HOST RESOURCES
These resources are intended to assist you in hosting your in person, hybrid or virtual connection experience, spreading the word, growing our movement, and ensuring that it can be joined by all.
Thank you for the important work that you do.
Host Toolkit: This toolkit has best practices to have a mind blowing Connection Experience
Key Resources
Accessibility Toolkit: A guide for hosts to ensure an inclusive and accessible event. Thanks to the Enable Project partners for this valuable resource
10 DOC Logo: Updated logo for the 10 Days of Connection 2024.
Press Kit: Find press releases and email templates for hosts to spread the word, our photo gallery, and our branding guidelines to create your own 10 Days magic.
Accessibility For Virtual Events: Guidelines for hosts to make their virtual events more accessible. Thanks to Disability Independence Group and The Thumb Fighter.
Build a Mind Blowing Connection Experience: A worksheet with key elements for you to keep in mind when ideating your connection experience
Platform Hosting Guides
Netlfix
X
Youtube
Zoom
Kahoot
Marketing Tools
Marketing toolkit: This toolkit was created to help you promote this movement far and wide.
Instagram stories: 10 Days of Connection themed templates for stories on Instagram.
Facebook Covers: 10 Days of Connection themed frames for cover photos on Facebook.
Zoom Backgrounds: 10 Days of Connection themed backgrounds for your Zoom video calls.
Profile Picture Frames: 10 Days of Connection themed frames for profile pictures on any platform.
Instagram Posts: 10 Days of Connection themed templates for posts on any platform to customize with your event details.
Connection Tools
Suggested Conversation Guidelines
The Aspen Institute.
Guidelines for Discussing Difficult or High-Stakes Topics
University of Michigan
Suggested Conversation Prompts
The Aspen Institute
Difficult Conversations
Harvard University
Connection Bingo | Instagram
Try our connection Bingo for Instagram!
Facilitating Difficult Discussion
Berkley | Be Well At Work
Connection Bingo
Use our Connection Bingo game at your event!
Inclusive Language Guide
American Psychological Association
Workshop Recordings
Topic Based Workshop
How to Host a Mind-blowing Connection Experience
Topic Based Workshop
Equity and Belonging: How to manage your Connection Experiences
Other Tools and Initiatives
Belonging Begins with Us | Small acts of kindness can make a big impact.
Bystander Intervention Training
Living Room Conversations | Simple way to bridge across divides.
Poll Everywhere | Your solution for audience engagement and interactive meetings
Reunited States | Bridge the Divide.
The Beloved Community Talks (The King Center) | Bringing people out of their comfort zone and together for the common good of community.
The Village Square | Bringing together thought partners from different political spectrum.
Welcoming America | Roadmap and support to become more welcoming toward immigrants and all residents.
Foundation for Social Connection | Fostering the development and implementation of evidence-based models to address social isolation, loneliness, and social connection.
Othering and Belonging Institute | A library of resources.
Articles
College Students View on Free Expression and Campus Speech 2022 | Taking a look at how key events like the COVID-19 pandemic, the racial justice movement, and the 2020 election have shaped college campuses.
Diversity and Division in Advanced Economies | In a world pledging diversity, how can we address partisan, racial, and ethnic conflicts?
Free Expression in American Post-2020 | Freedom of speech is a cornerstone of American democracy. How is it holding up?
Post-2020, College students see speech as less secure and students of color feel less protected | What do students think about the headline-grabbing events on their campuses?
The Relational Work of Systems Change | Systems are made of people, people whose collective impact efforts must prioritize working together.
The Science of Reasoning With Unreasonable People | New York Times Opinion.
How to Have Difficult Conversations When You Don’t Like Conflict | Harvard Business Review
How can you facilitate tough conversations in a group setting? | LinkedIN
How do you lead productive conversations with opposing views? | LinkedIN