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Engage key stakeholders in setting priorities and solving problems
Engaging Key Stakeholders: Chattanooga Connections Webinar
These leaders need to be committed and collaborative in ways that contribute to the overarching mission of the group. This webinar explored the local partnership efforts in Chattanooga, Tenn. and the tools from three Ready by 21 Partners - Corporate Voices for Working Families, United Way Worldwide and the American Association of School Administrators.
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Chattanooga, TN
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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To really change the odds for children and youth, your community needs the involvement of its influential leaders from all sectors. That includes education, business, government, nonprofits and families. “Involvement” goes beyond signing up and saying “Call me when you want something.”
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How Communities Achieve Collective Impact
Fishing Village Youth Get Hooked on Life Skills
Location
Deer Isle, ME
Deer Isle, Maine: Quick Action Builds Community Support
Location
Deer Isle, ME
New Blueprint for Business/Community College Partnerships
Governor & First Lady Co-Chair Children’s Cabinet
Location
TN
Broader Partnerships 101
After years of working with a wide variety of partnerships at the state and local level, the Forum for Youth Investment has concluded that communities and states need to consider a few basic components of partnerships. This webinar explained about this leadership capacity area and what you can do to build broader, more effective partnerships.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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Partnerships and collaborations can take many forms. Whatever the scale of the partnership, effective partnerships are built on clear agreements about the scope of work to be done, the capacity needed to do the work and the mandate or authority in place to ensure that the work is done thoroughly and well.
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Ready by 21 Gets Animated
Will Expanded Learning Time = Better Outcomes?
In the fall of 2011, the U.S. Department of Education established a waiver process to help states obtain additional flexibility in meeting No Child Left Behind Act performance standards. The "optional flexibility" choice, also known as Waiver 11, captured the attention of leaders in education agencies, schools and community-based organizations.
Monday, December 19, 2011
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Materials and a webinar about the impact of expanding learning time on schools and youth-serving organizations.
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