Events, Thought Leader Roundtables and Webinars Archive

Policies and programs to prevent and recover high school dropouts should build upon resources and capacities which already exist within the community.

Ambitious leaders with big plans sometimes give people TMI: Too Much Information. Hand out a list of indicators about child and youth outcomes, or a list of goals to develop community supports for youth, and you risk creating communications overload. Key communications tools, such as storytelling and visuals, can help keep your stakeholders and community on the mark and moving forward. In thie webinar, participants learned more about these tools and how leaders have used them effectively. Featuring Patrick Boyle, Communications Director, the Forum for Youth Investment VIEW THE WEBINAR RECORDING HERE.

That was the theme of Independent Sector's Annual Conference this year, which drew thousands of people from nonprofits, foundations and corporate giving programs. 

To achieve long-term, systemic change, you have to have demand and buy-in – not just from top decision-makers but also from community members and young people themselves.

Attendees joined presenters like John Kania, who leads intellectual capital development at FSG related to groundbreaking work on Catalytic Philanthropy and Collective Impact; Betty Morgan, named 2010 American Association of School Administrators’ 2010 “National Superintendent of the Year”, Michael Robbins, Senior Advisor for Nonprofit Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Education and representatives from leading communities and national organizations like Data Quality Campaign, Search Institute, National Center for Community Schools and Attendance Works at the 2012 Communities for Change Leadership Symposium.

The 10th annual Bridge Conference brought together afterschool and youth development professionals, school leaders, funders, researchers, policymakers, trainers/coaches and business leaders from across the country.

Opportunity Nation's second national Summit focused on one of the earliest and most critical rungs on the ladder of opportunity: ensuring that the rising generation is equipped with the skills needed to compete in the current and future economies.