This is the first of two sessions. What is my organization’s unique role in systems change? Place-Based partnerships or collective impact organizations play a unique and important role in changing systems in communities. Join this mini course to learn about place-based partnerships or collective impact organizations and the role they play in equitably transforming local systems [...]

How do I create an equitable collaborative plan to change systems? This mini course provides an overview of Collaborative Improvement– a methodology for equitably improving conditions in your community using the Results Count methodology, continuous improvement principles, human-centered design process with an explicit focus on equity. Join this 3-session mini course to build your awareness [...]

New to backbone work OR having trouble distinguishing your organization's unique role in systems change in your community? Join this 90-minute workshop to learn about best-practice backbone essential functions and tools that will help you define your role and those of your partners in systems change and outcome attainment. Intended Audiences by Role Type:Executive Directors, [...]

Facilitating to Create Space for Belonging and Results Looking to build or strengthen your facilitation skills? Strong facilitation skills can drive your ability to get better results for people in your community. Join this 12-week Results Based Facilitation 101 course to learn how to facilitate groups and move them from talk to action, make collaborative [...]

How well do you know the history of the community you are serving? Understanding a community's history deepens understanding of how systems were created and the impact it has had on its people. Join this self-paced workshop to learn how community journey mapping supports the development of empathy, creating a vision, and planning for the [...]

This is what you've been looking for. Data training with an equity lens! As data becomes more readily available and is increasingly used to inform decisions, the ability to question and interpret data with a critical eye is becoming an essential skill for all leaders. Throughout this course, we will review various topics that will [...]

Join us for the first Cradle to Career Network Learning Forum of 2023! Date: Wednesday, March 1 at 9 a.m. PST Our focus will be on postsecondary and workforce outcomes. We’ll hear from three network members about strategies they are using to improve postsecondary and workforce outcomes and will dig deeper into the “how” of [...]

How do I create an equitable collaborative plan to change systems? This mini course provides an overview of Collaborative Improvement– a methodology for equitably improving conditions in your community using the Results Count methodology, continuous improvement principles, human-centered design process with an explicit focus on equity. Join the second of the 3-session mini course to [...]

This is what you’ve been looking for. Data training with an equity lens! As data becomes more readily available and is increasingly used to inform decisions, the ability to question and interpret data with a critical eye is becoming an essential skill for all leaders. Throughout this course, we will review various topics that will [...]

How do you change a system? If “every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets,” then designing strategies that target and improve the systems is essential for systems change work. Join this 10-week, team-based course to uncover and prioritize systemic challenges connect to outcome improvement and identify strategies that directly impact the [...]

Are your partners and funders buying what you’re selling? This course will help you use a lens of equity to effectively codify, communicate, and sustain your efforts for the 'change' your Backbone wants to be and illustrate to others why investing time and money in your organization adds unique value to changing systems and achieving [...]