Week
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Training Topic
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Training Description (use in BWBRS)
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Meeting 1
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Bonner Curriculum workshop guides participants to create a personal vision for their life and work, including through reflection and writing.
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Meeting 2
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Bonner Curriculum workshop teaches a method of visioning that uses the artistic metaphor of a “cover story” on a newspaper or magazine.
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Meeting 3
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- Leading Learning Circles: A Train-the-Trainers Approach
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Bonner Curriculum workshop teaches participants how to plan and lead a learning circle reflection (from the tradition of Highlander), building their facilitation and project management skills.
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Meeting 4
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- Bridging the Gap Between Service, Activism, and Politics
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Bonner Curriculum workshop helps participants learn about and consider various forms of civic engagement that are part of active citizenship, including knowing issues, public education, and policy.
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Meeting 5
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Bonner Curriculum workshop guides participants to organize voter registration and education efforts in a non-partisan manner, as part of civic duty and citizenship.
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Meeting 6
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Bonner Curriculum workshop teaches concrete strategy for action planning. Students learn to identify a challenge or issue and create written plan including SMART goals.
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Meeting 7
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Bonner Curriculum workshop teaches participants ways to build coalitions around a common goal or project, a key skill set in more complex capacity building or community change.
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Meeting 8
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- Grant Writing or Fundraising workshop (involve staff from local agency or development office)
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Bonner Curriculum workshop exposes participants to the basics of grant-writing and various forms of fundraising. Consult a local Foundation Center or non-profit center office for grant-writing workshops.
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Mid-Year Retreat
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- Community Building, Diversity, Reflection, and Visioning
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Use resources on Bonner YouTube Channel! Recommended trainings include: Cover Story, Four Corners, Leadership Compass, True Colors, Public Speaking. See Wiki for all Training Descriptions!
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Meeting 9
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Bonner Curriculum workshop teaches participants a strategy for understanding relationships and leveraging relational power, using power mapping, a technique for organizing and resource use.
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Meeting 10
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- Planning and Running a Community Issue Forum
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Bonner Curriculum workshop teaches participants strategies for planning and organizing a community issue forum, like a town hall meeting, and shares relevant organizations and resources.
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Meeting 11
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Bonner Curriculum workshop guides participants to build their professional relationships and career networks, important for future job seeking and post-graduate success.
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Meeting 12
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- Exploring Non-Profit Careers
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Bonner Curriculum workshop exposes participants to facts about the non-profit sector and careers, including resources for learning more, reading profiles, and networking.
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Meeting 13
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- Advocacy 201: Meeting with an Elective Representative
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Bonner Curriculum workshop teaches participants strategies for effectively meeting with an elective representative (like a Mayor or City Council member) to educate them about community issues.
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Meeting 14
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- Vocation: The Two Choices
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Bonner Curriculum workshop helps participants think about their vocation and calling, developing reflection skills and critical thinking.
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Meeting 15
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- Homophobia: Countering It
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Bonner Curriculum workshop guides participants through thinking about discrimination related to sexual orientation and more complex diversity issues.
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Meeting 16
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- Vocation: “The Bridge Builder” poem and reflective discussion
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Bonner Curriculum workshop uses 'The Bridge Builder' activity to challenge participants to think, with intentionality, about the importance of mentorship in their lives and the lives of others.
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