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Engaging Teens & Measuring Impact

Join Tom Kent, Executive Director of Elementz Art, as he shares the power of hip-hop culture in shaping urban teens and the strategies for engaging them. Discover the importance of measuring impact, enlisting investors, and building a community that fosters talent and inspires possibilities.

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Engaging Teens & Measuring Impact

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  1. Engaging Teens & Measuring Impact Lessons Learned Along the Way Tom Kent Executive Director, Elementz

  2. Art- whether you define that as music, poetry or hip-hop dance – moves us in many ways. It helps shape who we are. It comforts us, elevates us, opens our minds and touches our souls. We love it, crave it and need more of it. At Elementz we’re bringing a youthful freshness to our community’s arts culture. We’re an urban oasis that fosters talent, ignites potential and inspires possibilities.

  3. BONDED BY the love of ART

  4. Hip Hop, Respect & Community • Engage where they are • Teach a value framework • Develop a community

  5. Engaging Urban Teens • Recruiting Teens to Programs • What do Teens want to do • Why are teens in my library? • Barriers to engagement

  6. Engagement with Impact: Lessons from Hip Hop • Library as a “time machine” • Social Messaging • Observation and storytelling • Formats that are relevant to teens

  7. Measuring Impact • Measuring Impact • Stories Generated by Teens • Connections Made • Development of social-emotional skills

  8. Enlisting Investors/Stakeholders • Define the mission • Connect the Dots • Identify with Investor/Stakeholder Goals • Create a family (eliminate the “other”)

  9. A Message to the Future

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