It was standing room only at The Pachamama Alliance’s Annual Fundraising Luncheon on November 19th in San Francisco. Over 1,300 people attended the event, which had strong fundraising results. And for the first time, an additional 1,000+ people viewed the luncheon via live streaming on the Internet at 250 locations around the world.
The hour-and-a-half program included Pachamama co-founders Lynne and Bill Twist, Pachamama program staff from both the Ecuador and San Francisco offices, indigenous partners, and other special guests, including author and luminary Joanna Macy, and Dan Wieden, founder and president of Wieden+Kennedy, the largest independent advertising agency in the world.
The event included special announcements about the expansion of The Pachamama Alliance’s work in the world. The organization identified the next four years as being critical if we are to reach the tipping point in human thinking that will be necessary to achieve environmental sustainability and social justice on the planet in our lifetimes.
Pachamama co-founders Lynne and Bill Twist announced that a campaign will be launched in the new year to form an “urgency coalition” of organizations that will partner to wake up, motivate and inspire people through a global communication campaign. The campaign will be made possible through the partnership and pro bono support of the Wieden+Kennedy ad agency, creator of many successful global communication campaigns, including Nike’s “Just do it” campaign and the Lance Armstrong "Livestrong" campaign.
Luncheon guests got a sneak peek at the newest version of The Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream Symposium video for use by volunteer Symposium facilitators. The new video and materials, often referred to as “V2,” will be officially released in mid-December.
Click here to watch these announcements, Pachamama Alliance program updates, and other aspects of the event. On that page, scroll down for links to the luncheon video Table of Contents, which includes instructions for watching specific segments of the 1.5 hour event, links for the Luncheon Program, Highlights of Pachamama’s Work in 2009, and a Pledge Card (which you may complete and send to us).
Click here to make a gift to The Pachamama Alliance right now to help further this work.
