Apologies for any confusion. This skillshare is on Monday, 3/4.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Robbie Samuels <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:send2robbie@gmail.com" target="_blank">send2robbie@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hey fellow activists and organizers,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Do you want to raise money to support the causes and organizations you care about?</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Join Socializing for Justice for a Skillshare on Fundraising: Getting Past the Fear of Asking March 4th, 6:00 - 8:30 PM.</span></p>
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(255,0,0);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Register </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">at</span><a href="http://www.sojust.org/" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.sojust.org</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Newcomers always welcomed!</span><br>
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fee: $10-$20 (sliding scale) is split with the trainer.</span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Limited space - register ahead of time</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Credit cards accepted online. Cash only at the door (if space available).</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br>
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SoJust hosts events that draw progressives of all stripes that share common values but may work on different issues. We create social spaces that allow for the possibility of cross-issue connections and run a Skillshare Series, hosted by The NonProfit Center*, which increases our individual capacity for movement building.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We're very excited that Robbie Samuels, co-founder of Socializing for Justice and </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Art of the Schmooze</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> trainer, is returning to facilitate this training.</span></p>
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fundraising: Getting Past the Fear of Asking</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This engaging coaching session focuses on getting past the fear of asking and how to avoid some common mistakes. Learn an easy way to sort through contact lists and build a strong prospect list based on the 3 Cs of fundraising: capacity, connection and commitment. Learn specific language for how to make a strong ask, based on the relationship-building tips shared in </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Art of the Schmooze</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and ten tips that will make your next fundraising plan a success. "If you are afraid to ask for money, kick yourself out of the way and let the cause talk."</span></p>
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">6:00-6:30 Socializing - </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">bring your own dinner</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">6:30-8:30 Training and Q&A</span></p><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br>
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<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Robbie Samuels</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> has extensive community organizing, events logistics and fundraising experience. In 2006 he co-founded Socializing for Justice to build a cross-cultural, cross-issue progressive community, network and movement in Boston based on the philosophy of abundance. He is the Senior Manager of Events and Donor Engagement at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD). On the side he offers trainings and consultation to non-profit boards, venture capitalists and grassroots organizers. In 2011, Boston City Council named his birthday, September 16, "Robbie Samuels Day". Learn more about his networking and fundraising trainings at </span><a href="http://www.robbiesamuels.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.robbiesamuels.com</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p>
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Check out his </span><a href="http://www.robbiesamuels.com/p/testimonials.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">testimonials</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - including this one: "</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Robbie leads a great workshop full of practical suggestions that you can start using right away. Robbie is approachable and a dynamic speaker that development professionals can learn from. Whether you have been in the business for 1 year or 15, Robbie offers advice on partnerships, networking, fundraising, and being passionate about your cause." ~Rose Fisher, North Shore Medical Center</span></p>
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*</span><a href="http://www.nonprofitcenterboston.org/site/c.ddKGIQNuEmG/b.1363373/k.5381/About_Us__Directions.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">DIRECTIONS</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - The NonProfit Center</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is located one block from South Station at 89 South Street. The Center is accessible through the main lobby to people who have restricted physical abilities.</span></p>
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</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.sojust.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SOCIALIZING FOR JUSTICE</span></a><a href="http://www.sojust.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SoJust is all about building a cross-cultural, cross-issue progressive community, network and movement in Boston. We're doing it by putting the SOCIAL back in SOCIAL JUSTICE. We focus on creating welcoming spaces that foster relationship-building across issue silos.</span></p>
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SoJust isn't a non-profit 501(c)(3) and receives no outside funding.</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> We're a grassroots volunteer-run member-supported cross-issue progressive community that's been growing steadily since August 2006. We have over 2200 members, we have hosted 150 events and we manage an online hub of progressive events and resources at <a href="http://www.sojust.org" target="_blank">www.sojust.org</a>. If you've benefited from this cross-issue progressive network please contribute the suggested annual membership fee of $25. You may do this</span><a href="http://www.sojust.org/dues/" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">online</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> or at any of our events. Thank you for helping us continue to provide a space for like-minded progressives of all stripes.</span></p>
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