1. Third Annual Gathering
March 28 &March 29, 2012
Berea,Kentucky
Gathering Agenda: Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
5:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Registration Opens (Lobby of Boone Tavern)
6:30 p.m. Networking Social Begins
 Music by the Berea Castoffs
 Featured local artists including Debra Hille, Marc Reyes, and Teresa Cole
 Wine, beer, and heavy hors’ d’oeuvre served
7:00 p.m. Official Welcome from the Cultural Sharing Planning Team
7:55 p.m. Cultural Sharing Performances& Speakers Begin
 Appalachian Dance Performance
 Victoria Faoro, Director of the Kentucky Artisan Center in Berea
 MakalaniBandele, Affrilachian Poet
 Clear Creek Performers
9:00 p.m. Closing Activities &Remarks

2. Third Annual Gathering
March 28 &March 29, 2012
Berea,Kentucky
Gathering Agenda: Wednesday, March28th, 2012
7:30 a.m. Pre-Conference Registration Opens(Lobby of Boone Tavern)
 Morning refreshments available
8:15 a.m. Welcome:Framing Appalachia’s Transition(Coyle Room, Boone
Tavern)
 Welcome to Berea: Gerry Roll, Community Foundation of Hazard and
Perry County, and Susan Zepeda, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
 Accelerating the Economic Transition of Appalachia: Sandra Mikush,
Chair of the Appalachia Funders Network Steering Committee
 Video Presentation: Lora Smith, Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
8:45 a.m. Site Visits
 Rockcastle County: Corey Craig, Citizens Bank
 Estill County: Shane Barton, University of Kentucky Appalachian Center
 Emerging LeadersPanel at the Appalachian Center
o Ada Smith,Appalshop/Stay Project
o Ethan Hamblin, Berea College
o Elandria Williams, Highlander Center
o Sarah Riley, High Rock School for Girls
12:15 p.m. Participants Return to the Boone Tavern
12:30 noon Lunch and Opening Remarks
 Earl Gohl, Federal Co-Chair, Appalachian Regional Commission
1:00 p.m. Key Note Address
 Erik Pages, President of EntreWorks Consulting
2:15 p.m. Entrepreneurial SupportsPanel – (Baird Lounge, Berea College)
 Session Objective:To develop a common analysis of best practices,
needs, and opportunities to support entrepreneurship in the region.
 Panel Participants
o Erik Pages, EntreWorks Consulting
o Regina Becknell, Mountain Association for Community Economic
Development
o Corey Craig, Citizens Bank
o LesaGieringer, Powdermill Pottery, Berea, KY
3:45 p.m. Break
Snacks and coffee available

3. Third Annual Gathering
March 28 &March 29, 2012
Berea,Kentucky
4:00 p.m. Community CapacityPanel – (Baird Lounge, Berea College)
 Session Objective: To develop a common analysis of best practices,
need, and opportunities to build community capacity in the region.
 Panel Participants
o Peter Hille, Brushy Fork Institute
o Gerry Roll, Community Foundation of Hazard and Perry County
o Natasha Watts, Appalshop
o Nikki Martin, Center for Participatory Change
5:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
6:30 p.m. Networking Social – Grant-makers Only
(Coyle Room, Boone Tavern)
8:00 p.m. Dinner On Your Own
Please see your packet for a list of area restaurants.

4. Third Annual Gathering
March 28 &March 29, 2012
Berea,Kentucky
Gathering Agenda: Thursday, March 29th, 2012(Baird Lounge, Berea
College)
7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
 Sandra Mikush, Appalachia Funders NetworkSteering Committee
 Dr. Larry Shinn, President, Berea College
8:30 a.m. The Appalachia Funders Network: Goals and Work To-Date
 The Appalachia Funders Network Steering Committee
9:15 a.m. Setting the Course of the Network
 Session Objective: For Network members to help determine the future
work of the Network.
 Group 1: Network members are working together.
 Group 2: Network members have a common analysis, shared vision, and
collectively defined investment targets.
 Group 3: Network members are collaborating across sectors to leverage
additional investment in the region.
10:45 a.m. Break
Snacks and coffee available
11:00 a.m. Sector and Interest-Based Strategy Conversations
 Session Objective: To discuss how grant-makers can work together to
help accelerate the development of these sectors.
 Food Systems Working Group
 Health Working Group
 Energy Working Group
 Other Topics of Interest (Participant-led)
12:00 noon Lunch Service Begins
12:15 p.m. Building the Network
 Session Objective: To discuss core Network topics, including structure,
membership, and funding, among small groups of Network members.
1:00 p.m. Closing Remarks and Gathering Evaluation