Here are several important NGCP updates. Let me know if you have questions. I look forward to seeing many of you in June! NEXT NGCP CHAMPIONS BOARD MEETING: Monday, June 17, 2013, 6:00-8:30pm, Austin, Texas (during the U.S. STEM Solutions Conference). I have heard from many of you that you will be attending this conference. (More information here: http://usnewsstemsolutions.com). We will serve dinner, provide some updates, and engage in a lively discussion about moving the National Girls Collaborative Project forward. Please let me know if you can attend. I'll send out an agenda in the next few weeks. We will plan to have a full day meeting in the Fall in DC and will be able to have a more thorough discussion and updates. LEADING THROUGH ROLE MODEL EVENT AT THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ON MARCH 14, 2013: I hope you read the summary in the April NGCP e-newsletter. NGCP partnered with Techbridge<http://www.techbridgegirls.org/>, FabFems<http://www.fabfems.org/>, Mid-Atlantic Girls Collaborative Project (MAGiC)<http://www.ngcproject.org/collaborative/mid-atlantic-girls-collaborative-magic-project>, and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management<http://www.opm.gov/> to provide a professional development event "Leading Through Role Modeling: Training the Federal Workforce to Engage Girls in STEM". Training and resources were provided to Federal employees who are interested in serving as role models for girl-serving STEM organizations with a "recipe for success" to interact with girls in a meaningful and impactful way and to prepare organization leaders, educators, and volunteers to improve the quality of their organization's outreach to girls in STEM. Watch for a report in July. This is a model we will be replicating at other federal sites around the United States. Special thanks to Karen Harper, Champions Board member, who represented the U. S. Department of Defense and provided us with useful feedback. You can find more information on the website<http://www.ngcproject.org/leading-through-role-modeling-training-federal-workforce-engage-girls-stem> - which is continuing to grow as we add resources. WEBINAR: NGCP Impact: Evaluation Highlights for Collaborative Leadership Teams and Champions Boards May 2: 11:00 AM Pacific/2:00 PM Eastern We invite Collaborative Leadership Teams and Champions Board members for a webinar on the impact of National Girls Collaborative Project. Evaluation & Research Associates, the evaluators of NGCP, will share highlights from their findings on the effectiveness of the NGCP model in increasing collaboration, sharing of resources, use of exemplary practices, and the resulting effects on girl-serving STEM programs. This webinar is scheduled in conjunction with the release of the latest version of the NGCP Evaluation Highlights report (attached) and will help attendees better understand and be able to share with others the impact of NGCP. Connection Details: http://connectpro35337274.adobeconnect.com/ngcplteams. Enter as a guest and type in your name. A moderator will grant you entry to the meeting room. You will need both internet and telephone for access. Audio: 1-866-642-1665; Participant Code: 596741. If you have not used Adobe Connect in the past, please visit this link: http://connectpro35337274.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm NEW NGCP E-NEWSLETTER FEATURE: NATIONAL CHAMPIONS BOARD MEMBER FEATURE: Beginning with the May 2013 NGCP newsletter, we will be featuring one NGCP Champions Board member each month. When we asked for feedback about improvements to the enewsletter, we had a number of comments - tell us more about the NGCP Champions! Let me know if there is a specific month that aligns with your organization - otherwise - I will be in touch! Karen Karen A. Peterson, Chief Executive Officer, EdLab Group & Principal Investigator, National Girls Collaborative Project voice: 425.977.4750 kpeterson@edlabgroup.org<mailto:kpeterson@edlabgroup.org> www.edlabgroup.org<http://www.edlabgroup.org>