Scholarship Application for GGN-Z Facilitation Training

About the Program

Good Grief Network's GGN-Z Facilitation Training program is designed for people who serve climate-anxious youth & teens.

By taking our GGN-Z Facilitation Training, you can better support the young people you engage with and facilitate our GGN-Z program in your communities and organizations!

You will learn how to facilitate our GGN-Z program, created by Susan Ingras and Annalisa Galgano. This 5 session support program is designed for teens who want to get real, build resilience, and be re-inspired by joy and creativity. To learn more about this GGN-Z, click here.

In this training, we connect asynchronously for 8 weeks over our virtual platform Mighty Networks. Access your course material (including facilitation materials, GGN-Z content, and additional resources to dig deeper) even after the training ends, engage with other facilitators-in-training from all over the world, and apply your learnings to engaging conversations via forums. Your facilitators are present to answer questions about the course and teach you how to facilitate the 5-steps with the youth in your life. Please factor in 2-3 hours per week to engage in the Mighty Networks space.

For 3 sessions, you'll join your cohort and facilitators for a live practicum sessions to experience distilling the Steps and embodying the GGN-Z program. These sessions will bring to life the material learned during the asynchronous portions as you practice facilitation with your cohort. There will be plenty of space to ask questions, practice Step distillations, and engage with each other as you learn to hold space for young folks as they explore their heavy and painful feelings. It is expected that you attend these 90-minute sessions on February 28, March 21, and April 4 from 8am to 9:30am Pacific Time (more information below).

We are not training you in a therapy modality. We will not learn how to fix young people or cure them of their overwhlem or despair. We learn emotional intelligence, deep listening, and how to share in ways that create emergent possibilities.

In this space, our facilitators will create a brave, emergent container where each participant can explore what it means to stay awake, aware, and engaged during times of great disruption, chaos, and uncertainty. We will do the deep work of facing and processing our feelings with others, so that we can care for ourselves and our communities.

Good Grief Network creates transformative spaces where we can slow down, listen deeply, create connections, build trust, and reimagine the world. We use group consciousness, grounding exercises, personal sharing, and poetry as tools for connection.

Timing & Logistics

Please read the following section carefully to avoid confusion about meeting times and time zones. Good Grief Network does not offer program refunds, so please check that the timing of this group works with your schedule.

The reference/anchor time** for this meeting is Pacific Time Zone in United States:

This training will take place over 8 weeks.

28 February - 18 April

While most of the sessions can be taken asynchronously,

there will be three live practicum sessions:

28 February

14 March

28 March

8:00am - 9:30am PT / 11:00am - 12:30pm ET
[check your time zone]***

**When we refer to the anchor time, we mean that this meeting will occur at Pacific Time Zone in United States, no matter what the local time is for you.

***Please note that on Sunday 8 March Daylight Savings Time will start in the United States. Time will change to be 1 hour forward. Please be mindful of this change prior to registering.

Scholarships and Work Exchanges

50% Scholarship: $225 USD

100% Scholarship: $50 USD Admin Fee

Work Exchange: $50 USD Admin Fee + Project

For 100% scholarships and work exchanges, a $50 USD admin fee is requested is upon acceptance to cover enrollment fees. If this fee is cost-prohibitative to participating, it can be waived.

Please see the Scholarship Cont. section below for more details.

Informational Session

GGN will host a (free) Informational Session to be announced soon!

We recommend registering regardless of your ability to attend to receive the event recording directly. A recording of the event will be posted on our YouTube Channel afterwards.

Time Commitment

The online GGN-Z Training course is 8 weeks long. The majority of our sessions are presented asynchronously on the virtual platform Mighty Networks. Particpants can expect to spend 2-3 hours each week learning the week's lesson, engaging with others in the forum, and asking questions to your facilitators. There will be 3 live 90-minute practicum sessions hosted by your facilitators via Zoom to practice your facilitation, engage with your cohort, and get your questions answered.

We expect you to engage with the course, and by completing this application, you are indicating that you have the time and space in your schedule to dedicate to this training commitment.

Accessibility

The course is hosted on Mighty Networks and the live pracitums will take place virtually over Zoom. Access and familiarity with the Zoom platform is recommended and basic training of Mighty Networks will be shared.

This program will be hosted in English. We would like to be able to offer this training in other languages, but are still a very small nonprofit organization and do not have that capacity at this time.

Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs the facilitator team should be aware of.

If you have any questions or concerns, email us hello@goodgriefnetwork.org

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We are grateful you'll be joining this space with us. We're wondering, what brings you to this program? (Or, why are you joining us?)*

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Please share what you believe is relevant about your identities and experiences. You are invited to share anything about how you self-identify or how you experience the world that feels relevant to help us learn who you are and how you may show up in this space.*

What is your goal in working these steps?*

Learn the 5-step GGN-Z programLearning how to help young folks navigate heavy or painful emotionsConnecting to more resources (books, articles, music, poetry, documentaries)Building communityOther

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How did you hear about this GGN-Z Facilitation Training?*

Scholarships Cont.

We do not want finances to be an obstacle to participation, so if you are experiencing financial limitations, we encourage you to apply for a scholarship.

Please submit this form at least 2 weeks prior to the start of your GGN-Z Facilitation Training. Applications recieved afterwards will be on standby for enrollment. Please note that GGN will contact you if a spot opens, but we cannot report on your placement on the standby list.

All scholarship requests can expect a response at least one week prior to start of your training. We are a small team and appreciate your patience in awaiting your response, however, feel free to gently nudge us if you have not heard back via hello@goodgriefnetwork.org by that time (or check your spam folder).

GGN Refund Policy

We are unable to offer refunds for admin fees for scholarships/work exchanges

We ask you to please practice discernment and mutual care by being intentional with your registration upon acceptance.

This includes timing mix ups. Before continuing, please TRIPLE check your availability and the timing of this offering.

I have read and understand Good Grief Network's refund policy.*

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What are you applying for?*

Partial Scholarship (50% discount: USD$175)Full Scholarship (100% discount minus administrative costs: USD$50)Work Exchange (100% discount minus work assignment and administrative costs: USD$50)

Please select one or all of the Work Exchange projects you are interested in. This does not confirm your project, but gives us a sense of what you may be willing to volunteer for:*

If you have your own proposal for a Work Exchange based on your skillset and understanding of the training, please give us a brief description. Should equate to about 15 volunteer hours:*

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Why did you select this/these scholarships(s)? Please share more about your economic situation. Will you be able to participate in this training if you don't have access to the scholarship?*

What do you hope to grow, change, or transform in yourself as a result of participating in this training?*

Are there any considerations for special arrangements (e.g. arranging childcare) that impact your timeline for participating in this training? If possible, please provide the date you need a response regarding your scholarship from the GGN team by. We will do our best to accommodate requests.

Is there anything else you'd like for us to know?

Are you able to pay the $50 USD administration fee if awarded the 100% scholarship/Work Exchange?*

Yes, I can pay this fee when I accept my scholarship/work exchangeNo, please I request to waive this feeOther