1. FRIENDSHIP DINNERS WORKSHOP, TX 2012
PEACE ISLANDS INSTITUTE

2. Subjects Friendship dinners and their types Committee
Sample program
Date:
Venue
Meals & Food
Decoration & Design
Table designs
Miscellaneous
Questions
Friendship dinners and their types
Committee
Subject-Theme of the dinner
Host committee and its benefits?
Pre-friendship dinner
Post friendship dinner
Public Relations & Media
Goals-Outcome

3. Friendship dinners and their types
Keynote Speaker Based Friendship dinners
Theme or Subject Based Friendship dinners
Theme-Award Based Friendship dinners
Participant-Based Friendship dinners (Academicians, Faith-Based, Elected Officials, General, etc…)

4. Committee Establish a Committee
Advisory Board for the dinner: It will be very useful to get the ideas of our friends about the program, it will cast light to different parts of the event and give a different perspective to us.

5. Subject-Theme of the dinner
Be careful about the theme: Act locally, Think globally
The theme should make sense in the local community and for the local officials since they are organized by local centers.
Do not strict and marginalize the theme or subject with faith/interfaith based issues or subjects.

6. Social or End Poverty and Hunger Immigration Problems
Child Abuse and Child Trafficking
UN Millennium Goals
Discrimination and Racism
Identity Theft
Challenges of the Children of the World
Environmental Responsibility and Green Energy.
The effects of economic crisis on individuals, families and societies.

7. Host committee and its benefits?
Strengthen the impact of friend dinner in the minds of people before and after the dinner.
Will change the portraits or quality of the participants positively.
The message will be delivered much more effectively.

8. Pre-friendship dinner
Establish a Committee and a meeting time.
The quality of the Invitations are important
Invite the distinguished peoples by visiting their offices.
Do not hesitate to call some distinguished people by phone.
Do not forget to follow up.
Publish the details of the dinner in your website.
Prepare a booklet
Decide for the target audience

9. Post friendship dinner
Evaluation of the dinner.
Send thank you letters right after the dinner.
Follow up the VIP or the institutions, but How?
Dream the gathering as the first step to give the opportunity of collaboration with VIP or with some impactful social institutions.
Never forget! Not only invite them to your events but also attend and participate to their events and programs. Even be the part of their programs.
Our impact and effectiveness in the mind of people will increase proportionally with our common grounds, projects and programs.

10. Public Relations &
One of the most IMPORTANT part of the event (Always be forgotten)
At least 10 % of the budget has to be separated for PR or Media
Hire freelance writers, journalists to your event
ADVIRTESEMENT (***)
Press Release
Hire a professional photographer if you can.

11. Goals-Outcome Regular visits- subject based
Project Based Collaboration
To select some of them as advisory board.
To dream some of them as board member for the future
Venues for you to find the future board members and advisory boards of the dialogue foundations.
Turkey Trips & international trips

12. Sample program Date Venue Be careful about the selection of the date.
Check the holidays.
Check the religious and cultural days from the calendar.
Dinner
Opening Speech
Video Presentation of the Foundation
Keynote Speaker
Speakers
A Video presentation about the theme
Live Music
Award Presentation (not an obligation)
Venue
Check the venues of great dinners in your lacal area
The quality of the venue will definitely affect the quality of the people.
Prestigious Place
Cipriani
Waldorf Astoria.
Hilton

13. Miscellaneous Table Designs Registrations
Each table has to be arranged uniquely.
Decorations of the tables.
Harmony of the tables in terms of titles.
Miscellaneous
Registrations
Special Newsletter about the dinner after the event.
Welcome your guest at the entrance.
Video presentation of the Foundation must be at most 4-6 minutes- Professional
Sponsorship
Small gifts for your guests.

14. Meals & Food Decoration & Design Can not be self service
Unforgettable dinner. (The menu, desserts, etc)
Decoration & Design
Stage
Tables
Reception Area
Ball room
Entrance

15. Questions ? What are the fruits of this friendship dinners?
Who are the possible advisory board members for the future?
What kind of programs can be done as a result of this dinners?

16. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR
LISTENING