Working Agenda*
*Subject to change
Featuring a dynamic mix of hands-on workshops and visionary main stage sessions, WDN Connect 2025 is designed for donors, organizers, and funders who are ready to achieve bold results and amplify their impact. With five curated tracks tailored to advancing key skills, you’ll be able to take the lead and craft a learning journey that aligns with your goals.
Wednesday, April 30
11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Pre-conference: Optional Skamania Activities (Register by April 16 to join!)
2:00 - 5:00 PM
Open Space for Skamania Joy (Join us for fun or just relax)
4:30 - 5:15 PM
How to Make the Most of WDN Connect (A welcome and happy hour for new conference-goers)
5:00 - 6:00 PM
Welcome Reception
6:00 PM
Opening Night Dinner & Land Blessing
7:15 PM - 8:00 PM
Transforming Ourselves to Transform the World, with Prentis Hemphill
8:00 PM
Generational Meetups (GenZ/Millennial, GenX, Boomer+)
THURSDAY, MAY 1
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Yoga
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Breakfast Meetups
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Roundtable Conversation by WDN Action
11:00 - 11:15 AM
Break
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Choose Your Workshop Adventure:
Softening Sharp Teeth: Getting Curious About Conflict
Funding a Just Economy
Words That Move: Storytelling for Trans Justice
The Future Is Multi-Entity: Strategically Managing for Risk In the Face of Rising Authoritarianism
Integrating the Sacred: Clarifying & Strengthening Our Gifting and Giving
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch & BIPOC Lunch Meetup
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Choose Your Workshop Adventure:
Women & Money Stories
Battling Disinformation, Online Toxicity, & The Far Right
Building Co-Governing Power Through Electoral Justice
Earth Listening Circle
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Open Space for Skamania Joy (Join us for fun – including an informal “Crafternoon” gathering – or just relax)
5:00 PM
LGBTQIA+ Meetup
6:00 PM
Together at the Trailhead: Multigenerational Stories & Dinner
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Light the Mic (Back by popular demand: open mic! Sign up!)
FRIDAY, MAY 2
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Yoga
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
Breakfast Meetups
9:30 - 11:00 AM
State of the Network
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Break
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Remarks & Q&A with Rep. Pramila Jayapal
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch, with option to join Lunch with the Boards
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Choose Your Workshop Adventure:
Women & Money Stories
Media Workshop
Talking Palestine, Building Solidarity
Understanding Levers of Power & Access
Cultivating Hope: A Collaborative Poster Making Workshop
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Choose Your Workshop Adventure:
Facilitation & Mediation
Aligning For Impact: Making Your Giving and Investments Work with Your Values
Personal Privacy & Doxxing Defense: Reclaiming Your Online Space
Building Power and Justice: Immigrant Advocacy and Base-Building Strategies
Deep Time: Ancestors & Future Generations
4:30 PM
Jews4Justice Gathering Space
6:00 PM
Happy Hour
7:00 PM
Closing Dinner & Dance Party (This year’s theme is Moonbeams and Movements. Come dressed like the star you are 🌟)
SATURDAY, MAY 3
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Informal Gathering Time