Welcome to the Official Schedule for RightsCon 2019, the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age.
Together at RightsCon Tunis, our first summit hosted in the Middle East and North Africa, more than 2500 expert practitioners will come together across over 400 sessions to shape, contribute to, and drive forward the global agenda for the future of our human rights.
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The main goal of this session is to enable an open discussion around best practices in fundraising when nonprofit organizations are directly impacted by external events (ex. politics, natural disasters, viral funding campaigns). The initial conversation will discuss how the 2016 U.S. presidential election affected the fundraising landscape for nonprofit organizations. We will cover: 1) the funding surge in new areas of giving; 2) the wave of support for journalism & media (e.x. "Fake News"); and 3) the increase in new advocacy platforms. We will continue the conversation with storytelling examples of different nonprofit organizations that have experienced unexpected surges in revenue (ALS Association, American Red Cross, ACLU, and Planned Parenthood), how the organizations dealt with them, and how we can learn from their mistakes. Participants will take away best practices for sustainable fundraising in unpredictable circumstances.
Director of Development, Freedom of the Press Foundation
Louise Balsmeyer is the Director of Development at Freedom of the Press Foundation where she oversees the organization’s fundraising goals and development operations. She has a rich background in progressive activism and previously worked as the Deputy Director of Major Gifts and... Read More →
