The Venue + Hotels
Durham Arts Council
Durham, NC
120 Morris St, Durham, NC
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We haven’t rolled out the full speaker lineup yet. But if you’ve been to Create Good before, you already know what’s coming: two days packed with practical comms know-how, creative inspiration, real talk, and the kind of nonprofit magic you actually use when you get back to your desk.
Here’s what you can count on:
The Field Trip is your chance to ditch the usual pre-conference workshop and spend a half day at the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) soaking up ideas, color, and badass comms inspiration.
We’ll kick things off with a private tour made just for communicators, digging into how NCMA mixes intention, storytelling, and collaboration to create experiences that actually hit. Then we’ll head behind the scenes with their comms crew for some honest talk about brand standards, cross-team chaos, and keeping things sharp—even when everyone’s juggling a million things. After that, we’ll help you turn those big-museum lessons into real tools your driven nonprofit team can use tomorrow.
We’ll refuel over a hosted lunch, trade stories with fellow do-good rebels, and wrap with a hands-on visual storytelling sesh that taps into your inner artist. You’ll walk out with stronger comms planning skills, clearer branding instincts, better collaboration tricks, and a much-needed creative spark. It’s part field trip, part reboot, and all good trouble.
Date: Tuesday, March 24 from 10 am – 3 pm
Location: NC Museum of Art – ncartmuseum.org
Cost: $100 per person (in addition to Create Good ticket)
Complimentary transportation from the Durham Arts Council can be arranged.
Tuesday, March 24: Field Trip
Wednesday, March 25: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm – Day 1 Conference
Thursday, March 26: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm – Day 2 Conference
Livi is a strategist and storyteller focused on reproductive justice and community building. She leads communications and equity work with the Virginia Reproductive Equity Alliance and NTEN.
Maria is a speaker, facilitator, and podcast host who teaches trauma-informed storytelling. She’s the Founder of Maria Bryan Creative and Director of Storytelling at Rustic Roots.
Kivi is a trusted author, trainer, and advisor to nonprofit leaders, fundraisers, and boards. She’s the founder and CEO of Nonprofit Marketing Guide, and a go-to expert for nonprofit communicators.
Veronica is an advisor, facilitator, and change leadership expert who shares insights from two decades of experience as a nonprofit executive, consultant, and communicator to help organizations move beyond what “looks good on paper” to focus on what works in real life.
Ilina began her journey in advocacy when she was 10-years old and wrote a letter to a major food brand purporting its ad campaign was sexist. A writer, advocate, and unflinching truth-teller, Ilina uses her voice to call out injustice, uplift children, and make sure the people in power don’t forget whom they serve.
Amanda Robinson is the Mobile Campaigns Director at MoveOn, where she leads all mobile outreach — including SMS and other texting methods — to support the organization’s organizing and fundraising goals.
Speaker: Kenia Thompson
Learn how to create meaningful dialogue between the people you serve to build bridges to excellence.
Kivi Leroux Miller
The days where your nonprofit had to be on any particular social media platform are over. We will focus on all the pros and cons of your various social media choices and talk about what is required for success in 2023 and beyond.
Speaker: Shane Lukas
It’s time to go beyond the rainbow (flag) this Pride Month to talk about the significance of intentional, authentic, and meaningful LGBTQIA+ inclusion in building advocates and partnerships.
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