In the context of the creation and maintenance of small LGBTQ+ associations, many leaders and advocates of small organizations often do not have relevant training in management of boards of directors, budget development, funds management, speaking with the media or strategic planning. In her presentation, Meli Barber provides an overview of key skills needed by the members of this kind of organizations and how they can be developed.
Meli Barber is a US-based social worker and adjunct professor in the School of Social Work of the Indiana University (Indianapolis). She was also a Therapeutic Foster Care manager and recruiter in the agency Safy of Indiana and a director of religious education, youth and young adult ministry in Saint Anthony Catholic Church (Indicanapolis). She completed her bachelor and master studies in theology and philosophy in the University of Notre Dame (Indiana, USA) and a master of social work in Indiana University (Indianapolis).