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Mapping Your School and Community Partnership Ecosystem

It takes a comprehensive, complementary, and well-coordinated range of programs and services to ensure every child has what they need to learn, grow, and thrive. This workshop is designed for leaders at all levels within schools, school districts, and community-based organizations who are developing or managing partnerships between schools and community-based organizations

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Building a Sustainable School-Community Partnership and Program

If we believe cross-sector partnerships are fundamental to achieving and sustaining student success, then what are we doing to develop and maintain lasting partnerships between schools and community-based organizations? In this session we will define sustainability and identify applicable practices within relationship building, strategic communication, documentation, partnership and program quality, and resource development.

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YDEKC Member Connect — Executive Leaders Check-in

This monthly informal space for Executive Leaders of YDEKC Member organizations is an opportunity to connect with colleagues, troubleshoot challenges, share joy, and gain inspiration from others in leadership roles at youth-serving organizations. Who: Executive leaders of YDEKC Member organizations When: The Friday the 28th from 9:15–10:00 AM. Where: Zoom Registration Use the form below to RSVP for 1, click Continue, then complete your registration and click Submit.

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Mapping Your School and Community Partnership Ecosystem

It takes a comprehensive, complementary, and well-coordinated range of programs and services to ensure every child has what they need to learn, grow, and thrive. This workshop is designed for leaders at all levels within schools, school districts, and community-based organizations who are developing or managing partnerships between schools and community-based organizations

Learn More!

YDEKC Member Connect — Executive Leaders Check-in

This monthly informal space for Executive Leaders of YDEKC Member organizations is an opportunity to connect with colleagues, troubleshoot challenges, share joy, and gain inspiration from others in leadership roles at youth-serving organizations.

Learn More!

Thriving Leaders Workshop: Equitable Compensation with Sustainable Economies Law Center

This spring, YDEKC hosted a Thriving Leaders Forum on Reimagining Pay Equity in Youth-serving Nonprofits. (Check out our Resource List to learn more.) Now it's time to dive deeper! To move from ideas to action, YDEKC is continuing our Thriving Leaders series this fall. For our November 16 workshop, we’ve invited a team from Sustainable Economies Law Center to share a case study on equitable compensation. 

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Building a Sustainable School-Community Partnership and Program

If we believe cross-sector partnerships are fundamental to achieving and sustaining student success, then what are we doing to develop and maintain lasting partnerships between schools and community-based organizations? In this session we will define sustainability and identify applicable practices within relationship building, strategic communication, documentation, partnership and program quality, and resource development.

Learn More!

YDEKC Member Connect — Executive Leaders Check-in

This monthly informal space for Executive Leaders of YDEKC Member organizations is an opportunity to connect with colleagues, troubleshoot challenges, share joy, and gain inspiration from others in leadership roles at youth-serving organizations.

Learn More!

Leadership Discussion Groups – Application Deadline

We are excited to announce our third round of Leadership Discussion Groups! This is a program exclusively for executive directors and leaders from YDEKC member organizations collectively focused on ensuring that Black, Indigenous, and youth of color thrive. Leadership Discussion Groups, launching in January 2023, will enable leaders in our network to build relationships with one another and share experiences and expertise related to key leadership topics. These groups will meet remotely once a month for informal discussions on topics of their choice facilitated by a rotating group member. 

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YDEKC Member Connect – Executive Leaders Check-in

This monthly informal space for Executive Leaders of YDEKC Member organizations is an opportunity to connect with colleagues, troubleshoot challenges, share joy, and gain inspiration from others in leadership roles at youth-serving organizations.

Learn More!

Communication and Feedback Practices to Strengthen Cross-Sector Partnership

When community-based organizations and schools are immersed in the work of serving youth and families, it can be difficult to find time to invest in relationships between the adults and organizations who are coordinating services. And yet, lack of communication and coordination can lead to challenges and conflict. In this interactive virtual workshop, we will explore ways to build a culture of open and effective communication within our partnerships, including giving and receiving feedback. Participants will become familiar with tools that support communication and equitable facilitation of meetings and identify Feedback Touch Points to incorporate into their collaborative relationships.

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