GIRLS WRITE NOW
SERVICES & NUMBERS SERVED
AUDIENCES
SERVICES
Strategic Growth
Vision
We are a powerhouse of voices that have been ignored or silenced for too long. We are a pipeline of talent into schools and industries in need of different perspectives. As a community, we follow our hearts—and through bold authentic storytelling—inspire people to open theirs.
Mission
Girls Write Now breaks down the barriers of gender, race, age and poverty to mentor, train, and connect the next generation of writers and leaders for life. Together, our community channels the power of our voices and stories to shape culture, impact industries, and inspire change.
Pillars
Strategic Imperatives
Brand House
The Collaboratory Model
The “Collaboratory” is a Key Programmatic Initiative Designed to Express our Model with Virtual Innovation and Maximal Flexibility, to Achieve Economies of Scale and Increased Impact.
360 Approach to Writing
Holisitic
Exposure
Girls Write Now curriculum reflects a combination of widely ranging approaches to writing—so each participant gets a 360 experience no matter which learning journey they are on.
Customized
Exerimentation
Each Girls Write Now participant has a unique set of needs, interests, and availability depending on their life circumstances and where they are in their life cycle. Our 360 approach gives them agency to choose a learning journey and customize it to reach their own goals.
Principles of Planning
Unique Services
Provide offerings that only Girls Write Now is best positioned to offer and do well.
More Audiences
Reach and support more writers directly and indirectly.
Economy of Scale
Streamline and systematize to serve more writers with greater impact.
Virtual Innovation
Create a cutting edge (and still intimate and impactful) experience online, while taking the lead to utilize and tame new technology.
Youth-Driven
Build everything with input and direction from our youth and community. As they contribute, they develop skills to apply in and beyond Girls Write Now.
Challenging Norms
Push against the status quo or the establishment to solve problems in new ways.
Beyond the Binary
Lead with approaches that break through the reductive polarizing forces dominating today’s society.
Agency & Flexibility
Systematically offer more varied options to meet the community based on their ever-changing needs, desires, and availability as they grow.
Positive Outcomes
Grow social emotional learning; progress young people along college/career pathway; elevate under-represented voices.