NGCP COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY SPRING MEETING: April 26, 2021, 12:00 PM Pacific, 1:00 PM Mountain, 2:00 PM Central, 3:00 PM Eastern - Please register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlcuqtqTIoEtQjmMM_kh3mC5BOfQ2UBo4d. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We are looking forward to reconnecting. Here is our agenda: Welcome and Check-In NGCP Updates * NGCP New Website Update * Million Girl Moonshot Partnership, Resources for Collaboratives * New Collaborative Outreach and Recruitment, Collaboration Institute * IF/THEN Collection Resources Sharing of Challenges and Successes Next Meeting and Closing CALIFORNIA EVENT THIS WEEK: The California Collaborative is hosting a virtual event on Friday. While this is focused on California programs, you may choose to attend to gain information about hosting something similar for your Collaborative. We know that many of you are pros at hosting virtual events and others have been considering designing an event, but haven't had bandwidth or a model. Please consider joining us on Friday. We've arranged for a panel of funders that will provide information helpful to all. See the agenda and register here<https://ngcproject.org/stronger-together-for-the-future-of-california-girls>. We'll ask Kelly and/or Carol to provide a short update about the event at the meeting on Monday. And, if this is something you would like to replicate or adapt for your Collaborative, we can provide support from the national team. NGCP NEW STAFF MEMBER: LAAHIRI CHALASANI - We are pleased to announce we have hired Laahiri Chalasani as a Senior Manager of Programs. Read more about her here.<https://ngcproject.org/laahiri-chalasani> She will be joining the team that supports Leap into Science as well as contributing to our work on the Million Girls Moonshot and the IF/THEN Collection. Some of you may know her as a SciGirls trainer. You will have an opportunity to meet her next week. We hope to see you next week. Karen Karen Peterson, Founder & Chief Executive Officer The National Girls Collaborative and The Connectory @ngcproject @kpeterson Pronouns: she, her, hers