Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County’s Post

When two impactful organizations like Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito and Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside join forces, it’s more than just a merger—it’s a commitment to greater impact. With guidance from SVP Partners Thomas Boyd (Lead), Kamal Mistry, and Joyce Ross, this collaboration has paved the way for the newly formed Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest San Diego, streamlining services and creating new opportunities to better serve North County families. Take a look: https://lnkd.in/gGvpgYK4

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Reflecting today on the inspiring 'More Than a Village' conference yesterday and the learning shared from ten years of Blackpool Better Start, Sure Start and much more besides. Thanks so much to Clare Law and to everyone who contributed. One key message for me was the importance of trust and allowing for local difference within accountability and outcomes frameworks and not seeking a simple or over-simplified view of what success and impact could and should look like - striking a balance of consistency where it makes sense with local flexibility. I found Sally Hogg's points about seeking a realistic view of what works and what might be impactful really helpful - bringing the evidence that's available (with healthy questioning of its relevance, especially for minoritised and disadvantaged communities as we discussed last week at the Nesta and Foundations – What Works Centre for Children & Families event on parenting interventions), in particular the common elements of evidence-based practice and change at a systems level, together with the voices and testimonies of local individuals and communities to shape and create local solutions. Really looking forward to contributing to the next stage of the journey, as a member of the Expert Advisory Board and linking to the Common Outcomes for Children and Young People Collaborative.

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The Fight for Justice Demands Unity, Action, and Resilience! At NEW (Nonprofit Enterprise at Work), our vision of a just, loving, and thriving nonprofit sector is facing unprecedented challenges. The incoming administration has made its intent clear: dismantle decades of progress in social, racial, and environmental justice. The stakes couldn’t be higher, and the future of our communities—and generations to come—is on the line. But we are not here to sit idly by. In response, we’re convening Southeast Michigan’s most passionate leaders to build power through unity and shared purpose. History reminds us that collective action is the strongest tool we have. Just as past generations have triumphed over seemingly insurmountable odds, we, too, are stronger when we stand together. At the heart of this event are four core pillars—Learn, Practice, Play, and Rest—designed to cultivate community that is both grounded and energized for the road ahead. This event isn’t just about equipping our community with tools for sustainable activism; it’s about transforming connections into an unshakable network of trust, support, and resilience. The fight continues. We know that we're #strongertogether #Justice #NonprofitLeadership #SocialImpact #Equity #Solidarity

I am beyond happy to see the Senators organization adopting an environmental strategy for performance success under the influence of great people like @MattNichol. It's a belief system I've held throughout my career and I came close when helping build the new practice facility for the Habs in 2008-2009. The business @JaimeSochaskyLivingston owned and operated with partners, P2 was a complete acknowledgment of this approach, open, clear performance spaces linked directly with therapeutic spaces and unencumbered by walls. You can't collaborate if you don't know what each other is doing. This kind of space is a step in the right direction. Language and narrative are the biggest limiters of performance and medical integration. These professionals develop under different objective lenses. The narrative of the performance professional is success through overreaching, and the narrative of the medical professional is success through protection and prevention. Neither is wrong, it's just a different viewpoint. When they are brought together under a common operating system and language, this dissonance is removed and the objectives become clear. Health, well-being, and performance can live in the same space. Well done Ottawa, a step in the right direction. #ReconditioningRevolution

What an amazing day ☺️ 3 AM alarm clock. 6 AM flight from NOLA to Newark. 11 AM (EST) team meeting to iterate on noirpress.org & portalx.space 2PM Juneteenth panel on Black (economic) Liberation. 5PM Black Yalie dinner. 6PM Dispensary visit. 8PM Train to NHV. Today was one of those days where you feel uber favored by Divinity and in perfect alignment with your purpose. So many close calls and moments when I thought the day could fall apart. But it just kept getting better. Shoutout to my team. Shoutout to my new friends from Ebony & Louise’s important event. I’m grateful to our hosts and all my co-panelists for all the things you taught us and all the ways you challenged me to sharpen my voice. I’m grateful for all of you who came to engage in some deep and radical conversation post-event. I’m grateful to Maxim Thorne for your constructive feedback. I want those I engaged with today to know: I don’t seek to minimize the level of terror that the white structure has exacted on our communities every time we have built power. I have agitated about that for as long as I can remember. But now, the only thing that excites me is immersing myself in the truth of our infinite collective power. The truth of our incredible capacity to overthrow systems of oppression with love, strategy and unrelenting precision. I do not believe that they are more powerful than us. I can never believe that. They’ve only been able to back us into these corners because of our lack of unity and awareness of our power. They know our power more than we do. And they fear it. Which is why they work so hard—with generations-long strategies—to suppress us. But we have overcome. The very fact that we continue to lead culture just by existing should show us that WE are THEIR North Star. Please, let us continue to have these conversations. Let us continue us continue to build bigger, dream wilder. We owe it to our Ancestors and to our descendants. PS: please send me pics! #15cents #Juneteenth #LiberationfromWithin

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🎇 What's your favorite Special Event? ⛄ Are you planning any fun Holiday specials? 🚸 Do you do Kids Nights Out? Join this SPARC, Summer Programs and Auxiliary Revenue Collaborative roundtable for a fun conversation on Special Event Planning -School Year and Summer! Thursday, November 7 - 1-2 PM ET Bring your favorite themes and events! Come learn about some great traditions and successful partnerships. Walk away with new ideas to implement! 🎉 🎃 🎏 #SummerPrograms #AuxiliaryPrograms #SpecialEvents #IndependentSchools

If you’re an HR professional or a business leader who is tired of the old school ways of thinking and ready to move HR into the now, this is the event is for you. If you consider yourself a change agent and a “disrupter” this is the event for you. If you are just a nerd for HR and leadership, this is the event is for you. If you like to eat, drink, and maybe learn some stuff, this is the event for you. This is not your typical training or lecture, this is a way for us to talk about what we are doing, and the situations we experience, in an entertaining way! If I’m not convincing enough, make sure you check out the Disrupt HR content from previous years.