{"id":62083,"date":"2025-01-13T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/?post_type=article&#038;p=62083"},"modified":"2025-12-08T16:48:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T11:18:22","slug":"conference-partners-what-they-actually-do-nonprofit-humour","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/kn-in\/article\/humour\/conference-partners-what-they-actually-do-nonprofit-humour\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference partners: What they actually do"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading secondlevel\" id=\"h-1-funding-partner\">1. Funding partner<\/h3><p>Provide monetary support to cover the event cost, and inevitably become the ones you blame for the quality of coffee, the lack of hot rotis, and the sticker you got with your name on it, when you were really looking forward to a lanyard.<\/p><div class=\"tenor-gif-embed\" data-postid=\"25141857\" data-share-method=\"host\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.77778\" data-width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/view\/derry-girls-sister-michael-sunglasses-car-car-door-gif-25141857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derry Girls Sister Michael GIF<\/a>from <a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/search\/derry+girls-gifs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derry Girls GIFs<\/a><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><p><\/p><p><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading secondlevel\" id=\"h-2-knowledge-partner\">2. Knowledge partner <\/h3><p>The &lsquo;experts&rsquo; from nonprofits, think tanks, and research organisations that end up on all the panels. Can be found having a minor existential crisis on the stage when they are asked questions that makes them question everything they do.<\/p><div class=\"tenor-gif-embed\" data-postid=\"13812505\" data-share-method=\"host\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.33663\" data-width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/view\/dumb-wiseup-sister-michael-derry-girls-nun-gif-13812505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dumb Wiseup GIF<\/a>from <a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/search\/dumb-gifs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dumb GIFs<\/a><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><p><\/p><p><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading secondlevel\" id=\"h-3-grassroots-partner\">3. Grassroots partner<\/h3><p>Sangathans, grassroots workers, and community members that are invited to the event to showcase on-ground impact. Unfortunately, all the panels are in English, and nobody includes them in conversation about &lsquo;development&rsquo;.<\/p><div class=\"idron-article-in-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" id=\"idron-2502755294\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/what-is-idr-answers\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"What is IDR Answers Page Banner\"><img src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1.png\" alt=\"What is IDR Answers Page Banner\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1.png 1250w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1-1024x205.png 1024w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1-150x30.png 150w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1-768x154.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" width=\"1250\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"tenor-gif-embed\" data-postid=\"13657646\" data-share-method=\"host\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.33878\" data-width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/view\/sister-michael-reaction-derry-girls-wow-not-happy-gif-13657646\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sister Michael Reaction GIF<\/a>from <a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/search\/sister+michael-gifs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sister Michael GIFs<\/a><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><p><\/p><p><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading secondlevel\" id=\"h-4-media-partner\">4. Media partner<\/h3><p>Meant to market and cover the event to amplify its reach but in reality they just ask people for soundbytes that get published just in time for next year&rsquo;s event&mdash;because no one informed them how long the approval process is.<\/p><div class=\"tenor-gif-embed\" data-postid=\"13812481\" data-share-method=\"host\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.745763\" data-width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/view\/confused-sister-michael-derry-girls-nun-whats-happening-gif-13812481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Confused Sister Michael GIF<\/a>from <a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/search\/confused-gifs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Confused GIFs<\/a><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><p><\/p><p><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading secondlevel\" id=\"h-5-technology-partner\">5. Technology partner<\/h3><p>Meant to streamline the event (and no, nobody knows exactly what this means).<\/p><div class=\"tenor-gif-embed\" data-postid=\"13758750\" data-share-method=\"host\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.743243\" data-width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/view\/precisely-sister-michael-derrygirls-nun-yes-gif-13758750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Precisely Sister Michael GIF<\/a>from <a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/search\/precisely-gifs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Precisely GIFs<\/a><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><p><\/p><p><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading secondlevel\" id=\"h-6-policy-partner\">6. Policy partner <\/h3><p>Typically a government agency or ministry that sends one bureaucrat for a panel. The panelist is informed on the morning of the conference about where they are going, what the topic is, and what they are supposed to talk about&mdash;no matter what they&rsquo;re asked.<\/p><div class=\"tenor-gif-embed\" data-postid=\"13670034\" data-share-method=\"host\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.615\" data-width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/view\/idc-sistermichael-derrygirls-nun-idgaf-gif-13670034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Idc Sistermichael GIF<\/a>from <a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/search\/idc-gifs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Idc GIFs<\/a><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><p><\/p><p><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading secondlevel\" id=\"h-7-logistical-partner\">7. Logistical partner<\/h3><p>Handles the venue, hospitality, and other logistics. They mostly end up running up and down the entire venue to ensure the mics work and the sessions happen on schedule, panic when panelists take too long to get to their point, and give up when the networking breaks start bleeding into the panel time.<\/p><div class=\"tenor-gif-embed\" data-postid=\"13812474\" data-share-method=\"host\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.745763\" data-width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/view\/dead-sister-michael-derry-girls-nun-funeral-gif-13812474\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dead Sister Michael GIF<\/a>from <a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/search\/dead-gifs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dead GIFs<\/a><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<div class=\"idron-troublemakers-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\" id=\"idron-2605482992\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"donate banner\"><img src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"donate banner\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-1024x205.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-150x30.jpg 150w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-768x154.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" width=\"1250\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":62092,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","categories":[2,582],"tags":[3681],"series":[],"meta-filter":[],"schema-filter":[744],"no-display":[],"class_list":["post-62083","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-humour","category-instagram","tag-nonprofit-humour","contributor-srishti-gupta","states-india","schema-filter-article-itemlist"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Conference partners: What they actually do | Nonprofit humour | IDR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ever wondered about the role that each partner plays at a conference? 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