It's the August Cohort Big Three!
The monthly newsletter exclusively for our ReCONNECT NC peer-learning cohorts.
Cohort Big 3!

The Cohort Big 3 newsletter is a monthly publication to connect communities participating in the Institute for Emerging Issues ReCONNECT NC peer-learning cohorts. Each month we will send you updates on three things we think you should know about. 

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1. Meet the ReCONNECT to Move Forward: Mental Health and Well-Being cohort teams

We’re so excited to welcome the six (yes, SIX!) new community teams to the ReCONNECT NC cohort. These teams from all across the state are actively working to improve mental health and well-being in their communities during COVID-19. Learn more about the new teams here, and be sure and reach out to welcome them to our larger cohort family!

Learn more


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2. It’s not too late to register for Summer School

We’re halfway through the IEI Summer School Series, but it’s not too late to sign up for the remaining two sessions: Adaptive Leadership 2020 and Collective Impact in Practice. 

If you missed the first two sessions, you can catch up with resources and recordings on the Summer School page. 

Learn more

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3. First round of BAND-NC grantees are announced

Six projects from 11 NC counties have been granted funds from IEI’s BAND-NC grant program. This is the first round of funds, with a rolling application deadline of August 31, 2020. The program will support up to thirty $5,000 “rapid response community innovation grants” this summer, a series of workshops led by IEI and BIO to help communities develop their digital inclusion plans this fall, and another thirty $5,000 “implementation” grants in 2021.

Learn more and apply today


Know someone in your community who should apply for BAND-NC? Feel free to save this graphic and share it on social media!

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Bonus! 4. Take the NC Broadband Survey
COVID-19 has exposed to the world the challenges and inequities the digital divide causes for those without access to broadband or the tools and technologies to use it. Reliable internet access is crucial for getting North Carolina back on its feet so that students can learn, teachers can teach, businesses can grow and communities can connect. Having a more comprehensive look at North Carolina’s speed and need is critical when building strategies for getting homes connected. To further those efforts, the Broadband Infrastructure Office at the N.C. Department of Information Technology is gathering information on locations without adequate internet access and speeds in the state through a survey called the N.C. Broadband Survey.

The survey takes about five-minutes to complete and is available in both English and Spanish. 

Click here to take the survey: 
https://ncbroadband.gov/survey

 

We want to know how participating in the cross-community cohort is benefiting your work in big and small ways. What do you need from IEI or other cohort communities to help you achieve greater impact in your work? Click here to give your brief update.

Are there other community cohort members who should be receiving this email? We encourage you to forward this email along to them and have them fill out this quick sign-up form!

 
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