“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.”
― Angela Davis
CS3 Updates
Now Available: Schedule for the 2024 Partner Plan Act Conference
The schedule is now available for the 2024 Partner Plan Act Conference Equity from the Start: Strengthening Relationships for Systems Change! The schedule includes session titles, descriptions, and speaker bios. Be sure to take a look, plan ahead, and save calendar holds for sessions that you’re interested in.
As we get closer to the date, registrants will be sent more information on how to access the sessions. For questions, reach out to partnerplanact@actforchildren.org.
Win Signed Copies of Stacey Abram’s and Maria Hinojosa’s Books! | 2024 PPA Conference
At our 2024 Partner Plan Act Conference, we will be raffling books signed by our keynote speakers! For each evaluation that participants complete, they will be entered one time into a raffle draw to win a copy of the following:
- Once I Was You: A Memoir by Maria Hinojosa
- Stacey’s Remarkable Books by Stacey Abrams
- Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change by Stacey Abram
Evaluations will sent out via email from partnerplanact@actforchildren.org at the end of each conference day of the conference.
IRIS Open Hours | 2024 PPA Conference
The CS3 team is excited to announce that we will be hosting an “IRIS Open Hours” session at the Partner Plan Act Conference! The Integrated Referral and Intake System (IRIS) is a popular referral and communication tool amongst early childhood education and care (ECEC) collaborations throughout Illinois. With many additional ECEC partners interested in learning more about IRIS and its potential benefits for their respective communities, participants will have the opportunity to meet the team at the Center for Public Partnerships and Research at the University of Kansas, the developers and providers of IRIS. Participants will also be able to ask any questions about IRIS.
For more information, visit the IRIS website. If you are interested in attending, make sure to register for the conference!
Help Us Spread the Word About 2024 Partner Plan Act Conference! | Marketing Toolkit
As we get closer to Equity from the Start: Strengthening Relationships for Systems Change conference, help us spread the word and increase registration numbers for the 2024 Partner Plan Act Conference!
We’ve created a downloadable marketing toolkit including graphics that you can use and personalize. To receive the Marketing Toolkit, please send an email to partnerplanact@actoforchildren.org.
Shared Learning Sessions – Local Collaborations & Birth to Five Illinois
We are excited to get together in-person with Local Collaboration Leaders and Birth to Five Regional Council Managers (RCMs). We will have three in-person shared learning session options across the state. The locations and dates:
- June 4th from 10am-3pm in Naperville: 1837 Centre Point Circle, Naperville, IL
- June 6th from 10am-3pm in Bloomington: 10 Brickyard Dr, Bloomington, IL
- June 11th from 10am-3pm in Mt. Vernon: 2600 E Richview Rd, Mt Vernon, IL
If you have not already, please complete this form to register for the session closest to you. We are also asking for RCMs and Local Collaboration Leaders from the same region to plan to attend the same session. Please check in with local collaborations and RCMs in your area on whether they are planning to attend. We ask that you register by May 1st.
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Printing Support
The CS3 team is continuing to offer a new support in partnership with American Color Labs for printing services. If your local early childhood collaboration has marketing materials that you’d like to have printed, please complete this Request for Support form.
The printing support can include flyers, annual reports, marketing collateral, stickers, banners, posters, and more. Please reach out to our team if you have questions about this support. For questions, please contact the CS3 team.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a service provided specifically to ECEC collaborations. We unfortunately will not be accommodating requests for individual programs.