Hello NGCP Collaborative Leadership Team Members, It seems like the new year is already flying by! The NGCP National Leadership Team has been traveling for New Collaborative Site Visits, planning the Collaboration Institute, and organizing a valuable and resource rich National Collaboration Conference in April. Here is updated information about the NGCP impact: We currently have 28 Collaboratives serving 38 states facilitating collaboration between over 12,800 organizations. Over 5.3 million girls are served indirectly by NGCP by having their leaders trained in the philosophy, knowledge, and methods of NGCP. Attached is the updated Collaborative Contact document and the NGCP Talking Points. Both documents are posted in SharePoint. Reminder Collaborative Conference Call March 12, 2012 (11 AM Pacific/ 2 PM Eastern): This month's call is focused on conference presentations and Collaboration Forum planning and resources. Conference calls are a resource for Leadership Teams to share successes, lessons learned, and ask for advice from the community. Conference calls are recorded and stored in SharePoint. To join the conference: Dial 1.866.740.1260 Enter Participant Code: 9774751# To mute yourself: *6 To unmute yourself: *7 Important Note: The April Collaborative Support Conference Call is Cancelled; April 11, 2012 (11:00 AM Pacific/ 2:00 PM Eastern). We will schedule a webinar about mini-grants in the coming months to replace this call. Upcoming NGCP Webinars: Effective Tools You Can Use to Change the Image of Computing Among Girls March 14, 2012; 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Pacific Interested in changing the image of computer science among college-bound high school girls? Learn how formal and informal educators are using multi-media resources from Dot Diva and Rocket 21 to do just that. During this webinar, we will share the results of a nationwide survey that revealed what high school girls want in a career; discuss how market-tested images and messages are having a positive effect on getting girls interested in computer science careers; and showcase a host of multi-media, customizable resources offered by Dot Diva and Rocket 21 that you can put to use in your community. Register: http://www.ngcproject.org/events/events.cfm?eventid=233 Finding Funding and Resources to Support Your Program March 28, 2012; 11:00 AM -12:00 PM Pacific When most people think of grants, they think of government, foundations, and corporations. In addition to these funders, there are many untapped resources that are often less rigorous with their processes and able to offer other support and resources. During this webinar, learn effective strategies for finding funding to support your work, discover several hidden sources of funding, and find out which ones are most suitable for your organization or a particular project. Register: http://www.ngcproject.org/events/events.cfm?eventid=236 Please spread the word and share these webinar opportunities with your networks. Collaborative Web Page Updates Please review your Collaborative web pages on the NGCP website. The NGCP website is experiencing increased traffic due to the upcoming Collaboration Conference and having current information is important for new participants. The website receives over 4 million hits annually and is a powerful tool to share messaging about your Collaborative and Leadership Team and Champions Board member organizations. Please send updates to Amy Foster, afoster@edlabgroup.org<mailto:afoster@edlabgroup.org>, in a Word document using track changes by April 1, 2012. FabFems Directory Ready for Role Models The FabFems Role Model Directory<http://www.fabfems.org/> is now live and ready to be populated with inspiring female role model interested in encouraging girls' interests in STEM. The database is searchable by location, career fields, and other keyword interests that will help match role models with youth programs and events. Please begin encouraging FabFems within your Collaborative regions to register<http://www.fabfems.org/registration>. This will grow into a rich resource for use by programs, schools, museums, community-based organizations, industry partners and others within your region. We are still looking for feedback on noticeable website issues, so please forward any comments you have on the website to Laura Enman at lenman@edlabgroup.org<mailto:lenman@edlabgroup.org>. We are hoping to correct any issues prior to a wider national launch on March 16, 2012. Featured Promising Practice: Collaboration Across Borders Does your Collaborative border a state with another Collaborative project? Consider partnering with a neighboring Collaborative to recruit attendees for your events. The newly forming New Mexico Girls Collaborative Project is hosting an informational meeting in Las Cruces, New Mexico, which is approximately 45 minutes from El Paso, Texas. The Lead for New Mexico reached out to Tricia Berry and Tricia posted the invitation and event information in the TxGCP El-Paso listserv. Nice collaborating New Mexico and Texas! Resources Available: * Assessing Women and Men in Engineering (AWE) provides a number of instruments and tools to support the evaluation of programs. The NGCP provides links to these resources on our website and we know many of you have taken advantage of the AWE tools. If you have used AWE surveys and are interested in comparing the data you collected with the data others have collected, please take a few minutes to fill out a brief, 5-question survey. AWE will follow up with all who respond. If you have questions, feel free to contact Barbara Bogue directly at barbarabogue@gmail.com<mailto:barbarabogue@gmail.com>. To take the survey, go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/AWEDataSharingSurvey. * Network for Good offers free webinars on a variety of topics that appeal to nonprofit organizations and community organizers. All webinars are archived on their website for your viewing convenience. Webinar topics include: Writing for the Web, Digging Out the Data, Revitalizing Your Social Media Presence, Building Connections and Engaging Your Community, and Benefitting from Pro-Bono Technology Resources. Archived webinars are found at: http://www.fundraising123.org/training Amy E. Foster National Program Manager EdLab Group | http://www.edlabgroup.org 425.977.4741 | afoster@edlabgroup.org<mailto:afoster@edlabgroup.org>