We hear you!  Many small organizations have let us know they would like to get involved in Florida Girls Collaborative Project activities, but budgets are tight and travel time is limited.  In January, we took the show on the road and shared resources with organizations in and around the Jacksonville area. 

 

Participants enjoyed speed networking and were introduced to the goals of National Girl Collaborative Project, as well as the tools and resources available through NGCP. They learned about mini-grants from start to finish-while viewing sample applications so they could see the types of questions asked and what has successfully been funded in the past. A workshop on collaborations and partnerships helped participants understand the different levels of partnering and when to use which one.  They also learned successful techniques to get partners to the place where the relationship is mutually beneficial and sharing risks and rewards.  Next, they learned that evaluation doesn't have to be scary!! Key topics included: why qualitative and quantitative analysis is important, conducting focus groups, and creating surveys.  Lastly, we did a few low-tech hands on activities from Techbridge, Design Squad (PBS), and Engineer Your Life so that they would have some hands on activities they could take back to the classroom or organization right away. The built duct tape and newspaper tables, disassembled a toy car, played with snap circuits in small groups.