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Opportunities like this with KQED help young people develop their leadership skills by exposing them to career pathways, by helping them learn advocacy skills and by helping them grow their peer network beyond their school. Please pass this info on to students you work with and other educators you know. Oct. 2 application deadline #studentleadership #careers #careerpathways #skills #networking #highschool #media #mediaarts #education

Are you a local business curious about the impact of your involvement in schools? According to a survey by the National Association of Manufacturers, 90% of manufacturers view partnerships as crucial for workforce development. These collaborations frequently involve internships and apprenticeships, offering students valuable hands-on experience that employers appreciate. Looking to kickstart your engagement in schools? Let From Me To You Consulting guide you! Visit https://lnkd.in/efrMHmDP to learn more about how we excel at connecting individuals and fostering beneficial relationships. If you are a business collaborating with a school, I'd love to hear your success stories! #Partnerships #WorkforceDevelopment #Internships #Apprenticeships #FromMeToYouConsulting

I'm going to keep preaching this Collaboration over competition every time, no matter the profession But especially in such important, life changing, politically charged areas like #reentry, #criminaljusticereform and #socialjustice I may like tacos better from one place and burritos better from another...it doesn't mean I'm only ever going to pick one of the places to support 🌮 Sometimes in reentry I hear "only those with lived experience should be doing it" and others preach "only college trained professionals should be going inside" spoiler alert...they can both be the same people We do better making real change with more amplified, diverse voices working together And reentry is not a one size fits all concept...people may prefer to learn and work with multiple providers at the same or different time So here I am shouting out another reentry guru that is in my hometown...#linkedinconnections meet my friend Terry johnson he is just getting going on LinkedIn and can use some support (just don't go selling him services to optimize his page as I will help him with that soon) This world needs more people hyping each other 🌎 And April is Second Chance Month so it makes it even better we were able to meet yesterday on the first day of the special month So three questions for you Who do you want to hype today...tag them in a comment below Do you prefer tacos or burritos (don't make me make an official poll on this) And have you connected with Terry yet? #reentrymatters #restorativejustice #secondchance #corrections

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🎓 🔷Strategic Collaboration: Venture 2 Impact and Per Scholas Atlanta enhanced learner recruitment by tapping into local organizations and alumni feedback. 🔷Process Improvements: Identified early sign-up hurdles; implemented strategic changes leading to immediate enrollment increases. 🔷Community & Alumni Engagement: Strengthened ties with local groups and leveraged alumni insights for more effective recruitment. 🔷Impactful Outcomes: Post-project, 100% of volunteers appreciated deeper insights into nonprofit challenges and reported career development benefits. 🔷Efficiency Gains: Streamlined processes now save Per Scholas 20 hours per week, equivalent to $15,000 in pro bono services. 🔷Volunteer Satisfaction: All volunteers felt they made meaningful contributions and valued the opportunity to apply their skills in new contexts. Read the case study in detail: https://lnkd.in/ei6dcmNJ

Last week, my resilience was tested and I got a harsh dose of “practice what you preach”. Here’s what I mean… Hosting a LinkedIn Audio Event has beent on my “to-do” list for months. Anything I endeavor to do, I do so strategically and ensure I have a plan and prepare well in advance. To prepare for hosting my own LinkedIn Audio Event, I: ✅ Attended numerous audio events hosted by others months in advance ✅ Participated in LinkedIn Audio courses ✅ Met with individuals who regularly host audio events to gain insights ✅ Created a timeline for launching my course and landing page and chose a date for my audio event ✅ Promoted the event across platforms ✅ Invited individuals in and outside my network to attend I was so excited for the event and looked forward to sharing my BIG NEWS! When the day and time came, I opened the Audio Room and… NO ONE attended. Not a single soul. Crickets. After sitting and waiting for 20 minutes for people to join, I finally shut it down and walked away from my computer. Despite my excitement leading up to the event, it felt like all my time, efforts, and preparation were WASTED. I thought out loud, “What’s the point of promoting and pouring into something no one else finds value in but ME?!” Have you ever felt that way? Had those thoughts? Immediately afterward, I got a text message from a friend I am helping find a job. He was excited to show me that after months and MONTHS of rejection, he finally got TWO responses from employers he visited with at an Inclusive Job Fair I accompanied him to 🙌🏾 What he said next underscored where I had faltered in practicing what I preach… He thanked me for supporting him and reminded me of something I consistently said to him: “You can do all the right things but you can’t make it the RIGHT time. It may even seem pointless to show up at times. SHOW UP anyway and, with time, the RIGHT people will show up too”. With that, I took the weekend to regroup and refocus, as I have advised others to do. Last week’s event wasn’t the right time, but it’s never pointless to SHOW UP. With time, the RIGHT people will show up too. For more information about my BIG NEWS, visit https://lnkd.in/gVqTmDFu. My next LinkedIn Audio Event is May 30th at 1:00 PM CST✌🏾 Check out my Events page to sign up!

As fall arrives and summer fades. I am excited for Community, Education and Coming together! This is where my focus is going for Fall. Fall has always been a time of "New Beginnings" or "New Adventures". I would love to have you join me in these new adventures. My goal going forward. My new Adventure, is Discovering, Celebrating and Engaging what makes each of us unique and showing people how to use that uniqueness to do good the way only you can do the way you do with the skills you have. You see, I believe that respecting and celebrating our differences doesn't make us LESS! instead they make us STRONGER together! It's the best way to demonstrate how we all have value. I am excited to share opportunities together to engage our Imaginations as we make the world better. What cause could you use your Unique Abilities to support? ( not sure? Leave me a comment. Let’s find out together). What needs do you see in the world that you want to solve?  (not sure you can accomplish it alone?  Let’s chat. I have a community for you). I hope you will join me on this Adventure! Watch this space! I will be sharing Downloads for you to get inspired and involved! I will also share a community that will support you in your adventure As well as offer programs for you to deepen your learning about ways to make an impact, if your not sure where you want to start. https://lnkd.in/g226Wbkk

A few weeks ago, I had the privileged of being able to speak with Livia Scott from Wonkhe for the Membership Services Show about Undeb Aberystwyth's collaboration with Aberystwyth University Careers Service. In the podcast, I talk about: ► How utilising the University's 'ABERForward' employability scheme has 'changed the game' for us. ► Utilising recent graduates as staff can add real value for SUs: they have already gone through the 'whole student experience'. ► 'Micro placements' (e.g. Via Aberystwyth's Career Readiness Support) can be an effective tool for SUs to get quality student engagement.

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Thanks for sharing your reflections Stuart. Terrific to hear about more successful peer-to-peer reviews being undertaken across all sectors of education. Thanks also for undertaking the facilitation training which is so essential to ensure the reviews remain focussed, delivered with consistency and positive challenge. Sir John Holman had confidence in this approach to quality and continuous improvement, recommending in his systemic review of Careers Guidance - I just love hearing about its scaled inplementation happening now theough Careers Hubs and Trusts #careersimpactsystem #careersleaders #careershubs #careersguidance #educationleaders

My first SoACE Webinar! So looking forward to the conversation. We have some great panelist lined up. Signup if you can!!