READY BY 21© LEARNING LAB: TOOLS & TECHNIQUES FOR ACHIEVING RESULTS

Ready By 21 Learning Lab: Tools and Techniques for Achieving Results 

Tue, May 23, 2017, 8:00 AM – Wed, May 24, 2017, 5:00 PM

Silver Spring Civic Center
1 Veterans Place
Silver Spring, MD 20910

A practical, hands-on two-day workshop and coaching session designed for backbone leaders, steering committee members, and other partners actively involved in community change efforts focused on children & youth.

The workshop is designed for leaders who are thinking about how the critical tasks of community change management can be staged and sequenced in order to move steadily towards improving outcomes. It is particularly useful for those in the early stages of forming or planning an initiative, or in the process of re-igniting or refreshing their initiative for the next phase of joint work. Special emphasis is given to tools and techniques that help leaders align and connect multiple issues and efforts, identifying areas for joint planning and action.

Why attend the Learning Lab?

The workshop is designed around the Forum for Youth Investment’s Big Picture Approach© – a recurring five step process partnerships can use to design, implement and improve their work. This learning lab is a Ready by 21© version of the Collective Impact Learning Lab, co-developed and delivered by the Forum for Youth Investment, FSG and the Collective Impact Forum, which has been run multiple times over the past five years. This Ready by 21© version is specifically designed for leaders of children and youth focused community change efforts. Whether you are leading a cradle-to-career effort or focusing on a particular issue (e.g., Social Emotional Learning) or population (e.g., Opportunity Youth), this learning lab is for you.

Workshop Features:

• An intimate small-group coaching atmosphere (limited to 40 participants).
•  Valuable ideas and tools to infuse into your initiative from the practice-based curriculum.
•  Help getting started in your work, for those in newer community change initiatives or taking on new staff or “backbone” roles.
• Ideas for how to get “unstuck” from ongoing challenges, for leaders of more experienced initiatives.
• Opportunities to meet and learn from peers doing similar work in communities around the country.

GROUP DISCOUNTS ARE AVAILABLE. Teams are encouraged to attend and can greatly benefit from action planning together through the workshop curriculum.

Attention United Way Leaders: We are proud to announce that the Ready by 21 Learning Lab has been approved for flex credits.

Register today! Space is limited, with fewer than 40 spots open for this workshop.

* Note: trainings are subject to re-scheduling or cancellation if minimum class sizes are not met. Participants are encouraged to confirm with the Forum 30 days prior to the training and/or book travel that allows for cancelation or changes. The Forum is not responsible for any incurred expenses.

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel up to April 27, 2017, we will refund your registration less a $150 administration fee. Cancellations made between April 28 and May 9 will receive a 50% refund. After May 9, there will be no refunds. Substitution names must be confirmed and submitted by May 12.

The Forum for Youth Investment is a nonprofit, nonpartisan action tank dedicated to helping communities and the nation make sure all young people are ready by 21 – ready for college, work and life. Informed by rigorous research and practical experience, the Forum forges innovative ideas, strategies and partnerships to strengthen solutions for young people and those who care about them.