NOW Innovation Forum Newsletter September 24, 2021 Powered by Vital Village [networksofopportunity.org]

NOW Innovation Forum Newsletter
September 24, 2021
Powered by Vital Village

“There are words your ears need to hear for the liberation of your soul”
- Dr. Ken Hardy

Welcome to the September 2021 edition of the NOW Innovation Forum Newsletter. We are so excited to share and announce new opportunities, tools, and resources.
In this edition of the newsletter you will find new resources that have just been added to the NOW Resource Library along with the full archive of all of the publicly released 2021 NOW Webinars.

Bienvenido a la edición de septiembre de 2021 del boletín informativo del Foro de InnovaciónNOW. Estamos muy emocionados de compartir y anunciar nuevas oportunidades, herramientas y recursos.

En esta edición del boletín, encontrará nuevos recursos que se acaban de agregar a la Biblioteca de Recursos de NOW además de un archivo completo de todos los Seminarios Web de NOW 2021 que han sido publicados públicamente.

NOW Network Highlights & Updates

It’s time to register for the 2021 Vital Village Networks National Community Leadership Summit!

This year’s summit, Communities Rising: Reclaiming the Power of Us, will take place October 18-22, 2021. It will include two general conference days, as well as an opportunity to embark on a six month learning journey focused on beloved community in action. We hope you’ll join us as we honor, remember, and restore the power of our collective action.

¡Es hora de registrarse para la Convocatoria Nacional de Liderazgo Comunitario de Vital Village Networks 2021!

La convocatoria de este año, Comunidades en Ascenso: Reclamando el Poder de Nosotros, tomará lugar del 18 al 22 de octubre del 2021. La convocatoria incluirá dos días de conferencias generales, además de la oportunidad de embarcarse en un viaje de aprendizaje de seis meses enfocado en la comunidad amada en acción. Esperamos que se unan a nosotros mientras honramos, recordamos y restauramos el poder de nuestra acción colectiva.

Beloved Community in Action Learning Journeys!

Beloved Community in Action Learning Journeys are peer-based learning experiences that will allow small cohorts of leaders to join a 2.5 hour workshop during the Summit, followed by a series of six, 90-minute monthly discussions between the month of November 2021 to the month of and May 2022.

To learn more and apply to participate in a Learning Journey, please visit the 2021 National Community Leadership Summit website

Virtual Poster Program!

We are SO impressed by the work that champions around the country do each day to promote racial justice and rebuild stronger, resilient communities in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please share a story about your efforts -- research projects, community narratives, and community advocacy work -- we invite you to share your work in a virtual poster session at the 2021 Virtual National Community Leadership Summit. Abstract submissions are due October 1, 2021.

For more information on abstract submissions, please click on the link below:
https://www.vitalvillagesummit.org/abstract-poster-guidelines

The NOW Playbook: Transformative Community Capacity to Advance Equity is LIVE!

This playbook serves as a resource guide and starting point for communities and individuals to authentically engage and partner to promote the wellbeing of children and families. It outlines the NOW Levers of Community Change, as well as introduces VVN’s 90-Day Challenge model through stories from NOW communities and strategies from across the Village.