! I, too, ran into Harry Hay. I saw his name tag and freaked out
- but I didn't go up and talk to him because I was busy doing something else and
- I thought I would run into him again [and this time with my recording
- equipment: I was set to interview Torie Osbirne and Urvashi Vaid that day].
-
- >I spent much of my time at fundraising workshops: grantwriting, direct
- >mail, meet-the-funders, etc. In general, I found them to be pretty basic,
- >but many of the folks clearly learned a lot.
- There really should be a workshop on how to pick workshops at the conference!
- I decided to enjoy myself, for the most part and go to informational things.
- I figured next year I could go to the fundraising or other skills-building
- workshops.
-
- >I ramble. Thats enough for now. I'd be interested in hearing from others
- >who attended Creating Change.
-
- Oh, alriiight. :-)
-
- [i'll try and post it soon]
-
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