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New Ways Workshops and Content Calls Topics
- Coordinating Youth Services
- Engaging Employers and Workplace Partners
- Involving Youth in Organizational Planning, Policy, and Decision-Making
Upcoming Workshops and Content Calls:
In 2005, New Ways and YCi will be hosting several network content calls and workshops. Stay tuned for more information about the following California regional workshops and content calls:
Network Content Calls
Coordinating Youth Services - content call
May 10, 2005 - 9:15am - 10:15am
As the final part of the three-part series, New Ways to Work and YCi are hosting a content call on the topic of Coordinating Youth Services. On this call we will discuss your strategies for coordinating services within your communities, and discuss solutions for any challenges you have encountered. Email Chandra to register.
Involving Youth on Youth Councils - content call
March 8, 2005 - 9:15am - 10:15am
As a follow-up to discussing ideas and strategies for youth engagement at the All Youth-One System Conference, New Ways to Work and YCi are hosting a content call on the topic of Involving Youth on Youth Councils. This call will feature a facilitated discussion in which participants are invited to share strategies and challenges related in engaging youth on decision-making bodies. In addition, we will discuss the suggestions made by youth at the conference regarding helping them get connected.
Materials: Notes from the Youth Council Orientation for Youth and the Youth Perspective Session at the All Youth-One System Conference are available for download online.
During the Youth Perspective Session and Closing Plenary participants explored three primary questions:
1. What's connected and working? (To prepare you for work and life)
2. What's disconnected/not working?
3. What do we (adults) need to do?
The primary ideas shared were captured in a PowerPoint show, which was presented during the closing plenary. See the online presentation.
New Ways Content Calls and Workshop Topics
Coordinating Youth Services Workshops
Topic: Youth Councils, community providers, and educators are all striving to develop coordinated and connected youth-serving systems. Increasingly, funders are asking for evidence that communities and organizations are coordinating services and collaborating effectively in order to receive funding. This workshop is focused on building organizational capacity to coordinate youth services, and partner with other programs and systems within communities. Content covered in this workshop includes discovering the importance of key activities and develop strategies to begin to: map all services available to youth in the community, collaborate and partner effectively, and develop strategies to intentionally link youth-serving organizations within a community.
Click links below for information, notes, and supportive documents for this series:
November and December 2004 Workshops: This workshop focused on strategies and tools to support effective collaboration and linking youth-serving organizations.
Engaging Employers and Workplace Partners
Topic: Engaging workplace partners is a critical part of building a successful youth-serving program and making real connections for youth. This series delivered by New Ways to Work staff helps organizations learn valuable frameworks and tools for engaging employers and workplace partners.
2005 Workshops: These workshops examined organizational structures and individual engagement strategies for engaging workplace partners. Participants assessed and learned how to build upon their organization’s structure for engaging employers and workplace partners; learned how to use new tools and strategies to successfully engage workplace partners; discussed research-based strategies and frameworks to successfully market and sell their services; and networked with local partners who are passionate about supporting authentic experiences for youth.
2004 Workshops and Content Calls: These workshops and content calls focused on supporting the role of engagement specialists and characteristics of effective organizations in engaging workplace partners.
Involving Youth in Organizational Planning, Policy, and Decision Making
Topic: Increasingly, Youth Councils, Boards of Directors, Advisory Councils, Youth Organizations, Schools, and others are recognizing the importance of engaging young people in their planning, policy, and decision-making. This topic supports the foundation for including young people in a program, initiative, or change effort.
Click links below for information, notes, and supportive documents for this series:
April 13, 2004 Content Call: Guest panelist, Karen Young, co-director for Youth on Board, discussed the 14 Points for Successfully Involving Youth.
May 11, 2004 Content Call: Guest moderator, Karen Young, facilitated a panel of youth and adult representatives who are actively involving youth on their decision-making bodies.
June 2 & 3, 2004 Workshops: This workshop for youth and adults provided tips for recruiting, training, and mentoring young leaders on Youth Councils, Board of Directors, and or other policy-making body. Specific focus was on given to exploring the dynamics of youth and adult relationships, especially around decision-making.
About New Ways Content Calls and Workshops
New Ways supports our networks with frequent content conference calls and in-depth workshops focused on important issues and topics identified by our network members. Content calls are frequently offered in a series, which precede in-depth workshops.
Recent or upcoming content calls and workshops are listed in the summaries below, with links to supportive documents, notes, and pictures of events. If you are interested in being notified about New Ways Network content conference calls and events, please email info@nww.org, or call (707) 824-4000.
Targeted Technical Assistance
New Ways also specializes in targeted technical assistance with individual communities, Youth Councils, schools, and other public/private organizations. If you are interested in discussing specific technical assistance and strategic planning needs, please email info@nww.org, or call (707) 824-4000.
Conference Call Guidelines - How it Works
Meeting Materials: Meeting materials are posted on the New Ways website several days before the call. Participants download and read the materials to prepare for the call.
Joining the Call: Promptly at the posted time participants call (707) 824-8013. (The phone will ring until at least two people have called in.)
Please Note: The New Ways conference line accommodates 30 callers only. Interest in some topics is very high, so not all callers may be able to connect. If you are unable to connect to the call, please email info@nww.org and New Ways will look into scheduling a second call on this topic.
Call Structure: A New Ways moderator hosts the call, and introduces one or a panel of content experts - practitioners who share promising practices from their community. The panelists speak on the topic for about ten minutes each. A question and answer and discussion forum follow, during which participants discuss the topic with panelists and one another.
Guidelines: If you have multiple people calling in from one office, please call in from one phone on speakerphone to maximize participation. Place your speakerphone on mute so other participants are not distracted by background noise.
Do not place the line on hold to answer another call; instead, hang up and dial back in. "Hold music" is disruptive to a conference call.
If you call in from a cell phone, please place it on mute.
If there is excessive noise due to poor reception or difficulty with noise due to the speakerphone, the moderator may ask you to not participate in the discussion or to drop off the call.
For more information contact: info@nww.org
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