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Starter Pack

Timeline & Resources for Teams

  • 1. Project Starter Pack
  • 2. Project Brainstorm
  • 3. Resource Guide & Planning Phase
  • 4. Final Project Rubrics 
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Start Pack Forms

Starter Pack Forms

​This year, we will be collecting all start pack forms digitally (coordinator and project agreements) via Adobe Sign. To access all start guide forms for Year 10 click above. 
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Submission Deadline: October 25, 2024

Media Releases

LAPF Media Authorization & Release Form - English
LAPF Media Authorization & Release Form - EspaƱol

​Submission Deadline: November 12, 2024 and on a rolling-basis thereafter for added members 
Each GirlBuild team will be documenting their project process with photographs, videos, and interviews of all members. In order to facilitate this, we are asking site coordinators to collect signed media releases from all team members ahead of time. 

Pre-Surveys

Student Pre-Survey
Coordinator Pre-Survey

​Submission Deadline: October 25, 2024 (Coordinator & Student)
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Pre-Surveys help us measure student impact and tailor our programming. We use survey data to report out students' progress to our grant funders.

​Please make sure each GirlsBuild member fills out their individual survey. (Note: each program has their specific sections so please make sure to select "GirlsBuild" as the correct program). 

Brainstorming Your Project

Use the Active Civic Engagement Guide and the budget template below to begin brainstorming the impact you want your GirlsBuild team project to have. 

​We are building a movement of civically engaged students through GirlsBuild. 
We hope that GirlsBuild can be your platform to get involved and make a difference in your community, in whatever area you are most passionate about. 

Where Do I Start?

Brainstorming Strategies

Active Civic Engagement

How can your GirlsBuild team expand your project beyond the walls of your school? Use the Active Civic Engagement Guide to think about what civic engagement looks like for your team to incorporate within your project. 

​Examples: Student engagement lesson plan;  Overview: Five Steps for Getting Started
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Budget Template

A budget template helps your GirlsBuild team plan out how you will use the $1,000 project grant to create your project. 

Potential Purchases:
  • ​Signage / Advertisment Materials
  • Swag: t-shirts, hats, bags, etc. 
  • Food & Beverages for Meetings/Events
  • Materials for Project
  • Incentives​ for Event Participants 

*Note: Please make sure supplies bought for your team or project, do not violate your school guidelines (e.g. Self-defense kits that may be prohibited if considered weapons on your school campus).*

​GirlsBuild Logos

Feel free to use GirlsBuild logos along the way within your project, flyers, or website! ​Click on the images below to download our logos. 

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Resource Guide

Retreat Dates: Will Vary
We have a GirlsBuild Resource Guide to get your team going. We recommend hosting a team retreat to complete project deliverables. Retreats are planned by each team and their site coordinator. Make sure to consider how much time you need. We recommend taking a few hours to sit down and really start to plan with your team.

Topics Included in Resource Guide:
  • ​Directions for Website Building
  • Project Planning
  • Budget Sheet

Project Planning Phase 

Planning Phase Submission Deadline: December 2, 2024
December 2, 2024 marks the project planning phase submission deadline for Year 10.  In no way do we expect your project to be perfect by this deadline.

​Rather, we are checking your team's progress in planning out your project/budget for the spring. We are checking that your team has laid out the foundation of your website and social media platform. 

​This is a way for us to get an idea of how far you have come along in your project and what guidance we can offer. 

​Website and Video Rubrics

Click below for a rubric to guide your project building. Know this is what the reviewers/judges will be using when they look over your website OR optional video come May.
Website & video rubric

Final Project Submissions

Final Project Submission Deadline: May 6, 2025
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Here is all you need to know for submitting your final projects in May, including a rubric on what we are looking for. 
final project rubric

Impact Report Slide

Once your team is all done and wrapped up with your project, we will collect an impact report slide. Each impact report slide will have information on the students engaged, the community members served, and the community partners you worked with. 
Impact Report Google Slide

Coordinator Scope of Work

A GirlsBuild Site Coordinator (a teacher, admin at the school, or a school/nonprofit service provider) will serve as the main point of contact for the GirlsBuild team. The Site Coordinator is expected to remain in the project through the entire school year and will receive a $1,200 stipend.

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Site Coordinator Responsibilities:
  • Recruit students/team members
  • Find time and space (once in-person instruction resumes) to hold meetings with the team
  • Coordinate and lead logistics/planning from the school/nonprofit side
  • Act as the liaison between the school/nonprofit and LA Promise Fund
  • Manage and facilitate spending of the budget

Site Coordinator Virtual Professional Development  

Member Recruitment + Retention
  • SLIDE DECK
Website + Social Media
  • ​​SLIDE DECK
Sustainability + Strategic VisioninG
Hosted by Lauryn Nwankpa, Headspace
  • ​SLIDE DECK
Partnerships + Community EngagemenT
Hosted by Leslie Aaronson, LA Promise Fund
  • ​SLIDE DECK
Budget Planning + FundraisinG
Hosted by Laura Mills, A Place Called Home 
  • ​SLIDE DECK
Data + Social ImpacT
Hosted by Scarlett Park, LA Promise Fund
  • ​SLIDE DECK
Successful Event Planning + ExecutioN
Hosted by Karla Torres, Microsoft
  • ​SLIDE DECK
Civic engagement & Tech Tools 

1

​Health and Wellness Team Lesson
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Civic Engagement Team Lesson
Civic Engagement Survival Guide
 is a series of free talks and workshops focused on creating a community that is informed, organized, and engaged.

3

​Education: STEM and College Access Lesson​
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Tech Training 101

Click here for more resources on creating and managing your team website and social media. 
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