2015 AIDS Philanthropy Summit
When
Monday December 7, 2015 at 9:00 AM EST
-to-
Tuesday December 8, 2015 at 5:00 PM EST
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Where
FHI360 Conference Center
1825 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009
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Key Information

 

What:    
FCAA 2015 AIDS Philanthropy Summit

  

When:

December 7th
9:00 am - 7:00 pm (including a reception)

 

December 8th
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

 

Where: 

FHI 360 Conference Center, 1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009

  

How (do I get involved?):

-Download the Summit Brief & Agenda
- Register today!
- Encourage others to attend online using #FCAASummit @FCAA
FCAA invites you to join us on 
December 7th &  8th for the   
2015 AIDS Philanthropy Summit
 
Restoring Urgency, Renewing Commitments  
  

This year's call-for-sessions process did not disappoint. After reviewing close to 30 submissions, the
2015 AIDS Philanthropy Summit will be anchored by 12 member-designed sessions featuring more than 20 speakers hailing from 10 countries.
 
Four concurrent sessions will feature a domestic U.S. and international-focused sessions, and offer a mix of broader landscape discussions and specific case studies for funders to examine and learn from.   
 
Today we're excited to share details on our first concurrent session: Advancing Justice.
 
Over the coming weeks we will unveil the remaining concurrent sessions, plenaries and networking opportunities.
 
In the interim, we encourage you to register early (early bird registration ends October 23rd) and to encourage your staff, colleagues and partners to attend.
 
Questions, ideas, or interest in becoming a Summit Sponsor? Email sarah@fcaaids.org. 

 
We look forward to seeing you in D.C.!

Best Regards, 
 
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ADVANCING JUSTICE: INTERNATIONAL SESSION
Monday 7 December
3:45 - 5:15 pm
Designed by: Open Society Foundations
Access to Justice Interventions to Address HIV: Building the Evidence Base
Evidence-based decision-making has become a global standard for health interventions, policy, and programs.  HIV donors increasingly require that grantees justify financing requests based on documented evidence of effectiveness of a given intervention. This is a challenge for organizations addressing the legal and rights-related barriers to access, prevention and treatment for key populations such as sex workers, people who use drugs, people in need of palliative care, and widows affected by HIV. A lack of evidence on the effectiveness of access to justice and legal empowerment interventions remains a stumbling block for HIV donors seeking to influence their Boards or constituents to orient funding towards programs that incorporate these approaches. This session will bring together academic researchers and human rights advocates working on HIV at country level to: 1) discuss a growing body of evidence demonstrating that access to justice and legal empowerment programs have positive health outcomes; 2) explore how to build this evidence base through implementation science approaches; 3) recommend how HIV donors can refine human rights-related funding approaches based on evidence and good practice.
 
Moderator: Tamar Ezer, Open Society Foundations. Panelists: Michael Windle, Johns Hopkins University; Laura Ferguson, University of Southern California; Allan Maleche, KELIN (Kenya); Anne Stangl, International Center for Research on Women; Ralf Jurgens, Global Fund. 
 
Recommended Reading:
  1. Bringing Justice to Health: The Impact of Legal Empowerment Projects on Public Health  
  2. Justice Programs for Public Health: A Good Practice Guide

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ADVANCING JUSTICE: DOMESTIC SESSION
Monday 7 December
3:45 - 5:15 pm
Designed by: Alliance for Justice
The Importance of Public Policy and Advocacy: How HIV/AIDS Foundations & Grantees Advance Their Causes beyond the Usual Suspects
 
Does your foundation's mission statement aim for mediocrity and little impact?  Of course not!   Your foundation has an ambitious, critical mission-to fight against AIDS domestically or globally, address stigma, build coalitions, advocate while still supporting access to care, etc..  In this skills building session, we'll answer all the questions you have about the legal rules on advocacy, lobbying, and election-related activity... from whether you can fund grantees that lobby, to if and how your public or private foundation can speak out on a particular issue. In between three mini skills building sessions, we'll hear case studies from your foundations peers or an exercise from Alliance for Justice's new "Funding Change Playbook" on what they are accomplishing through advocacy.
 
Panelists: Keely Monroe, Alliance for Justice; Christine Strigaro-Reeves, Alliance for Justice; HIV/AIDS grantmaker, TBD
 
Recommended Reading:
 
  1. Bolder Advocacy (an initiative of AFJ): Philanthropy Advocacy Playbook


Registration
Registration is limited to private and public funders, philanthropic infrastructure groups, and invited presenters/guests. The registration fees below cover admission to the Summit, breakfast and lunch on both days and a reception. Hotel accommodation is not included. Fees will be:
 

Early Bird 
(Before Oct. 23rd) 		Regular
(After October 24th)
Member$150$250
Non-Member$250$350

In order to utilize the Member Rate, your institution must be a 2015 member organization of FCAA, OR a representative of an affinity group.  For more information, please visit FCAA's Membership page or contact Sarah Hamilton at sarah@fcaaids.org.  

Refund Policy
FCAA will refund your registration fees at the following amounts:
  •    100% if you cancel before Friday, November 20, 2015
We regret that we will not be able to provide any refunds after Friday, November 20, 2015. If you would like to transfer your registration to another colleague, please contact sarah@fcaaids.org.
 
Accommodations
FCAA did NOT block any hotel rooms for this conference. For those interested, FHI360 has developed a list of suggested accommodations near the conference venue. 
FIVE REASONS TO ATTEND:
       
  1. An agenda featuring 12 member-designed sessions focused on: access to treatment, advancing justice, reaching MSM/transgender populations, and retooling the response through new approaches and partners, among others.
     
  2. Plenary sessions will tackle the current landscape of private funding for HIV/AIDS, the intersection of politics and HIV funding, and finally, the increasing urgency around HIV programming for adolescents.  

     

         
  3. The exclusive launch of FCAA's annual resource tracking report - Philanthropic Support to Address HIV/AIDS in 2014

  4. New opportunities to address and engage with a potential audience of US and European funders responsible for disbursing $592 million in support of global HIV/AIDS efforts in 2013.
     
  5. Three deep-dive opening sessions sponsored by current FCAA funder working groups on: HIV in the U.S. South; the intersection of HIV and human rights; and, women & children. Each of these sessions will feature a 90-minute funder discussion (open to all), and a 90-minute panel presentation.