Partnership for After School Education (PASE)

📣 Good news! We have extended our 2025 PASEsetter Nomination Deadline to Friday, November 1! Check out the post below for all the details you need to submit a standout application ⬇️  🔗 Award Overview: https://lnkd.in/ex3VtvQN 🔗 Tips on Submitting a Winning Nomination: https://lnkd.in/d4EMU5BU 🔗 Submit here by November 1 at 11:59pm: bit.ly/2025PASEsetterNom ❔ Still have questions? Check out the Award Overview sheet for contact information to get in touch with a team member!

📅 One week until the 2025 PASEsetter Award Nominations deadline! Want some tips on how to write a nomination that will stand out? Here are five ideas to get your creative juices flowing: 1️⃣ Share anecdotes. As the saying goes, show, don't tell!  2️⃣ Include many voices, such as the nominee’s colleagues as well as youth and families they work with.  3️⃣ Brag a bit by telling us why they are amazing!  4️⃣ Use space wisely as you tell your nominee’s story. Longer isn’t necessarily better – some of the strongest nominations weave together a clear and compelling narrative succinctly.  5️⃣ Get creative! Incorporate photos, videos, and articles that show the impact of your nominee’s work. 💻 Check out more tips through the slide deck from our recent 2025 PASEsetter Awards – How to Submit a Winning Nomination sessions: https://lnkd.in/d4EMU5BU 🔗 And of course, don’t forget to tell us who you think should be honored in 2025 – nominations are due next Tuesday, October 29 at 11:59 PM at bit.ly/2025PASEsetterNom

We were so excited for our Chief Program Officer Shreya Malena-Sannon to co-present a session at Grantmakers for Education with Aisha Norris of DREAM! and Danielle Pulliam of The Pinkerton Foundation. Small agencies are a vital part of the youth-serving ecosystem, and leadership programs that build community and foster peer learning among small agency leaders are an integral part of PASE's programming. 🔗 Learn more about PASE's Executive Leadership Series for Small Agencies program that was spotlighted in this workshop: https://lnkd.in/eMz7ChF4 📅 If you're the executive leader of a youth-serving small agency in NYC, there's still a BIT more time to apply for this year's cohort - applications are due by 11:59pm tonight: https://lnkd.in/dE4T6gWw

📣 Calling all leaders of NYC youth-serving agencies with budgets under $500,000!   PASE is accepting applications from Executive Directors for our 2024 Executive Leadership Series for Small Agencies. This dynamic series of roundtable discussions will be led by Alison Overseth, CEO of PASE, and Rev. Dr. Alfonso Wyatt, Founder, Strategic Destiny LLC.    This cohort allows organizational leaders to gather and plan for their agency’s future, share resources, and create and build partnerships with organizations facing similar challenges.     🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/d9yYCSih 🔗 Meet our 2023 cohort to get a feel for the types of agencies that participate: https://lnkd.in/etzSC3eJ 🔗 Apply by the extended deadline of Monday, 10/21: https://lnkd.in/dE4T6gWw

Do you know an outstanding afterschool educator in New York City? We hope you will consider nominating them for a 2025 PASEsetter Award!    🏆 Each year, PASE honors five afterschool educators who have made a significant contribution to children and youth across New York City. Since the founding of the award, our PASEsetter community has grown to 125 talented professionals from throughout the New York City afterschool and youth development fields. PASEsetter winners work in a wide range of programs and each of these incredible individuals brings unique experiences, passions, and talents, but they have one key thing in common: an unwavering commitment to NYC children and youth. 🔗 Learn more about the award and how to apply here: https://lnkd.in/ex3VtvQN     💻 Want to learn about writing a winning nomination? Join us next Monday, 10/21 at 10:00 AM for a virtual application clinic: https://lnkd.in/e7hfMCec    📅 Submit your nomination by 10/29: bit.ly/2025PASEsetterNom 

🎊 Save the Date to Celebrate! The 2025 PASEsetter Awards Benefit will be held on February 26, 2025 at Cipriani 42nd Street.    🏆 Many in the NYC afterschool field fondly call this signature event “The Academy Awards of Afterschool” because it’s all about celebrating excellence in afterschool and honoring the people who make that possible in New York City: afterschool educators and afterschool champions. Each year, we celebrate five outstanding afterschool educators, or PASEsetters. We also recognize an Afterschool Champion: someone who has made ongoing, significant contributions to the wellbeing of children and youth. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/evp2sbtz   From an opening youth performance to heartfelt testimonies about the power of afterschool, we aim to create a night that truly honors the magic and joy that can happen in afterschool spaces. 📷 You can check out a snapshot of the energy in the room through our 2024 sizzle reel by Salahadeen Betts, Seven Six Studios LLC: https://lnkd.in/eyeFrNNZ    As we often say, “Kids needs afterschool, afterschool needs PASE, PASE needs YOU!” With that said, we hope that YOU will mark your calendars and join us this February! Tickets open in December. 

🗨 Join the Conversation next Tuesday! Building Resilience: Mental Health Symposium is just around the corner, and we are thrilled to share the outstanding lineup of youth mental health leaders and advocates for our panel: ◼ Barbara DiGangi, Director of Community Wellness Initiatives, University Settlement  ◼ Kelsey Louie, CEO, The Door and Broome Street Academy Charter High School  ◼ Eva Wong, Executive Director, NYC Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health  ◼ Wesner Pierre (moderator), CEO, Partnership With Children We regularly hear from afterschool educators that they are eager to support complex and evolving youth mental health needs, but could benefit from more specialized training, support, resources, and referrals sources. We are very much looking forward to a conversation and event that covers many of those areas. If you’ve been looking for a space to have conversation with other youth-serving professionals about trends in youth mental health, promising practices that can be implemented in afterschool settings, tips for connecting youth with clinicians and mental health services, and more, this event is for you! The panel will be followed by a community resource fair, through which you can make connections with youth mental health organizations and expand your referral pool. Learn more and save your spot: https://lnkd.in/e5n4GuFK 

Are you an executive leader or development leader who is eager to learn about cultivating strong philanthropic relationships? Join PASE on Wednesday, September 18 for Fundraising Symposium: A Focus on Small Agencies.  This conversation will provide an opportunity to hear directly from funders about how they find and connect with new organizations, what they consider when reviewing applications, best practices for organizational leaders on successfully communicating about their work, and more. Our panel of funders include: 🔷 Erickson Blakney, Program Officer, The Pinkerton Foundation 🔷 Peg Tyre, Vice President of Strategy, Communications and Network Engagement, The EGF Accelerator 🔷Carolyn R. Winter, Program Officer, J.P. Morgan, Private Foundation Services We will also hear remarks from the NYC Department of Youth & Community Development delivered by Astrid Spota-Wolfe, Senior Director of Planning, Program Integration and Evaluation. This event prioritizes agencies with organization and/or youth budgets of $500,000 or less but is open to all. Save your seat in the room: bit.ly/2024FundraisingSymp 

📣 Calling all Lower Manhattan youth-serving organizations! Are you looking for training, resources, and practices that can strengthen your support of youth mental health? Our Building Resilience: Supports for Youth Mental Health cohort might be for you! This unique and free program, offered through a partnership with Child Mind Institute, features several program components to help ensure that you have the tools AND ongoing support needed: ✔ Two half-days of training in Child Mind Institute’s Mental Health Skill-Building curriculum.  ✔ Coaching from Child Mind Institute staff as you implement the curriculum   ✔ An ongoing community of practice for peer support 🔗 Read more about this October – December 2024 program, including eligibility criteria: https://lnkd.in/dbDgq-nG 💻 Sign up for a virtual info session TOMORROW (Thursday, September 5) from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: https://lnkd.in/dpyPrT4p 📝 Apply for the cohort by September 18: https://lnkd.in/dp5KBdRz Outside Lower Manhattan or cannot commit to this ongoing cohort but still interested in supporting youth mental health? Check out info on our September 24 Building Resilience Symposium: https://lnkd.in/dG2JQJQd The Building Resilience initiative is generously funded by Trinity Church Wall Street Philanthropies.

Have you been looking for ways to support mental health and wellbeing for the children and youth in your programs? Are you looking for creative ways to tap into community resources? PASE is pleased to share that we have not one, but TWO unique upcoming opportunities focused on mental health and afterschool spaces as part of our Building Resilience initiative. On Tuesday, September 24, please join us at Trinity Commons for Building Resilience: Mental Health Symposium. This event will feature a panel discussion on the role of afterschool spaces in youth mental health, followed by a resource fair connecting afterschool educators with mental health providers and community resources. Are you a community mental health provider of free or affordable services for New York City children and youth? Apply to table at this event here: bit.ly/2024BRSympTable Afterschool educators - read more info about this event and save your spot: bit.ly/2024BRSympAttend Stay tuned for more info on the second upcoming opportunity within our Building Resilience initiative, a professional development cohort, tomorrow! The Building Resilience initiative is generously funded by Trinity Church Wall Street Philanthropies.