State

As state asset coalitions have grown and emerged the number of conferences on state asset building policies and intiatives has also grown. Similar to national conferences, state asset building conferences can provide a wealth of knowledge and best practices to both constituents of its state and to state asset building coalitions in other states.

Listed below are a variety of tools for organizing a conference and materials from state conferences.

Resources:

Workshop Planning Template

Description: A one page document for conference planners to use to facilitate planning a workshop for a conference.

Author Name: Assets Alliance

Organization Type: Coalition

Workshop Planning Template.pdf

Managing A Public Relations Campaign

Description: This document provides basic tips for starting and managing a media campaign including issuing press releases, blogs, media interactions and news conferences.

Author Name: Unknown

Organization Type: Other

Managing a Public Relations Campaign

Financial Literacy and Education Commission, Regional Conferences on Reaching Unbanked People (2006-2007)

Description: This document summarizes the proceedings of four regional conferences: Midwest (Chicago, IL), Southwest (Edinburg, TX), Northwest (Seattle, WA), and East (New York, NY) on the topic of Financial literacy and the Unbanked.

Author Name: The Financial Literacy and Education Commission

Organization Type: Coalition

Regional Conference on Reaching the Unbanked People (2006-2007).pdf

Conference Site Selection Checklist

Description: This worksheet provides a checklist of items to consider when seeking a venue for or planning a conference.