Audioconferences & Webinars

The YEF Institute's monthly series of free, hour-long audioconferences and webinars allows local leaders to participate in lively discussions among Institute staff, national policy experts, and city officials on key opportunities for municipal leadership on behalf of children, youth, and families. 

In 2012, YEF Institute webinars will focus on creative partnerships to help children and families succeed.  Registration for each webinar listed below is open now.  No telephone registrations can be accepted.

Registration is now open for the following free, hour-long webinars:

  • Wed., Feb. 15, 2:30 p.m. Eastern: “Improving Outcomes for Children and Youth through Collective Impact” (**note: This webinar will last 90 minutes.)
  • Wed., March 21, 2:30 p.m. Eastern: “Using Ready by 21 Tools to Guide Youth Master Planning”
  • Wed., April 18, 2:30 p.m. Eastern: “Healthy Food Shortage: How Cities Can Use Federal Meals Programs to Reduce Childhood Hunger and Obesity”
  • Wed., May 16, 2:30 p.m. Eastern: “Black Male Achievement: Promising Practices to Improve Education, Work and Family Outcomes for Young Black Men”
  • Wed., June 20, 2:30 p.m. Eastern: “City Innovations to Empower Families in the Evolving Financial Marketplace”

Instructions for Registering:

  1. To register, you must have an account on myNLC.  Go to the MyNLC page (https://my.nlc.org/eweb), and click Create Account.  Enter your email address and click Search.
  2. If you are already in our database, an email will be sent to you asking you to set your password.  Once you have set your password, hit Go on the login page.  Then click Upcoming Events on the top left side of the screen, select the webinar, and click Begin Registration. 
  3. If you are not in our database, try searching by city and organization, and if you still do not appear in the system, create a new login account with the appropriate city or organizational affiliation.  An email will be sent asking you to set your password.  Once you have set your password, hit Go on the login page.  Then click Upcoming Events on the top left side of the screen, select the webinar, and click Begin Registration.
  4. On the Event Registration screen, check the box for Member or Nonmember Webinar Registration Fee (don't worry, it's free).  Then click Add to Cart at the bottom right.
  5. Click the Check-Out button.  Then click the Continue button.  Click Submit Order.
  6. You will receive a confirmation email with instructions for how to access the webinar on the day of the call by logging in to myNLC.  There will be no dial-in number; you will only need to turn on your computer speakers.

Questions?  Michael Karpman (202-626-3072, karpman@nlc.org) and Tim Mudd (202-626-3074, mudd@nlc.org) are standing by to walk you through the registration process step-by-step.

The following audioconference and webinar recordings are now available.  The YEF Institute makes these recordings available for several months after each call.

Transcripts are available for audioconferences that took place prior to mid-2010.  The YEF Institute no longer makes transcripts available for new audioconferences.  Recordings are available for several months after each audioconference and webinar.

Additional transcripts 

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