Greetings!,
PLI Academy Applications are open! We are now seeking candidates for the 2015 PLI Academy. The Academy is an 8-month (March-October), cohort-modeled fellowship program designed to assist nationally diverse field leaders in growing their network, leadership, expertise, and capacity in one or more of the following focus fields: Responsible Fatherhood, Family Strengthening, Workforce Development, and/or Boys and Men of Color.
Click HERE to learn more and apply!
As always, reach out to anyone on the PLI team and let us know how we can better serve you, better support your work, and contribute to the sustainability of practitioners dedicated to uplifting fathers, families and communities across the country!
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Sincerely,
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Page, Jackie, Gerald and Patrice
The PLI Team
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Webinar |August 20, 2014 | 12:30 PM EDT
Dr. Brenda Oyer brings her depth of experience in data management to the PLI Webinar Series this month. Dr. Oyer will present ideas for how to use data to tell a meaningful, audience-appropriate story. In this webinar you will learn how to use data to communicate with your leadership team, funders, and to employees responsible for data collection and documentation.
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Policy | March 2014
Using the National Financial Capability Survey, the Urban Institute examined differences among men and women in financial knowledge, behavior, and well-being. The study found that women are less financially knowledgeable than men and less willing than men to take financial risks. More differences by gender become apparent when separating men and women by family type. Read more about the findings here.
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 Give Families a Hand Up Out of Poverty with AFI Competition
Philanthropy | Deadline: October 27, 2014
The Office of Community Service (OCS) offers competitive Assets for Independence (AFI) grants. Selected programs will provide individual Development Accounts (IDAs) and related financial education services to low-income individuals for the purposes of saving earned income to purchase a home, capitalize a business, or attend post-secondary education/training. Grantees must provide non-federal funds to support their project.
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Publication | July 2014
Annie E. Casey Foundation has released the 2014 Kids Count Data Book. This 25th edition uses 16 indicators to rank states on child well-being in four main areas: economic well-being, education, health, and family and community. The Data Book also examines 25 years of policy and practice benefiting children in the U.S. Find out where your state ranks and download a national or state data profile here.
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Current PLI Academy Fellow Anthony Dickerson has recently received much deserved recognition for his work in Caroline County Maryland. Mr. Dickerson's programs, Parents as Partners and D.A.D.S. Support Group, have won the Caroline County Public Schools Excellence in Equity and Diversity Award for their innovative community partnership with the Office of Minority Achievement. Congratulations!
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Please take 8-10 minutes to complete a brief survey that will help PLI shape our programming. Upon completion of the survey, you have the chance to win a full scholarship to the PLI Summit in March 2015! (Summit Scholarship is valued up to $700 and includes registration fee, round-trip travel expenses, and hotel accommodations.)
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The Practitioners Leadership Institute (PLI) is a national program of the
provide practitioners with experiences, skills and information that strengthens their ability to improve outcomes for low-income fathers & families.
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