1. National Girls Collaborative Project: Pursuing Equity for Girls in STEM

2. National Girls Collaborative Project The National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) brings together organizations that are committed to informing and encouraging girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). www.ngcproject.org

3. Current Regional Collaboratives Connecticut Florida Great Lakes (IN, MI, MN, OH, WI) Kentucky Maine Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE,MD, VA) Midwest (IL, KS, MO) New Hampshire/Vermont North Carolina Pacific Northwest (AK, HI, ID, MT, OR, WA) Pennsylvania Southern New England (MA, RI) Texas Tennessee

4. Project Goals 1.Maximize access to shared resources within projects and with public and private sector organizations and institutions interested in expanding girls’ participation in STEM. 2.Strengthen capacity of existing and evolving projects by sharing promising practice research and program models, outcomes and products. 3.Use the leverage of a network or collaboration of individual girl-serving STEM programs to create the tipping point for gender equity in STEM.

5. Why Collaborate? Uncoordinated Services Collaboration allows for the creation of a higher quality, more integrated experience. Collaboration reduces isolation among STEM professionals. Scarce Resources Collaborative relationships increase access to scarce resources.

6. Why Collaborate? Increased Capacity Collaboration strengthens relationships among organizations, increasing the potential for learning by sharing promising practices. Organizations have increased ability to achieve important outcomes and increase impact.

7. NGCP Activities and Resources Regional and Local Level Collaborative Leadership Teams Collaborative Events In-person conferences and forums

8. NGCP Activities and Resources Regional and Local Level Incentives to Collaborate: Mini-grant funding

9. NGCP Activities and Resources National Level Project Web site: www.ngcproject.orgwww.ngcproject.org Program Directory: Sharing needs and resources Webcasts: Sharing promising practices E- Newsletter “With every experiment, lesson plan, or tip I learn from NGCP or any other STEM organization, I feel more confident and inspired to lead a STEM activity for girls in my area.”

10. Get Involved Enter your program or organization in the Program Directory: www.ngcproject.org/directorywww.ngcproject.org/directory Participate in upcoming webcasts and view archived webcasts: www.ngcproject.org/resources/webcastarchive.cfm www.ngcproject.org/resources/webcastarchive.cfm Look for events in your area: www.ngcproject.org/events/events.cfm www.ngcproject.org/events/events.cfm Sign up for the E-newsletter: www.ngcproject.org/resources/newsletter.cfm www.ngcproject.org/resources/newsletter.cfm Contact: Brenda Britsch, bbritsch@edlabgroup.orgbbritsch@edlabgroup.org