Please mark your calendars and set aside January 31, 2017 to come to Sacramento for Advocacy Day. Advocacy Day participants will spend a day in partnership with First 5 building awareness and understanding of early childhood for California legislators. January’s …
Bright Beginnings Evaluation Plan & Survey
Shared measurement is a cornerstone of our work together. Understanding the effectiveness of our work, helps inform how we move forward. After reviewing the Year 1 Bright Beginnings Final Evaluation Report, Bright Beginnings has finalized the evaluation plan for the …
Bright Beginnings & Bright Futures Partnership
In September several members of the Bright Beginnings and Bright Futures Backbone/Steering Partners attended a training from Strive Together, an organizer of nationwide Cradle To Career communities. Team members attended sessions about data collection, successful project examples and the importance …
Taking Our Work to the Next Level
Bright Beginnings was able to co-sponsor a three-day training with Teri O’Brien a national consultant and original thought leader in collective impact. Teri presented on best practices for how to advance our current work to the next level in order …
September Policy Advocacy Network Meeting
At the most recent Policy Advocacy Network meeting, we covered several important topics: The Women’s Policy Institute team presented a draft of their Child Care and Early Learning Policy Strategies document for feedback; Brainstorm language and priorities for the draft of …
September CAT Convening Recap
On September 9th, Bright Beginnings stakeholders gathered together for the Fall Collaborative Action Team Convening. There was active participation and feedback about Bright Beginnings support, the alignment of Bright Beginnings and Bright Futures and peer-to-peer CAT learning. For the agenda and …
Porque Me Amas Materials – Fotonovela!
Hopefully by now you’ve seen the television ads, heard the radio spots, seen bus ads, and bookmarks from the Porque Me Amas campaign to promote parent-child interaction in the Spanish speaking community. Bright Beginnings has been working in partnership with …
First 5 Grantmaking Community Meeting – October 1
Last month First 5 Monterey County outlined a community vision for supporting children and families through their Strategic Plan Framework. The next step in their process is inviting individuals and organizations to co-design the best ways to meet those identified …