Webinar Catalogue

Youth & College Access Series

Development. Access.

Adolescent Development for College Access Professionals

Advising teenagers is not the same as advising college students. This session breaks down key adolescent developmental shifts in identity formation, executive functioning, risk perception, and belonging — and what they mean for programming.

Participants will explore:

  • Brain development implications for decision-making
  • Identity development in first-generation students
  • Trauma-informed advising approaches
  • Translating theory into daily interactions

Designed for pre-college advisors and youth program staff.

Risk Management When Working with Minors

Youth-serving programs carry unique responsibilities. This webinar provides practical tools for documentation, supervision structures, travel risk, and incident response planning — translating policy into everyday practice.

Participants will receive:

  • Risk identification frameworks
  • Incident response planning prompts
  • Supervision ratio considerations
  • Documentation templates

Ideal for Upward Bound, Talent Search, and summer bridge programs.

Leadership in Federal Grant Environments

Managing federally funded programs requires clarity, resilience, and strong systems. This session addresses compliance without burnout, supervision in performance-period cycles, and aligning staff workload with regulatory expectations.

You’ll gain:

  • Budget guardrail strategies
  • Performance period mapping tools
  • Supervision models for grant environments
  • Leadership positioning guidance

Designed for Project Directors and emerging leaders.

TRIO Program Excellence Series

Compliance. Leadership. Continuous Improvement.

Designing Summer Staff Training That Actually Works

Seasonal staff training is often rushed, compliance-heavy, and disconnected from daily practice. This session helps TRIO leaders build intentional summer training structures grounded in backward design, supervision clarity, and risk management. Participants will learn how to integrate culture-building, regulatory awareness, and performance expectations into a cohesive training plan that moves beyond orientation and into operational readiness.

You’ll leave with:

  • A 30-day planning framework
  • Training module sequencing guidance
  • Risk and supervision checklists
  • Evaluation tools for seasonal staff

Ideal for Upward Bound, Talent Search, and youth program leaders preparing for high-intensity summer programming.

What Continuous Improvement Looks Like in TRIO

Many programs track objectives. Fewer use data to drive decisions. This session reframes APR objectives as management tools rather than compliance checkpoints. Participants will learn how to structure quarterly objective reviews, design dashboards that matter, and embed improvement cycles into everyday supervision.

You’ll explore:

  • Moving from “met/not met” to growth analysis
  • Designing improvement questions for staff
  • Building simple data-to-decision dashboards
  • Creating a culture of evidence-informed programming

Best for Project Directors, Data Coordinators, and leadership teams.

Beyond SMART Goals: Better Goal Frameworks for TRIO

SMART goals are common — but they aren’t always strategic. This webinar introduces alternative goal-setting frameworks that better align with federal objectives, equity-focused work, and multi-year grant cycles.

Participants will learn:

  • When SMART works — and when it doesn’t
  • How to align goals with APR outcomes
  • Designing growth-focused objectives
  • Embedding reflection into staff supervision

Ideal for programs entering new grant cycles or redesigning work plans.

Higher Education Leadership & Systems Series

Strategy. Structure. Sustainability.

Psychological Safety in Student Support Teams

High-performing teams are built on trust. This session explores what psychological safety actually means, how it impacts supervision, and how leaders can redesign meetings and feedback practices to strengthen staff performance.

You’ll gain:

  • Feedback culture tools
  • Meeting redesign strategies
  • Trust-building practices
  • Leadership language shifts

Designed for Directors and senior staff.

Succession Planning for Grant-Funded Programs

What happens if a key leader is out for 30, 60, or 90 days? This webinar introduces Role Snapshot tools, key contact matrices, and folder architecture strategies to reduce institutional risk and strengthen continuity.

Participants will leave with:

  • Succession planning templates
  • RACI modeling guidance
  • Governance clarity tools
  • Risk exposure identification prompts

Ideal for multi-program units and senior leadership teams.

Governance Models for Multi-Program Units

Hub-and-spoke? Matrix? Portfolio? This session explores structural options for units overseeing multiple grants or initiatives. Participants will assess governance tradeoffs, budget oversight models, and decision-making clarity.

Includes:

  • Governance mapping tools
  • RACI frameworks
  • Structural risk analysis
  • Communication flow models

Ideal for AVPs and multi-program directors.

From Data to Story: Communicating Impact to Senior Leadership

Data matters — but narrative moves decisions. This session teaches leaders how to translate APR metrics, long-term trends, and student outcomes into executive-level storytelling that influences funding and institutional alignment.

Participants will gain:

  • Impact narrative frameworks
  • 10-year data storytelling models
  • Dean-facing dashboard concepts
  • Strategic communication templates

Designed for Directors preparing annual reports or milestone celebrations.

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