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Define supports that the full community must provide

 

Establishing a Balanced Set of Goals: Guiding the Way Webinar Recording

Participants were introduced to activities for building agreement and heard about potential indicators for goals across developmental years and the range of outcomes, as developed by the Forum and Child Trends.

Presenters: Suzanne Hershey, Senior Fellow, the Forum for Youth Investment and former Facilitator of the Ready by 21 initiative, Austin, Tex.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Short Description: 
Conceiving goals and indicators is easy. The challenge is getting community leaders to agree on goals and indicators that cover all young people of all age groups, in all aspects of their lives—from education and health to interpersonal skills and job readiness.
Capacity Area: 
Bigger Goals
Audience Sector: 
Advocacy
Non‐profit/Foundation
Scope: 
City
Focus: 
Urban
Region: 
Southwest
Standards : 
Establish a balanced set of goals and indicators for all children, youth and young adults
Define supports that the full community must provide
Create a big picture, goal-oriented action plan
Define common terms and communicate core messages

Introduction to the Ready by 21 Strategies

Specifically, Ready by 21 helps leaders build broader partnerships, set bigger goals, collect and use better data, and take bolder actions. This webinar will guide participants through the essential components of Ready by 21 – the rationale behind Ready by 21, tools and services available to communities and leaders, and the Ready by 21 National Partnership, an unprecedented coalition of organizations representing the government, education, non-profit, business, research and philanthropy sectors.

Establishing a Balanced Set of Goals: Guiding the Way

Participants were introduced to activities for building agreement and heard about potential indicators for goals across developmental years and the range of outcomes, as developed by the Forum and Child Trends.

Presenters: Suzanne Hershey, Senior Fellow, the Forum for Youth Investment and former Facilitator of the Ready by 21 initiative, Austin, Tex.
 

VIEW THE WEBINAR HERE.

Opportunities in the Workforce Readiness Pipeline: A Community Engagement Toolkit for Business

The toolkit reflects the expertise of United Way Worldwide and the Workforce Strategy Center, content partners in the publication. It offers practical advice and hands-on steps to investing in community improvement, and features case studies from leading corporate citizens like KPMG LLP's Family for Literacy program, Baxter International's Science@Work program, and the Bridging Richmond initiative, supported by the Altria Group.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Short Description: 
This toolkit is designed to assist business and local leaders in developing successful, sustainable partnerships to ensure that more young people in their communities have the highest-quality education and supports they need to be successful today, and as the workforce we will depend on tomorrow.
Partner: 
Corporate Voices for Working Families
Forum for Youth Investment
United Way Worldwide
Capacity Area: 
Broader Partnerships
Audience Sector: 
Business
Scope: 
City
Regional
Standards : 
Engage key stakeholders in setting priorities and solving problems
Define supports that the full community must provide

Supports Dashboard Facilitator’s Packet

Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Short Description: 
This facilitator's guide and sample can assist in a community meeting or facilitation to think about the variety of settings and supports that youth have access to and how the community’s goals for young people fit into the bigger picture.
Partner: 
Forum for Youth Investment
Capacity Area: 
Bigger Goals
Scope: 
Neighborhood
City
County
State
Standards : 
Define supports that the full community must provide

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