Come join Spark Live and Showcase your Content!

The deadline for submission is May 7th, 2021

Hello and thank you for your interest in making content with us! 

Spark Live is where we produce all our live & recorded content for organizations. We cover a wide range of narrative themes each quarter so be on the lookout for areas that interest you. For the Q3 2021, our narrative theme is Global and Local.

As with our earlier narrative themes, the concepts “Global” and “Local” represent the two sides of one same coin. After decades of unfettered and unchallenged globalization, cries for a “re-localization” can be heard across different industries and activist disciplines. In many cases, global trade, commerce, and distribution of goods has wreaked havoc on the environment and on local economies. Nowadays, any kind of fruit is available all year round, transforming our consumption and dietary patterns and expectations, relying on import from around the world, while producers supply to a global market. At the same time, however, we should not throw the benefits and positive impact of globalization out with the bath water. After all, the democratization of digital, and other technologies has allowed certain countries to “leapfrog” and skip some of the stages in tech development, potentially avoiding environmentally detrimental stages of development. Examples of digital technologies aiding local education abound, for example in 360ed in Myanmar.

Read the full CFC brief here.

If you want to propose content, please fill out the submission form at the bottom of this page. If you have any questions please reach out to [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you!

Content Formats:

Interactive Session (workshop) for up to 70 participants

Description: Expert-led, interactive sessions (50% webinar, 50% workshop)

Length: 60 – 120 mins. 

Due to our global audience, we will expect you to deliver the session twice, to accommodate different time zones. 

A proposal should comprise of a 250 word (max) summary for an interactive session that includes: 

  • An outline of the session’s connection to this month’s narrative 
  • Estimation of total hours needed for production
  • The learning outcomes for the session
    • What participants will know and be able to do after they’ve participated in a session. Can also encompass the experience you want them to have, e.g., “transformative,” “inspiring” etc.
  • Active learning elements
    • The opportunity for participants to interact with the facilitator and one another. And the construction of activities that enable participants to meaningfully practice application of the content during the session.

Expert-Led Webinar for up to 500 participants

Length: 45 min + 20 Min Q&A

Live & Recorded for Content Library

Due to our global audience, we will expect you to deliver the session twice, to accommodate different time zones. 

A proposal should comprise of a 250 word (max) summary for a webinar that includes: 

  • An outline of the webinar’s connection to this month’s narrative 
  • The learning outcomes for the session 
    • What participants will know and be able to do after they’ve participated in a session. Can also encompass the experience you want them to have, e.g., “transformative,” “inspiring” etc.
  • Active learning elements 
    • The opportunity for participants to interact with the facilitator and one another. And the construction of activities that enable participants to meaningfully practice the application of the content during the session.

Be advised that only 25% of accepted proposals will be webinars

Process

If you’re new to SU, please include a short bio (100 words max). The deadline for proposals is May 7th, 2021 at midnight PST. Accepted proposals will hear back within one week from the deadline. Please note this is a paid opportunity and more details can be found in the full CfC brief. If accepted, the next steps are:

  • Partner and SU schedule session

  • Finalize Contract & Payment Terms

  • Partner provides a detailed overview of the session

  • Partner provides marketing information (bios + summaries)

  • Partner and SU set a timeline for delivery

Complete Submission