2023-2024: Lead 360
Learning Journey description
Lead 360 is yearlong initiative to harness the power of storytelling and inspire change. Pairs who participate in this initiative will focus their creativity on designing projects with the purpose of making an impact on their local communities bolstered by Girls Write Now’s storytelling resources.
Lead 360 supports young leaders and activists towards their own community development projects that are aligned with our pillars. This learning journey is uniquely designed and customized for the needs of their community.
Learning Objectives
- Understand how inequities, power, and privilege shape social institutions
- Explore the power of storytelling in regards to inspiring change
- Synthesize & apply theoretical concepts to real-world situations to bring about practical social change
- Develop a realizable proposal/action plan that serves a certain cause or community
- Learn the value of collective action in facilitating sustainable change
Lead 360 may be right for you, if you
- are interested in social change-making
- want to make a difference/create change in your community
- want learn how to develop and execute a community project action plan
- are interested in planing a social-change entrepreneurial project or founding a non-profit
Curriculum
- 13 Sections
- 66 Lessons
- Lifetime
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- Introduction2
- What is Social Activism?5
- Social Activism & Community6
- Becoming a Changemaker10
- 4.1Making Change: Leading from Where You Are
- 4.2Q&A Workshop
- 4.3Changemaking: The Ability to Welcome Failure
- 4.4The Word Changemaker and Failure10 Minutes5 Questions
- 4.5Changemaking: Microleadership and Leading by Influence
- 4.6Microleadership and Resilience10 Minutes6 Questions
- 4.7Changemaker Impact Equation
- 4.8Changemaker Impact Equation10 Minutes3 Questions
- 4.9Nuggets from Alex Budak and Changemaker Canvas
- 4.10Full Video – Leading From Where You Are
- Developing Your Action Plan9
- Social Activism & Writing5
- Social Activism & Social Media5
- Social Activism & Website Development4
- Social Activism & Podcasting4
- Social Activism & Video6
- Gathering Resources for Social Activism5
- Starting A Nonprofit Organization As A Youth3
- Thriving as a Change-Maker: Financial Literacy & Social Responsibility10
- 13.2Thriving as a Change-Maker: Financial Wellness & Social Responsibility
- 13.3Opening Lines
- 13.45 Tips on the Road to Financial Wellbeing
- 13.5Foundations to Noni Carter’s Workshop10 Minutes7 Questions
- 13.6Tier One: Budget, Mastering Credit, and Debt Reduction
- 13.7Tier One Quiz10 Minutes9 Questions
- 13.8Communal Thriving
- 13.9Communal Thriving Quiz10 Minutes5 Questions
- 13.10Heartwork and Resources
- 13.11Writing Reflection3 Days
Instructor
