As leaders in the education, nonprofit and youth development space, as parents, what can we do to ensure learning and learning spaces remain safe harbors of community, love and growth? Where kids can happily wear there rainbow sparkly sneakers? Here are my top three current ideas.

In the realm of youth-focused organizational growth and development, it's critical to understand the unique roles played by research and evaluation firms vs. capacity-building orgs. They both have tremendous value and work well together—research sets up the launch pad and capacity-builders help you reach your destination!

You’ve been planning the logistics, posting job descriptions, maybe interviewing potential staff in preparation for your programming this summer. But once these big pieces are in place, how will you prepare staff to meet the needs of young people this summer?

In our weekend training, we explored multiple social identities and how they show up in our work as facilitators. How do your social identities inform your work?