Often local and national Champions Board members attend our Institutes. We would welcome your attendance at the 2017 Institute if you are available. We are very pleased to offer another NGCP Collaboration Institute, in Seattle, on September 17, 18, and 19, 2017. An overview agenda, travel information and other details are on the Collaboration Institute website: http://www.ngcproject.org/cinstitute2017. We begin at 1:00 PM on Sunday, September 17th and end by 3:00 PM on Tuesday, September 19th. We have secured a group rate at the Courtyard Seattle Downtown/Lake Union<http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/seacd-courtyard-seattle-downtown-lake-union/>. We are charging a registration fee of $250. This fee will help cover supplies, venue space, and some meals. Participants are responsible for their own travel and hotel expenses. In past Institutes, our training has been valued at $850. If you have attended past Institutes, you will see our agenda has changed. We continue to cover key elements of the NGCP Collaboration model, and will include sessions on outreach, advocacy, and network projects with current Collaborative leadership team members serving as trainers as well as external experts. This Institute will be especially helpful for new leadership team members and new state Champions Board members or other partners. We hope you will join us in Seattle in September! Feel free to contact me if you have questions or concerns. Karen Karen Peterson, Founder & Chief Executive Officer The National Girls Collaborative www.ngcproject.org<http://www.ngcproject.org> @ngcproject