Updated February 2026
It’s LIVE—and you’re invited!
Our newest ‘U’ webinar has officially launched: Your Portrait of a Graduate: The North Star for Community-Connected Transformation
So…why should you press play?
Because your Portrait of a Graduate isn’t just a document—it’s your North Star!
In this webinar, we bring our revised Ford NGL tactics to life and show how a strong PoG keeps everything aligned—from systems and structures to curriculum and learning experiences—all pointing toward one powerful outcome:
- Graduates who leave with the competencies, experiences, and clarity they need for a meaningful career and life plan, starting the Monday after graduation!
This webinar is perfect for you if you are:
- New to a role in a Ford NGL community
- Re-imagining or refreshing your Portrait of a Graduate
- Looking to deepen your Community Connected Transformation
Dive in, get inspired, and then tell us—how are you using your Portrait of a Graduate to guide the work in your community? We can’t wait to hear!
What’s in our queue? A second webinar related to the Portrait of the Graduate, and some content related to Powerful Partnerships. Stay tuned! We are always working to support your Community Connected Transformation work!
Looking for support related to a specific challenge? Reach out to us to let us know. You can do this two ways: Either via your Ford NGL coach or via [email protected]
Coming soon to your ‘U’
Our newest webinar, Your Portrait of a Graduate: The North Star for Community Connected Transformation is going live just in time for 2026. It is the first of two webinars focused on the north start for Community Connected Transformation – the Portrait of the Graduate!
The PoG helps to steer the community toward a clear outcome and keep al l of the systems, structures, processes, curricula, experiences, and – honestly – really – everything aligned toward ensuring that a community’s graduates will have the knowledge, skills, experiences, and more they need to have a clear career and life plan for themselves the Monday after graduation.
In this webinar, you will:
- Learn what a Portrait of a Graduate is and why it guides a community’s work, K-12.
- Why a PoG is the “North Star” of your community-connected transformation.
- Why building an ongoing communication structure for educating stakeholders about the story and ‘Why’ of the PoG will help keep your community’s transformation efforts on a straight and steady path and your PoG at the center of your work.
While we think our communities entering Phase 2, in particular, may benefit from this introduction to what the PoG is and what it is important, anyone new to a role in a Ford NGL community or engaged in the re-imagining of their Portrait of a Graduate would benefit from an introduction to the critical role the Portrait of a Graduate plays in Community Connected Transformation. Check it out and let us know how you are using it in your community!
Send us a note at [email protected] if you’ve got questions and/or curiosities about this webinar.
