Welcome to Berea

A small town with a big story! INS T I U E F O RK Y

Each year the Brushy Fork Annual Institute brings Photo: BRUS H Photo: together a group of dedicated regional leaders from across Appalachia to share ideas and resources to Agenda address community needs and challenges. We invite you to join us this September here on the campus of Berea College. While here, you'll participate in regional networking, hands-on training, and spend some time Tuesday, September 22 getting to know our campus and community. 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Early Bird Sessions Berea is home to a thriving population of weavers, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Dinner on the Lawn instrument makers, furniture artisans, jewelry designers, glass workers, potters, painters, sculptors, Wednesday, September 23 and . 7:30 a.m. Breakfast The story of Berea's artisan community is interwoven 8:00 a.m. Registration Opens with historic Berea College, the first interracial 9:00 a.m. Opening Plenary and Address and coeducational college in the South. Berea has a 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Concurrent Track Sessions long-standing tradition of diversity, social justice, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Picnic Lunch environmental responsibility, and community service. 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Track Sessions Both college and town are committed to the practice 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Dinner at Historic Boone Tavern of sustainability and conservation. 7:00 p.m. Fun Night Festivities Come early and join locals at the Berea Farmer's Market, held every Tuesday from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. on the lawn Thursday, September 24 of the new Berea College Farm Store. As patrons and 7:30 a.m. Breakfast farmers will tell you, the food here is hundreds of miles 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Concurrent Track Sessions fresher! At the market you will find natural, locally 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Keynote Presentation grown produce and handmade products. 12:30 p.m. Lunch 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Track Sessions Between sessions or once your day is done, take a stroll 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Dinner along College Square or in Old Town Berea, a historic district home to numerous artist studios and galleries. This is a great way to view artists at work and get an Friday, September 25 2 insider's view of how the creative process becomes 7:30 a.m. Breakfast visible. Look for the "Studio Artists at Berea: Artists at 8:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Concurrent Track Sessions Work" signs as you wander through town. 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Closing Session 1:30 p.m. Annual Institute Adjourns Whatever your age and interests, Berea offers an authentic mix of culture and history with enough character and charisma for everyone. 2015 AI › BEREA, KY › SEPTEMBER 22-25, 2015 AI › BEREA, KY 2015 When September 8 Registration Deadline September 11 Cancellation Deadline (without penalty) September 18 Cancellation Deadline ($50 fee) September 18 Substitution and Refund Request Deadline

Scholarship Opportunities

We occasionally secure limited funding for participant scholarships

URISM TO to the Annual Institute through collaboration with partner agencies. For updates on scholarship opportunities visit www.berea.edu/

F BEREA BEREA O F Y brushy-fork-annual-institute/scholarships/ Photo: CI T Photo: Registration is easy! Look over the workshop offerings within Where this brochure, or visit us online at 1. www.brushyfork.org. Explore the course descriptions in this On the campus brochure and find full course descriptions of Berea College 2. and presenter profiles online. 101 Chestnut Street Decide on your first and second choice Berea, KY 40403 workshop tracks. Each participant follows Phone: 3. one track throughout the Annual Institute 859-985-3858 and tracks are filled on a first-come basis.

www.berea.edu Visit www.2015AI.eventbrite.com to register online, or fax us a hard-copy Lodging Options 4. registration form, which can be found at the back of this brochure. www.berea.com/ lodging/ It's that easy!

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Call us at (859) 985-3858 or e-mail us at Shopping Options [email protected]. www.berea.com/ shopping/ 2015 AI › BEREA, KY › SEPTEMBER 22-25, 2015 AI › BEREA, KY 2015 1 STORY BRIDGE: STORY, PERFORMANCE, RELATIONSHIP, CONVERSATION, ACTION Dr. Richard Geer & Dr. Qinghong Wei • Track Capacity 40

Through more than 20 years of collaborating with towns, neighborhoods, youth groups, religious organizations, schools, universities, and others, we've found that what begins with the simple act of sharing stories can produce performances so powerful that they become synonymous with a group's very definition.

Such performance often mark the end of one thing and the beginning of the next. This process has brought towns back to life, revived economies, re-purposed aging organizations, and uplifted, refreshed, and revitalized groups of every kind. The secret of the work is simple. It taps into two "lost" human technologies: the reality-forging power of story and the re-patterning power of performance.

This track explores the process of building deep, strong relationship through the currency of story and the medium of community performance. The process is driven by the values of diversity, inclusion, reverence, tolerance, personal empowerment, empathy, and acceptance. Together, we will explore a new (and ancient!) geography for theater at the intersection of local story, ordinary life, and virtuosic artistry.

Through this process, we will seek to bring shared values to the surface; commit to work within those values throughout the process; give everyone a voice—and a safe, nurturing place to tell their stories; honor those stories; perform those stories with reverence and professionalism; create a new web of relationships upon which to build community; and empower every participant.

2 DIGITAL STORYTELLING FOR IMPACT Mimi Pickering • Track Capacity 12

This track will focus on developing communications strategies and digital storytelling skills in order to share experiences more broadly, expand awareness of the work of community and regional organizations, and to help bring about change in public attitudes and policy.

Storytelling is a powerful tool for personal development. Storytelling can also inspire action and change and influence thought leaders and decision makers. In the digital era, the shape and delivery of stories has shifted dramatically. While there have never been more ways to reach audiences, it has also never been more difficult to really reach them.

This track is designed to bring greater and more effective communications capacity to the work of organizational 4 leaders, staff, community volunteers, and individuals by increasing knowledge and competency with strategic communications planning, low-cost digital technologies, and social media opportunities.

This session is for anyone interested in better communicating about their community of the work they/their organization does. It is especially recommended for organization staff with external communications responsibilities and/or the desire to increase communications capacity. 2015 AI › BEREA, KY › SEPTEMBER 22-25, 2015 AI › BEREA, KY 2015 3 AIR:SHIFT WORKSHOP • Beth Flowers & Tim Glotzbach • Track Capacity 36

Creativity is the engine behind every pursuit that has changed the world. What if people from all walks of the community came together to focus on what is possible? What if they used their imagination and creativity to pursue artistic passions, improve the way businesses work, create jobs, solve social problems, and make community connections?

The AIR:Shift workshop is an approach by the Arts Incubator of the Rockies that merges the creative arts with business innovation to raise the value of creativity in addressing community issues. In this workshop, participants will work to articulate a vision in which communities are places that offer career paths for creatives and that incorporate creativity into developing businesses and solving community issues. We will accomplish this work through a business plan approach that will provide a process for visioning, planning, and implementing a project concept on time and on budget.

This track is appropriate for anyone who is passionate about the emergence of vibrant and enterprising communities, whether you identify yourself as creative or you are seeking to develop your creativity. Participants will leave with a better understanding of their own creativity and with a process for moving creative thoughts and visions to successful implementation, whether through developing a business or undertaking a community-based project.

5 2015 AI › BEREA, KY › SEPTEMBER 22-25, 2015 AI › BEREA, KY 2015 4 LOCAL FOODS AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT Grow Appalachia Staff • Track Capacity 30

This track will examine the production, processing, and sales of local foods as drivers of both community and economic development. Although focusing on the central Appalachian region, particularly coalfield counties, much of the material covered will have application in a broad range of settings. Historical and cultural context will be covered as well as the promising growth of individual and organizational efforts to create food security and financial opportunity through the effective cultivation and management of the Appalachian local foods movement.

This track would be of use to anyone who has a genuine interest in Appalachian food security and economic growth. This session will be facilitated by members of the staff of Grow Appalachia and invited guest speakers.

5 BECOMING A KENTUCKY TRAIL TOWN Elaine Wilson & Seth Wheat • Track Capacity 25

In every region of Kentucky, significant natural resources are intertwined with quaint, picturesque communities rich with opportunity for tourism development. Your town can benefit from these vast resources by providing outdoor adventure seekers connections to and from land and water trails as well as access to essential services and supplies. In addition to enjoying outdoor adventure, trail users want to shop, take in theatrical and musical performances, purchase Kentucky Crafted souvenirs, enjoy local foods, stay overnight, and visit other area attractions. By connecting and networking these resources, your town can become a certified Trail Town community.

Join Elaine Wilson, Seth Wheat, and other state resource personnel in navigating the Kentucky Trail Town process and learning what it takes to become an outdoor adventure destination. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and footwear as we will be outside at times. is a hands-on workshop about how to use community philanthropy as a vehicle for community transformation. Learn about why philanthropy matters to all of us and how each of us can contribute to realize a common vision for our communities. See how local citizens can organize around local issues to yield social, human, and economic capital in their community.

6 ORDINARY COMMUNITIES ACHIEVING EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS Dr. Vaughn Grisham & Sandy Grisham • Track Capacity 30

In this track, participants are initially introduced to the basic components of community development. Building on that introduction, we share the positive experiences of places like those from which our class members come: places where citizens solve their issues without unusual resources. In the process, they achieve extraordinary results and grow 6 confident in solving their own problems.

We then move to engaging the track teams in actual case studies in which participants are able to work through challenges similar to or identical to the major issues of their places. In short, we train participants in community development, so they may return to their area and make the changes they so desire.

We draw on more than thirty-five years of experience in the field of community development to walk the group through each step of this problem-solving and evolution process. 2015 AI › BEREA, KY › SEPTEMBER 22-25, 2015 AI › BEREA, KY 2015 7 ENGAGED, ENCOURAGED AND EMPOWERED: A TRACK FOR YOUTH LEADERS (16-24) Hasan Davis & Dreama Gentry • Track Capacity 40

A leader lives within each of us. This workshop track is designed for young persons, age 16-24, interested in recognizing, exploring, and developing their personal leadership capacity. Using a person, role, and system framework, participants will assess their individual leadership style, inventory their strengths and areas for development, and create a plan for exercising leadership within their community.

Through exploration of story, participants will develop their skills of personal representation. Youth leaders will learn and own their story and envision the leader they strive to become. A results-based action plan will be developed to guide each participant’s leadership journey. Participants should arrive prepared to engage, actively share, learn, and have fun.

Keynote Going Between to Go Beyond Presentation Thursday, September 24 • 11:00 a.m.

This year's keynote speaker, Dr. Richard Owen Geer, is the founder and artistic director of Community Performance International, an organization that works with communities across the nation to find, craft, and tell their stories.

People Magazine has written that "Director Richard Geer heals troubled communities with the magic of theatre—and the gift of new hope." Geer has founded over a score of Community Performance groups, including Georgia's Official Folk Life Play, Swamp Gravy, which was part of the Cultural Olympiad in Atlanta, Georgia, and was also featured at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. In partnership with the International Storytelling Center, Geer and Community Performance International are pioneering ways to bring this transformational work 7 to organizations and communities nationwide.

American Theatre Magazine calls Geer's work "a gem of cultural democracy." It has been showcased across America, as well as in England, Scotland, Brazil, and Chile. Geer holds a PhD in Performance Studies from Northwestern University.

Geer's address will respond to a number of challenging questions: What can "the worst place in America" teach us about the beauty of community? What if "impoverished communities" were innovation zones? What makes rural Kentucky a learning zone for the and ? What if "no money" is a prime resource? 2015 AI › BEREA, KY › SEPTEMBER 22-25, 2015 AI › BEREA, KY 2015 8 WOMEN & LEADERSHIP Caroline Carpenter • Track Capacity 25

Although many women work in the field of community development, they seldom occupy “official” positions of power, such as that bestowed upon elected officials, a board of directors, or an executive director. How can we effectively support those on the ground and in the trenches who seek opportunities to broaden their circles of influence? How can we best support women in attaining leadership positions and maintaining their leadership role?

This track explores how women can employ their distinct leadership skills to effectively navigate the system. Session topics include communications, political opportunity, stress relief, self-awareness, and personal understanding. Through community conversation, personal story sharing, and simulation activities, we will explore how women can translate and apply lived experience into tangible, articulated leadership skills.

9 COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES FOR EXPERIENCED LEADERS Steve Kay • Track Capacity 10

This workshop is designed for individuals who have leadership responsibility for an organization or team. It provides a practical framework to help leaders deal more effectively with challenging communication situations commonly associated with the leadership role.

Participants learn how to analyze the communication strategies they presently employ and recognize the difficulties those strategies may inadvertently generate. Using examples drawn from media and from real-life experience, we will develop an understanding of a wider range of options for effective communication and identify when and how to employ them. This approach increases the likelihood that the communication strategies chosen will translate into good working relationships that make present and future communication more likely to be effective.

This workshop aims to equip each participant with a set of individually tailored communication strategies, the use of which will result in continuously improved communication with the individuals and groups whose work they lead.

TRAIN THE TRAINER: THE BRUSHY FORK COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP 8 10 CURRICULUM • Mark Nigro with Peter Hille • Track Capacity 25

Every community needs a way to continually build its pool of engaged leaders. Brushy Fork has a community leadership curriculum that draws on more than twenty years of experience in Appalachian communities. Designed to be managed and implemented by local volunteers, the curriculum uses Brushy Fork materials to engage participants in the exploration and development of leadership skills and potential. Detailed instructions provide guidance to local coordinators who will run the program. In this track, you will learn everything you need to know to organize your local program and conduct community workshops. 2015 AI › BEREA, KY › SEPTEMBER 22-25, 2015 AI › BEREA, KY 2015 inspire perspectives new oncommunityhealthinitiatives thatcanbetailored totheirrespective communities. Each attendeewillleave withaself-care plan,atoolkitfororganizationalhealthimprovement, andcore skillsthat their healthandwell-being. consider strategiesthatcontributetothrivingcommunitieswhere peopleassumemore personalresponsibility for Participants will explore the determinants of health and well being, complete a personal wellness inventory, and goodhealth,discusscommunityhealthchallenges,andjointlydesignsolutions. cultivate and support concerned communityleadersandlike-mindedprofessionals toshare resources andideas,learnbestpracticesthat Environment—both determinantofhealth.This trackbringstogether physicalandsocial—isanimportant CarlaBaumann • Track Capacity25 written by others. a program. We willalsoexplore sources ofinformationforavailable grantsandcritiqueasample ofproposals including identifyinganddocumentingcommunityneeds creating plansforimplementingandevaluating and federalagencies.Participants willwork through theprocess ofateam, ofcraftingagrantproposal aspart funding proposals targetingdifferent grantmakers, includingfoundations,communityorganizationsandstate grant writing.Thesessionprovides thebeginninggrant writerwiththeskillsandinformationneededtodevelop sessionandismostappropriate forthosewithlittleornoexperiencein asanintroductory This trackserves for communityimprovement projects. out your vision.Grant to carry lack theresources asonepotential source programs offunding necessary may serve You have a great idea that will improve your community or help solve a community issue. The only problem is you ChristyBailey • Track Capacity15 for profit budgetingandfinance,managingforchange. of governance, leadingnotforprofit boards, board development, assessment,not management roles, performance analysis, andproblem solvingactivities.Key strategictopicswillbetailored tothegroup andincludecore issues this trackfeatures aninteractive learningenvironment thatincludesmanagementtraining,peerlearning,critical Designed specificallyfornotprofit professionals, communityleaders,andnotfor profit board members, It willalsoprovide inspirationand preparation forleadingpositive, transformationalsocialchangeefforts. This trackwillhelpdevelop theknowledge andskillsformore yourorganization. effective managementinserving 12 11 13 A HOLISTICHEALTH APPROACH BEGINNING GRANT WRITING BEGINNING • AimeeRussillo • TrackMANAGEMENT NONPROFIT Capacity20 STRATEGIC 9 2015 AI › BEREA, KY › SEPTEMBER 22-25, 2015 14 FUNDRAISING BEYOND GRANTS • Lee Ellen Martin • Track Capacity 30

Join this session to make plans to stabilize your organization’s contributed revenue streams. Through discussion and practical activities participants will work on case statements, prospect identification, solicitation techniques, relationship building and donor communications. Group discussions will also help participants find strategies for funding difficult projects and hard to solicit prospects.

Past participants have typically included executive directors, development directors, and board members; however, anyone needing to participate in the development activities of their organization would benefit from this session.

Learn multiple strategies for soliciting funds, learn how to create a development plan, and participate in valuable opportunities to practice the skills necessary to effectively raise money for your organization.

Takeaways include the beginnings of a fund development plan with outlines for an annual giving letter, practice in major gift solicitation, and the start of a prospect list.

15 BUILDING & SUSTAINING LOCAL PHILANTHROPY Dr. Bob Long • Track Capacity 45

Communities have more resources and wealth than they know. Efforts to develop sustainable relationships with various sources of support are challenged on many levels. The goal of this track is to help participants prepare for a quality understanding and application of the current standards of effective practice in local philanthropy. As W. K. Kellogg once said, "We know better than we do!" This track is designed to help local organizations and community leaders develop strategies and approaches to put what is already known into useful practice and aid in increasing access and application of local resources in sustaining program impact and services. We recommend at least two people from an organization participate in order to increase the potential for successful application of the session material.

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Subscription is quick and easy, and best of all it's free. To subscribe or view past issues, visit: tinyurl.com/watershedarchive. 2015 AI › BEREA, KY › SEPTEMBER 22-25, 2015 AI › BEREA, KY 2015 Early Bird Sessions: Tuesday, September 22

rrive early and take advantage of our early technologies and how to leverage such resources in bird offerings. These sessions will be held community development projects. This session includes prior to the Annual Institute on Tuesday, hands-on exploration of new technology and discussion September 22, 2015, from 2:00 - 5:00 of how to initiate community-campus partnerships. p.m.A These sessions are provided at no additional cost. PHOTOGRAPHY: A THREE-HOUR MAKEOVER STORIES: PERSONAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, • Dr. Alan Mills, Berea College Faculty COMMUNAL • Dr. Chris Green, Silas House, Jason Howard & Crystal Wilkinson, Berea College Faculty and This workshop focuses on applied learning, providing Staff participants with the tools and techniques to graduate from taking dull snapshots to capturing eye-catching Often the stories closest and most important to us are photographs. The session covers the basics of camera the hardest ones to articulate and share. This session settings, exposure controls, photo composition, will help you to speak the truths and realities that Photoshop editing, and digital printing. Bring your surround you but have somehow always felt just out of digital camera, a memory card, and comfortable touch or that you've never been able to quite tell well- walking shoes. enough. Through the guidance provided by our resident Appalachian writers, you will be better able to share APPALACHIAN TRADITION OF MAKING: A important parts of your personal, organizational, and DISCUSSION & CRAFT WORKSHOP • community narrative with the public. Steve Davis-Rosenbaum, Berea College Craft Education & Outreach BEREA COLLEGE FARM TOUR • Dr. Sean Clark, Berea College Faculty This session provides an opportunity to learn about Berea College's Craft Education and Outreach Program. The Berea College Farm is the oldest continuously- Participants will explore how communities can use operating student educational farm in the United traditional Appalachian Craft to promote discussions of States. It is also highly diversified, including hogs, beef local history, family stories, and creative processes. In cattle, goats, poultry, field crops, horticultural crops, addition to touring Student Craft studios and galleries, aquaculture, and honey bees. This tour will include an participants will also learn about weaving through using overview of the farming operation as well as visits to see a variety of looms. individual enterprises and projects aimed at improving the environmental and financial performance of food FUN WAYS TO BUILD THE SPIRIT OF production systems. COMMUNITY • Mark Nigro, Brushy Fork Institute

TECHNOLOGY AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE This session will engage participants in a series of fun • Dr. Jan Pearce & Dr. Matt Jadud, Berea College Faculty hands-on, interactive activities designed to promote 11 camaraderie and activate collaboration. In the process, The pace of technological change can be both inspiring we'll explore how group activities can be designed to and daunting. This workshop examines newer energize community relationships, establish norms for technologies while helping participants sort through the effective communication, and pave the way for creative hype to identify what is truly useful for their particular problem-solving. Come prepared for light movement needs. Participants will consider and imagine ways and light-hearted learning, and bring your curiosity and to utilize, share, connect, and learn through newer sense of play. 2015 AI › BEREA, KY › SEPTEMBER 22-25, 2015 AI › BEREA, KY 2015 A Mission Rooted in Service to Appalachia

For more than 100 years, Berea College has served the people of Appalachia. As an area of acute educational and economic disparities—then and to this day—Appalachia remains Berea's primary service area. The Brushy Fork Institute extends the College's historic and enduring commitment to serve the region by providing resources and services in support of sustainable community development.

Our approach to community development is informed by the ideals embodied by the College. We share a vision of a world shaped by dignity and equality, encourage concern for the welfare of others, promote opportunities for serving in community, and promote developmental practices that assert the kinship of all people.

Committed to the attainment, for all, of lives that are worthy of equal dignity, we work with both existing and emergin leaders to help communities build for tomorrow. By working to grow local leadership, promote civic engagement, and support the development and articulation of community-driven visions, we seek to improve the life—and quality of life—of communities throughout Appalachia, with a specific emphasis on those designated as economically distressed.

Visit our website to learn more The Institute also collaborates with other campus departments, centers, and faculty and staff in about the many services we can serving the following goals: provide for your organization and community. • To increase the number of people taking leadership responsibility at the campus, community, county, and regional levels; www.brushyfork.org • To promote leadership perspectives and practices that are developmental, collaborative, accountable, compassionate, and effective;

• To help communities articulate their vision and build on their history, strengths, and creativity to achieve goals that are community-defined and community-driven;

• To facilitate connections among community leaders and regional organizations;

• To promote and secure inclusive citizen participation in decision making processes;

• To strengthen the contributions of other Berea College programs to the development of Central Appalachian leaders and communities;

12 • To share practical methods of planning, developing, and rehabilitating communities.

Visit www.brushyfork.org to learn more about the programs and services we provide for communities and organizations, including our community leadership curriculum and customizable program facilitation, learning workshops, and planning services. 2015 AI › BEREA, KY › SEPTEMBER 22-25, 2015 AI › BEREA, KY 2015 ANNUAL INSTITUTE PERFORMANCE AN EVENING OF MUSIC, STORYTELLING, AND COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP

Following Wednesday night's dinner at the Historic Boone Tavern Hotel and Restaurant, participants will be treated to a special musical performance by Kentucky-born cellist and Ben Sollee as part of our outdoor cafe. Sollee is known for his innovative playing style, genre-bending songwriting, electrifying performances, and wide appeal—his performances have recently graced the stages of both and the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. If you've seen him perform, you know it's not to be missed. For listeners just discovering Ben's music, you'll find that there's a lot more to it than just songs.

Over the six years following the release of his debut record, Learning to Bend, Sollee and his rugged , Kay, told an unconventional story. Seeking a deeper connection to communities on the road, Ben packed his touring life on to his bicycle in 2009. Since then he has ridden over 4,000 miles! He has been invited to perform and speak on sustainability at a number of festivals including Music (2011) and TEDxSanDiego (2012). In teaming up with international organizations such as Patagonia Clothing and OxFam America, Ben has come to be known as a thoughtful activist and dedicated informer at shows.

Like his contemporaries Chris Thile and , Sollee's music is difficult to pin down. Following a performance at the Lincoln Center's American Songbook Series, remarked how Sollee's "meticulous, fluent arrangements continually morphed from one thing to another. Appalachian mountain music gave way to the blues, and one song was appended with a fragment from a Bach cello suite, beautifully played." It's Ben's quality of narrative and presence on stage that unifies his musical influences. The result is a unique mix of folk, bluegrass, , and R&B that is unlike anything you've heard before.

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Register online at www.2015AI.eventbrite.com OR mail or fax this form to Brushy Fork Institute. (Please print clearly. Illegible or incomplete forms delay the registration process.)

REGISTRATION WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 8, 2015. Participation is limited to the first 250 participants. Please allow additional time for registration confirmation of forms submitted via fax or email. 1 Contact Information NAME (to appear on nametag): COMPANY/ORGANIZATION: TITLE: ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP: COUNTY: PHONE: FAX: E-MAIL (Required):

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* Are you a first-time attendee? YES NO Check if you do NOT wish to receive e-mail from us regarding training events and programs. 2 Early Bird Activities (Tues Sept 22) 3 Workshop Track Choices (Wed Sept 23 - Fri Sept 25) Please check those you will participate in. Please indicate by number the workshop track you plan to attend. Opening Cookout Early Bird Session Attendance: (list below) 1ST TRACK CHOICE: 2ND TRACK CHOICE:

If you have any special needs or requirements (e.g., wheelchair, facilities, mobility, dietary restrictions or allergies) please notify us at [email protected] by August 31, 2015.

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CANCELLATION POLICY: We encourage substitution of participants rather than cancellation. Please send substitution requests with new attendee’s registration info to [email protected]. Workshop registration may be cancelled by e-mail, fax or in writing directly through Brushy Fork Institute, without penalty until 5:00 pm ET September 11, 2015. If cancellations are received after September 11, 2015, a $50 processing fee will be incurred. No refunds will be issued after September 18, 2015. REGISTRATION & ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION

What is a track? organizations and community teams from ARC-designated Our workshop tracks consist of more than 14 hours of intensive distressed Kentucky counties. To see a list of available training focused on a specific skill or interest. Participants stay scholarships, visit: www.berea.edu/brushy-fork-annual- in one track session for the duration of the institute. institute/scholarships. Can I participate in more than one track session? Accommodations No. Tracks are intentionally planned with closely integrated Participants are responsible for their own lodging. Local sessions that build upon one another sequentially. Participants options for lodging can be found at www.berea.com/lodging/. would miss valuable sessions and requisite information if they Additionally, limited on-campus lodging is available on a first- moved among tracks. come basis at: Historic Boone Tavern Hotel & Restaurant What are first and second track choices? Phone: 859-985-3700 Track capacity is limited and some tracks may be full by the time you register. If your first track choice is unavailable, you Call the hotel directly to make reservations and be sure to will be notified and automatically registered for your second request the special Brushy Fork Annual Institute rate. choice placement. Special needs Online registration If you have special needs or requirements, please notify us Instead of mailing or faxing a registration form, consider prior to the event. Requests for accommodation may be signing up through our online registration system. Using made to [email protected]. the online system, you will be able to streamline payment transactions and quickly secure your place in your desired track choice. Access the online registration at annualinstitute. eventbrite.com. It's simple, convenient, and secure - and both your payment and registration are processed immediately. Registration fees The Annual Institute registration fee is $525. This fee covers all workshop materials, early bird sessions, all refreshments and all meals. A light continental breakfast will be served each morning. This fee does not include lodging. Payment policy Payment is due with your registration form and may be made by check, Visa, MasterCard or American Express. If your organization requires an invoice, we will bill you upon request. Payment will be due within 30 days of invoice receipt. Refund/cancellation policy Notice of cancellation must be received by September 11, 2015 to receive a full refund. If cancellation notice is received after September 11 and up to 5 days before the start of the event, Brushy Fork Institute will assess a $50 cancellation fee. If a cancellation notice is received less than five business days prior to the event, no refund will be issued. Brushy Fork Institute reserves the right to cancel any scheduled track session at any time. If your track is canceled, you may choose another session or request a full registration refund. Substitution policy We encourage substitution of participants rather than 15 cancellation. Substitution requests will be accepted up to September 18, 2015, and requests are subject to track availability. Parking Maps and Permits You will receive a parking permit and a map of designated parking areas upon registration. On-campus parking is available. Scholarships Brushy Fork occasionally secures grant funding for scholarships to the Annual Institute. Limited scholarship assistance is available to staff, board members and volunteers of nonprofit

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The 2015 Brushy Fork Annual Institute September 22-25, 2015 at Berea College

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SERVING APPALACHIAN COMMUNITIES SINCE 1988

Highlighted counties represent participants in Brushy Fork Institute projects or programs through 2013

SOUTH CAROLINA • ALABAMA • MISSISSIPPI • PENNSYLVANIA • MARYLAND • NEW YORK Printed on recycled paper