NOW Innovation Forum Newsletter

NOW Innovation Forum Newsletter
May 26, 2021
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The truth is, there is power in our vulnerability, and our capacity to share parts of ourselves, 
even the parts we hide from, gives us enormous strength.” - Shawn A Ginwright
 
Welcome to the May 2021 edition of the NOW Innovation Forum Newsletter. This spring has been a busy and flourishing time for the NOW Network. NOW Network leaders have officially launched a new Cooperative Design Lab experience, hosted 2 webinars focused on promoting health equity for children, their families, and their communities, and continues engaging peer learning opportunities every month. In this edition you will find opportunities to grow your network and skills with professional development opportunities hosted by the NOW Network. We encourage you to check out the events below. Be sure to tune in to the season 1 finale of In The Arena with NOW and share your experience as a NOW Network member by taking the Spring 2021 NOW Innovation Forum Survey.
 
Bienvenido a la edición de mayo de 2021 del boletín informativo del Foro de innovación NOW. Esta primavera ha sido una época ajetreada y floreciente para la red NOW. Los líderes de NOW Network lanzaron oficialmente una nueva experiencia de Laboratorio de Diseño Cooperativo, organizaron 2 seminarios web enfocados en promover la equidad en la salud de los niños, sus familias y sus comunidades, y continúan atrayendo oportunidades de aprendizaje entre pares todos los meses. En esta edición, encontrará oportunidades para hacer crecer su red y sus habilidades con oportunidades de desarrollo profesional alojadas por NOW Network. Le recomendamos que consulte los eventos a continuación. Asegúrese de sintonizar el final de la temporada 1 de In The Arena con NOW y comparta su experiencia como miembro de NOW Network mediante la encuesta del foro de innovación NOW de primavera de 2021.

NOW Network Highlights & Updates

Take the 2021 NOW Network Survey! 
Your voice empowers leadership capacity building projects all across the nation. Taking the survey will help keep the work of the NOW Network moving forward and growing to better serve all of you and our communities.

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Networking & Professional Development Opportunities

The NOW Network
Join an upcoming networking and/or professional development session co-hosted by members of the NOW Team by clicking on a link below.
6/8 Coffee Hour - RSVP here and bring a community leader to join in on Tuesday June 8th @ 2:30pm - 3:30pm ET. Hosted by Altorice Frazier & Stephanie Waters. 
6/9 Peer Learning Cluster: Family Engagement - RSVP today to learn from special guests Cooperative Korimi. They will share their insights on authentic parent engagement in Spanish speaking communities near Albuquerque, New Mexico.
6/23 ACES/Trauma Informed Practice Peer Learning Cluster - Join us from 2:30-3:30pm ET for our monthly cluster meeting focused on ACES and trauma informed practice. For more info or to receive the Zoom Meeting link, please contact: vitalvillagelearning.aces@gmail.com.

NOW Network Partners
Build connections and learn from the growing NOW Network leaders and partners by clicking on a link below.
6/27 Child Development Training: Daniel Hodgins - RSVP today to attend a special training event, “You Don’t Have to Attend Every Power Struggle You are Invited To” hosted by, Daniel, author, consultant, educator, and former director of a child development center.

Learning on the NOW Innovation Forum

NEW! Episode 15: The LIFE Project: Building on The Strengths Of Immigrant Families To Promote Quality Early Care And Education Access - Tune in to hear the In The Arena with NOW Season 1 finale! 
 
Episode 14: Austin Neighborhood Network: The Value of Collaboration & Community Driven Vision

Tune In Here

Cooperative Economies for Collective Leadership: New Paradigms for Funding Community-Determined Efforts to Advance Child Wellbeing and Equity - View the April 2021 NOW webinar archive using this link.
 
Redefining Justice for Children and Families - View the March 2021 NOW webinar archive using this link.
 
Webinar Archives: Learn more about previous webinars that were part of the 2020 Webinar series, Learning and Transforming Together: Community-Centered Equity Practices.

Learn Here

VVN’s Social Media Goal: Fuel Collective Community Power, by Camelia Garrick, Community Mobilization Coordinator, and Tiffany Rodriguez, NOW Program Coordinator at Vital Village Networks
 
Social Justice Transformation - All Minds, All Hearts, All Hands on Deck, by Camila Beiner, Boston University Graduate Journalism Intern & Language Justice Community Champion
 
Growing Our Collective Data Sharing Efforts: Introducing the NOW Child Wellbeing Tracker Phase 2, by Soojin Conover, Senior Research Analyst at Vital Village Networks

Read More Here

Strengthening Partnerships: A Framework for Prenatal through Young Adulthood Family Engagement in Massachusetts, by Massachusetts Family Engagement Coalition
 
Learning from Indigenous Ways of Knowing, by We All Count
 
Narrative Change Strategy, by Reclaiming Native Truth
 
Do-It-Yourself Strategies for Network Reflection and Evaluation, by Mobilizing Action For Resilient Communities (MARC)
 
Strengthening ACEs, Trauma, and Resilience Networks, by Mobilizing Action For Resilient Communities (MARC)

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