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Friday, September 28, 2012

You're Invited: Citizens League 2012 Civic Celebration

The Citizens League 2012 Civic Celebration is still four weeks away and yet registration will soon be at capacity! The record-setting pace is due in part to the inspiring main speaker Ron Johnson (CEO of jcpenney and heralded as developing the Apple store concept) and the fact that it's the League's 60th anniversary of producing impact through innovation. Want in on the excitement? Sign up today to save your seat (before it's too late)!


Celebrating 60 years of impact through innovation!

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Thursday, October 25
Doors 5:30pm | Program 6:30pm | After-Party 8:00pm
Nicollet Island Pavilion
40 Power Street, Minneapolis 55401
Free and open to the public

Eventbrite - 2012 Civic Celebration
How can we involve citizens in generating solutions to public problems by using successful retail concepts introduced at Apple and Target? What role do imagination and innovation play in policy?

On Oct. 25, the Citizens League will be joined by Ron Johnson, CEO of jcpenney and the man behind some of the most significant retail concepts in a generation - as creator of Apple Stores and Target's upscale merchandising - to discuss those questions at our Civic Celebration, which will highlight 60 years of Citizens League impact through innovation.

"The world has become so partisan that people have opted out, putting our nation's future at risk," Johnson said. "The Citizens League offers a way to opt back in; a path to impact and influence that doesn't require partisanship. People need to be involved in public life, and it starts by joining the Citizens League."

Ron is a Minnesota native and the son of Verne Johnson, a former executive director and board president of the Citizens League. In these roles, Verne Johnson and his contemporaries involved citizens in generating innovative and seemingly impossible policy ideas that became reality during his tenure.

Ron will share lessons learned from his father and his own retail successes, and describe how, just as the Apple Store concept focused on the customer experience, policy design should focus on the citizen experience.

"Ron embodies the imagination, risk-taking, optimism, and entrepreneurship that we need to solve public problems. That he comes from a father that also exhibited these traits is not a surprise." - Sean Kershaw, Executive Director of the Citizens League.

We would also like to thank our corporate and individual sponsors for making this celebration possible:


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Civic BuildersGoff Public, Gray Plant Mooty, Wellington Management, Claudia Dengler, Kris & Rob Johnson, Matt Lewis, John Taylor, Tom & Arlene Swain
Civic SupportersCenterpoint Energy, Ecumen, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy & Civic Engagement at Saint John's University, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, Tom & Eleanor Crosby, Bill & Pat Kelly, Ronna Linroth, Jeff Peterson & Jill Catherwood, Thomas Pettus & Cecily Hines
We would also like to thank this year's technology sponsor BestBuyRetailLogo.jpg, the Citizens League Emerging Leaders Committee for sponsoring the after party, and our media sponsors: Haberman, Medica, Padilla Speer Beardsley, The Social Wendy Group, Thomson Reuters, and Weber Shandwick. 

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Blog Buddies | Brian Cihacek on the "Digital Divide"

Brian Cihacek is a nonprofit professional with over 5 years experience in operations and communications with a variety of organizations. He is currently a graduate student at Concordia University in Strategic Communication and is interested in intergenerational use of technology in organizational communication. Read his thoughts below on the digital divide.

Chester Irving Barnard, a telecommunications executive and author of Functions of the Executive, argued that one of three functions of an executive was to establish and maintain a system of communication. At the time of his writing, the modes of communications were limited for Chester: he had postal mail, television and phone. Today’s executive faces nearly double the modes; they have gained email, web pages and social networking. 

Over the past decade, the use of electronic or IT communications have increased and stand to become the dominant form of communication for most of the population. Yet as a recent Pew Research report tells a divide between the technological haves and the technological have not’s remains. The report tells us that 1 in 5 American adults do not use the internet particularly those who are senior citizens, those who prefer Spanish to English, those who have less than a high school diploma, and those living in households that make less than $30,000. So what does this mean for organizational  communications? At first glance it would imply that 20% of the population is not being touched by the digital revolution but a closer look and bit of future thinking leads one to the conclusion that this number could potentially grow as we have an aging population (whose fixed income may not allow for the cost of broadband internet or internet enabled phones), a growing Latino population, and an economic recession which has dropped incomes in the present and in the future.

The number one reason that the 1 out of 5 did not use the internet is they felt it was not relevant to them and most have never used the internet or have an intention to do so. Therefore there is a significant amount of the population can only be contacted by the same ways the Charles Barnard had and they are not willing to change. As leaders, how do we deal with this reality? The fact is that organizations are on the steady path towards moving away from postal mail for email, phone for social networking and web pages for ads. This problem is perhaps most clear for those in the nonprofit sector and the government sector in which there are many audiences who span across demographics.  As leaders do we accept the fact that there just some people we need to exclude from our marketing and communications efforts? Conversely, do stay in the world of old mass communication at the cost of falling further and further behind technology? How does your organization or you yourself walk this line of the digital divide?

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

2012 Un/Conference Breakouts | Rinal Ray & Leah Lundquist "From Hero to Host: Leading through conversations that matter"

The Minnesota Rising 2012 Un/Conference: Leveraging Expansive Leadership for Our Minnesota was held on Saturday, September 22, 2012 from 10:00AM – 4:30PM at DLR Group offices in Minneapolis, MN. Hosted by and for emerging leaders, the Un/Conference engaged emerging leaders across Minnesota in an energizing day of innovative learning and dialogue, skill-building, and network-building with their peers!

Minnesota Rising was pleased to feature some stellar session presenters, including Rinal Ray and Leah Lundquist's breakout entitled "From Hero to Host: Leading through conversations that matter." Following, they share some resources for learning more about the art of hosting conversations!



From Hero to Host: Leading through conversations that matter
Rinal Ray & Leah Lundquist
September 22, 2012

RESOURCES

“Leadership in the Age of Complexity.” by Margaret Wheatley and Deborah Frieze. 2010. <http://berkana.org/berkana_articles/leadership-in-the-age-of-complexity/>

Dave Snowden explains the Cynefin Framework, a way to reframe the context in order to determine the best problem-solving approach: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7oz366X0-8

A video from an Art of Hosting training sponsored by InCommons in Minnesota describes the 4-Fold Practice, the conceptual foundation for the many participatory methods that are considered “hosting” practices: http://vimeo.com/40051233

Art of Hosting Steward Tuesday Ryan-Hart explaining the Chaordic Path: http://vimeo.com/23211004

The concept of Divergence/Convergence in group process acted out by participants in a January 2012 University of Minnesota Art of Hosting training: http://youtu.be/vuMUzEaOqhE

“The Art of Powerful Questions: Catalyzing Insight, Innovation and Action.” By Eric Vogt, Juanita Brown & David Isaacs. 2009. http://www.scribd.com/doc/18675626/Art-of-Powerful-Questions

To learn more about Art of Hosting:
Art of Hosting is a practice of looking for the deep patterns around groups that work and creating meetings where people can do their best work together.  Practically, it is a fusion of some very powerful participatory facilitation tools and practices (appreciative inquiry, world café, proaction café, open space technology, and circle practice).  Used together, they are a flexible way to help people lead and help groups move into connection and deep conversation and action fast. It has come from a group of practitioners who were looking for ways to support the people they were working with to work at the boundary of connection and innovation.

International Community of Practice Online Community: http://artofhosting.ning.com/

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

You're Invited: Discover NAAAP-MN Mingler with Minnesota Rising

Already missing your new-found Un/Conference friends after a stellar Saturday spent connecting? Join Minnesota Rising and the National Association of Asian American Professionals - Minnesota (NAAAP-MN) for another opportunity to continue networking. The evening kicks off with an undoubtedly fun "Guess Your Celebrity Character" icebreaker!

Discover NAAAP Minglers - September


Discover NAAAP-MN MinglersCo-Hosted with Minnesota Rising (www.minnesotarising.org)
Wednesday, September 26th, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Wakame Restaurant3070 Excelsior Blvd., #206, Minneapolis, MN 55416, (612) 886-2063
Take your career to the next level - connect with Asian American professionals in the Twin Cities area! NAAAP-MN's Minglers provide a casual, no-pressure environment for socializing and networking. 
***Wakame will be extending it’s great Happy Hour specials for our group.***
Networking Ice Breaker:Guess Your Celebrity Character – we’ll provide the character, you guess who you are by asking yes and no questions.
Cost: Free for NAAAP members, $5 for nonmembers 
Questions? 
Mary Thao, mm.thao@hotmail.com, (651) 276-0589
Catherine Wang, Catherine.lillian.wang@gmail.com

Monday, September 24, 2012

2012 Un/Conference Breakouts | Alison Holland: "Getting Your Idea Off the Ground!"

The Minnesota Rising 2012 Un/Conference: Leveraging Expansive Leadership for Our Minnesota was held on Saturday, September 22, 2012 from 10:00AM – 4:30PM at DLR Group offices in Minneapolis, MN. Hosted by and for emerging leaders, the Un/Conference engaged emerging leaders across Minnesota in an energizing day of innovative learning and dialogue, skill-building, and network-building with their peers!

Minnesota Rising was pleased to feature some stellar breakout session presenters, including Allison Holland. Check out her prezi on "Getting Your Idea Off the Ground!"

Friday, September 21, 2012

Minnesota Rising 2012 Un/Conference Breakout Session Presenters

The Minnesota Rising 2012 Un/Conference: Leveraging Expansive Leadership for Our Minnesota will be held on Saturday, September 22, 2012 from 10:00AM – 4:30PM at DLR Group offices in Minneapolis, MN. Hosted by and for emerging leaders, the Un/Conference will engage emerging leaders across Minnesota in an energizing day of innovative learning and dialogue, skill-building, and network-building with their peers!

Minnesota Rising is pleased to highlight this year's Un/Conference breakout session presenters, which feature the best of what emerging leaders and their groups have to offer as the rising generation considers the skills, relationships, and questions we need to move our state forward!

Minnesota Rising

11:00am Meaningful Engagement in Social Change – Choosing and Getting Involved with a Nonprofit
What issues are important to you?  Knowing that it is difficult to be involved in everything, how do you prioritize?  Why do nonprofits want you?  How do you get “involved” and what does this look like?  This panel discussion will address these questions –  panelists include those who are either managing or members of young professionals nonprofit groups.
              
Lynette Dumalag has been involved with the nonprofit community since 2009.  She is Partnership Director and sits on the board of TORCH Community, a nonprofit dedicated to connecting young professionals with nonprofit communities.  Lynette is also involved with Aeon, a nonprofit affordable housing developer in the Twin cities.  She serves on the Connect Leadership Team (Aeon’s young professionals group) and sits on Aeon’s governing board of directors.  Lynette is an Associate at Nelson, Tietz & Hoye, Inc., a Twin Cities based commercial real estate consulting firm. 
Katie Imholte has a true passion for developing emerging talent of the Twin Cities and serves as the Executive Director of TORCH Community, on the DRIVE Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce Board, and is the Chair for the Leadership Committee of the MNCPA’s Young Professionals Group.  She cherishes her time with her “Little” through the Big Brothers Big Sister program and is able to pair her love for travel her interest in volunteering through organizations such as Common Hope and Global Volunteers where she volunteers in India and Guatemala. Katie is a Recruiting Manager with Sálo Search, LLC where she helps her clients find senior-level accounting and finance professionals in the Twin Cities.  She makes matches that enable companies to be more successful and people be more fulfilled. 
A love of building community has driven Katie Tharp to volunteer with a number of nonprofits and young professional groups, including Casa de Esperanza, Fourth Generation, Torch, and the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN). She also helped plan the Minnesota Rising Un/Conference in 2011 and 2012. Katie lives in Minneapolis and enjoys exploring the city by bicycle. Katie is the Foundation Relations & Special Initiatives Manager with Greater Twin Cities United Way, where she manages the organization’s centennial anniversary campaign. Previously, she was a fundraiser with Clean Water Action, an environmental nonprofit.
Stephanie Payne is the Annual Fund Director at Jeremiah Program and has been with the organization since 2007. She is also the founder of Jeremiah Program’s young professionals group, propel. Propel is dedicated to furthering the mission of Jeremiah Program by providing opportunities for young professionals to connect with their peers, embrace leadership opportunities and serve the organization and the community. While Stephanie’s primary responsibility is fundraising, she is passionate about engaging and building lasting relationships with the dedicated and passionate young professionals in our community. 
11:00am Strengths-Based LeadershipRealize what energizes you most, and understand how to make your natural gifts and talents a part of your every day. Join us for a quick overview of identifying strengths, and activities that will help you define and leverage your leadership skills at work, home, and in the community. Connect with others to understand how people play different roles, and can collaborate to make an even bigger impact, in an energizing way!
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Tanya Schmitt works for Students Today Leaders Forever (STLF), a youth serving nonprofit based in MInneapolis with a mission of revealing leadership through service, relationships, and action. As Program Core at STLF, she helps to organize Pay It Forward Tours and facilitates leadership training for students across the country. In addition to her work at STLF, Tanya loves coffee, traveling, board games, youth serving organizations, leadership models/theories, happiness, and everything Minneapolis.
Jean Nitchals is a proven leader in driving increased performance using strengths-based training. Jean has over eight years experience in a variety of industries in both the for- and non-profit sectors to foster a culture built on the importance of individual strengths. She works with individuals and teams, as well as partnering with companies to develop and implement strengths-based strategies. Jean is also an Independent Consultant for The Marcus Buckingham Company. Her certifications through TMBC include: StandOut in Practice and Strong Manager trainer, and a Certified StandOut Coach through the Marcus Buckingham Company. Jean holds an advanced Leadership certification through St. Catherine University, was a finalist for the Ventana Business Performance Management award in 2007, Certified facilitator for Innovation GamesÒ and is currently enrolled in the Graduate Certification for Creativity and Change Leadership program through International Center for Creative Studies through Buffalo State University.
11:00am Mentorship and the Emerging ProfessionalHow can mentorship support emerging leaders in building a better future for Minnesota?  Join your peers in exploring this question as well as some expert panelists, in addition to discussing just what mentoring is and how it can bolster the growth of an emerging leader.  Together we’ll investigate the possibilities of mentoring and explore just how mentoring can support emerging Minnesotans across the state.
        
Desirée (Des) Culpitt is the Program Director for the Community Technology Empowerment Project (CTEP).  CTEP is an AmeriCorps Program of the Saint Paul Neighborhood Network and is a Metro wide program focusing on bridging the digital divide through technology curriculum for new Americans, low income communities and persons with disabilities. Culpitt conducts  intense professional development and technology related trainings for 30 CTEP members and their site supervisors. Beyond training, Culpitt administers the evaluation of programming and annual grant reporting for funders and partners. Culpitt graduated from the University of Minnesota-Humphrey School of Public Affairs with her Masters of Public Policy.  Undergraduate work was conducted at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with degrees in Public Administration and Political Science. // Email me:desiree.culpitt@gmail.com | Call me: 763.607.5787 | Tweet me: @dculpitt | Connect with me:http://www.linkedin.com/in/dculpitt
Julia Quanrud is the Urban Manager of the Minnesota Reading and Math Corps at Minnesota Education Corps.  Minnesota Reading and Math Corps engages well over 1,000 AmeriCorps members across Minnesota in a strategic effort to help Minnesota students read by grade three and become proficient in alegebra by grade eight. Quanrud leads a team of four program staff in supporting nearly 400 Minnesota Reading and Math Corps tutors serving in schools and daycare centers in Saint Paul and Minneapolis. She graduated from Macalester College in Saint Paul in 2009 and spent two years serving in AmeriCorps prior to joining the Minnesota Reading and Math Corps team.  She also volunteers as a member of Fourth Generation and served on the Minnesota Rising Cascading Conversations Advance Team. // Email me: jlquanrud@gmail.com | Connect with me: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jquanrud 
11:00am Getting Your Idea Off the Ground!As young professionals, our greatest contribution is often the fresh eyes with which we approach barriers, and the creative ideas we devise to solve them.  However, what we don’t always know how to do is get key stakeholders on board, secure funding, and facilitate successful collaborations in order to get those ideas off the ground.  Alison will share lessons learned to help you avoid some common pitfalls and facilitate group work that will help prepare you to set your next great idea in motion.  The role social media can play in your initiatives will also be discussed.
Alison Anderson Holland is an interdisciplinary artist and educator seeking to connect the dots across disciplines for audiences and learners of all ages and backgrounds.  She spearheaded an innovative project, called Health Careers and Math (or HCM), in which the Johnson Center for Simulation at Pine Technical College, in collaboration with the Healthcare Alliance and Subject Matter Experts from Mora Public Schools, developed computer games that provide students with healthcare career exploration while practicing the math skill development needed to be successful in them.  Alison enjoys finding new ways to engage students with interdisciplinary initiatives – especially when they mix education and the fine arts.  Visit her online at alisonandersonholland.com or follower her on twitter @andersonholland.
2:00pm From Hero to Host: Leading in Complexity
Our generation is being called upon to take leadership around many emergent, highly complex challenges – challenges that are beyond the resources or knowledge of a single organization, sector, or individual to address.  These complex challenges demand an equally complex response. How can we step into the messiness of collective, boundary-defying action around complex problems? Attendees will be introduced to multiple Art of Hosting frameworks that bring clarity in the face of complexity, including the 4-fold path, the cynefin framework, the chaordic path, and divergence/convergence.
            
Leah Lundquist is Program Manager with the UMN Center for Integrative Leadership and is currently serving as national liaison for the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of the Twin Cities (YNPN-TC). Prior to this position, she developed the organizational capacity of nonprofit and foundations through positions at Northwest Area Foundation, Fieldstone Alliance, and the Women’s Funding Network. She has a B.A. in biology and English from Luther College and a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
Rinal Ray is a staff attorney with the Minnesota Justice Foundation at William Mitchell College of Law, works on pro bono development at the Minnesota State Bar Association, and is currently serving as board chair for the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of the Twin Cities (YNPN-TC). A former project coordinator at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, she worked on the Nonprofit Legal Handbook and the Charitable Tax Exemption Campaign. Rinal is a former AmeriCorps member with College Possible. She has a B.A. in international studies and political science from Macalester College and a law degree from William Mitchell College of Law.
2:00pm Interpersonal Solutions – Communication Through ImprovAside from hermits, interpersonal communication is the cornerstone of any organization, campaign, or event. Experience how improvisational theater can add pep to your meetings and keep you from becoming a hermit. Attendees will learn and demonstrate improv tools and techniques. Be prepared to participate and step out of your comfort zone, or if you’re a hermit, out of your cave.
Brandon Boat and Tane Danger are the founders of The Theater of Public Policy and are currently Artists in Residence at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. They’ve been performing improv for over 10 years all over the state and have backgrounds in the non-profit sector. When collaborating on projects, Brandon brews his own beer and Tane sometimes drinks it.
2:00pm Professional Success is as Easy as P.I.E.
This comprehensive session will teach you the secrets that many successful professionals employ to develop and exhibit leadership skills that drive productivity and create value to obtain significant promotions and avoid getting stuck in a dead-end job. Learn how the sweetest dessert can lead to the sweetest professional results!
Al Coleman, Jr. is a highly-awarded lawyer, professor and writer living near St. Paul, Minnesota. A devoted mentor to a multitude of exceptional emerging leaders in business, law, government, non-profits, the arts and science throughout the country. His book “Secrets to Success: The Definitive Career Development Guide for New and First Generation Professionals” candidly shares principles of personal, professional and financial success with tomorrow’s leaders.
2:00pm So, You Want that Promotion? How to Use Management Theory for SuccessYou want to have your boss’s job one day soon, eh? What do you know about managing and motivating teams? Come to this interactive breakout session to learn about the organizational and management theory that shapes your work environment and how you can use that information to be a better leader. Walk away with a deeper understanding of factors influencing the success of your company, your team, and yourself.
Sarah Townsend Morris recently joined Impact Strategies Group, a Twin Cities consulting firm focused on developing sustainable solutions to societal problems, as Business Manager & Project Consultant. She has five years of academic and professional experience in the nonprofit sector, which includes a Masters of Public Administration from Indiana University. Her interests lie in nonprofit management best practices, cross-sector collaborations, and social entrepreneurship strategies. Sarah’s professional experience includes work for Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana, Charity Navigator, Social Venture Partners Minnesota, Bilingual Education for Central America, and the Center for Nonprofit Management in Nashville, Tennessee. Sarah is a native Nashvillian and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Network Partner Notes 2012: The Scene

The Minnesota Rising 2012 Un/Conference: Leveraging Expansive Leadership for Our Minnesota will be held on Saturday, September 22, 2012 from 10:00AM – 4:30PM at DLR Group offices in Minneapolis, MN. Hosted by and for emerging leaders, the Un/Conference will engage emerging leaders across Minnesota in an energizing day of innovative learning and dialogue, skill-building, and network-building with their peers!

Minnesota Rising is pleased to collaborate with Network Partners, emerging leader group organizations, to help cross-promote our parallel efforts to provide leadership development and community-building. In our Network Partner Notes, we prompt and highlight our 2012 Un/Conference Network Partners in their own words!

What is The Scene?
 Well, if you are in your 20s and 30s, you like the theatre, you like networking, you like engaging with your community in a meaningful way and you care about the future of the arts on Hennepin Avenue, then the answer is: You.
The Scene members with the cast of American Idiot
The FactsThe Scene is Hennepin Theatre Trust’s Broadway and performing arts community for young patrons in their 20s and 30s. You sign up, pay a $20 annual membership fee and get access to a slew of benefits. But at the heart of it, The Scene is really about connecting you to your arts community. So I invite you to check out seven lucky reasons YOU should get on The Scene:
1.       Exclusive Ticket OffersThe Scene members are privy to exclusive ticket offers to Broadway shows, concerts and other events.

2.      Special Events: We the people, of our 20s and 30s, dig parties, right? We’ve got the party thing covered. The Scene members are often invited to opening night parties to grab a drink, nibble on some food and snap photos with the cast- like the one above with American Idiot. We also have smaller meet-and-greets or Q&A’s with cast members if that’s more your style- like this one with Million Dollar Quartet.

3.      Broadway Confidential: Members of The Scene receive complimentary access to all Broadway Confidential events. These happen Monday nights before each Broadway show and feature a speaker who is an expert on a topic relating to the show.

4.      Drink Discounts: Back to that whole “deals” thing. You show ‘em your Scene card—you get $1 off drinks at the State, Orpheum, Pantatges and New Century Theatres.  Done and done.

5.       Networking: Members of The Scene include executives to teachers to entrepreneurs to artists. Connect to us and we’ll connect you to each other.

6.      It’s your Plan-It Hennepin: The future of Hennepin Avenue is in your hands. As Hennepin Theatre Trust works with Walker Art Center, Artspace and the City of Minneapolis to improve Hennepin Avenue, we want The Scene members to be a part of these discussions. Check out our page to learn more. Or just join The Scene and we’ll let you know all the ways you can be involved.

7.       Give in to your philanthropic self: Angelina and Brad made philanthropy cool—but we know better—they make it cool because they look great doing it together. By becoming a part of The Scene you are not only getting access to tickets, events and networking with like-minded people, you’re also getting connected with Minnesota’s seventh largest non-profit organization. And we hope the more time you spend with us, the more time you’ll want to spend with us. Our educational and community engagement programs such as AccessCritical View and our nationally recognized SpotLight Musical Theatre Program are doing some serious good. And I have a feeling you might look great doing some serious good with us.

To join The Scenesee a full list of benefits, check out photos from past events or learn about upcoming opportunities please visit us online or by contacting Olivia Plaine at thescene@hennepintheatretrust.org
Disney’s Beauty & the Beast Cocktail Hour & Performance
Thursday, October 18
6pm Cocktail Hour + 7:30pm Performance
Orpheum Theatre
$55 The Scene Members | $65 Guest*

Enjoy a pre-show cocktail hour with The Scene before attending the evening's performance of Disney's Beauty & the Beast at the Orpheum Theatre. Price includes one drink ticket and appetizers at the 6-7:15pm cocktail hour and a ticket to the show in section C seating (normally $74).

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

You're Invited: Zest! A local event of global cuisine

The Minnesota Rising 2012 Un/Conference: Leveraging Expansive Leadership for Our Minnesota will be held on Saturday, September 22, 2012 from 10:00AM – 4:30PM at DLR Group offices in Minneapolis, MN. Hosted by and for emerging leaders, the Un/Conference will engage emerging leaders across Minnesota in an energizing day of innovative learning and dialogue, skill-building, and network-building with their peers!

Minnesota Rising will be collecting canned soup donations for the Eagan & Lakeville Resource Centers at the Un/Conference and welcomes you to contribute these items as well as hygiene products. For another opportunity to support the local service agency, consider attending their fundraiser this week, Zest! A local event of global cuisine!
  1. Get ready for the liveliest night in town!

    Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012  •   6 pm–10 pm

    Lost Spur Golf and Event Center
    2750 Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan, MN 55121


    An exciting evening filled with music, dancing, food and drink and fun!

    •  Diverse tastings from local restaurants, cash bar
    •  Special Guest Robyne Robinson, Local Broadcaster and Entrepreneur
    •  Music, ethnic dancing, and performances
    •  Celebrity chef appearances and demos:
              Elizabeth Reis, co-host of Twin Cities Live
              Barb Schaller, MN State Fair canning competitor with more than
              100 blue ribbons and four-time overall canning champion
    •  Silent auction culturally-themed baskets and exciting drawings
               featuring Byerly's Wine Cellar

    Tickets $50 per person, includes 1 chance for one of two Byerly's Wine Cellars (wall of wine)!
    Proceeds benefit Eagan & Lakeville Resource Centers and Cheerful Givers!

    Festive attire admired
    Tickets now available at http://zestevent.eventbrite.com
     Zest! Guest MC Robyne Robinson, award-winning broadcaster and entrepreneur.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Network Partner Notes 2012: Leaders of Today and Tomorrow (LOTT)

The Minnesota Rising 2012 Un/Conference: Leveraging Expansive Leadership for Our Minnesota will be held on Saturday, September 22, 2012 from 10:00AM – 4:30PM at DLR Group offices in Minneapolis, MN. Hosted by and for emerging leaders, the Un/Conference will engage emerging leaders across Minnesota in an energizing day of innovative learning and dialogue, skill-building, and network-building with their peers!

Minnesota Rising is pleased to collaborate with Network Partners, emerging leader group organizations, to help cross-promote our parallel efforts to provide leadership development and community-building. In our Network Partner Notes, we prompt and highlight our 2012 Un/Conference Network Partners in their own words!

Leaders of Today and Tomorrow (LOTT)





If every woman viewed herself as a leader,  what kind of world would we create?

The League of Women Voters Minnesota's Leaders of Today and Tomorrow Fellows Program brings together women from diverse backgrounds and creates collaboration. Our program brings women together under the belief that women's leadership is different and necessary. We work on developing complete leadership, providing skills that can be used professionally and personally.  Are you interested in developing your leadership skills? Apply to be a 2013 Fellow.
Applications are due October 14, 2012. For more information, visit www.lwvmn.org/lott

Monday, September 17, 2012

You're Invited | YNPN-TC Demystifying Mentoring: Building a support network

The Minnesota Rising 2012 Un/Conference: Leveraging Expansive Leadership for Our Minnesota will be held on Saturday, September 22, 2012 from 10:00AM – 4:30PM at DLR Group offices in Minneapolis, MN. Hosted by and for emerging leaders, the Un/Conference will engage emerging leaders across Minnesota in an energizing day of innovative learning and dialogue, skill-building, and network-building with their peers!

Minnesota Rising is pleased to collaborate with Network Partners, emerging leader group organizations, to help cross-promote our parallel efforts to provide leadership development and community-building. In our Network Partner Notes, we prompt and highlight our 2012 Un/Conference Network Partners in their own words!

You are invited to attend:


Demystifying Mentoring: Building a support network

Monday, September 24, 2012 from 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Many young nonprofit professionals find themselves mystified when it comes to finding a mentor and developing a meaningful mentoring relationship.
  • Who is my ideal mentor?
  • Can I have more than one mentor?
  • Do I have enough experience to be a mentor to someone else?
YNPN Twin Cities is offering this event as a launching pad for our members to build their own mentoring networks. The event will provide expert sourced information on building both traditional and nontraditional mentoring relationships, while also going a step further to allow attendees to begin building peer-to-peer mentor circles right at the event. These circles will provide the structure and support needed to kickstart a deeper level of future networking and mentoring for attendees.
Space is limited for this innovative event, so register soon. After registration, attendees will be pre-matched into peer based mentor circles. The success of the mentoring circles is dependent on attendees being committed to participating in the event day-of, so please, since space is limited, only register if confident of ability to make the event.
Move a giant step forward in building your ideal mentorship network and join us on September 24!

Speakers:
Kim Borton is the Director of Programs at the Women's Foundation of Minnesota. Borton provides the strategic leadership and implementation for the grantmaking, capacity-building and evaluation work of the foundation, which includes the Social Change Fund, girlsBEST (girls Building Economic Success Together) Fund, A FUTURE: Minnesota Girls Are Not For Sale, and donor-centered grantmaking.


Lynne Schuman manages all aspects of career services for the Humphrey School and collaborates with student services, alumni relations, development, and many other partners to serve our students from first contact to graduation and beyond. Over the last 25 years, she and her team have built a wide range of programs, services, and events to support students and alumni in developing their public service careers. Those include a popular mentor program, a course in career development, substantial career resources on the website, on-campus employer visits and career fairs, and a career exploration of Washington, D.C., as well as individual career counseling services. She developed her own work in career counseling after getting graduate degrees in political science, with a focus on comparative policy and public policy, and teaching in a community college.
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Minneapolis, MN 55408
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Friday, September 14, 2012

Network Partner Notes 2012: Fourth Generation

The Minnesota Rising 2012 Un/Conference: Leveraging Expansive Leadership for Our Minnesota will be held on Saturday, September 22, 2012 from 10:00AM – 4:30PM at DLR Group offices in Minneapolis, MN. Hosted by and for emerging leaders, the Un/Conference will engage emerging leaders across Minnesota in an energizing day of innovative learning and dialogue, skill-building, and network-building with their peers!

Minnesota Rising is pleased to collaborate with Network Partners, emerging leader group organizations, to help cross-promote our parallel efforts to provide leadership development and community-building. In our Network Partner Notes, we prompt and highlight our 2012 Un/Conference Network Partners in their own words!

Fourth Generation


    

Fourth Generation isn’t just about giving back to the community.  It’s about the process of learning about philanthropy, connecting and engaging with your community, and sharing your ideas and insights while making new friends.  Fourth Generation, a program of the Minneapolis Foundation, is a group of young professionals who are interested in exploring their community and the grant making process; it’s where young professionals become civic leaders.

With three different levels of involvement, the members of Fourth Generation kick off the grant making process in October when they begin vetting different organizations working within a specific topic area.  After learning about the topic area, the nonprofits involved in the work, and the grant making process, members vote on and award the final grants in June. In 2012, members awarded a total of $33,000 to four Twin Cities organizations.
Interested in learning more? Join us for our October meeting on 10/23 from 6-8pm when we will discuss our new grantmaking topic.  Hear from a panel of local entrepreneurs and guest speaker Yvonne Cheung Ho, President and CEO of the Minority Economic Development Association, an organization that provides consulting and training to local entrepreneurs of color.  Stay tuned for more details at fourthgenfund.org.
Need a Fourth Generation fix in September? We have just the thing and we think it's really exciting! Ever wonder what today's community leaders were like at the beginning of their careers?  Curious about how they got to where they are today? Through a new relationship with the One Percent Club, we are very excited to offer you an opportunity to hear from business and civic leaders in the community committed to philanthropy. The One Percent Club encourages its members to give back at least one percent of their wealth to the community. They are excited to share their lessons learned and encourage members of Fourth Generation to be generous and make an impact. 
What I Wish I Knew: A Candid Conversation With Community Leaders 
Guest speakers: Judy Dayton and Judson Dayton
When: Monday, September 24, 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Where: The Minneapolis Club, Governors Room, 729 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
RSVP here.
Space is limited (capacity of 30), so RSVP early!