BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Mountain Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:Mountain Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260723T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260723T100000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Another World is Possible: Building Fictional Worlds to Inspire Real-World Change DESCRIPTION:UNA is partnering with the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits to bring you Another World is Possible: Building Fictional Worlds to Inspire Real-World Change. Every nonprofit is built on the belief that the world can be better than it is. To mobilize durable support for your mission\, people in your communities need to join you in that belief. So you need to help them imagine the world where your mission has been accomplished and your vision has been made real. In this highly interactive workshop\, you'll learn how to to use the powerful literary tools of science fiction and fantasy to communicate about your organization's work in visionary new ways. Please bring a favorite fictional world to talk about\, and a notebook or computer to write with.Learning Objectives:Learn specific fictional worldbuilding techniques for reimagining real-world problemsIdentify successes and failures of worldbuilding in past Minnesota campaigns for changeBuild a prototype fictional world for your nonprofit's missionCost:$50 for UNA Members (with promo code)\n$70 for nonmembersTime and Location:July 23\, 2026\n8:00 AM to 10:00 AM MT (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM CT)\nVirtual via ZoomAbout the Speaker: Ash ChudgarAsh Chudgar\, Ph.D.\, helps people and organizations communicate more skillfully in diverse communities. As a consultant and coach\, he aims to help people communicate more freely every scale out in the world\, in groups and teams\, and within themselves. Ash's work draws on his experience as a cultural historian\, a teacher of fiction and poetry\, and an Internal Family Systems practitioner. You can visit Ash in Northeast Minneapolis\, where he lives with his husband and two cats\, or online at chudgar.com.\nRegistration Note: UNA Members: Log into your Info Hub to find the promo code. You will find it on the left-hand menu under "Partner Training Discount Codes." Reach out if you need assistance accessing your Info Hub. This event is hosted by the Minnesota Center for Nonprofits. Clicking register below will take you to their registration site. For questions regarding this trainings\, please contact the Minnesota Center for Nonprofits.This virtual event will take place on the Zoom platform. Your access link will be emailed to you the day before the event after 12 p.m.This session will be recorded. The recording will be made available to registrants for 14 days after the live event.Captioning is provided automatically through Zoom. For information on requesting CART\, ASL\, or another accommodation\, please visit MCN's Registration Policies page.To learn more about events\, registration\, and payment\, visit MCN's Event & Registration FAQ page. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

UNA is partnering with the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits to bring you Another World is Possible: Building Fictional Worlds to Inspire Real-World Change. \;

Every nonprofit is built on the belief that the world can be better than it is. To mobilize durable support for your mission\, people in your communities need to join you in that belief. So you need to help them imagine the world where your mission has been accomplished and your vision has been made real. In this highly interactive workshop\, you&rsquo\;ll learn how to to use the powerful literary tools of science fiction and fantasy to communicate about your organization&rsquo\;s work in visionary new ways. Please bring a favorite fictional world to talk about\, and a notebook or computer to write with.

Learning Objectives:

Cost:

$50 for UNA Members (with promo code)
$70 for nonmembers

Time and Location:

July 23\, 2026
8:00 AM to 10:00 AM MT (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM CT)
Virtual via Zoom

About the Speaker: Ash Chudgar

Ash Chudgar\, Ph.D.\, helps people and organizations communicate more skillfully in diverse communities. As a consultant and coach\, he aims to help people communicate more freely every scale&mdash\;out in the world\, in groups and teams\, and within themselves. Ash&rsquo\;s work draws on his experience as a cultural historian\, a teacher of fiction and poetry\, and an Internal Family Systems practitioner. You can visit Ash in Northeast Minneapolis\, where he lives with his husband and two cats\, or online at chudgar.com.


Registration Note: \;

UNA Members: Log into your Info Hub to find the promo code. You will find it on the left-hand menu under "\;Partner Training Discount Codes."\; Reach out if you need assistance accessing your Info Hub. \;

This event is hosted by the Minnesota Center for Nonprofits. Clicking register below will take you to their registration site. For questions regarding this trainings\, please contact the Minnesota Center for Nonprofits.

This virtual event will take place on the Zoom platform. Your access link will be emailed to you the day before the event after 12 p.m.

This session will be recorded. The recording will be made available to registrants for 14 days after the live event.

Captioning is provided automatically through Zoom. For information on requesting CART\, ASL\, or another accommodation\, please visit MCN'\;s Registration Policies page.

To learn more about events\, registration\, and payment\, visit MCN'\;s Event &\; Registration FAQ page.

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