NOW Innovation Forum Newsletter

July 16, 2021

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“Good leaders are always at the ready, but not always at the front” - Stacy Abrams

 

Welcome to the July 2021 edition of the NOW Innovation Forum Newsletter. This edition comes a bit earlier than usual so that we can let you know about the upcoming soft office closure of the NOW office July 19-30, 2021 to best support wellness and transitions of the Vital Village Networks team. We thank you for understanding as response times may be delayed. In this edition of the newsletter you will find new resources that have just been added to the NOW Resource Library along with the full archive of all of the publicly released 2021 NOW Webinars. Be sure to check out the upcoming networking and learning experiences shared below, and complete the 2021 NOW Survey to be entered in a chance to win a $25 Visa gift card.

 

Bienvenido a la edición de julio 2021 del boletín del Foro de Innovación NOW. Esta edición llega un poco antes de lo usual para informarles que a partir de Julio 19-30, 2021 vamos a cerrar la oficina de NOW por un tiempo para  apoyar mejor el bienestar y las transiciones del equipo de Vital Village Network. Le agradecemos su comprensión ya que los tiempos de respuesta pueden alargarse. En esta edición del boletín, encontrará nuevos recursos que se acaban de agregar a la Biblioteca de Recursos de NOW junto con el archivo completo de todos los seminarios web de NOW 2021 publicados. Asegúrese de revisar las próximas oportunidades de aprendizaje que se comparten a continuación, y complete la encuesta NOW 2021 para participar y tener la oportunidad de ganar una tarjeta de regalo Visa de $25.

NOW Network Highlights & Updates

 

Win a $25 Visa Gift card by taking 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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Webinar Archive: Sustaining Family-Led Innovations for Equitable COVID-Recovery

 

Thank you to all who were able to attend and learn from June’s NOW Webinar. You can rewatch, share, or catch up on the 6/24 recording of Sustaining Family-Led Innovations for Equitable COVID-Recovery , the third webinar in our 2021 series, Nurturing Family Leadership: Community-Centered Equity Practices by heading over to the NOW Innovation Forum.  English and Spanish audio are available.

 
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Networking & Professional Development Opportunities

NOW Network Partners

Build connections and learn from the growing NOW Network leaders and partners by clicking on a link below.

  • 7/20-7/22: Register to attend the upcoming 3 day 2021 ROSE Breastfeeding and Equity Summit, Reckoning with Resilience.

  • 7/27: You Don’t Have to Attend Every Power Struggle You Are Invited To with Daniel Hodgins, Early Childhood Consultant. RSVP to attend the virtual seminar from 6-7:30 pm Central using this link.

Learning on the NOW Innovation Forum

 
  • 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

 

  • Season 1 of In The Arena with NOW: Tune in to the entire Season 1 of In The Arena with NOW using any major podcast platform including Spotify, Apple Podcast, and iHeartRadio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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  • Sustaining Family-Led Innovations for Equitable COVID-Recovery - View the June 2021 NOW Webinar using this link.

 

  • 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
 
  • New! Strengthening Families to Support Children: Joelle Auguste, Boston, MA, by Camila Beiner
     

  • In the Arena with NOW’s Season 1: Amplifying Voices of National Leaders by Tiffany Rodriguez, NOW Program Coordinator at Vital Village Networks

 

  • 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

 
Read More Here
 
  • Early Care and Education Workforce Demographic Series: A Look at Professional Characteristics, and Comparisons with Child and Community Characteristics by US Department of Health and Human Services

 

  • Mindfulness In Early Childhood, by Zero to Three

 

  • Connecting Community, by Monica Koller

 

  • Justice Action Toolkit, by Community Toolbox

 

 
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