Podcasts about Youth Advisory Council

The Youth Advisory Council is supporting local students through their spring service project.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to "Healing Connections," a podcast series by the STS Youth & Young Adult Advisory Council (YAC). YAC is dedicated to reducing mental health stigma and supporting Black and Latinx youth (ages 13–26) through education, suicide prevention, youth advocacy, and connecting young people to valuable resources. In Episode 1: "Acknowledge: Breaking the Silence," council members open up about the importance of normalizing conversations around mental health and tackling stigma head-on. You'll hear powerful personal stories from youth in underserved communities, along with expert advice on building self-awareness and recognizing emotions. Tune in to be educated, inspired, and connected to practical mental health resources and peer support strategies. Don't miss the start of this important three-part series! Thank you to our speakers: Elle Newbury - Moderator Savannah Elehee - Guest Speaker Produced by: @SpellzProductionsLLC ​

Welcome to "Healing Connections," a podcast series by the STS Youth & Young Adult Advisory Council (YAC). YAC is dedicated to reducing mental health stigma and supporting Black and Latinx youth (ages 13–26) through education, suicide prevention, youth advocacy, and connecting young people to valuable resources. In Episode 2, "Support: The Power of Showing Up," YAC members share practical ways to support friends, peers, and family members. This episode features youth advocacy stories and step-by-step guidance on offering nonjudgmental support during tough times. Tune in to be educated, inspired, and connected to practical mental health resources and peer support strategies. Don't miss the start of this important three-part series! Thank you to our speakers: Savannah Elahee - Moderator Bre'Asia Williams - Guest Speaker Produced by: @SpellzProductionsLLC ​

Welcome to "Healing Connections," a podcast series by the STS Youth & Young Adult Advisory Council (YAC). YAC is dedicated to reducing mental health stigma and supporting Black and Latinx youth (ages 13–26) through education, suicide prevention, youth advocacy, and connecting young people to valuable resources. In Episode 3, "Keep in Touch: Building Connection After the Conversation," YAC members discuss the importance of following up and maintaining long-term relationships for mental health. This episode highlights testimonials about lasting mentorships and friendships. Tune in to be educated, inspired, and connected to practical mental health resources and peer support strategies. Don't miss the start of this important three-part series! Thank you to our speakers: Omoteleola "Tele" Joshua - Moderator Kayla Pierce - Guest Speaker Produced by: @SpellzProductionsLLC ​

Announcing the latest Youth Advisory Council (YAC) grants.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spotlighting the latest Youth Needs Assessment from the Branch County Community Foundation's Youth Advisory Council.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jake LaMore sits down with inspiring young leaders from the Pledge for Life Partnership Youth Advisory Council: Maya Crawford, Maya Anderson, and Regan Kaner. They delve into the crucial topic of youth mental health education in Kankakee County, discussing the current resources available in schools and how effective they are.Maya Anderson highlights the various mental health resources like hotlines and counseling services provided by schools. Regan Kaner brings attention to the accessibility of school counselors and the visibility of mental health service posters, while Maya Crawford emphasizes the importance of normalizing mental health conversations and the need for improved representation and inclusivity.The conversation doesn't stop there. Our guests propose insightful suggestions for improvement, such as training educators on intersectional mental health issues and increasing representation among staff and counselors. They also touch on the pressing need for engaging clubs and decision-making roles in schools to create a diverse and inclusive environment for all students.One standout discussion point is the promotion of the 988 Crisis Hotline, a 24/7 resource offering free counseling via calls or texts, as noted by Maya Anderson and endorsed by the other guests.Throughout the episode, host Jake LaMore steers the conversation to explore other facets of the guests' school experiences, like the lack of certain extracurricular activities and the impact of social media on mental health. Gabriella Fuentes adds a significant perspective by advocating for a renewed mental health tax and the importance of educating young people about local government and resource allocation.How do these young leaders see the future of mental health education and resources in Kankakee County? What changes do they envision for a more supportive and equitable educational environment? You'll have to tune in to find out!Join us as we discuss these critical issues with the next generation of leaders who are passionate about making a difference in their community. This is an episode you won't want to miss, especially if you care about youth mental health, education, and the future of Kankakee County.Let's continue the conversation and work towards a better, more inclusive community, one step at a time. Don't forget to subscribe, review, and share this episode of the Kankakee Podcast!Send us a text Support the show

Baton Rouge Police Chief T.J. Morse sits down with “Louisiana Unfiltered” host Kiran Chawla and addresses the strides he has taken to combat crime in the capital city. Chief Morse highlights initiatives like an internal advisory board and a Youth Advisory Council to address youth violence. Morse discusses the “groups” in the area that are responsible for the majority of homicides in the city and outlines efforts to tackle the fentanyl crisis, including recently equipping officers with Narcan. He discusses the talk of a merger of sorts of the Baton Rouge Police Department and the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, not holding back on his feelings on such a step. This edition of the podcast offers a unique look into contemporary law enforcement issues and the department's commitment to reform the city of Baton Rouge.Timestamps: 03:01 Youth Advisory Council Impact07:32 Drugs and Homicide Trends13:48 Fentanyl Seizures and Officer Training19:34 Addressing Crime and Community Safety24:49 Interstate Shootings Overview31:00 Recruitment Challenges34:00 Proposed Merger of Police Departments42:14 Concerns About Department Elimination43:35 The Chief's Daily ResponsibilitiesLocal Sponsors:    Neighbors Federal Credit Union:   Neighbors FCU is a community chartered Baton Rouge credit union that has served the community for over 60 years.For more information visit them by Clicking Here     Another Chance Bail Bonds  Their goal at Another Chance Bail Bonds is to reunite families and reconnect friends.  They accomplish this goal by providing many services which aide in the bonding process. You can learn more by visiting them Here       Jingle Jeepin Parade and Market  Jingle Jeepin' Parade & Market will take place Saturday December 7, 2024. To register a booth or to register your jeep downloadable forms can be accessed HereVideo, Sound and Editing for this podcast by the podcast experts at Envision Podcast Studios in Denham Springs, LA.

Megan McKenna likely to keep lead in race for open Summit County Council seat, two candidates disqualified from Wasatch County School Board races, Cincinnati budgeting $5 million to lure Sundance Film Festival, Kamas Valley to place wreaths at every veteran's grave this December, Live PC Give PC donations exceed $5M, Park City launching Youth Advisory Council to get students involved in local government, Youth Sports Alliance Executive Director Emily Fisher has an update on youth sports programs, Summit County Council won't raise property taxes this year, Park City Recreation Director Ken Fisher has an update on indoor activities as winter nears, and skiers will migrate to Deer Valley East Village parking amid Snow Park construction, attorney says.

Brilyn Hollyhand, GOP Youth Advisory Council Chairman, joins Sid to discuss his time spent with GOP nominee for President Donald Trump during a campaign stop last week in Atlanta, before he dives into all the work he's doing to make sure the youth vote gets out on Election Day to vote red for Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you're enjoying the content, please like, subscribe, and comment! Please consider supporting the show! https://anchor.fm/worldxppodcast/support ACC Website: https://acc.eco/ Chris Barnard is President of the American Conservation Coalition (ACC). He also serves on the Youth Advisory Council for the Republican Party. Chris grew up in Belgium and the UK, and now lives in Virginia with his wife, Hayley. He speaks Dutch, French, German and English, and received a Master's degree from the London School of Economics. While in the UK, he founded the British Conservation Alliance and was active in UK conservative politics for several years. He is passionate about reinvigorating Teddy Roosevelt's conservative conservation legacy. As ACC's President, Chris is the external face of the organization to donors, media, and political leaders. He has been published in the Wall Street Journal, The Independent, the Daily Telegraph, and more, and often appears on Fox News, Newsmax, etc. Chris is also an international speaker, having spoken at conferences in more than ten countries. Rocky Mountain National Park is his favorite National Park. ______________________ Follow us! @worldxppodcast Instagram - https://bit.ly/3eoBwyr @worldxppodcast Twitter - https://bit.ly/2Oa7Bzm Spotify - http://spoti.fi/3sZAUTG Anchor - http://bit.ly/3qGeaH7 YouTube - http://bit.ly/3rxDvUL #congress #conservative #conservation #republican #nuclear #nuclearenergy #naturalgas #nature #energy #natural #politics #policy #politicalnews #podcastshow #longformpodcast #longformpodcast #podcasts #podcaster #newpodcast #podcastshow #podcasting #newshow #worldxppodcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldxppodcast/support

The new Youth Needs Assessment survey is open.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I really think art is one of the most important things to help tackle issues and create social change. There's that quote from Maya Angelou that goes something like ‘people will forget what you say or do, but they'll never forget how you make them feel'. The power of art is to evoke feelings that stick with people and that's often what inspires people as well.Maggie Chang is a poet, writer, and artist whose environmental journey started in first grade when she learned about deforestation of the Amazon in school. Since then, Maggie has led campus secondhand clothing sales for sustainable fashion, organized a UN Sustainable Development Goal training, and helped establish EcoSchools Canada's Youth Advisory Council, leading her to be named one of the first WWF Canada Living Planet Leaders and a Top 25 Under 25 Environmentalist in Canada. With a Bachelor of Environmental Studies, Maggie served on the Natural Resources Canada Youth Council and practiced international solidarity with fairtrade, organic coffee communities with Café Femenino, Peru. Currently she works on building an intersectional environmental movement through art and activism and as co-chair of the City of Toronto Climate Advisory Group. I first met Maggie at the Trajectories for a Just Economy event organized by Foundation for Leadership, Imagination and Place (FLIP) where she was presenting her an exhibit of portraits of her peer BIPOC environmentalists, building on the work she did at the University of Waterloo on her undergraduate thesis, where her focus was on better racial inclusivity in the environmental field. I was impressed by her vitality and by that series of striking photographs of fellow IBPOC environmentalists and so wanted to know more about her views on art and science and life as a Gen Z eco-art activist:In terms of what this generation is feeling around environmental stuff, I heard from a sustainability intersectional environmentalism influencer who kind of coined the term, ‘green girl Leah' on Instagram, she said that studies have have shown that like millennials feel sort of a climate pessimism, but Gen Z feels climate doomism so that's definitely a really big challenge.Our conversation took place in a media studio of the Toronto Public Library, which Maggie kindly set up for us. It was good to be in a shared publicly accessible media studio while we spoke about the role of art and its relationship with environmental studies and other cross-sections. We also spoke about managing eco-grief: In the last maybe year or two, I had some very interesting reflections and experiences where I realized that I had a lot of grief within myself around that rupture of connection to land due to migration. When we think about it, everybody has a rupture in connection to land. So for me, it was because of migration, but for indigenous folks, it was because of the genocidal things that the Canadian government did.I was uplifted and energized by our conversation.Maggie is very hard working and a gifted environmentalist and artist. The world needs more art and science bridge builders like Maggie. I liked the way she weaves networks and considers them as a form of biodiversity. This type of resilience and vision is critical to our collective future, which is in the hands of Maggie and her peers:It's just like biodiversity. When you have a more biodiverse ecosystem, you have more redundancy that's built into it and so even when certain aspects of it are not as strong, you have these networks that can still fill into those spaces and it's just like with our community, when we strengthen our community and we create more connections between us, even when certain parts of the community maybe have a bad season or they have to slow down for a little bit, we can still create wonderful things because we have enough connections to fill in those gaps. Just like biodiversity, right?With thanks to the Toronto Public Library for use of the studio and to Maggie for her time. Maggies recommends the following publications and accounts:Green Dreamer (podcast) Green Girl Leah (Instagram)On Canada (Instagram)Art House TO (Instagram)Climate Justice TO (Instagram) *END NOTES FOR ALL EPISODESI've been producing the conscient podcast as a learning and unlearning journey since May 2020 on un-ceded Anishinaabe Algonquin territory (Ottawa). It's my way to give back and be present.In parallel with the production of the conscient podcast and it's francophone counterpart, balado conscient, I publish a Substack newsletter called ‘a calm presence' which are 'short, practical essays about collapse acceptance, adaptation, response and art'. To subscribe (free of charge) see https://acalmpresence.substack.com. You'll also find a podcast version of each a calm presence posting on Substack or one your favorite podcast player.Also, please note that a complete transcript of conscient podcast and balado conscient episodes from season 1 to 4 is available on the web version of this site (not available on podcast apps) here: https://conscient-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes.Your feedback is always welcome at claude@conscient.ca and/or on conscient podcast social media: Facebook, X, Instagram or Linkedin. I am grateful and accountable to the earth and the human labour that provided me with the privilege of producing this podcast, including the toxic materials and extractive processes behind the computers, recorders, transportation systems and infrastructure that made this production possible. Claude SchryerLatest update on July 20, 2024

    Slam the Gavel welcomes Christopher Griffis, who suffered through the foster care system. Christopher is a National Public Speaker, Human Rights Advocate, Executive Director of We The People Advocates at Oceanside, California. He is also a Former Board of Directors at the Community Partnership for the Protection of Children at Jacksonville, Florida and Co-founder of "Florida's Youth Shine," Youth Advisory Council. Christopher is also a Targeted Individual who loves his five children who were kidnapped through judicial corruption.     We discussed the integrity it takes to change the corrupt system that is destroying our children and future generations.To Reach Christopher Griffis: 904-325-2545, Facebook: Christobel Archer, We The People vs. Tyranny, We The People Advocates, Christopher Griffis******** Supportshow(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)Maryann Petri: dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.comhttps://www.tiktok.com/@maryannpetriFacebook:  https://www.youtube.com/@slamthegavelpodcasthostmar5536Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guitarpeace/Pinterest: Slam The Gavel Podcast/@guitarpeaceLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryann-petri-62a46b1ab/  YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@slamthegavelpodcasthostmar5536  Twitter https://x.com/PetriMaryann*DISCLAIMER* The use of this information is at the viewer/user's own risk. Not financial, medical nor legal advice as the content on this podcast does not constitute legal, financial, medical or any other professional advice. Viewer/user's should consult with the relevant professionals.Support the showSupportshow(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)http://www.dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com/

Rep. Rogers talks about the return of lawmakers to Lansing after Summer break, the Rx Kids Press Conference in Kalamazoo, the application process for her Youth Advisory Council and the annual Veterans Stand Down event in Kalamazoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's program, your host, Justin Mog, catches up with Taylor Ryan, Executive Director and Founder of Change Today, Change Tomorrow. Taylor invites you to Build Power with Change Today, Change Tomorrow! All living things go through a process of growth and change over time. It is time to activate our communal power. Join like-minded Black people in community, in conversation, in change for a #FreeFoodFuture. We are devoted to eradicating the food justice and public health barriers that plague Black and marginalized communities. We envision self-sustaining communities that activate self-advocates, ensuring equitable access to nutritious food and fostering food justice. We commit to mentoring kids and teens, instilling positive thinking and self-worth, while also making our staff's lives easier through dedicated support. Entry points to this work include: COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL: Relying on our neighbors to hold us accountable with constructive feedback sessions WORKING GROUP MEETINGS: Join us on third Saturdays from 10 AM to 12:30 PM to carry the local Black food justice conversation and work. FEED THE WEST: Families have access to weekly fresh and free grocery pick up while we eliminate local grocery surplus. YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL: Shifting the power dynamic and incentiving youth as experts to curate our future youth outreach. TRIBE TIME: Monthly caregiver and parent support group. Sharing resources and intimate conversations on healthy parenting. FARMERS MARKET: Circulating the dollar within the Black community. Locally sourced food and handcrafted items. COMMUNITY FEEDBACK MEETINGS: Sharing responsibilities while developing community projects on land we own. FRESH RX: Food as Medicine! Free weekly produce pick up for expecting mothers. Our vision includes leading community-based research to make policies more equitable and actionable, and making complex decisions more understandable. We aim to disrupt capitalism by creating shared resources, activating people to grow their own food, and establishing barter and trade systems. Education remains at the core of our efforts, helping define the 'perfect neighborhood' and what 'home' truly means. We see Black organizations uniting to commit to this vision, working collaboratively towards a future where everyone thrives. Learn more and get involved at https://change-today.org or call (502) 512-2160. UPCOMING EVENTS: AUG 24 2:30 PM - 9 PM Brew at the Zoo (Volunteer Opportunity) AUG 25 4 PM - 8 PM West End Farmers Market (946 S. 25th St.) SEPT 7 8 AM - 12 PM 2nd Annual SK SEPT 12 Give for Good Louisville (24-Hour Fundraiser) SEPT 19 6 PM - 7:30 PM Community Feedback Meeting SEPT 21 2 PM - 6 PM 5th Annual Vegan Cook Off OCT 12 Fall Festival hosted by Youth Advisory Council (2339 Date St) OCT 15 Bless the Block Registration Opens As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” This famous quote is from President Ronald Reagan and is the focal point of a new book authored by Brilyn Hollyhand whose mission is to awaken the next generation to conservative values and what it will take for them to secure freedom in America for their children and grandchildren. Brilyn sits down with Bryan Dawson to discuss this new book as well as other current events in the national political realm. As the Chairman of the RNC's Youth Advisory Council, Brilyn gives first hand feedback on the response from Gen Z to the JD Vance nomination for VP, the assassination attempt, and more. Overtime Segment: The Decentralization of Mass Media: The impact of Elon buying Twitter and the rise of Tucker and Candace as independent voices. To join the fight and become an 1819 News Member, click here: https://1819news.com/membership. You'll have access to all our exclusive, behind-the-scenes content!

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” This famous quote is from President Ronald Reagan and is the focal point of a new book authored by Brilyn Hollyhand whose mission is to awaken the next generation to conservative values and what it will take for them to secure freedom in America for their children and grandchildren. Brilyn sits down with Bryan Dawson to discuss this new book as well as other current events in the national political realm. As the Chairman of the RNC's Youth Advisory Council, Brilyn gives first hand feedback on the response from Gen Z to the JD Vance nomination for VP, the assassination attempt, and more. Overtime Segment: The Decentralization of Mass Media: The impact of Elon buying Twitter and the rise of Tucker and Candace as independent voices. To join the fight and become an 1819 News Member, click here: https://1819news.com/membership. You'll have access to all our exclusive, behind-the-scenes content!

The Branch County Community Foundation's Youth Advisory Council is recruiting new members.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UK media called Mike Fairclough “Britain's most outspoken headmaster” (and “hunky head”

On the latest episode of Protecting America, Brilyn Hollyhand, Chair of the RNC Youth Advisory Council and Editor-in-Chief of The Truth Gazette, joins Rita Cosby to discuss why Former President Trump is now leading in the polls with young people. 18 year old Brilyn also talks about his extraordinary early career success and his powerful new best selling book, One Generation Away: Why Now is the Time to Restore American Freedom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GOP Youth Advisory Council Chairman and author of One Generation Away: Why Now Is the Time to Restore American Freedom, Brilyn Hollyhand joins Sid live in-studio to talk about his relationship with Donald Trump and today's release of his first book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the first hour of the Greg Kelly Show, Greg started talking about Joe Biden and how he has made it clear that he is not going anywhere even though a lot of people in the Democratic party want the current president replaced with a more trustworthy candidate. In addition to that Greg mentioned that Joe Biden is calling in favors in order to regain the trust of his party and fight for the presidency in November. At the bottom of the hour Greg was joined by Brilyn Hollyhand, chairman of the RNC's inaugural Youth Advisory Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the bottom of the hour Greg was joined by Brilyn Hollyhand, chairman of the RNC's inaugural Youth Advisory Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RNC Youth Advisory Council Chair Brilyn Hollyhand: Trump is winning America's youth vote Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen to RNC Youth Advisory Council Chair Brilyn Hollyhand on Cats & Cosby from Tuesday, July 9th, 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest round of grants have been awarded by the Branch County Community Foundation's Youth Advisory Council.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James from New Hampshire joins me on this episode of the podcast. Find out what it's like for him to be the chairman of a Youth Advisory Council, how he met President Trump, and we discussed the issues with financial aid right now which all current Seniors can relate to.

This week, the City Manager reviews City Council action on meeting times and goals for the coming year and talks about the involvement of the Youth Advisory Council in Portage government.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Closing out the calendar year with members of the Branch County Community Foundation's Youth Advisory Council.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Conservative Crusader — 12/18/2023 [E253] ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⁠Need a logo, voiceover, or any other odd or end? Find what you're looking for on FIVERR. Click here to support TCC while doing it! https://bit.ly/gopjoshfiverr (ad)⁠ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ The Conservative Crusader is 17-year-old GOP Josh's radio show. Josh's unfiltered, uncensored, and unapologetic view of Ohio & US politics makes his show the top Ohio Political Podcast in the world. Listen Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 8:00PM wherever you get your podcasts, or at ⁠GOPJosh.com⁠. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Josh's Notes and Sourced Stories UPDATED: Arlington Confederate Memorial Removal Paused After Restraining Order by Federal Judge. - The National Pulse. Elected Democratic Official Fined For Voting Twice In 2020 Election - The Daily Caller   Fox News Poll: Trump's lead in GOP primary widens - Fox News Jen Psaki Suggests Hunter Biden Should 'Disappear' and 'Stop Talking' Amidst Father's Tanking Poll Numbers (VIDEO) - The Gateway Pundit Ohio Supreme Court dismisses appeal in ‘heartbeat' abortion case - cleveland.com  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⁠Follow me on X!⁠ ⁠http://x.com/gopjosh20⁠  ⁠Join our Patreon!⁠ ⁠http://patreon.com/gopjosh⁠  ⁠Join our Discord for FREE!⁠ ⁠https://discord.gg/zde5y6saUn⁠  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━  Call or Text the GOP Josh voicemail, just dial 57-GOPJOSH-7 (574-675-6747) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theconservativecrusader/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theconservativecrusader/support

Today is National Child Day in Canada. To mark the occasion, thousands of young people from across the country were expected to gather and protest a lack of government support for their basic rights. 17-year-old Katie Foley Tremblett of Grand Falls-Windsor was planning to take part in the event. She's a member of the Young Canadians Parliament and Children First Canada's Youth Advisory Council.

 The Conservative Crusader — 11/13/2023 [E242] ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⁠Need a logo, voiceover, or any other odd or end? Find what you're looking for on FIVERR. Click here to support TCC while doing it! https://bit.ly/gopjoshfiverr (ad)⁠ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ The Conservative Crusader is 17-year-old GOP Josh's radio show. Josh's unfiltered, uncensored, and unapologetic view of Ohio & US politics makes his show the top Ohio Political Podcast in the world. Listen Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 8:00PM wherever you get your podcasts, or at ⁠GOPJosh.com⁠. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Josh's Notes and Sourced Stories Republican Sen. Tim Scott suspends presidential campaign - CNN Politics  Capitol rioter plans 2024 run as a Libertarian candidate in Arizona's 8th congressional district - AP News  ‘USA! USA! USA!': Crowd Erupts When Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson And Kid Rock Show Up Together At UFC Fight - The Daily Caller  ‘Lower Than Milk': SNL's Trump Roasts GOP Primary Candidates' ‘Very Low' Chances - The Daily Caller  Sen. JD Vance objects to potential gender identity questions on census - cleveland.com  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⁠Follow me on Twitter!⁠ ⁠http://twitter.com/gopjosh20⁠  ⁠Join our Patreon!⁠ ⁠http://patreon.com/gopjosh⁠  ⁠Join our Discord for FREE!⁠ ⁠https://discord.gg/zde5y6saUn⁠  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━  Call or Text the GOP Josh voicemail, just dial 57-GOPJOSH-7 (574-675-6747) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theconservativecrusader/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theconservativecrusader/support

We are back for the 7th year of potentially useful TCAPSLoop EdTech Podcasts. This week's episode set's up some of the topics we will likely be covering throughout the year as Danelle and I countdown our "Top 3 Topics in Education for 2023/24". The Rundown 00:59 - Moment of Zen  Maybe it's not about trying to fix something that's broken. Maybe it's about starting over and creating something better.” – Unknown   01:21 - State of the Pod Address   03:42 - The Top 3 Topics in Education   04:38 - Danelle's #3:  Accessibility - using research to ensure inclusion  TCEA Webinar last week captions accessible colors 10% of male population is color blind hyperlinks not saying “click here” Google Apps includes ALT text for images   07:35 - Larry's #3:  Microlearning -Microlearning is the delivery of learning content in a short, succinct way, typically 3-5 minutes. Condensing large quantities of information into bite-sized training drives better engagement and knowledge retention for learners, and saves valuable time and money for employers. Microlearning Strategies: https://www.edume.com/blog/what-is-microlearning  “Today's employees (students)  are overwhelmed, distracted and impatient”. - Josh Bersin  Modern Learner  Infographic The Forgetting Curve Research shows that microlearning improves focus and supports long-term knowledge retention by up to 80% Learners are 95% more likely to retain information presented in video format. 68.1% of all global website visits in 2020 came from mobile devices Show students how to curate their social platforms to maximize personal learning and growth. Prune the feed toward specific content areas. It will give you those small doses of microlearning around the subject matter of interest.   11:02 - Danelle's #2 - Digital Wellness - intersection of is widely known as digital citizenship with news literacy.  New report from Common Sense - Constant Companion: A Week in the Life of a Young Person's Smartphone Use | Common Sense MediaThis year, Common Sense has focused our research efforts on hearing directly from young people about both the role and the impact of media and technology in their lives. This report fills a gap in our understanding of how teens actually use their smartphones, combining data from kids' phones themselves with feedback from our Youth Advisory Council. And they told us that the draw of their smartphone is both complicated and powerful. Here's what else we learned from this report:Teens are fielding a barrage of notifications from the apps on their phones. On a typical day, participants received a median of 237 notifications. Of those, about a quarter arrived during the school day, and 5% at night.   School phone use is common, and policies are inconsistent. During school hours almost all of the participants used their phones at least once, for a median of 43 minutes. But they also reported that policies about phone use in schools vary—sometimes even from classroom to classroom—and aren't always enforced.   Smartphones both help and hurt sleep. Over half of participants used their phones on school nights, often to listen to music to wind down or get to sleep. But sometimes their days are so busy that they only get to relax with their phone at bedtime, and that pushes sleep later.  The good news is, many young people reported they have grown savvier about their phone's attempts to draw them in, and they're taking steps to protect their digital wellbeing, like setting time limits and prioritizing certain types of notifications. But the business model of these apps and devices hinges upon young people picking up their phones and engaging with them as much as possible, and it's clear that teens are struggling to set boundaries. Research like this helps shed light on what young people are really doing on their phones, and allows families, educators, and leaders to better understand where and when to provide support. But the industry can take steps to recognize that young people need to be able to use their phones for all of their important benefits but without the challenges that negative content, persuasive design, and aggressive business models pose to digital well-being. News Literacy in a time of AI - AI can be used to create videos, images, text that can easily fool you if you're not on top of it. The News Literacy Project - https://newslit.org/  - is doing amazing work in this space, and I'm excited to highlight their offerings for our listeners this year.    13:01 - Larry's # 2 - Academic Recovery/Accelerated Learning - Accelerated learning may sound like a method for speeding through lessons to cover everything students didn't learn in previous grades. It's not. Accelerated learning does not look back. It moves kids forward to tackle grade-level content, providing them with help when they need it. It's not “just-in-case” remediation. It's “just-in-time” scaffolding.   Techniques: https://www.hmhco.com/blog/accelerated-learning-techniques-for-the-classroom  High Impact Tutoring: https://annenberg.brown.edu/sites/default/files/EdResearch_for_Recovery_Design_Principles_1.pdf   15:25 - Consensus #1 - Artificial Intelligence - We've stepped on the gas instead of hitting the brakes. Stanford Graduate School of Education Dean Daniel Schwartz in his opening remarks. “I want to emphasize that a lot of AI is also going to automate really bad ways of teaching. So [we need to] think about it as a way of creating new types of teaching.” Eduaide Khanmigo https://www.unite.ai/10-best-ai-tools-for-education/   20:23 - Tech Tool of the Week: FigJam - jamboard sunsetting in 2024   Thanks again for listening and inspiring!   Hosts: Danelle Brostrom, Larry Burden Um and Ramble Editing: Larry Burden

The Chuck & Julie Show with Chuck Bonniwell and Julie Hayden With Guests, Ashe Epp and Wes Imer Ashe in America's latest column explains why Rep. Ken Buck's representative is “reprehensible.” Plus Wes Imer on his DC RNC meeting with the Youth Advisory Council.

7-21-23 AJ DailyRegister Now for the 2023 Angus ConventionAdapted from a release by Julie Isbell, Angus Communications NFU Hosts 85th All-States Leadership Retreat, Names 2023-24 National Youth Advisory Council Adapted from a release by Ross Hettervig, National Farmers Union Join Us Honoring Steve Hunt at Feeding Quality Forum Adapted from a release by Certified Angus Beef Beltway Beef Podcast: Congressional Committee Meets at Schiefelbein Farms Adapted from a release by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association Compiled by Paige Nelson, field editor, Angus Journal.  For more Angus news, visit angusjournal.net.

Serving in the U.S. House of Representatives involves much more than debating policy and voting on legislation on Capitol Hill. It also requires a great deal of listening to and engaging the constituents living in local districts.   Rep. Sylvia Garcia joins this episode of “Profiles in Public Service” alongside Enrique Garcia, a constituent services representative from her district office in Houston, Texas. In 2019, Garcia became the first Hispanic member of the Houston congressional delegation and one of the first two Latinas to represent Texas in Congress. Previously, she worked in various roles in the Texas state government, and as a social worker and legal aid lawyer. Enrique and Rep. Garcia will talk about their work to increase trust in the federal government by delivering excellent customer service to their constituents and meeting the diverse needs of the communities they serve.    Additional resources: Learn more about Representative Sylvia Garcia.  Read more about Representative Garcia office's involvement in getting justice for constituents Vanessa Guillén and her family.  Learn more about the I Am Vanessa Guillén Act.  Representative Garcia's Youth Advisory Council.  A full transcript of this episode can be found here.

The Chuck & Julie Show with Chuck Bonniwell and Julie Hayden and guest Weston Imer Wes Imer, newly appointed to the RNC's Youth Advisory Council talks about GOP efforts to draw the youth vote. Plus, Wyoming's Rep. Hangmen, who replaced the awful Liz Cheney names names and calls out Deep State corruption. And Denver's sanctuary city Mayor whines when illegal immigrants are sent to Denver from Texas.

 - Sunehra Speaks with Dr Simon Longstaff AO about ethical challenges over the years, and the Ethics Centre - which is now taking in applications for their upcoming Youth Advisory Council. The applications close Friday 31 March and they plan to start activities in late April. https://ethics.org.au/connect/youth-advisory-council/ - Content warning - This segment discusses transphobia, police violence, and the rise of far right/fascist ideology.We revisit 3CR Queering the Air presenter Jacob Gamble's Conversation with trans activists Amy Sargeant and Eddie Phillips about the anti-trans rally on Saturday 18th March in Naarm. They discuss the links between the far right and TERFs, as well as police violence against the LGBT+ community. This segment first aired on 3CR Queering the Air on 19th March 2023. https://mals.au/2023/03/20/statement-of-concern-policing-of-opposing-anti-trans-rally-trans-rights-rallies.If this segment has raised issues for you please contact: Lifeline 13 11 14 OR Q-Life on 1800 184 527 3pm-midnight daily https://qlife.org.au - Grace speaks with transparency warrior and former independent senator Rex Patrick, about the challenge towards the delayed FOI court hearing on Monday.  She asks him how FOI works and its implications.  - Claudia speaks with Joseph Camilieri, Emeritus Professor at La Trobe University, and founding Director of the La Trobe Centre for Dialogue about the lunchtime discussion forum on Voice, Treaty and Truth-telling - What? When? How? taking place in Naarm today. Professor Camilleri is one of Australia's leading international relations scholars with over 30-years experience in regional and global governance, political economy, religion, culture, and security policy. In 2021 he launched a forum called Conversation at the Crossroads – an opportunity for everyday citizens to lead their own discussions about the most pressing issues of our time. https://crossroadsconversation.com.auVoice, Treaty, Truth Telling: What? When? How? Event information: What? When? How? Event information: Online AND in -person TODAY Wednesday 22nd March 202312:30 – 2:00pm AEDTCity of Melbourne Bowls ClubFlagstaff GardensDudley Street (Cnr William Street)West Melbourne VIC 3003 Music:Why do all the bad guys taste so good? - Mary CoughlanWalaya - Ripple Effect band 

Adrian Goldberg marks the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with Zarina Zabrisky, a correspondent for the Byline Times in Kyiv and Denys Ghanza, a member of President Zelensky's Youth Advisory Council.First broadcast via Twitter Spaces @bylineradioProduced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adrian Goldberg marks the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with Zarina Zabrisky, a correspondent for the Byline Times in Kyiv and Denys Ghanza, a member of President Zelensky's Youth Advisory Council. First broadcast via Twitter Spaces @bylineradio Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.   Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.  

Alex Wirth, Co-founder & CEO of Quorum.us - a leading public affairs software that helps map, track, change, and report on policy landscape, shares insights into advocacy approaches that will work in 2023. Alex ranks: Twitter, IRL meetings, calling, letters, videos, Meta, and billboards as just some of the methods advocacy organizations can be using to get the attention of representatives.     He shares why buying Donor Voter files may be obsolete in the new advocacy landscape.    About Alex Alex Wirth is the Cofounder and CEO of Quorum, a public affairs software platform that enables organizations to launch grassroots advocacy campaigns, manage stakeholder engagement, and monitor dialogue in Washington, Brussels, all 50 states, and thousands of cities around the U.S.     Rough Transcript [00:00:00] audio1717820249: Today on the podcast, we have a returning guest, a returning guest that we had on a few years ago. His name is Alex Worth, the co-founder and c e o at Quorum. Uh, quorum is a public affairs software helps you work smarter, move faster. Thousands of public affairs officials use quorum and their work to Congress. [00:00:44] My short hot take on it is it helps you connect with Congress and has an amazing database and functionality prior. To that, uh, he did happen to graduate from Harvard, as I understand it, and he was an intern at , the White House. Uh, and the office of the Chief of staff, uh, has also spent time as a global shaper. [00:01:04] And a board member on the Economic Club of Washington, among other things. Uh, but Alex is also one of the folks that I've known since back in the day, and I respect his work and his persistence in, in staying with, uh, staying with the organization and building it over time. So, Alex, welcome and, and thanks for coming back. [00:01:25] Awesome. Thanks for having me. Well, I hopefully didn't confuse people too much about Quorum, but what is your elevator pitch and explaining what Quorum does in the world of political advocacy? Yeah, so we're a public affairs software platform, uh, that is used by public affairs professionals at major companies, trade associations, nonprofits, uh, little bit of federal government work to track everything that's happening on Capitol Hill. [00:01:56] All 50 state legislatures help communicate up to members of congress. Um, we collect both the official and staff contact information and have the tools to be able to get email messages to those staff. And then also we have a whole series of grassroots advocacy technology to help individuals write their member congress, tweet their member, call their member, run massive mobilization campaigns. [00:02:18] And we are currently working to bring a brand new pack product to market to help, uh, third party packs, both collect and raise. Manage their individual bank accounts and records and then issue disbursements to lawmakers to participate in the political process. So the quick way to think of us and our goal is to be the one stop shop for all the efforts that an advocacy team needs to engage on Capitol Hill in Brussels or in any of the state capitals across the country. [00:02:45] Yeah. It's pretty impressive. And before we, we pressed record, you were telling us, um, about Capital Canary. Right? You were, you were able to, to pull them into your. Feature suite and what has that capability? Yeah, so this has been the really exciting update for us, uh, from the last year is that we did acquire Capital Canary, which is the new name for the phone to action business, which sends more messages to Capital Hill than any other technology platform out there. [00:03:15] Uh, phone to Action on average sends about 25 million messages a year to Capitol Hill, and so we combine forces with them, uh, at the end of September of this past fall. And overnight both doubled in size for the number of clients we serve and that we're working now with 2000 organizations, including hopefully some listeners, uh, on this call, but also as a result of that, have been able to double the size of our research and development team. [00:03:41] So we're incredibly excited to be working combined as we think about innovations with advocacy and advocacy technology rather than against each other, taking the same teams to build the same features on multiple different platforms. And we're pretty excited about what the future's gonna be able to bring from. [00:03:58] Well, last time we talked, I feel like you were really opening my eyes, our audience's eyes, to the impact that Twitter was really starting to have. And mind you, we were pre pandemic, we were PreOn Musk coming into Twitter town, and I felt like you really were helping us understand that there are, you know, I guess a hierarchy. [00:04:21] A hierarchy of ways that elected officials and you know, really their staff. Are are listening to constituents and I'm, I'm wondering, maybe we could just revisit that. What is your current hierarchy of high to low attention? No attention for messaging, elected officials, representatives. Yeah, so to start with the Twitter piece one, you were spot on. [00:04:49] Twitter has taken off since we last talked, and a lot of that was as a result of the pandemic of you had members of Congress, state legislators, mayors who are used to being out with people in their constituents, stuck at home, not able to meet everyone, anyone. And wanting to show that they are being relevant and share as much information as they can with constituents. [00:05:10] And so we saw the number of social media messages from elected officials skyrocket in 2020. I mean, just a full jump, um, as the pandemic and lockdown hit. Um, and so there's been more definitely usage of the platforms. I think the other component to it is, I do agree with Elon Musk's comments that Twitter really is a digital town square, and I think you see that very significantly in the policy influence participation journalism and advocacy worlds that exist on Twitter and that many of us, including me, follow along, but that we see members of congress, journalists, policy, influencers, actively participate in. [00:05:51] And the example that I think is helpful to share is that almost every state legislature in the country, Has a given hashtag for the individual legislative session. I was born and raised, uh, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. My dad happens to be a state legislator so I know it well. Uh, and in New Mexico the hashtag is hashtag nm ledge. [00:06:09] And the best way to get information about what's going on in the State House during session is following on the hashtag nm ledge. Cause you have people that are in the gallery. You have reporters sharing what the information they have. You've got leadership sharing, Hey, we're gonna be on the floor of the House of Senate. [00:06:24] This bill is moving, party's sharing what's up next. And you can't get information that quickly, that accurately and from that many people anywhere else. And so that same level of conversation that's happening, New Mexico is happening in all 50 states. But also then it's happening on key issues here in Washington DC and it presents a really significant opportunity for advocacy organizations to participate in. [00:06:48] Stuff. Yeah. Because frankly, it's, you know, love it or hate it. We're not here to litigate the, you know, week by week changes that Musk is putting out there. The, the truth is that it's, uh, an open, trusted platform to the extent that identities and we understand the identities of representatives and people that have been able to burnish their reputations with consistency on the platform are able to report on things like bills progress, uh, and political means, and. [00:07:18] And one of the questions I actually had for you is around the fact that, you know, recently, you know, we were recording this in January of 2023, uh, change of allowing political ads in political organizations to, to run ads. Now on, on Twitter has, you know, the, the ban has been lifted. What are your thoughts on the, the implications of that or opportu. [00:07:41] Yeah, so I think there's huge opportunities you think about reaching policy makers and their staff in that it is possible to geofence state capital, the US Capitol, a given agency, and run publical or public policy related Twitter ads to those organizations. I think that is some of the biggest opportunity and impact. [00:08:03] and the Great Washington story that I, I've heard over the years is there was an official at the Department of Transportation that was needed to approve an airline route from one country in Europe to the us and it was held up with a singular individual official, and the public policy firm in DC figured out where the official lived. [00:08:23] Figured out the exact direction that their apartment window faced out of, found the billboard that they look at every day, and went and bought just that one billboard and talked about the benefits of opening up this airline . And literally the official had to stare at it for a month or a month and a half, and then suddenly the approval came through. [00:08:42] And so that's obviously like the really old school way of doing things. And that story is probably from 10 plus years ago. But that is now possible again on Twitter with public policy and political advertising. And it makes a difference because these elected officials are looking at it. They're watching and seeing what's happening and going on, and so you wanna be at the platform that they're on. [00:09:02] And it's a lot more cost effective to do than that, than try and advertise to everyone that's gonna be watching Super Bowl Sunday and like hope you get the elected officials that are also gonna be watching as well. So I want to come back to my question about hierarchy. So at the top of the hierarchy, Billboards in front of the windows of representatives, number one. [00:09:23] What is number? In person meetings. Um, and I think that that is something that very much got lost in Covid. Um, members of Congress did love to do zoom meetings cuz they could be many more places at once, much more efficiently. But there is something about sitting next to someone in person explaining your story, saying, I traveled to Washington or the state capitol from whatever county or state it may. [00:09:51] And giving that pitch and, and giving that conversation. I think the third one that I would put out there is video. Uh, and this is something that we're seeing much more cutting edge within the last year and a half, is video story banking. So pulling in and having individual advocates or members or donors record, what does the organization mean to you? [00:10:11] Why is this policy issue important? How are you being impacted? Buy this change or buy a covid lockdown. And then organizations stringing that together to be able to play to an individual legislator or lawmaker or appointed official and say, let me show you how your constituents are having an impact. [00:10:28] And it feels really raw when someone's sitting in their car with a cell phone video and sharing that. And that's been pretty impactful. I've probably put Twitter, um, close to number four. And the reason for that is that we have seen an increase in members of Congress who are personally tweeting themselves on the platform. [00:10:47] Um, and that's one of the big things that we've expected to happen just as we've had both, you know, more younger members of Congress become elected, but also more members adopted. And one of the interesting things from our annual social media report, Is that some of our most prolific tweeters in Congress are actually the older members themselves. [00:11:04] Um, and so we're seeing, you know, individuals look towards that example and realize this is the way that you communicate with constituents. And let me tell you, we've all used the Twitter app. You know, when you're mentioned and you know, when you're talked about. And it's a little bit along the lines of, you know, what people are saying about you, not behind your back, but on a public town square. [00:11:22] Like, you're gonna click on that and see how you're mentioned and see how you're being discussed. And so I think that has a huge impact that oftentimes can go overlooked as a way to be able to reach and, and get to a member of Congress. That's a sort of self-aware sentiment that I'm sure they're all using tracking applications. [00:11:41] And last time I dug into this, there are very, you know, smart apps that are, that can be used to track these things and manage messages. And so that's up there. So it's interesting because it feels like it, it's moved up the rank, you know, looking back, we were talking about calls and letters, you know, where, where does that communication medium fall for? [00:12:01] Yeah, so calls are still key, um, and certainly have an impact. I mean, if you can have a hundred people call a legislative office in a given day, that's really big. Now the challenge is that staff picks that up, not the member. There are some great stories, a members that'll occasionally do a little time phone banking and someone calls and suddenly, if they're a member of Congress on the phone. [00:12:22] But you know, that's one in a million um, calls that it happens. And so members do, and I was a congressional intern, you know, get a sheet every day of here are the top issues that we're called about. And the key piece there is doing it all in one day so that you're at the top of the list. Because having a hundred people call over a month, you're gonna have five, six calls a day. [00:12:40] It's not gonna be as effective as everyone in one given day. Um, I still think that personalized letters really do have a pretty big impact. Um, and the key piece of it is making sure that they are differentiated and on, you know, slightly different subjects than all form letters on the same thing. [00:13:00] Because what happens behind the scenes is that members of Congress have constituent management software platforms and they can both pull and collect similar messages together and highlight that. If a message is 50% the same text, batch it all together, write, write one response, and send it. . And yes, the numbers matter, but it's different than if somebody takes the time and writes a completely customized note. [00:13:21] You can't send a form letter to a customized note, and so then you actually have a staffer customizing a message in response, getting that approved and having that happen. Uh, and I really do believe that that starts to change some of the conversation in a congressional office because it can take an issue that no one was previously aware about and suddenly raise it to be top of mind for the office because they're spending time writing and customized and thoughtful. [00:13:45] Mm-hmm. . So you would still put Twitter above calls and differentiated, we'll call them custom letters. So I, the handwritten letter is what might give that a little bit of a run for the money. If you can deliver a handwritten letter to a member, um, that's pretty valuable. But again, the opportunity with Twitter that exists is you've got a chance to reach that elected official or policy influencer directly themselves and differentiate and also catch them in a little bit of downtime. [00:14:13] Um, and I think that's the key thing that I would encourage and you know, it helps with both my parents being local elected officials, is they're people just like, And so members of Congress the same way they're sitting, waiting for that flight to take off to go home, do they really wanna be sitting there, you know, powering through email? [00:14:26] No, they're probably scrolling on Twitter. And are they gonna click on the notifications tab? Of course they are like, we're all human. Um, but you know, that's a different experience than if you're a state legislator and you're trying to go through email as fast as possible. Like it may not have that same component or piece to it. [00:14:43] Um, that getting the direct in front of and, and on the Twitter platform. . All right. Any other honorable mentions out there? You know, the, the case for Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, fill in the blank. You know, I won't talk about Mastodon because I feel like that is a moment in time. Yeah, we're cer We certainly see some members that are active on Facebook at the congressional level that use it even more than Twitter. [00:15:10] Um, I think, you know, anecdotally we'll see more form posts or posts that it feels like come from staffers and are a little less personalized. Um, than Twitter. We, interestingly enough, see more state legislators have Facebook accounts, uh, than Twitter accounts. It's about 75% have a Facebook account and little over 50% have a Twitter account. [00:15:33] Uh, and that's where they do end up using it a little bit differently. But the medium of the platform is just harder of saying, oh, you're gonna comment on an. Uh, in, you know, sending someone a Facebook message to page, it just doesn't work the same way that Twitter does. And, and that's part of, I think, you know, the relevance of Twitter and also where I have to say long term, you know, I am bullish on Twitter continuing to be around because you have all the users and people on it, and it's designed in a way. [00:16:03] that is very user friendly and also very personal. That is a, you know, way for an individual to communicate. Whereas I think when you look at some of the other platforms, there are many more uses for them. And so as a result things become harder where, you know, TikTok is not gonna be the best way to, to reach your legislator. [00:16:19] I mean, are they allowing government officials on TikTok anymore? I know there's certain bands talked about for, uh, government employees on the platform. Um, namely because China is literally probably used to spy, manipulate popul. Yeah. So I know certainly that's been talked about for federal, uh, executive branch employees. [00:16:39] Um, I am not as familiar, um, with the rules that are currently happening in Congress, but realizing is a different branch of government. Oftentimes we will see different rules, um, that are applied to congressional staff. Um, but I don't have the answer top of mind. Gotcha. Alrighty. I wanna talk about what you're seeing. [00:16:59] 2023. In terms of tactical trends, there's an organization listening right now saying we are, you know, going to be gearing up. There's the, you know, the new elected officials in office. We're trying to get our, you know, lobbying and advocacy straight for 2023. What are the types of activities that you see being planned for, that you think are going to be. [00:17:22] Yeah. So first off, it's state level, state level, state level, state level. And the reason for that is we now have a divided government here in Washington with Republicans in control of the House and Democrats in control of the Senate and the White House. And so the general mood in town is that not a whole lot is going to happen here over the course of the next two years. [00:17:41] Uh, and where are things gonna happen? Things are gonna happen at the state level because you've got state houses. Both on the democratic side and the Republican side, where you have either Republicans or Democrats in complete control of both chambers as well as the governorship that wanna enact policy and want to go, and Bills can move fast and they're able to do things. [00:18:01] And so it is incredibly important to have a state level advocacy strategy because there's both an opportunity for a lot of wins, but also there's an opportunity to, that you need to be aware and be playing defense because any of your opponents are gonna be really active. on that state level as well. Um, so I think that's part one. [00:18:20] Um, part two of that is thinking a little bit about how do you build a thoughtful and engaged advocacy program to succeed in Washington in the long term. Uh, and it's a pretty exciting time because we're about to. Start thinking about the 2024 presidential election cycle and also what does Congress look like in 2025 during the next cycle. [00:18:42] And there's a world that, you know, we could be back with one party control. There's a world, we could have a new president and a new administration, and there's a world that we could still be in divided government, but that as we are ramping up for that, now is the time to be planning those strategies in. [00:18:56] For 2024. And when talking about strategy, I'm talking about things like voter education. What are the campaigns that you're gonna be running when everyone's talking about the presidential election cycle, and how are you helping your advocates and your donors and your employees and your members register to vote, find their polling places? [00:19:11] There are some super innovative programs that I've seen nonprofits do targeting campaign staff. Targeting individuals who are running for president and making sure that they are very known. So one of the most simple ones is just simply to go wear your nonprofit's t-shirt and go volunteer for a presidential or congressional candidate and make sure they know that on that given day the phone bank is 50 people from this organization. [00:19:35] They're gonna notice, and these elected officials and presidential candidates are gonna be way closer to the voters than they are during most times of the year. And then figuring out bigger picture, like how are you gonna position your issues both in the election cycle, but as well as in the presidential cycle? [00:19:51] So that they're top of mind when either, you know, the administration is reelected or new congress comes in so that you're off and running in 2025. And I think it's really about playing the long game at the federal level. Um, that becomes so important. And then the last thing that I'll share, Just on thinking about 2023 and the advocacy side is it's all about integration. [00:20:11] I think in the past we've seen a lot of very siloed efforts and siloed technology platforms. So you use one thing to send things out and you use another thing to do advocacy, and you use another thing for tracking. Um, and it ends up with data being lost, really clunky, lot of time doing downloads and uploads and what we're seeing both with Quorum as well. [00:20:34] Other platforms out there is that integration so that you have more one-stop shops and that your data lives together connects together, um, and that you're able to leverage the full benefits from it. [00:20:56] I have a random question. Can you explain data, data voter files to me as though I were a seven year? [00:21:06] Yes. So when you are 18 and you get to register to. You go and give information to your county clerk about where you live, who you are, your age, and that information is compiled in a publicly available record that you are registered to vote, and then that record is accessed by campaigns candidates. [00:21:37] Policy organizations and advocacy groups, and they can use that very simple information, most notably your home address, to attach a whole series of additional information to you based sometimes on algorithms and sometimes on other anonymized data. So for example, if you give your home address to go. For a hunting magazine, they can tag you as likely interested in hunting. [00:22:07] And so when you get a mailer from your candidate or uh, elected official that's talking about the work that they're doing on access to guns and hunting. You can bet that the person that cares about environmental issues or cares about gun control is not also getting that same mailer, and so it lets a series of both hyper targeting from mail, but also from digital ads occur in an anonymized fashion that protects an individual from being exposed by, or being known for the fact that they subscribe to a hunting magazine and may care about. [00:22:47] I was wondering, I've seen some organizations, you know, when it's time to jump into the advocacy fray, think that like, step one is I buy this absurdly expensive donor file and then I do the advocacy. I, I, um, I'm curious of what your thoughts are on where that fits in the strategy versus, you know, looking at it from a different lens. [00:23:14] Yeah, I, I love this question. So I've spent this morning with, um, two Quorum customers as we've started off the year and done just strategic planning around their advocacy campaigns. And one of the comments from breakfast this morning was that 2015 was the era of buying big lists. And this organization bought a massive list of. [00:23:37] Suddenly had all these people on their contact program, and now five years later, what they're seeing is these people aren't active. Their sending domain and reputation is going down. People aren't engaging because they never signed up and never wanted to be a part of it. And so that era of big list buying and just adding people in is over. [00:23:57] It is all about having a trusted brand or trusted network of communication of someone that you know. And getting individuals to take action through that. And one of my favorite examples of this, uh, is American Airlines, uh, a company that I am, uh, quite a big fan of as being a frequent flyer. Uh, but they're also phone to action customer. [00:24:21] And about four or five years ago when they were facing some of the challenges with air traffic control staffing and the f AA funding and where we gonna have enough air traffic controllers, they sent out an advocacy alert to all their frequent flyers, myself included saying, You don't wanna have longer waits on the tarmac. [00:24:38] We need to fully fund the f a and expand the number of controllers. And so suddenly you have all these frequent flyers saying, of course I'm in. Take action, write my member of Congress. And it elevates that issue. And so for organizations out there, My encouragement for you is you have to start by looking at who's on your existing list, who are your most engaged donors, advocates, event participants, individuals who are involved, and use that list to start your advocacy program and then slowly recruit people beyond that because it's about the quality that matters and not the quantity. [00:25:10] And it goes back to behind the scenes of what the Congress. To see if you have a ton of people that don't really care, just sending and clicking a form letter, it has nowhere near the same impact as someone who really does care, taking even just two minutes to write what they personally care about. And so that's where, you know, unlike 2015, you shouldn't feel this pressure that, oh my God, I need to send 10,000 messages because 10,000 messages that say the same thing. [00:25:34] ops is just shrug. And I'm like, yep, I've seen this before. But sending a hundred messages that are all different and super customized, like that's really impactful at the end of the day. And then ideally, you're having your in-person advocacy team go up and talk to the members and re-share those messages and say, let me tell you about your constituent who's facing this issue. [00:25:54] Yeah. I think that's, that's helpful. I love you saying it was such a 2015 moment. It's clearly burned into your mind as you led up to the presidential elections. I. , you know, the, the expenditure on that. And the interesting thing is, you know, you're, I, I dunno what the going rate is, but it's tens of thousands of dollars depending on what you're getting, but you're not getting the permission to communicate. [00:26:14] And, and I think that's what you're hinting at. And when you burn through that list, you are also hurting your digital reputation. You know, ending up on, on many, uh, do not send lists and ultimately the goal was missed. Um, and so what, what are some int. Planning in terms of spending, like, you know, clearly everyone will get quorum, , uh, right. [00:26:38] But, you know, in terms of the, the outreach, what, you know, is it buying Twitter ads? That seems like, uh, an opportunity, is it spending to build up my list? Am I trying to do petitions, promote petitions? What is the, the tactic then if, if you're not buying. but earning it. Yeah, so the most easy one that we go to is Facebook Lead Ads, because Facebook still has a series of targeting that you can get pretty specific in terms of individuals with interest that you're looking for, as well as individuals that are in a given region or area that you can then connect. [00:27:14] Through to an advocacy webpage. Uh, and so that by far is the default for organizations that are really actively looking to grow their lists and looking to invest. But I will also just go back to my big challenge is before you look externally, look internally and what are the options with your internal events and internal lists to be able to grow your pool of advocates. [00:27:38] And what I often see happen with nonprofits is the advocacy team. Siloed in a given area that says, oh, well that's your database, that's your list. You figure out how to grow it. And the organization is sitting on a list that is way bigger and way larger for their major trade association or major individual impact summit or movement. [00:27:57] But it says, oh no, you can't use that list to do advocacy. And I think one of the key message. To share and highlight is that advocacy can be helpful in building a more robust relationship with your members, donors, individual participants, because they're looking for ways to be involved. And I think so often what you get is fundraising teams who go, oh, well, don't even ask our donors for anything. [00:28:19] We're already asking them to give money every year. But if you're just asking, give money, you're sitting there saying, well, what's my connection? Why am I here giving resources and dollars to it? I don't feel like I'm helping. I want to be more. And so as you can have a donor who gives money and say, oh, thank you for it. [00:28:35] Would you be willing also help us out and take action? There's more of an attachment, more connections, and so you can build on the ladders of engagement and actually end up with, you know, larger donations, more frequent donations, and people who see the work and connection that they're funding. Rather than just get hit up for a check every single year. [00:28:53] I think the inverse of that too is also your grassroots advocates are the best people to identify future donors from. Because asking someone to go and write a hundred dollars check, like that's a big ask. Asking someone for two minutes of their time to click a couple buttons and write their member of Congress, that's easier. [00:29:09] And so the challenge that I would give to any of the organizations listening, Is what percent of your grassroots advocates are donating and how do you help increase that percentage? And what I think you're gonna find is, is that very few organizations turn around and actually solicit the grassroots advocates because the advocacy teams are sitting in their silos saying, oh, well we don't wanna ask them to donate money. [00:29:28] Like we're trying to get them to do advocacy. And really what we're seeing is the best organizations are connecting the two and making it part of a cohesive engagement. [00:29:40] final. Uh, thank you for sharing that. It's, you know, helpful to see your framing on it. I'm now curious, you know, we're talking about grassroots advocacy communication, and it's not one size fits all. I feel like when we last talked, we were in peak moments of what I will call rage politic, right? Ra ra rage messaging was all the rage. [00:30:04] I, I, I'll go out on one and say, what? , what do you look for in terms of tactics, guidance, advice, approaches for getting people to care when clearly, uh, we are, we're even postig of political messaging at this point, so I think one, you have to make it relevant to them. Uh, people are not as interested to be stirred up or responded in, uh, Aggravated per se based on whatever the issue is on left or right, because certainly there are people there that feel that way and feel really passionately. [00:30:44] But you also have a whole series of people that just wanna go about their lives that aren't thinking about what's happening. The state capitol aren't thinking about what's happening in Washington, and honestly probably don't even know the names of the individuals that represent them. And so the challenge for most organizations, Is, how do you phrase the messaging in a way that gets at those people who are in the middle, who and are, who are often on the sidelines. [00:31:08] And I go back to that American Airlines example, and there's many others. If you have to make it directly relevant to them of, Hey, your life is going to be impacted because of this. And that's how you get some of the most passionate and engaged stories. Because what you end up hearing is saying, Hey, if I'm sitting on the tarmac for another three hours, I'm not home playing with my kids and I already have to travel. [00:31:28] X number of days a week. This is the personal impact that it has on me. That's the story that you want to tell the member of Congress, not the story around government funding and whether we should spend more money or less money on the f aa and how that impacts the federal debt. Um, because it comes down of that. [00:31:43] They wanna hear the personal stories and that's what moves. And so making clear that individuals know, you know, what is the impact for them, and making that as hyper-relevant as possible, I think leads to both the best advocacy outcomes and also the most effective. . Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. Making it practical, bringing it to your backyard, you know, the sort of act local and is what you started off by saying, which is , the state. [00:32:08] The state, state, you know, is acting in your backyard. Um, super helpful. Anything else that you wanna share regarding Quorum Cool Tactics, uses of the platform that are. I, the big one I just go back to is this is the year of integration, the year of one stop shop, and it's time to get your data working for you. [00:32:31] Um, and both, some of that runs through the work that we're doing is we work to string together, pack information, advocacy, legislative tracking, and have that sync. But it also comes to just simply donor databases and is your donor database talking to your email platform, talking to your fundraising tools, talking to your grassroots advocacy tools, and getting all the information from those back in a, you know, circular motion so that you can learn from it and apply more analytics and information. [00:32:55] This is something that was really probably cutting edge as we think 5, 6, 7 years ago. But now is the time to make it happen. And we're seeing a lot more organizations make changes to their technology stacks to reflect that we're in 2023 and the technology is out there. It is possible to do, but it's really comes down to a matter of having both the willpower. [00:33:20] As well as the encouragement to know that now is the time and that you don't have to be a trailblazer to go and, and make that happen. Um, and so I would just encourage folks to really think about that because as you think about 2024 and the advocacy opportunities coming presidential election cycle, like that's the time when you need your tools to be the most effective they possibly can be. [00:33:40] And so take the time this year to go make those investments and make those changes, uh, to be your, put yourself in a position, uh, for. . Well, thanks for that. All right, we're gonna move into some rapid fire here. Please keep your responses brief and interesting. , what is one tech tool or website that you or your organization has started using in last year? [00:34:04] So we finally started using a chat bot on our website to engage with people who were coming to the website. Uh, we were late on this, um, from a B2B perspective, and many of you have probably been to websites looking to buy and see the little chat bot pop up. But we've seen a whole new series of engagements, conversions, and people that wouldn't normally just fill out a form on the website that we've captured through the chatbot. [00:34:29] And so my kind of out there challenge to the listeners on this podcast is what would it look like to put a chatbot on your website? Who would you wanna try and engage with? What information would you wanna capture and can you get more people added to your organization's list or engaged than you could from just a standard email sign up? [00:34:47] I think we've seen a lot of B2B uses for it, but I don't think we've seen as many advocacy nonprofit and even B2C uses for it, and that there's a lot of low hanging fruit there, especially with the new AI coming out. As you know, as much as you wanna trust a pre-trained AI to answer on behalf of your organization, uh, is a good point though. [00:35:07] tech issues. You are battl. Yeah, so we just bought Capital Canary, doubled in size overnight and literally had two of every system. Now, sometimes they were the same system in that we had two instances of Salesforce. Sometimes they were totally different. We had an instance of churn zero and an interest of Gainsight. [00:35:25] For our customer software, uh, we have HubSpot and we have Marketo. And so we are currently in the middle of a major, major push to both select go forward systems and integrate so that we're operating as a combined business. And the advice and kind of mandate that I gave our team is that we don't wanna be Southwest Airlines. [00:35:45] When you look at the challenges Southwest ran into at the end of December of 2022, they have not upgraded their technology yet the way that they need to. And so you saw a massive meltdown as a result of it. And I think that all organizations need to take a moment and just look within and say, do we have the technology infrastructure that we need to scale as we look to grow and expand our operations, or even keep the operations going right now? [00:36:09] Because the, you know, if Southwest Airlines is culpable of not having the technology, I know that there's a lot of organizations out there that may be looking and saying, yeah, my tech really isn't working for me, so we're up to our next, just because of combining two businesses together and doing it. But I'm really excited because I know we're gonna come out stronger with more advanced tech than if we hadn't done the combination. [00:36:32] What is coming in the next year that has you the most? Yeah, so we're launching a brand new pack product to help pack professionals run, manage, and distribute contributions from their pack. It's gonna be the first new software in the market in 20 years, and so we both have an incredible amount of excitement to come into a market that just has not seen a whole lot of innovation. [00:36:56] And also we have customers that are really. Excited about for what that's going, uh, to bring. And then for us, it's the last leg of the stool on the integrated product strategy of finally putting together federal and state legislative tracking, grassroots advocacy, impact management at one place. So that's certainly gonna be, uh, a highlight for us. [00:37:16] Can you talk about a mistake that you made earlier in your career that shapes the way you do things? So the biggest business mistake that I've made is signing a new office lease in downtown DC where I sit now. Uh, and I share this because I think organizations really need to think differently about both their office space and their work strategy. [00:37:39] We signed this lease three months into Covid, so probably. Uh, probably a year or so after we last talked and, um, you know, we were focused in betting on a rebound of coming together and coming back to the office. We now have a fully remote development team, and about 35% of our team is fully remote and lives outside of dc And even for the folks that live in DC people are not coming into the office the same extent that they normally do. [00:38:05] Now, luckily as a company we doubled in size, and so the amount that we're paying is a small percentage of our overall budget each year. But still, when you sit in 28,000 square feet of office space and have 30, 40 people coming in, you realize that is this really the best use of money? And is this also no longer is the way that you engage, retrain, uh, at attract and, you know, help, uh, skill and motivate team members, uh, because it's a whole new world. [00:38:35] Uh, and so I really think that both has changed the way that I look at the world, both of how we operate as an employer in an organization. But also, you know, I was even in a board meeting, um, earlier this week of folks that are planning to renew their office and, you know, thinking really is that the best sentence? [00:38:52] And looking at what are the other options? What can you do with less space? Can you do more flexible working? And that the way of working as much as I loved it or others may have that we've done for the last 50 years has completely changed with the pandemic and that we've gotta adapt our strategies to that. [00:39:10] do you believe that nonprofits can successfully go out of. . Absolutely. So one of the things that we initially met through do something.org, uh, which is just an incredible organization, uh, working on efforts and getting more young people engaged in making a difference. And one of the things that I think do something really framed for me is this ideal of social impact and doing it in a way that. [00:39:38] Funded by organizations that are looking to make a difference or by donors, um, that are looking to achieve a particular outcome that's clearly measured. And I think the same way that businesses can go out of business, if they're not consumers that are willing to pay for it or customers that are interested in the service. [00:39:56] Uh, nonprofits should be able to successfully go out of business either because, one, they've solved the problem and so there's no more need to pay for that individual code or service. Or two. I think it's also okay to. And look at the number of startups out there that have tried to do successful things and the number that fail as a result of that. [00:40:15] Um, and even with that, it's clear that hey, there's not a market or need to it. And I think the trap sometimes that, uh, smaller organizations, even larger organizations, can fall in of what, we're a big institution. We're here, the donors keep funding it, and so let's keep finding things that we can keep getting more donations. [00:40:32] The push that I would say is, are you really making an impact at the end of the. And one of the clearest ways to do that is if someone is willing to pay dollars or services or time for what you're doing, even if it's a small amount, because that gives an indication that you know what you're doing is, is successful. [00:40:48] And then the best ones, uh, you're eventually gonna run it out of that because hopefully you've solved your individual problem. How did you get started in the social impact sector? So I was involved, uh, in local youth advisory boards. Uh, I served on the Santa Fe Mayor's Youth Advisory Council, uh, and eventually chaired it for two years and gave me really a chance to start thinking bigger and broader around the community. [00:41:13] And then realized that there was a whole series of opportunities to work with organizations that informed youth advisory boards do something. Dot org was one of those, uh, and had the chance to be on the do something youth advisory board. Uh, and then I sat there thinking about it and saying, look, we've got a whole series of governors, a whole series of members of Congress that have youth advisory councils. [00:41:29] Why doesn't the president, uh, have one? And so I ran a campaign for probably four or five years to try and get a presidential youth council. Uh, we got this close, but ultimately, uh, we're not successful. With it. But what it really taught me was how to start and run an organization. How do you get people signed on? [00:41:48] How do you delegate tasks? How do you put a website up? How do you send out email updates? Uh, basically everything but a whole ton on the financial side. Uh, and what I realized is that social entrepreneurship was one of the best lessons that I could have ever wished for, for doing actual entrepreneurship because as we were founding and launching the company, it felt really familiar and it was something that I'd. [00:42:09] You know, a couple of years before, just in the social side for the Presidential Youth Council. Yeah. It's funny, I rare aside that, yeah, it is how we met. I'm getting flashbacks. I don't know if I was directly running it at that point, but I do recall at one point it might do something career, uh, needing to arrange a bunch of kids coming to New York, going to and from hotels to our office. [00:42:31] I don't know if you were part of that adventure when I was running it, but that was pretty funny. Yeah, I remember it. , I'm glad I didn't lose you in the , the subway. Uh, alright. If I could put you in a hot tub time machine back to the beginning of your work, what advice would you give? [00:42:54] So I think one of the hardest pieces is you have to be prepared to give things up. And there's a great article called Giving Away Your Legos. Um, but you have to train yourself and learn that you have to constantly be pushing and giving things to other people as you grow and scale. . And that's really hard because when you're a small organization, you have all the Legos and you know, the Legos are super, super fun to play with. [00:43:20] But as you scale more and more Legos start falling on your plate and you have to start giving away your favorite Legos and that you can no longer send the emails or collect the invoices or spend all the time with customers or do these items and you need a team around that has their own Legos that they're playing with. [00:43:35] But all those have to start with you. And so I think one of the most challenging lessons is we've scaled. Is learning, okay, how do you give away your favorite Lego set and say, I'm no longer involved in doing that, or I'm not gonna go do X. And that's a really core part of scaling that I think founders definitely struggle with because you care, you're passionate, you're engaged, uh, and I think also applies for individuals, even if you didn't found organizations. [00:44:00] What are you doing that you can give your new team member that just joined or be able to delegate or give back to someone else to let you really spend time focusing on the things that matter the most? Uh, and that's been one of the most helpful framing things that we've learned over our eight and a half years of doing this. [00:44:16] That's so funny. There's part of my brain that's saying Absolutely right. , you have to eve away tho those types of things. And the other part of me is saying, I don't want to give away my Legos. I think there is, you know, speaking to somebody who's approaching a decade of work in the organization, I think there are some Legos that I will say you have to hold onto because it fuels you in some part, because otherwise you're just left with all the little gray pieces that don't really match or anything. [00:44:37] And you're like, these Legos stink. I don't like this Jack. So I'll put an asterisk on that. Alrighty, . Very fair. . What is, what is something you think you or your organization should stop? Uh, the number of meetings that we have. I am a big believer in the book time, talent, energy, and I think the shocking thing that the book starts out of is you have all these organizations, many listeners too, who have large finance departments that are really concerned when you go spend a hundred or a thousand dollars on something and all the approvals that are involved. [00:45:13] Well, most organizations', largest expense is the salary. For their headcount, and each individual each hour of the day has a cost associated with it. But yet, so often you see, oh, let's put 10 people in a meeting, and suddenly you're looking around and you're running a $500 or a thousand dollars meeting. [00:45:31] And most organizations, including ours, Don't have a whole series of protocols in place that limit the number of meetings or put standards around meetings the same way that you have to get your expense report approved or a budget approved. And so I certainly would love to see us reduce the number of meetings, reduce the number of people in meetings, and be more intentional about when we get together. [00:45:52] But it is a fight that I've fought for many years and it is a challenge because we as humans wanna socialize. Wanna see each other and default to that, and also wanna be inclusive, and so add more and more people and suddenly you've got 15 boxes on a Zoom screen and it ends up being a pretty significant cost to the organization. [00:46:13] What advice did your parents give you that you either followed or didn't follow? I love, I love this question. So, when I first told my mom, uh, that I was going to start a startup at Quorum to track what was happening on Capitol Hill, uh, her immediate response is she goes, oh, well that sounds like a nice thing to do between college and graduate school. [00:46:34] Rest assured, both my parents are lawyers that would've loved for me to have gone to law school. Um, I did not have the opportunity to go to graduate school. I'm very happy to be here in growing the business. Uh, and so that, uh, immediately comes to mind because look, founding a company, Or a social, uh, impact effort or a nonprofit can be scary and you've gotta jump off and have confidence. [00:46:56] And if you spend enough time working towards it and iterating, you will eventually get there, even if it's not the idea that you started on. If I were to hand you a magical wand wave across the social impact sector, what would it do? So for us, we're always interested in more government data, more information published online, more information in machine readable form, and more transparency, uh, that happens every day, uh, on both state governments and, and the political process. [00:47:27] I think there's a ton of opportunities at the state government level of just being able to pull in much more information around the individual proceedings on the floor amendments, agendas, and committee hearings. Some state governments have individual transcripts of what's happening on the floor and committee sessions, and so there is huge opportunity, but oftentimes we'll see government organizations trying to hold it back where they don't want to give too much information to the public. [00:47:51] They don't want to invite too much participation, and so that's the big area that I would love to take a magic wand and just fix that and make the government more accessible. What advice would you give college grads looking to enter the social impact? So my big advice would be go follow your passions. [00:48:12] Go do the thing that you are most excited about doing, and that gets you up every day, even if it is not the given chosen path or the one that might be most exciting. And it's really interesting. Well, that most exciting, but most financially rewarding. When I look at my college classmates now, about eight years out, the ones that really went out and followed their passions, did the most risky things that at the time we graduated. [00:48:38] You said, well, why aren't you going to take the really high paying. Consultant or financial job or going to law school and doing the traditional thing. Um, those are the folks that I think are both most successful and most fulfilled currently in their careers. And that is something that when you are leaving college at a given and current moment, you have this pressure of where everyone else is making high salaries and going to, you know, go work in business or go work in Wall Street or going to go do X or Y and a big encouragement that you will. [00:49:09] Financial success, you will find fulfillment. You will find what's right. It might take you a little while to get there, but your twenties are the time to do that. And so use that time to explore because you'll end up with just a much more fulfilling career and you'll have more opportunities to pivot within it than say you will, you know, going into one of the more traditional paths. [00:49:29] Well, Alex, thank you so much. Final question. How do people find you? How do people. Yeah, so we're super easy. Um, quorum.us. My email's just Alex quorum us. Uh, more than happy to be helpful. So if you're looking at your nonprofit technology and just want someone to talk to, certainly happy to bounce ideas off. [00:49:48] Uh, if you're figuring out your advocacy strategy for next year or looking for advocacy software, we're certainly here. Uh, and happy to talk and in general, you know, looking to be able to give back to the community because I think it's so important that we help each other and realize that there's a lot of advice, uh, and favors and help that we've been given over the years. [00:50:04] That's let us build the company, uh, and looking to see more people do that with NGOs, social impact movements, uh, and startups. Uh, thanks for the work you're doing in the sector. We appreciate it and good luck this year. Awesome. Thanks so much for having me on, George.  

I'm happy to share today my excellent conversation with Lauren Babb. Lauren is the chair of the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls. She is a change-maker and community leader. Last year, she was recognized as one of four black policy movers and shakers by the Women's Foundation. Lauren shares the amazing work that the Commission has accomplished around the state and her vision for the future. She highlights resources and opportunities from the Commission now available for grassroots organizations that serve women and girls, including grants and youth leadership development. There's a ton of information in today's episode. I encourage you to take notes and spread the word. 02:20 — What is The California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls 04:04 — How to get on a regional Commission 05:05 — Everyone has a skill set to be on a Commission 09:40 — Why advocating for yourself is how we transform policy 10:22 — Opportunities to collaborate with the Commission 11:15 — Youth Advisory Council and Women's Recovery Response grant opportunities 14:46 — The California Blueprint For Women's Pandemic Economic Recovery report 16:11 — Get Commission support for your legislation Click here for the full transcript and video: https://kbhadvocacy.com/podcast/california-commission-women-and-girls RESOURCES About Lauren: https://women.ca.gov/Commissioner-lauren-babb/ California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls: https://women.ca.gov/ California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls — Youth Advisory Council https://women.ca.gov/ccswg-youth-advisory-council/ 2023- 2024 Women's Recovery Response Grant: https://women.ca.gov/2023-2024-womens-recovery-response/ California Blueprint for Women's Pandemic Economic Recovery: https://women.ca.gov/california-blueprint-for-womens-pandemic-economic-recovery/ Online Application for Appointments: https://www.gov.ca.gov/appointments/

Happy Halloween from the Falls Free Press! *Honoring James Lloyd Davis *Stow resident's letter to city council concerning an elected Cuyahoga Falls official. *New utility meters finally expected to be installed this year. *More rainbow trout near Water Works. *Applications for next year's Mayor's Youth Advisory Council. *Trick or Treat *Cuyahoga Valley Art Center's Student & Faculty Exhibition. *Cuyahoga Falls artist and resident's sketch featured on The Simpsons *Point of No Return Improv at Jilly's Music Room on November 9. *Akron Comiccon returns to Cuyahoga Falls November 5-6. *Parking Meters on Parade. Thank you for listening. We are always in the market for article submissions and suggestions for podcast interviews. Drop us a line at fallsfreepress@gmail.com. If you enjoyed the show, be sure to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts to let others know to listen. Fallscast theme composed and performed by Alex Hall.

Recruiting new members for the Branch County Community Foundation's Youth Advisory Council.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet Emilee, an organizer and student at USC that is doing incredible work related to the for reproductive justice. On this episode, learn about her experiences setting up a Youth Advisory Council in California and promoting gender equity on her campus. Follow @DefendDemocracy on twitter to get involved with her organizing and to continue fighting for a more equitable world.

This month Town Manager Mary Jacobs talks to Jessica Hynd, Constituent Services Coordinator and two high school student members of the Oro Valley Youth Advisory Council about ensuring our youth have their voice heard in local government.

We celebrate Christmas SymphonyLAB style, with a return visit from our Youth Advisory Council (i.e., our kids), and a survey of holiday traditions old and new – plus our favorite Christmas memories and stories from years past. Merry Christmas!

To celebrate World Ocean Day (June 8th), Nathany chats with her co-council members from WODYAC to create a little more awareness about the work that goes behind this global initiative and inspire us to do our part. Follow our guests and support their work: Joe Wilkins: https://www.instagram.com/joe.wildlife/ Sruthi Gurudev: https://www.instagram.com/anhourinthedeep.mag/ WOD: https://www.instagram.com/worldoceanday/ WOD website: https://worldoceanday.org/ If you like our program, leave your feedback on our instagram @sustainabilityandchill or our email: sustainabilityandchill@gmail.com

In this week's episode get to know Eve Goddard! Eve is a rising high school senior in Utah who has shown that young people can take action on important advocacy issues. In this episode, learn about Eve's creation of a Youth Advisory Council in Utah and the role that human to human connection played in its creation! Eve also talks about her aspiring career in the health field and the importance of believing in yourself.

Malike Kellier is Crown Counsel in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Justice of the Peace of the Kingston, Former Chairman of the Youth Advisory Council of Jamaica, Talk Up Youth Senior Host, Youth Leader and Lawyer called to Jamaican Bar 2015 and Barbados 2017. He is here to share with us some of the causes for stress as a Lawyer, What they were not told before being a lawyer and the impact it has on their lives. He also gives solutions and recommendations as to how to deal with stress better. Enjoy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/unfilteredbygade/support

Lexi Galliers, Liam Vanwagner, and Jillian Hawver from the Branch County Community Foundation's Youth Advisory Council gave us details on their latest community grants. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Molly and Josh are singing for Wagga Relay For Life in Wagga Takes 2 and have a massive golf day and auction happening, NSW Advocate for Children and Young People Zoe Robinson is looking for new members for the Youth Advisory Council, and Audinary is back! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The economic fallout following the pandemic will affect certain segments of the population harder than others; women, people of color, Black Americans, and other marginalized groups will have a tougher professional and economic road ahead of them once the pandemic ends. The effects of the pandemic on groups who are burdened by intergenerational poverty will be even deeper. Alison Moore, the CEO of Comic Relief US, and Fardosa Hussein, a documentary photographer, and a member of Comic Relief's Youth Advisory Council, join me to discuss the impact of the pandemic on intergenerational poverty, and what steps we need to take to address it. Listen to All Electorette Episodes https://www.electorette.com/podcast Support the Electorette Rate & Review on iTunes: https://apple.co/2GsfQj4 Also, if you enjoy the Electorette, please subscribe and leave a 5-star review on iTunes. Also, please spread the word by telling your friends, family and colleagues about The Electorette! WANT MORE ELECTORETTE? Follow the Electorette on social media. Electorette Facebook Electorette Instagram Electorette Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chanel and Sherry Renee are joined with Author and Motivational Speaker, Ashely S. Stokes. Ashely's book, Lost in Child Welfare, shares her story of growing up in foster system care. Check out her website and the purchase her book here: https://ashleysstokes.com/ About Ashley: My love for writing came at the age of nineteen. I was inspired to write because of my time throughout foster care. Though I was a very timid child, I quickly grew out of that. I learned to do public speaking when joining the Youth Advisory Council, an advocacy group with people just like me. We shared our stories, our fears, dreams and experiences in foster care. Overcoming many challenges, I learned to speak up for myself through various sessions of therapy and letting go of what was, to create what can be. It was then when I truly discovered that my stories can be used to help others. Tip: Shop our Etsy Store by searching: Brunch with Besties Podcast or click the link below: www.etsy.com/shop/BrunchWithBes…sting_id=833503050 Cash Donation: if you would like to send your besties a donation you can via: -Paypal: brunchwithbestiespodcast@gmail.com -Venmo: brunchwithbestiespodcast@gmail.com -Cash App: $BrunchWithBesties #brunch #besties #podcast #talk #talkradio #bestiegoals #tgn #tgntalks #blackpodcasts #womenpodcast #nonnegotiables #purpose #heal #inspiration #inspirational #Explorepage #trending #weeklyshow #liveshow #syndicated #whatishealinganyway #healingpodcast #blackhealingpocast #blacktherapy #herapyforblackgirls #selfawareness #healingprocess #selfcompassion #healingenergy #healingvibes #trauma #healyourself #healingenergytools #holistichealing #growthmindset #selfhealers #traumainformed #selfcare #mindfulness #innerchildhealing #energyhealing #healingvibrations #traumarecovery #mentalhealth #traumahealing #selflove #healing #healingtrauma #healingquotes #healingjourney #blackhealing #blacktherapy #healedpeoplehealpeople #itsthehealingforme

The final episode of Listen Up Youth for 2021, run by the Youth Advisory Council.

Our three guests in this episode are all young people with youth advisory or youth participation roles. We hear from W. Georges, Devika and TJ about their work in different community projects that build connection, trust and knowledge to support multicultural young people with their mental wellbeing.TJ is youth participation program manager at Orygen, working to ensure that young people are actively involved in decision making processes, and projects that feed into outcomes that will ultimately impact young people, their families and their communities.W. Georges is on the advisory group for the Centre for Multicultural Youth and is also involved in elite level sports, working to reach and engage young people with disadvantage.Devika returns to talk about her work on Orygen's Youth Advisory Council, and her work with a range of different communities. FURTHER INFORMATION: Let's Talk webpageMulticultural Youth Advocacy Network.Emerging Minds.Koori Youth Council.Mahana Culture (training): https://mahanaculture.com/Berry Street:Mercy Care WA is an example of a service providing community support services.   © 2021 OrygenThis publication is copyright. Apart from use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 and subsequent amendments, no part may be reproduced, stored or transmitted by any means without prior written permission of Orygen.Suggested citation Let's talk. Youth mental health, culture and identity. Melbourne: Orygen; 2021.Disclaimer This information is provided for general educational and information purposes only. It is current as at the date of publication and is intended to be relevant for all Australian states and territories (unless stated otherwise) and may not be applicable in other jurisdictions. Any diagnosis and/or treatment decisions in respect of an individual patient should be made based on your professional investigations and opinions in the context of the clinical circumstances of the patient. To the extent permitted by law, Orygen will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of or reliance on this information. You rely on your own professional skill and judgement in conducting your own health care practice. Orygen does not endorse or recommend any products, treatments or services referred to in this information.Orygen acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands we are on and pays respect to their Elders past and present. Orygen recognises and respects their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationships to Country, which continue to be important to First Nations people living today.Orygen is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health.

We met several members of the Branch County Community Foundation's Youth Advisory Council. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our first episode, we begin to explore some large ideas. What is culture? And how do culture, mental health and identity intersect? Our first guest is Wardandi Noongar man Oliver Tye, who is the First Nations Statement of Commitment Coordinator at Orygen. Oliver shares the different ways of seeing culture, mental health and identity of First Nations young people, and the importance of understanding the impact of colonisation. He also discusses some of the most important changes we can make when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and communities. Also, joining us is Devika Krishnan, a member of Orygen's Youth Advisory Council, who is passionate about advocating for and empowering many communities including those of immigrants and refugees. Devika discusses mental health and culture broadly, as well as discussing her own experience of seeking mental health support.FURTHER INFORMATION:Let's Talk webpageCOAG Health Council Cultural Respect Framework 2016-2026.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health: An Overview.Yarning About Mental Health.Working Together.QAIHC Youth Health Strategy 2020-2023​.Cultural Security is an Ongoing Journey. © 2021 OrygenThis publication is copyright. Apart from use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 and subsequent amendments, no part may be reproduced, stored or transmitted by any means without prior written permission of Orygen.Suggested citation Let's talk. Youth mental health, culture and identity. Melbourne: Orygen; 2021.Disclaimer This information is provided for general educational and information purposes only. It is current as at the date of publication and is intended to be relevant for all Australian states and territories (unless stated otherwise) and may not be applicable in other jurisdictions. Any diagnosis and/or treatment decisions in respect of an individual patient should be made based on your professional investigations and opinions in the context of the clinical circumstances of the patient. To the extent permitted by law, Orygen will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of or reliance on this information. You rely on your own professional skill and judgement in conducting your own health care practice. Orygen does not endorse or recommend any products, treatments or services referred to in this information.Orygen acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands we are on and pays respect to their Elders past and present. Orygen recognises and respects their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationships to Country, which continue to be important to First Nations people living today.Orygen is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health.

On this installment of our series, The Road To COP26 Presented By Octopus Energy, we talk to Elizabeth Wathuti, the Global South Co-Chair of the COP26 Civil Society and Youth Advisory Council, about advocating for the Global South as one of the world's foremost young leaders in the climate movement. She explains how COP26 can better represent the needs and solutions of all people around the world and why most global leaders are failing to recognize the rampant inequality between nations during the COVID-19 and climate crises. Elizabeth also recalls how her early love of nature inspired her work and what she's doing to pass that on to a new generation. Elizabeth is the founder of Green Generation Initiative, which has planted 30,000 tree seedlings in Kenya. She is a recipient of a Wangari Maathai Scholarship and full member of the Green Belt Movement. She was named one of the 100 Most Influential Young Africans by the Africa Youth Awards.   Learn more about the Green Generation Initiative Thank you to our sponsor Octopus Energy, a 100% renewable electricity supplier. Octopus Energy is currently serving millions of homes around the globe in countries like the United Kingdom, United States, New Zealand, and Germany.  Subscribe to our Substack newsletter "The Climate Weekly": https://theclimateweekly.substack.com/ As always, follow us @climatepod on Twitter and email us at theclimatepod@gmail.com. Our music is "Gotta Get Up" by The Passion Hifi, check out his music at thepassionhifi.com. Rate, review and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel! Join our Facebook group. Check out our updated website!

Mustafa is a singer, songwriter, and poet from Toronto. He gained national recognition in Canada for his poetry. in 2016, he served on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Youth Advisory Council. Later, as a songwriter, he contributed to the Grammy award-winning album Starboy by The Weeknd, and he's written songs for Usher, Camila Cabello, and others. In May 2021, he released his own debut album, called When Smoke Rises, inspired by his experiences losing friends to inner-city violence. His album's been critically acclaimed, and it was shortlisted for the Polaris Prize. I spoke to Mustafa about his song "Air Forces," a track he made with his longtime collaborator, Grammy-winning producer Frank Dukes, plus Swedish artist Simon on the Moon, and Jamie xx. For more visit, songexploder.net/mustafa.

What's happening with local sport after the lockdown extension, local Youth Advisory Council member Stassi Austin, and Poppy vs Leigh on the news of the week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thomas Sheedy is President and founder of Atheists for Liberty. Sheedy is an entrepreneur from Long Island, New York. He is an undergraduate in the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs at the University at Albany, where he serves as the Public Relations Chair for the University at Albany College Republicans. He has appeared on multiple podcasts, blogs, and YouTube video interviews, and has participated extensively in student atheist activism. Sheedy was an Assistant State Director for American Atheists, President of the Long Island Atheists, a member of the Americans United for Separation of Church and State‘s Youth Advisory Council, Event Organizer for Center for Inquiry Long Island, President and founder of the Ward Melville High School Secular Student Alliance, and a member of the Center for Inquiry Student Advisory Committee from Fall 2015 to Summer 2016. In 2015 he received the Richard and Beverly Hermsen Student Activist Award from the Freedom From Religion Foundation and was FFRF's Student of the Year. He also holds memberships with Turning Point USA at SUNY Albany, Louder With Crowder Mug Club, the National Rifle Association of America, The Ripon Society, and the American Conservation Coalition. https://www.atheistsforliberty.org/ https://twitter.com/AtheistsLiberty Get your news from Ground News ground.news/gml Need someone to talk to? Betterhelp.com/gml Interested in learning how to Day Trade?  Mastermytrades.com Chat LIVE during the show! Patreon.com/goodmorningliberty Like our intro song?  https://www.3pillmorning.com Advertise on our podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tigard High School graduate and Portland Gear brand manager Zack Dean talks about the explosive growth of Portland Gear and their role in redesigning the Portland Winterhawks logo and merchandise.  Also, Zack reflects on the teachers and classes that inspired him at Tigard High and a memorable DC trip with the Youth Advisory Council. For Your Playlist: On Time by Surfaces Host: Kent Wyatt, Communications Manager

The global COVID-19 pandemic has many down sides. One is the elimination of opportunities for young people to get work experience, learn skills on the job and build important relationships with potential and existing work colleagues. The knock-on effects to the cohort of young people early on in their work journeys won't be known for many years to come. However, Joseph Kolapudi – my guest today has been leaning in heavily to tackle these challenges. Joseph shares a plethora of practical ways to gain work experience and access skills training. Joseph is the Project Director for ReachAcross, the charity supporting refugees; a Youth Ambassador for People against Poverty engaging young people; as well as being a World Economic Forum Global Shaper. He also serves as part of the Youth Advisory Council for the U.S. Consulate General. We are recording this shortly before the UN World Youth Skills day in 2021 during which Business Fights Poverty is teaming up with Standard Chartered to deliver the virtual Futuremakers Forum 2021 (13 to 15 July). 50 speakers across three days share their experiences and insights into getting the skills you need to get on. The aim: to unleash the potential of young people to succeed in the future world of work. Links: - ReachAcross : https://www.reachacross.org.au - World Economic Forum Global Shapers Hub : https://www.globalshapers.org - SolveSquad : https://www.solvesquad.co - Olive Technology : https://olivetech.com - People against Poverty : https://peopleagainstpoverty.com/get-involved/become-a-youth-ambassador/our-youth-ambassadors/

As part of Pride Month, we delighted to bring The In/Out Crowd to a podcast near you……erm…..here! We're here, we're queer, we're a podcast! Ta-dah! Each month, The In/Out Crowd can be found once a month on our social channels and once a month as a podcast. For this episode, Alex is joined by our Youth Advisory Council, The Body, to talk about what Pride Month means to them!

This week's Spotlight On Goodness featured Tate Hosteler, the chairman of the Branch County Community Foundation's Youth Advisory Council. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all understand the importance of equity in today’s society. As social revolutionaries, we often focus on creating economic equity, racial equity, and gender equity, but what about the disproportionate power dynamic between students and those “in charge” of their education?  In the adult-dominated world of academia, how do we engage youth as partners, contributors, and primary stakeholders in the important conversations and decisions within their schools? And how do we hold space and create the change they are so hungry for? Today on the podcast, I'm speaking with UP for Learning’s Executive Director Lindsey Halman and Youth Advisory Council member Evelyn Monje. UP empowers students by creating a youth-adult partnership for change, fostering a student-centered learning environment, and fostering the power of autonomy to our students, creating a socially just climate and culture for all.  Listen in! About Lindsey Halman and Evelyn Monje: Lindsey Halman joined the UP team in 2018 after 15 years as a middle-level educator, leader, and advocate. Prior to joining UP, she co-founded The Edge Academy at Essex Middle School. Edge Academy created a strong focus on youth voice and partnership, student-centered learning, project-based learning, and restorative practices. Lindsey holds her National Board Certification as a middle-level generalist and is a strong advocate for reimagining and transforming education. Evelyn Monje is a new employee of UP for Learning as of 2021. She is a current senior at Winooski High School and is enrolled in the Early College program through the Community College of Vermont. Evelyn is an active advocate for antiracism and equity in her community. She is passionate about collaborating with youth and adults to understand and address both antiracism and equity through restorative practices.  Follow UP for Learning by visiting their Twitter, Facebook, or YouTube, or website. Jump in the Conversation: [1:59] Becoming a passionate changemaker for youth-adult partnership [5:15] Creating student-centered partnerships between youth and adults through facilitated learning [9:47] Empowering the voices of our youth through initiatives [11:52] Exploring the “facade of action” in today’s school systems [19:45] UP for Learning youth-adult partnership programs [24:17] Roadblocks and obstacles to support youth-centered learning [38:28] Lindsey’s Magic Wand: Every educator as an anti-racist educator [40:47] Evelyn’s Magic Wand: Bringing equity to everyone in all of our systems, but especially into the systems of education [43:10] Maureen’s Take-Aways Links and Resources: Youth and Adults Transforming Schools Together Getting to Y initiative Restorative Practices initiative Cultivating Pathways program to work with UN Global Sustainability Goals Emergent Strategy by Adrienne Maree Brown The Mask You Live In documentary on toxic masculinity Bryan Stevenson in True Justice documentary Fania Davis’s The Little Book of Race and Restorative Justice Michael Jr. YouTube Know Your Why Education Evolution episode 56: Familiarity Bias/Herd Instinct EdActive Collective Email Maureen LinkedIn: Maureen O’Shaughnessy Facebook: Follow Education Evolution Twitter: Follow Education Evolution LinkedIn: Follow Education Evolution Maureen’s book: Creating Micro-Schools for Colorful Mismatched Kids Micro-school feature on Good Morning America The Micro-School Coalition Facebook: The Micro-School Coalition LEADPrep

The world needs change. With an antiquated educational system, temperatures rising globally, and polluted oceans, the burden of change lies with all of us. Without our collective drive towards reformation, our youth are left to inherit the environmental mess from decades past. On today’s podcast, I’m chatting with two high school students who are leaders of the non-profit organization, Heirs to Our Oceans. They educate their peers, take political action to save our oceans, and offer up their own solutions for educational reform. Cambria Bartlett and Abirami Subramanian educate youth about the world they are inheriting and are empowering them to create a healthier, safer world for themselves and future generations. About Cambria Bartlett and Abirami Subramanian: As founding members of Heirs to Our Oceans (H2OO), Cambria Bartlett and Abirami Subramanian believe learning about real-world problems at an early age enables youth to start processing solutions and making positive environmental change while still in school.  Cambria has given over 100 presentations about education, plastic pollution, and H2OO’s mission. She is a member of the United Nations Ocean Decade U.S. Youth Advisory Council and a leader in creating both H2OO’s Operation Global Sweep and Policy Advocacy Skill-Building Retreat.  Abi’s advocacy has included presenting to schools (US, India, and Curacao) and lobbying to representatives in Congress, but her passion is spreading awareness through the medium of film. Currently, Abi is a member of the Bainbridge Island chapter of Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL), where she co-leads the social media team with her brother. She also volunteers at the Kitsap Immigrant Assistance Center (KIAC), using her filmmaking and social media skills for outbound marketing. To learn more about Heirs to Our Oceans, visit their website and follow them on Instagram or Twitter. Jump in the Conversation: [1:45] Creating a movement to save our oceans and empower youth [5:40] Addressing the lack of environmental education in schools [8:50] Exploring the disconnect between students voices and the current educational model [10:33] Inspiring reform through connection and purpose [27:07] Cambria’s Magic Wand: Allowing youth to be empowered by the education system and develop skills to change the world.  [28:01] Abi’s Magic Wand: Striking the balance between traditional subject matter and project-based, real-world learning. [30:06] Maureen’s Take-Aways Links and Resources: H2OO Policy Advocacy Skill-Building Retreat Award-winning Youth Misinformed documentary H2OO SEAL: Summit for Empowerment Action and Leadership Youth Advisory Council for the United Nations Oceans Decade Kitsap Immigrant Assistance Center EdActive Summit 2021 Email Maureen Facebook: Follow Education Evolution Twitter: Follow Education Evolution LinkedIn: Follow Education Evolution Maureen’s book: Creating Micro-Schools for Colorful Mismatched Kids Micro-school feature on Good Morning America The Micro-School Coalition Facebook: The Micro-School Coalition LEADPrep

James Frater is the co-founder of a social enterprise the Ladder Project, and the African and Caribbean Student Lead of King's College London Widening participation programme. He is also part of Imperial's inaugural Black Students Advisory Panel and sits on the Youth Advisory Council for the Foundation for Education Development. To top it all off he is recognised as being one of the most outstanding students in the UK by Future Leaders, Rare Recruitment and The Association of Jamaican Nationals. And this is all while still being a medical student at Kings College London University. In this episode, we discuss all things around access to medicine, improving diversity, forging partnerships and if BAME really is the right term to use. Website: www.jamesfrater.com Twitter: @jb100__ Instagram: jbbb100 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-frater/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hla-listen/message

The Ocean Decade is all about collaboration and transformative thinking, and that's the driving force behind this special crossover episode of The Ocean Decade Show. Host Taylor Goelz is joined by Sea Change Advocacy podcast host Jenna Valente and they're speaking to the two co-chairs of the U.S. Youth Advisory Council for the United Nations Ocean Decade (U.S. YAC), Chloe McKenna and Eni Owoeye. This forward-looking, affirmative hour will help you better understand the importance of intergenerational diversity during the Ocean Decade and begin to discuss the role of advocacy during this ten year push to transform the ocean.

Julian studied politics at the University of Auckland before completing his first-class Honours degree at Victoria University of Wellington.  Julian started his career in the Australian foreign service before serving in the National-led Government as an advisor to MPs and Ministers, including in the offices of Nick Smith and Amy Adams.  He was a consultant at the public relations firm Acumen Republic and an external relations specialist in the financial services sector.  One of his proudest moments was working in the Amy Adams’ team where they tackled complex social issues like family violence, homelessness, and social investment.  He has worked as a senior business manager at Fonterra, where he advised New Zealand’s largest company on reputational risk and business strategy in areas of global business and sustainability, and had the opportunity to work in Shanghai, London, and Hong Kong.  Recently he joined Air New Zealand, an organization in crisis, where he is advising in a public relations and reputation role to help turn the national airline around. Julian has held many board directorships over the years, including at the Institute of Public Administration, Wairarapa Cancer Society, Public Relations Institute of New Zealand, and helped establish the Youth Advisory Council of the New Zealand Middle East Business Council. Julian is completing his MBA. He has founded his own pet care start-up and is an author and commentator. An avid runner and rower. He is engaged to Jordon, a doctor specializing in obstetrics, and they live in Auckland with our son Hugo and our dog Teddy. On this episode: Hear Julian talk about how his leadership journey started organically without him realizing it Julian defines his “true essence” of leadership The importance of finding the right people Tackling and embracing diversity Julian discusses why resiliency is one of the key elements of becoming a successful leader Key Takeaways: Leadership today is about stepping up to the opportunities to lead people even though you may not realize you’re doing so Leadership comes from the heart. Authentic leadership is out. Inclusive leadership is in. Leaders must build their resilience to be prepared for unforeseen events. Crisis doesn’t build character. It reveals it.   Tweetable Quotes: “Leadership today is that it’s no longer about having a C-suite office. It’s about having the opportunities to sort of step up and lead people around you even though you may not know you’re doing it.” – Julian Light “A true leader, in my view, looks beyond today’s challenges and challenges people to keep an eye on the horizon and always looking ahead.” – Julian Light “Crisis doesn’t build character. It reveals it.” – Julian Light You can connect with Julian on https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianlight/ (LinkedIn) (http://www.linkedin.com/in/julianlight/t (www.linkedin.com/in/julianlight/))  Resources: Email: denis@leadingchangepartners.com Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ (http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/)  Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/) Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/)

Zack is joined by Lisa Cripps-Downey from the Berrien Community Foundation, as well as John Sams from the Boys & Girls Club of Benton Harbor to talk about the Youth Advisory Council, the TEAM program, and the

For this special series HIROC is partnering with the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) to highlight the work of several amazing primary healthcare teams. In this episode we speak with representatives from the Youth Advisory Council, part of the St. Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team. Katie Sussman is a Social Worker on the Family Health Team; Muzammil Syed is a member of the Youth Council and a graduate student at the University of Toronto; and Ermias Nagatu is also a member of the Youth Council and a student in the Occupational Health and Safety Program at Ryerson University. The St. Michael’s Academic Family Health Team has a focus on serving vulnerable and unattached patients – and youth are an important part of that population. The creation of the Youth Advisory Council came from a desire to have youth patients inform the Family Health Team about what youth services were needed and where improvements could be made. It’s only been a year – and the council has smoothly transitioned to virtual collaboration. The students are having an impact on decision-making as planned, but the council has also transformed into a place where the youth are playing a true leadership role. Quotables “We really consider patients to have the most essential insights when it comes to healthcare development and delivery.” – KS “The initial intention of the youth council was to focus on healthcare services. What’s really amazing is that’s it’s transitioned into a place where youth really have a leadership role.” – KS “We transitioned from meeting at the Bond St. Family Health team location to fully virtual on Zoom and attendance actually increased and engagement increased. From there, we were able to move forward with our next steps.” – EN “When youth told us the service they needed the most but were not currently accessing was a psychologist or counselling, that gave us a target, something we could improve awareness of.” – MS “One of the things that’s really important with any advisory committee is recognizing the importance of power-sharing and that the health practitioners aren’t actually the experts here. It’s the patients who are.” – KS “There’s a strong emphasis on diversity within the team – a diversity of people with different backgrounds, with different life experiences, and diversity of thought as well.” – MS “You need to give youth time. Youth provide energy, they provide new ideas, provide lots of momentum and a fresh new perspective. But it often requires time.” – MS “We are so lucky to have youth patients who are so motivated, have such a desire to create, to change, to do and to also teach us.” – KS   Mentioned in this Episode: Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario St. Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team Ryerson University University of Toronto   Access More Interviews with Healthcare Leaders at HIROC.com/podcast Follow us on Twitter, and listen on iTunes. Email us at Communications@HIROC.com.

Amy Howard EH Regional Director Of Children's & Women's Health - Janeway Youth Advisory Council by VOCM

In this episode, we are speaking with students who took the QUESTion Class when they were in high school and have formed a Youth Advisory Council to support the creation of a new subject field in education. The QUESTion class is a semester-long course designed by the Open Future Institute to support learners in the…

When was the last time you took a huge business risk? Driven to overcome the challenges faced by immigrant parents, David Zamarin has made a name for himself as the Founder of DetraPel, the latest in his series of ventures that appeared on Shark Tank Season 9. He also co-founded two other companies that he has since exited out of. In 2016, the Babson student was considered as one of Philadelphia’s Entrepreneurs of the Year - at age 18. A member of several advisory boards, David seeks to give back as well: he coached a youth soccer team, sat on the Youth Advisory Council of SEPTA, and does numerous speaking engagements while mentoring at several youth entrepreneurship programs. David’s background and innovative entrepreneurial spirit makes him an accomplished and inspiring leader, as he is always looking to get involved more. Do you ever feel like you’ve got one foot in and one foot out of your business?  Like you know that you can do better, but you’re afraid to take the risk and go all-in? Throughout my years in business, I can attribute my success to one thing in particular: I jumped in and took risks in business!  When you learn how to take risks, it completely changes how you run your business. You are willing and able to calculate what it’s going to take to succeed, and what small steps you have to take in order to achieve that success. Taking the time to evaluate the risks makes it easier to handle the NO’s that you’ll hear along the way.  You’ll also be equipped to take even more risks, and say NO to the opportunities that are not right for you and your business!  Going all in and taking business risks are going to make a huge impact on your business. This week’s guest on Success Unfiltered, David Zamarin, began his entrepreneurial journey while he was still in high school. He was guided by many different people, and learned that ultimately, he had to say NO to some of the advice he was given, take giant risks, and lean into his strengths! If you’re ready to be inspired to take risks and go all-in with your business, you won’t want to miss this week’s episode of Success Unfiltered! Enjoy, and thank you for listening and tuning into Success Unfiltered!   To share your thoughts:   Email The Pitch Queen @ hello@thepitchqueen.com Ask a question over at www.ThePitchQueen.com Share Success Unfiltered on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, & LinkedIn    To help the show out: Please leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one. Subscribe to the show on iTunes.   Special thanks goes out to David Zamarin for taking the time to chat with Michelle. Be sure to join us on 3/30/2020 for our next new episode!   When Was The Last Time You Took A Risk Your Business? Maybe you’ve been bogged down in “what ifs.” Maybe you believe risks have to be outrageous to pay off at all. But neither idea will help you get to the next level in business OR life. What will? Being smart, being brave, and taking risks. In my FREE checklist, I will show you how! Click here for The Calculated Risk Checklist: 3 Ways To Take Business Risks With CONFIDENCE.   Here are a few key secrets we talked about in this episode:   Michelle introduces David Zamarin. David shares how he started his company when he was only a sophomore in high school. One of the biggest mistakes that David made in the beginning was listening to an advisor who told him to focus on marketing: the core of the business was their product! Later, when it came to looking for investors, they didn’t see the product and the potential for growth: they only saw the brand. While they focused on marketing, they outsourced so much of the work. This ended in a recall of some products for contamination. David said NO to the bad advice he had been given, brought the product back to the company, and worked on it in-house.  It’s important to be aware of what you can do: David knew that his company worked at it’s best when they said NO to outsourcing. When you’re starting out, everyone is going to give you conflicting advice - keep it in house; outsource your work: you have to be able to figure out what is most important about what you do! Gary Vaynerchuk came and spoke at David’s school: when David heard him speak, he was so inspired he went home, revamped his entire business plan. Seize every opportunity that you have: David was impressed by one group that simply stood behind Gary Vaynerchuk wearing branded tee shirts. Don’t get so focused on the future that you forget the “small” opportunities in the present. Make your small goals today to reflect your bigger vision. David got a deal on Shark Tank, but ultimately said NO: he wasn’t willing to budge on his terms. “Since then, it’s been a lot easier to say NO, because [Shark Tank] was the biggest thing that I could have said NO to.” ~ David Zamarin Shark Tank was definitely a catalyst for David’s company’s success: they grew immensely after their episode aired, even though they ultimately didn’t get a deal. You have to be a risk taker in the world of entrepreneurship. David shares what he would tell his younger self.   Connect with David Zamarin: Facebook David’s Instagram Detrapel’s Instagram LinkedIn David’s Twitter Detrapel’s Twitter Website   When Was The Last Time You Took A Risk Your Business? Maybe you’ve been bogged down in “what ifs.” Maybe you believe risks have to be outrageous to pay off at all. But neither idea will help you get to the next level in business OR life. What will? Being smart, being brave, and taking risks. In my FREE checklist, I will show you how! Click here for The Calculated Risk Checklist: 3 Ways To Take Business Risks With CONFIDENCE.   Music produced by Deejay-O  www.iamdeejayo.com

This week on Moose Talks, the B.C. Winter Games have taken over Fort St. John. We will talk with Alison Noble, President & CEO, BC Games Society about the history of the BC Games, why Fort St. John was chosen, and what we have to look forward to in these games. Also Pauleanne Codilla from the Youth Advisory Council is stopping by to chat about the Youth Advisory Council and the upcoming Youth Changing Tomorrow event taking place February 27 at Northern Lights College. Support the show: https://www.moosefm.ca See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second episode of Thresholds, Mika Hjorngaard and Tai Young share snapshots of their everyday lives—dating, going to the fair, drinking—and discuss the ways in which perceptions of disability are often more difficult to navigate than physical barriers. Thresholds is a new Koffler.Digital podcast hosted and produced by Maya Bedward in collaboration with members of Holland Bloorview’s Youth Advisory Council. Presented in 5 parts, each episode of Thresholds explores the experiences of these youth with disabilities, as they transition into the adult world. https://koffler.digital/thresholds/

In this first episode of Thresholds, Maria Bangash shares how she made it through her first year of college in Toronto with a physical disability, and how she confronted her fear to advocate for herself on campus and within her able-bodied friend group. Thresholds is a new Koffler.Digital podcast hosted and produced by Maya Bedward in collaboration with members of Holland Bloorview’s Youth Advisory Council. Presented in 5 parts, each episode of Thresholds explores the experiences of these youth with disabilities, as they transition into the adult world. https://kofflerarts.org/Exhibitions/Digital/Digital-Projects/Thresholds

In the fifth and final episode of Thresholds, Lexin Zhang performs a poetic narrative, which is followed by a personal reflection and interpretation by Logan Wong. Thresholds is a new Koffler.Digital podcast hosted and produced by Maya Bedward in collaboration with members of Holland Bloorview’s Youth Advisory Council. Presented in 5 parts, each episode of Thresholds explores the experiences of these youth with disabilities, as they transition into the adult world. https://kofflerarts.org/Exhibitions/Digital/Digital-Projects/Thresholds    

In the fourth episode of Thresholds, Bianca Salvo narrates the story of how Conductive Education Therapy took her to Budapest, where she learned to walk independently in spite of the diagnosis she was given at birth, and brought her back to Toronto—and a public speaking career—many years later. Thresholds is a new Koffler.Digital podcast hosted and produced by Maya Bedward in collaboration with members of Holland Bloorview’s Youth Advisory Council. Presented in 5 parts, each episode of Thresholds explores the experiences of these youth with disabilities, as they transition into the adult world. https://kofflerarts.org/Exhibitions/Digital/Digital-Projects/Thresholds

In the third episode of Thresholds, Samantha Alfaro relays the challenges of Toronto’s public transit system for a person with a disability. Thresholds is a new Koffler.Digital podcast hosted and produced by Maya Bedward in collaboration with members of Holland Bloorview’s Youth Advisory Council. Presented in 5 parts, each episode of Thresholds explores the experiences of these youth with disabilities, as they transition into the adult world. https://kofflerarts.org/Exhibitions/Digital/Digital-Projects/Thresholds

We celebrate Christmas SymphonyLAB style, with a return visit from our Youth Advisory Council (i.e., our kids), and a survey of holiday traditions old and new – plus our favorite Christmas memories and stories from years past. Merry Christmas!

We celebrate Christmas SymphonyLAB style, with a return visit from our Youth Advisory Council (i.e., our kids), and a survey of holiday traditions old and new – plus our favorite Christmas memories and stories from years past. Merry Christmas!

We welcome David Zamarin to the podcast on Episode 4. David dives deep into his roots about becoming an entrepreneur, his success and failures along the way and why the financial aspects of running a business are the most important.Driven to overcome the challenges faced by immigrant parents, David Zamarin has made a name for himself as the Founder of DetraPel, the latest in his series of ventures that appeared on Season 9 of ABC’s hit show Shark Tank. He also co-founded two other companies that he has since exited out of. The recent Babson College alum was considered as one of Philadelphia’s Entrepreneurs of the Year in 2016- at age 18. A member of several advisory boards, David seeks to give back as well: he coached a youth soccer team, sat on the Youth Advisory Council of SEPTA, sat on the Advisory Board of Brighton Public School, and does numerous speaking engagements while mentoring at several youth entrepreneurship programs. David’s background and innovative entrepreneurial spirit make him an accomplished and inspiring leader, as he is always looking to get involved more.

The highest office in MPS is turning to students for input. Hear how the Superintendent Youth Advisory council is making positive change in MPS.

The highest office in MPS is turning to students for input. Hear how the Superintendent Youth Advisory council is making positive change in MPS.

Through juggling duties as a Frederick city alderman and Frederick County’s director of government affairs and public policy, Roger Wilson averages roughly 14-hour workdays. This week, the first-term alderman also found some time to sit down with Frederick Uncut host Colin McGuire and News-Post reporter Mallory Panuska to talk about a variety of topics, including balancing the two jobs, for the latest episode of Uncut. Wilson was one of the three new aldermen elected to the board in November, and within eight months he has already managed to spearhead an ordinance to form a Youth Advisory Council, co-sponsor legislation to create a senior citizen tax credit for low-income city homeowners and help allocate money for sidewalks in the fiscal 2019 budget. Wilson also talked about his goal to bring back bulk trash pickup to the city, his dedication to transparency and ethics and the candidate he is endorsing in the 6th District congressional race.

Driven to overcome the challenges faced by immigrant parents, David has made a name for himself as the Founder of DetraPel, the latest in his series of successful ventures. He also is the co-founder of Prestige Valet Company and the COO of Optumed Dental Supply.  In 2016, the Babson student was considered as one of Philadelphia’s Entrepreneurs of the Year - at age 18. A member of several advisory boards, David seeks to give back as well: he coached a youth soccer team, sits on the Youth Advisory Council of SEPTA, and does numerous speaking engagements while mentoring at several youth entrepreneurship programs.

My guest for today is Thomas Sheedy. He is an 18-year-old atheist activist whose journey to start a Secular Student Alliance at his high school had some bumps in the road. In 2015, he won the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s Richard and Beverly Hermsen Student Activist Award, and he currently serves as President of Long Island Atheists, a member of the Center for Inquiry’s Student Advisory Committee, and a member of the Americans United for the Separation of Church and State’s Youth Advisory Council. Today we’re going to talk about his life and his activism.Links:•Thomas Sheedy on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sheedyts •Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sheedythom •Long Island Atheists: http://www.meetup.com/li-atheists/ •No Religion Required: http://noreligionrequired.secularmediagroup.com/ •The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/ •The Atheist Nomads: http://www.atheistnomads.com/ •The Biskeptical Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-biskeptical-podcast•Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com •Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/ •My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bianymeanspod •Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast •Email: bianymeanspodcast@gmail.com •Listener line: 410-690-3558 •My Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means Blog: http://freethoughtblogs.com/bianymeans/

My guest for today is Thomas Sheedy. He is an 18-year-old atheist activist whose journey to start a Secular Student Alliance at his high school had some bumps in the road. In 2015, he won the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s Richard and Beverly Hermsen Student Activist Award, and he currently serves as President of Long Island Atheists, a member of the Center for Inquiry’s Student Advisory Committee, and a member of the Americans United for the Separation of Church and State’s Youth Advisory Council. Today we’re going to talk about his life and his activism.Links:•Thomas Sheedy on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sheedyts •Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sheedythom •Long Island Atheists: http://www.meetup.com/li-atheists/ •No Religion Required: http://noreligionrequired.secularmediagroup.com/ •The Gaytheist Manifesto: http://gaytheistmanifesto.secularmediagroup.com/ •The Atheist Nomads: http://www.atheistnomads.com/ •The Biskeptical Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-biskeptical-podcast•Dream Youth: http://dreamyouth.bandcamp.com •Asher Silberman: http://www.ashersilberman.com/ •My Twitter: http://twitter.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bianymeanspod •Bi Any Means on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bianymeanspodcast •Email: bianymeanspodcast@gmail.com •Listener line: 410-690-3558 •My Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/tmamone •Bi Any Means Blog: http://freethoughtblogs.com/bianymeans/

The generational gap presents the idea that understanding between different age groups is limited due to differences in experience and language. This concept has given rise to stereotypes at both ends of the spectrum: Youth are seen as “lazy” and “unpredictable”, whereas older generations are perceived as “stubborn”, “authoritative”, and “strict”. These perceptions are counteractive to building a healthy community: They build mistrust, limit dialogue, and hinder the ability to build powerful alliances between those with experience and those with fresh ideas. Deconstructing these stereotypes would foster trusting and empowering relationships between youth and their elders; the kind of relationships which encourage sense of community, empathy, and a passion for knowledge. The speakers will discuss the disconnect between youth and the older generations, the kinds of issues this disconnect creates and the ways in which youth-focused programs, such as those at Lethbridge's Boys & Girls Club and 5th on 5th, can help resolve them successfully. The various roles that both youth and adults can take in order to “bridge the gap” will also be analyzed. Speakers: Byron Dent, Luis Busca and TBA Byron Dent received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Lethbridge in 2013. Byron's focus has been in community development and youth engagement. He currently sits as an advisor to the Youth Advisory Council and is the Youth Services Director at the Boys and Girls Club of Lethbridge & District. Luis Busca received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Lethbridge in 2014; he focused in child/adolescent development and cognitive health. His current work is based on community development through youth engagement and empowerment. He is currently the Youth Services Supervisor at the Boys and Girls Club of Lethbridge & District. Moderator: Amara Matthews Date: Thursday, May 28, 2015 Time: Noon - 1:30 PM (30 minutes each for presentation, lunch and Q & A) Location: Country Kitchen Catering (lower level of the Keg) 1715 Mayor Magrath Dr. S Cost: $11.00 (includes lunch) or $2.00 (includes coffee/tea at the presentation)

The generational gap presents the idea that understanding between different age groups is limited due to differences in experience and language. This concept has given rise to stereotypes at both ends of the spectrum: Youth are seen as “lazy” and “unpredictable”, whereas older generations are perceived as “stubborn”, “authoritative”, and “strict”. These perceptions are counteractive to building a healthy community: They build mistrust, limit dialogue, and hinder the ability to build powerful alliances between those with experience and those with fresh ideas. Deconstructing these stereotypes would foster trusting and empowering relationships between youth and their elders; the kind of relationships which encourage sense of community, empathy, and a passion for knowledge. The speakers will discuss the disconnect between youth and the older generations, the kinds of issues this disconnect creates and the ways in which youth-focused programs, such as those at Lethbridge's Boys & Girls Club and 5th on 5th, can help resolve them successfully. The various roles that both youth and adults can take in order to “bridge the gap” will also be analyzed. Speakers: Byron Dent, Luis Busca and TBA Byron Dent received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Lethbridge in 2013. Byron's focus has been in community development and youth engagement. He currently sits as an advisor to the Youth Advisory Council and is the Youth Services Director at the Boys and Girls Club of Lethbridge & District. Luis Busca received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Lethbridge in 2014; he focused in child/adolescent development and cognitive health. His current work is based on community development through youth engagement and empowerment. He is currently the Youth Services Supervisor at the Boys and Girls Club of Lethbridge & District. Moderator: Amara Matthews Date: Thursday, May 28, 2015 Time: Noon - 1:30 PM (30 minutes each for presentation, lunch and Q & A) Location: Country Kitchen Catering (lower level of the Keg) 1715 Mayor Magrath Dr. S Cost: $11.00 (includes lunch) or $2.00 (includes coffee/tea at the presentation)

The generational gap presents the idea that understanding between different age groups is limited due to differences in experience and language. This concept has given rise to stereotypes at both ends of the spectrum: Youth are seen as “lazy” and “unpredictable”, whereas older generations are perceived as “stubborn”, “authoritative”, and “strict”. These perceptions are counteractive to building a healthy community: They build mistrust, limit dialogue, and hinder the ability to build powerful alliances between those with experience and those with fresh ideas. Deconstructing these stereotypes would foster trusting and empowering relationships between youth and their elders; the kind of relationships which encourage sense of community, empathy, and a passion for knowledge. The speakers will discuss the disconnect between youth and the older generations, the kinds of issues this disconnect creates and the ways in which youth-focused programs, such as those at Lethbridge's Boys & Girls Club and 5th on 5th, can help resolve them successfully. The various roles that both youth and adults can take in order to “bridge the gap” will also be analyzed. Speakers: Byron Dent, Luis Busca and TBA Byron Dent received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Lethbridge in 2013. Byron's focus has been in community development and youth engagement. He currently sits as an advisor to the Youth Advisory Council and is the Youth Services Director at the Boys and Girls Club of Lethbridge & District. Luis Busca received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Lethbridge in 2014; he focused in child/adolescent development and cognitive health. His current work is based on community development through youth engagement and empowerment. He is currently the Youth Services Supervisor at the Boys and Girls Club of Lethbridge & District. Moderator: Amara Matthews Date: Thursday, May 28, 2015 Time: Noon - 1:30 PM (30 minutes each for presentation, lunch and Q & A) Location: Country Kitchen Catering (lower level of the Keg) 1715 Mayor Magrath Dr. S Cost: $11.00 (includes lunch) or $2.00 (includes coffee/tea at the presentation)

The generational gap presents the idea that understanding between different age groups is limited due to differences in experience and language. This concept has given rise to stereotypes at both ends of the spectrum: Youth are seen as “lazy” and “unpredictable”, whereas older generations are perceived as “stubborn”, “authoritative”, and “strict”. These perceptions are counteractive to building a healthy community: They build mistrust, limit dialogue, and hinder the ability to build powerful alliances between those with experience and those with fresh ideas. Deconstructing these stereotypes would foster trusting and empowering relationships between youth and their elders; the kind of relationships which encourage sense of community, empathy, and a passion for knowledge. The speakers will discuss the disconnect between youth and the older generations, the kinds of issues this disconnect creates and the ways in which youth-focused programs, such as those at Lethbridge's Boys & Girls Club and 5th on 5th, can help resolve them successfully. The various roles that both youth and adults can take in order to “bridge the gap” will also be analyzed. Speakers: Byron Dent, Luis Busca and TBA Byron Dent received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Lethbridge in 2013. Byron's focus has been in community development and youth engagement. He currently sits as an advisor to the Youth Advisory Council and is the Youth Services Director at the Boys and Girls Club of Lethbridge & District. Luis Busca received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Lethbridge in 2014; he focused in child/adolescent development and cognitive health. His current work is based on community development through youth engagement and empowerment. He is currently the Youth Services Supervisor at the Boys and Girls Club of Lethbridge & District. Moderator: Amara Matthews Date: Thursday, May 28, 2015 Time: Noon - 1:30 PM (30 minutes each for presentation, lunch and Q & A) Location: Country Kitchen Catering (lower level of the Keg) 1715 Mayor Magrath Dr. S Cost: $11.00 (includes lunch) or $2.00 (includes coffee/tea at the presentation)

Diana Sieger, President of the Grand Rapids Community Foundation (GRCF), talks with youth grantmaker Joseph Medcalf about how his experience as a youth trustee on GRCF's board and a member of their Youth Advisory Council has developed his leadership skills.