Hello GARE Network!
We are excited to share the creation of a form for members (& GARE partners) to submit their interest in presenting content to the GARE network! As you know, the Network is as strong as your peer-to-peer sharing is and so we highly encourage (in fact, it's a "member expectation") for jurisdictions to share their lessons learned, promising tools, new innovations, and more, with the Network! It can be anywhere from 15 min (aka - a highlight, update, quick overview!) to a full 45+ min presentation (more in depth, with multiple presenters, including community voice!).
To express your interest and share more about what you'd like to share with the Network please complete the form here [or here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLawBoNuTQSdp_DxHbbRD7KyvgO_sbESUGJm1JkNEL7hSeHg/viewform?usp=sf_link). You are welcome to fill it out as many times you'd like, representing different material/different presentations! The presentations will be selected based on a myriad of factors such as relevance of the content for the majority of the network, timing of the content, current needs and other considerations. Currently we are planning out a few months in advance, however, we hope to plan out even farther in the future.
Thank you!
Anna
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Here is text from the form itself:
Thanks so much in your interest in presenting to the GARE Network! The strength of the Network is due to member jurisdictions and partners sharing learnings, tools, successes, challenges and more with the network. This form is meant to gather information regarding the content that you'd like to present and about your co-presenters.
We are always seeking to uplift work that highlights best practices, shares about innovative approaches, centers community voices, and incorporates the Theory of Change (normalize, organize, operationalize and visualize). Please know that content is selected based on many criteria such as the content's applicability to the majority of or entire Network, the timing, current events/needs, and how recently other content has/will be shared around the same topic. GARE may also suggest combining various presentations if they share a theme, though of course we will seek your permission before confirmation.
Once you've completed this form, GARE staff will reach out regarding if/when may be a good place for your presentation - this may take some time as we piece together various pieces. We very much appreciate your interest! If you have any questions, please email GARE Network Manager, Anna Lemler, at alemler@raceforward.org.