October 2021 Membership Newsletter
Dear Friends,
Happy Birthday to Us!

In celebration of National Arts and Humanities month and the DC Collaborative's 24th Birthday, the DC Collaborative Team would like to share our October updates!

This fall the DC Collaborative has made big advances in its community work with the launch of DC Co-lab. We are also participating in anti-racism and AJEDI training through Young Playwrights' Theatre's AROW program, (more below) and have exciting staffing changes to announce.

Wish us a "Happy Birthday" by participating in our launch event, contributing to our AJEDI training, becoming a "Friend of the DC Collaborative" donor, and/or submitting content to be featured in DC Collaborative Newsletters and Social Media!
Newsletter Content:

  1. DC Collaborative Announcements
  2. Convenings | Upcoming Events
  3. DC Collaborative Updates | Staffing Updates & Birthday Message
  4. Member | News & Events
  5. Member | Engagement
DC Collaborative Announcements
We Need Your Input! Please Complete Survey by November 12

The DC Collaborative Team and Board of Directors invites you to contribute to the DC Collaborative's Anti Racism and AJEDI Trainings!

As we shared last week, the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative is working with DC Collaborative member Young Playwrights’ Theater’s AROW (Abolishing Racism and Oppression in the Workplace) initiative on customized Anti-Racism and Access, Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (AJEDI) trainings for the DC Collaborative staff and board.

Please complete the following survey. Your feedback is needed and greatly appreciated. It shall help to guide the recommendations for our Anti-Racism and AJEDI staff and board trainings in the weeks ahead. The survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. Thank you in advance for completing this survey by November 12th.
Convenings | Upcoming Events
DC Collaborative Annual Membership Meeting: Launching DC Co-lab

Become a Co-labORATOR and join us on November 10 at 4PM!

The DC Collaborative Board of Directors and Team invites you to participate in a special Membership Meeting on November 10, at 4:00 PM. Mark your calendars to participate in the evolution of DC Collaborative's Community Collaboration and Data Initiatives, DC Co-lab.

Date: November 10, 2021
Time: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
Note: Virtual meeting link will be provided after signup.

Agenda
  • DC Collaborative Governance, Financial and Programmatic Updates
  • Governance Vote Needed (View New Board Member Bios and Slate of Officers)
  • Become a Co-laborator: DC Co-lab Info and Registration
  • Data Visualization and Committee Update
  • DCPS Data-at-a-Glance Presentation
What is DC Co-lab?

DC Collaborative is a steward of equity and access for the arts and humanities education community of practice in Washington, DC. Leading up to our 25th anniversary, the Collaborative's community collaboration and data initiatives are evolving into DC Co-lab, this community platform that will take our collective impact to new heights by allowing us to work more efficiently in executing our community’s mission of advancing equitable access to high quality arts and humanities learning opportunities for students, school-based educators, and parents of the DC public education system.

DC Collaborative members, collaborators, and friends should join us at our Annual Membership Meeting to Learn more and Become a Co-laborator!
DC Collaborative Updates | Staffing Updates
DC Collaborative Team Staffing Updates

The DC Collaborative is excited to announce that Ashlee McKinnon will continue her tenure at the DC Collaborative by leading the DC Collaborative's Education Programs as the new Education Programs Manager. Ashlee will continue to focus on school partnerships in her role and will oversee the Education Programs team in managing relationships with Program Providers.

Join us in Celebrating our Education Programs Team:
  • Ashlee McKinnon, Education Programs Manager, Ashlee@DCCollaborative.org
  • Hannah Slattery, Education Programs Consultant, Hannah@DCCollaborative.org
  • Lauren Walker, Education Programs Assistant, Lauren@DCCollaborative.org
DC Collaborative Team Seeks an Evaluation Specialist

Please apply or spread the word! Peruse or post your own openings on our Job Board: https://dccollab.mcjobboard.net/jobs.

The DC Collaborative believes that the arts and humanities are central to the education of every student. A community-based partnership organization, now more than 120 members strong, the DC Collaborative works to promote equitable access to high quality arts and humanities education for all DC public and public charter schools. Working with our community, the DC Collaborative produces such exemplary programs as Arts and Humanities for Every Student, Distance Learning Resource Database, Professional Development, Teaching Artist Fellowship and DC Co-lab: Community Engagement & Data Initiatives. The Assessment & Evaluation Specialist reports to the Deputy Director and contributes on cross departmental projects to support the data and assessment-related activities necessary of a small non-profit. The Assessment and Evaluation Specialist manages the relationship with a volunteer Data Science Advisor. The incumbent will be an excellent team-based collaborator who values diverse perspectives from the community of practice.

The DC Collaborative is an equity-focused organization striving for an anti-oppressive workplace culture who values anti-racist and AJEDI (accessibility, justice, equity, diversity and inclusion) practices. We are looking for a team member with shared values.
DC Collaborative Updates | Birthday Message
Happy Birthday to Us! 24 Years of Equitable Access to the Arts and Humanities
Help us Celebrate! Become a "Friend of the DC Collaborative" Donor

October 30th marks the DC Collaborative’s 24th year working collaboratively with you to provide equitable access to the arts and humanities for DC students! Please help us celebrate by contributing $100 to become a "Friend of the DC Collaborative". For our 24th Birthday, our goal is to have 100 Friend Supporters. Please join today by contributing $100.

As a Friend-level supporter you are a significant part of our collaborative community of individuals, practitioners and cultural institutions who collectively believe that arts and humanities education is essential to students’ development and should be equitably provided to all DC students.
Member | News + Events
Race and Representations: Depictions of Native Americans

Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Saturday, September 25, 2021 
4:30–5:30 p.m.

Celebrate American Indian Heritage Month with us! Together, we will critically examine issues of representation and agency in select portraits of Native Americans from the museum’s collection. Educators will use thinking routines and analysis to discover how portraiture can illuminate complex narratives and offer perspective on who gets to tell the American story.
Girls Rock! DC's We Rock! Camp

November 20-21, 2021

Adults deserve a fun camp experience, too! Girls Rock! DC's We Rock! Camp is a two-day retreat for adults to explore their creativity and connect with their inner rock star. It’s all the fun of our summer youth camp, condensed into two days for trans and cis women and non-binary and other gender expansive adults, ages 19 and up!

We Rock! Camp is being held in-person November 20-21. At We Rock! Camp: you'll learn to jam on guitar, sing like a diva, or rock out on drums from local DC musicians; form a band with your fellow campers and collaboratively write an original song; and perform on stage with your new band at a live show for a real audience. No music experience necessary! Read all about We Rock! Camp FAQs at https://girlsrockdc.org/programs/werock-camp/.
Member | Engagement
Do you have news to share?

Submit content for the November 2021 Newsletters or Social Media Member Takeover using this form.

The DC Collaborative is calling all members to submit content to newsletters and social media communications!

Newsletters feature content geared towards school and community-based educators and/ or other arts and humanities administrators regarding upcoming events, education programs, professional development, interesting resources, or grant opportunities. To post a listing to our Job Board go to: https://dccollab.mcjobboard.net/

The Membership Social Media Takeover features educational digital resources, behind-the-scenes stories/ captures, staff interviews, and event marketing related to the monthly themes.

We are delighted to ask our members to join us in posting content related to the following themes:
  • Native American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month
  • National Novel Writing Month
  • Thanksgiving
  • Veteran’s Day
  • National Literacy Month

Deadline for content submission is October 31st.
Job Postings and Opportunities

To view all job opportunities, please visit https://dccollab.mcjobboard.net/jobs. New postings since last month's newsletter are listed below.
Lead Instructor

Girls Rock! DC
Contractor
Salary: $650 per month
Application Deadline: December 10
Training Programs Manager

Arena Stage
Full-time
Salary: Not Included
Application Deadline: N/A
Community Engagement and Marketing Associate

Opera Lafayette
Full Time
Salary: $40,000-4-$45,000 annually
Application Deadline: November 13
Development and Box Office Associate

Opera Lafayette
Full-time
Salary: $45,000 - $50,000 annually
Application Deadline: N/A
Ways to Give
Donate to the DC Collaborative online or remit payment by check to:

DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative

The DC Collaborative is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. All gifts are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

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The DC Collaborative is a recipient of an FY21 General Operating Support Service Grant from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
The DC Collaborative is proud to receive a grant for its Collective Impact work supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The DC Collaborative is the backbone support organization that leads members of the Any Given Child DC program, part of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.