By: Lauren King, MA Jessica Smith, Senior Director of Education and Collaborative Action at ImpactTulsa, shares the history of Continuous Learning & Improvement (CLI) and how it became a central part of the organization’s mission to align the community to provide a pathway for all students...
ImpactTulsa offers a series of professional development opportunities that can be taken together to help individuals develop the skills they need to move groups from talk to action. The first, Continuous Learning & Improvement (CLI) 101, teaches an approach to improvement by which a team uses...
by Curcio Smith and Lauren King During crises, such as the COVID-19 and the fight for anti-racism and racial justice, the needs of people and the community rise in number and variety. This often puts heavy strain on social service and education organizations creating a need...
by Laura Latta, Ph.D., Director of Post-Secondary Partnerships and Research Editor's Note: This is the fourth and final installment in the ImpactTulsa multi-part series, Equity in Education. For the previous three installments, please check the bottom of this post. A Personal Note When I began writing this series...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 3, 2020 TULSA, OKLA. — ImpactTulsa and the City of Tulsa are leading a collaborative space for business leaders in preparation for the school year. ImpactTulsa is hosting a virtual collaboration call series for business leaders to examine how they might support...
By Lauren Thiesse The acts of racism like the recent violence against unarmed Black people across our nation including George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many others, are not a new occurrence. Black people have spoken out about these injustices for lifetimes. Many people who...
By Laura Latta, Ph.D. Preparing for life after high school can feel like an exciting adventure and also a challenging obstacle course. There are many steps that students must take to prepare themselves for their post-high school college, career, or military dreams. In 2019, an Oklahoma...
April 30, 2020 ImpactTulsa Partners and Community Members, We are continually working with partners to compile and align resources, and we sincerely thank all who contributed information and updates. If you have a resource to share or are releasing news updates, please email us at info@impacttulsa.com so we can add your information...
By Lauren Thiesse, MPA Tulsa County has an abundance of nonprofit organizations and public agencies, each with its own unique mission to support our community. When organizations work together, their missions are able to support one another and their individual successes are amplified. This is called...
April 24, 2020 ImpactTulsa Partners and Community Members, Tulsa County has changed as we are changed by COVID-19 in ways seen and unseen--what hasn’t changed is our ability to adapt. For over a month, we’ve seen parents finding innovative ways to celebrate seniors and birthdays. We’ve seen learning happening...