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<h3>A Time of Reflection and Celebration</h3><p>As we come off the Thanksgiving holiday and near the end of the year, we want to take a moment for intentional gratitude and reflection. This year, the Network was blessed by 20 Fellows and 60 Learning Collaborative Leaders. To celebrate these groups and the phenomenal organizations they represent, we held two End-of-Year events in October:</p><ul><li>The ‘Learning Collaborative Share-Out’ on October 13th</li><li>The ‘2022 Network Fellowship End of Year Celebration’ on October 21st</li></ul><p>We are immensely grateful to the nonprofit leaders who devoted their time, expertise, and engagement to these programs, and are glad many will stay on as Network Members in the months to come!</p><p>Thank you as well to Tahereh Hooshangi for performing original poetry at both events, and to <a href="https://helloneighbor.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bf57b31f98292f5d388a5f656&amp;id=52d7750395&amp;e=0429236513">Zondo</a> for performing original music at the Fellowship event.</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*1XmC5eVgCzERYAuL" /><figcaption>Attendees celebrate at the Learning Collaborative Share-Out.</figcaption></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*yJxOatoPnFkSQZsq" /><figcaption>Attendees celebrate at the Network Share-Out and Celebration.</figcaption></figure><h3>Learning Collaborative Impact</h3><p>We are astounded by the dedication and impact of our Learning Collaborative Leaders. Using monthly reports and an end-of-the-year survey, we the captured their collective impact in series of data visualizations (summarized below). We’ll be sharing a similar summary of the 2022 Fellowship in the weeks to come — keep your eyes peeled!</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*i9jv-QWgJRJ8MGH2HPg2UQ.png" /></figure><h3>Network Fellowship Independent Projects</h3><p>Our Network Fellows embarked on some truly remarkable independent projects this year! Selected and defined by each participating Fellow, the ‘independent project’ serves as an opportunity to expand programming and/or capacity, practice new skills, and receive feedback and support from a community of peers and nonprofit experts. Continue reading to learn about some of this year’s projects!</p><h4><a href="https://circenter.org/"><strong>California Immigrants Resources Center</strong></a><strong> (Sacramento, CA) developed a welcome guide and mentorship handbook.</strong></h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*BuJJkltUJhQlGKItwOg55A.png" /><figcaption>CIRC’s brand new Mentorship Guide.</figcaption></figure><h4><a href="https://echocollectivene.org/"><strong>ECHO Collective</strong></a><strong> (Lincoln, NE) expanded and formalized their volunteer program.</strong></h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*Vke-UQY6uO8MJR5m4SJDTQ.jpeg" /><figcaption>ECHO Collective volunteers connecting through service.</figcaption></figure><h4><a href="https://www.karenksn.org"><strong>Karen Society of Nebraska</strong></a><strong> (Lincoln, NE) updated their website, social media profiles, and external communication materials.</strong></h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*f8Q2RmRL2sSViXjL7TqTrg.png" /></figure><h4><a href="https://openfieldintl.org/"><strong>Open Field</strong></a><strong> (Pittsburgh, PA) started a community college soccer team, supporting and encouraging student athletes as they pursue associate’s degrees.</strong></h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*KEMkeu66rOqLW4Gkb7D6gg.png" /><figcaption>Open Field athletes proudly representing the Community College of Allegheny County.</figcaption></figure><h4><a href="https://ocjcr.org/"><strong>Orange County Jewish Coalition for Refugees</strong></a><strong> (Santa Ana, CA) used metrics to measure impact and track goals.</strong></h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*Ea0ZDZB9JDeKvVaIbF27eA.png" /><figcaption>A summary of milestones at Orange County Jewish Coalition for Refugees.</figcaption></figure><h4><a href="https://www.newneighborspartnership.org/"><strong>New Neighbors Partnership</strong></a><strong> (New York, NY) developed a 3-year Strategic Plan.</strong></h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*lSSfLGYhYZd55E12NJVPhQ.png" /><figcaption>Goals from New Neighbors Partnership’s strategic plan.</figcaption></figure><h4><a href="https://ruthsrefuge.org"><strong>Ruth’s Refuge</strong></a><strong> (Brooklyn, NY) created its first Impact Report.</strong></h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*U196hKomckwf79UT3pj4yw.png" /><figcaption>A summary of impact at Ruth’s Refuge.</figcaption></figure><h4><a href="https://treetopscollective.org/"><strong>Treetops Collective</strong></a><strong> (Grand Rapids, MI) built curricula for ‘Concentric,’ a program that empowers women and girls to work towards social and economic success.</strong></h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/960/1*X6QJE311ToDGOwqxnYcJyQ.jpeg" /><figcaption>Booklets for Treetops Collective’s ‘Teen Concentric Program.’</figcaption></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/proxy/0*pKnxYcg08hvu_bzM.png" /></figure><p>Learn more about the <a href="https://www.neighbornetwork.io/">Hello Neighbor Network</a>. The Hello Neighbor Network accepts applications for Fellows every fall. <a href="http://eepurl.com/hnAmkT">Sign up for our newsletter</a> to be the first to know when applications open.</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=fda9a65ba5d8" width="1" height="1" alt=""><hr><p><a href="https://medium.com/hello-neighbor-network/thats-a-wrap-the-network-celebrates-its-2022-fellowship-and-2022-learning-collaborative-fda9a65ba5d8">That’s a Wrap! The Network Celebrates its 2022 Fellowship and 2022 Learning Collaborative</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/hello-neighbor-network">Hello Neighbor Network</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>