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Associated Events Program

The associated events of the fair fall into two categories – educational and cultural. All events will take place during the NGO Market on Friday, April 29, 2011 at the National Technical Library in Prague, and are open to the public free of charge.
 
The “Civil Society” Program includes discussions, workshops and lectures. The main theme of the program is volunteering, which is also the main motif of this year’s NGO Market. The cultural program will offer a variety of activities designed to make the visitor’s day at the fair more pleasant.
 
 

“Civil Society” Program

 
This part of the associated events will include discussions, workshops and lectures on the current issues that civil society deals with. The interesting introductory discussion, attended by Pamela Howley from the Universalgiving.org organization, should present basic information on volunteering to visitors from the wider public. All day, our advisors and volunteers will be available to answer questions and give advice in this field. Further discussions will be aimed at the volunteering programs of the European Union and corporate volunteering.
 
The connection of non-profit organizations to companies of the private sector will be the theme of other discussions, dedicated to issues such as trust between these two sectors and their communication. Lectures will be aimed at, for instance, the use of information technologies in the non-profit sector or at the financial management of non-profit organizations. The fair will be also complemented by an exhibition dedicated to volunteering.
 
Most of the events will take place in Czech, only three will be in English. The lectures “Volunteering. Let’s do Something for Ourselves” from 10:45 and “European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps” from 15:00 will be simultaneously translated into Czech. The workshop “Global Corporate Volunteering” from 13:30 will take place only in English.
 
 
Overview of the “Civil Society” Program
(Complete program is available here)

10:45–11:45
Volunteering. Let’s Do Something for Ourselves. (discussion)

12:00–13:15

Get Acquainted Safely! (projection and discussion)
Transparency and Trust (discussion)
Financial Management of Non-profit Organizations (lecture)

13:30–14.45

Corporate Social Responsibility. Responsibly. (discussion)
Information Technologies for Non-profit Organizations and Online Fundraising (lecture)
Mentoring (presentation and discussion)
Global Corporate Volunteering (workshop)
 

15:00–15:30

Non-Profits and the United Nations (lecture)
“Take a Walk” on a Wheelchair (workshop)

15:00–16:15

European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps – What Needs to Be Done for It to Work? (discussion)
Human Resources and Employment Operational Program – Introducing the Challenges for Non-profit Organizations (workshop)

15:45–16:15

Czech ILCO: We Help in the Prevention of Colon Cancer (lecture)


16:30–17:45

Non-profit and Corporate Sector, How Can They Communicate? (discussion)
Who Decides…? (workshop)
CoNasBavi.cz (lecture)

 
Further information about individual events, their themes and their participants can be found here.
 
 

Cultural Program

 
We have prepared a colorful cultural program in cooperation with the organization “Múzy dětem” (Muses for Children); the program will take place on a podium in front of the National Technical Library. Here, you can listen to Jewish liturgical music in the rendition of singer Veronika Diamant, to the Syrian lyrist Marwan Al Solaiman, to a drum circle, to our patron Tonya Graves or to the group Jagalmay from Kazakhstan.
 
We have prepared a children’s corner for our youngest visitors, where the Kruhžítko Club will offer children a playroom with toys and with art activities. Every visitor of the NGO Market will have the opportunity to design and decorate a T-shirt or bag, and can taste exotic foods from various regions all day long. Rest and relaxation can be found in the pleasant Technika Café, or also in the relaxation zone offering continuous video projections of video spots and short films of the NGO’s participating in the fair.
 

Overview of the Cultural Program


12:00    František Kostlán

12:45    Drum Circle

13:30    Marwan Al Solaiman

14:15    Jagalmaj

15:00    Czech Rugby Union

            Helppes

15:45    Veronika Diamant

            Lauder School students

16:30    Piosenki

17:15    Veronika Diamant & SofaJazz

18:00    Tonya Graves & Band

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