frank 2019: Closing the space between us through stories for social impact
“You don’t need permission to be great.” “You don’t need permission to make space.” These powerful words by a young woman named Mary-Pat Hector set the stage for three days of community and creativity at frank 2019 in Gainesville, Fla. I’m still feeling inspired and invigorated by the gathering earlier this month, when I was…
Networks and American renewal
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Three key insights from Racial Equity Summit by Grantmakers for Education
Imagine walking beside a river with a friend and seeing babies floating by you in the water. You jump into the water to pull the babies out, but every time you save one, several more slip past you. Meanwhile, your friend continues walking upriver. “What are you doing?” you exclaim. “Finding out who’s throwing babies…
Be the Change: Highlights from the 2017 Cradle to Career Network Convening
At StriveTogether, we are still riding high on the energy and ideas generated at the eighth annual Cradle to Career Network Convening. I hope you are feeling that high too if you were among the 400-plus champions of change who gathered in Phoenix last week for Be the Change: Getting Results for Every Child. Amid…
Where are they now? StriveTogether catches up with past Bill Henningsgaard Cradle to Career Champion Award winners
Named after one of the earliest and staunchest champions of our work, the Bill Henningsgaard Cradle to Career Champion Award annually recognizes a local advocate from a community in the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network. We’re excited to open the nomination process for this year’s award. A tireless advocate for kids, Bill Henningsgaard brought together…
7 tips to ensure your storytelling moves people to action
In systems change work, we tell stories to generate community engagement and support around what we’re doing to improve outcomes for kids and close disparity gaps. There’s an art and a science to our storytelling. The science is about the formula. Storytelling can be broken down into three parts: Finding the story, telling the story…
7 ways to improve your campaign message and more lessons, tools from The Campaign Workshop
Communities across the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network are making significant strides in improving education for kids, but we still struggle with communications and messaging about our work. That’s why I was excited to attend an advocacy training held earlier this month by The Campaign Workshop in Washington, D.C. Along with another colleague, Robert Harris,…