Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.

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Presented by: 

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) and

Catholic Charities, Immigration Services of Nashville

Date:

April 7-8, 2009

Time:

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Day One

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Day Two

Location:

Catholic Charities, Immigration Services of Nashville

10 South 6th Street

Nashville, Tennessee  37206

About the training:

This two-day training provides a complete overview of how to start and sustain a nonprofit immigration legal services program.  It features a new manual and curriculum that offers detailed information and suggestions for applying for Board of Immigration Appeals agency recognition and staff accreditation, implementing effective case management systems, fundraising and scores of other pertinent topics related to managing an immigration program. 

The training is highly interactive.  Participants will leave with a plan to create or improve immigration legal services.  Past participants have used information from this training to build or expand their legal immigration capacity.

Cost:

• $250 per person for staff of CLINIC affiliates; $750 cap for up to three staff/ site ($78 materials fee per person for more than 3 attendees from same office site)
• $275 per person for non-profit program staff; $825 cap for up to three staff/ site ($78 materials fee per person for more than 3 attendees from same office site)
• $405 per person for private attorneys and their staff

Registration fee includes a copy of the training manual and lunch on both days.

Who should attend?
The training is suitable for program staff from a wide range of organizations, including established immigration programs, ethnic and immigrant organizations, domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions and service providers, unions, social services and medical providers, and educational programs (ESL and Citizenship).

What will you learn?
Participants will learn how to determine which applications to accept and how to adjust fees to obtain the best support for their program.  There will be a discussion of case intake and management strategies, avoiding unauthorized practice of law, and strategies for working with the funders and delivering on grant objectives.

Presenters:
Ms. Hope Driscoll, Field Support Coordinator, CLINIC, Washington, DC, is an attorney with extensive experience in training and program management. Before joining CLINIC, Ms. Driscoll directed a multi-state program that provided pesticide safety education to migrant and seasonal farm workers.

Mr. Jack Holmgren, Field Support Coordinator, CLINIC, San Francisco, CA has extensive experience training on immigration program management and experience directing local, regional, and national immigration legal service programs. 

Registration details and deadline
The training is for the staff of Catholic agencies and other community-based organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status, and attorneys and legal worker staff of private law offices.  As a requirement of registration, if you are registering as staff of a community-based organization, fax a copy of your IRS 501(c)(3) letter designating your agency as a nonprofit entity to CLINIC at 202-635-2649 to the attention of Hope Driscoll.  Your registration will be confirmed upon receipt of this letter and your payment through the website by credit card only.  No checks or cash accepted for payment.

The deadline for registration is March 27, 2009.   Only on-line registration and payment by credit card is accepted at the CLINIC web site.  Space is limited and we suggest you register early.  Registration may close prior to the stated deadline if the number or registrants reaches capacity.  If that happens, the website will not accept your credit card payment.  For more information, contact Hope Driscoll at (202) 756-5503.

Information on additional training opportunities is available on www.cliniclegal.org and www.immigrationadvocates.org.