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Monday, October 31, 2016

[Minnesota Rising Dispatch] October 2016


[#mnrising Dispatch] October 2016

We're eagerly preparing to fall back as Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend and then counting down those last days until Election Day on November 8. Key resources for doing your civic duty include the Minnesota Secretary of State and League of Women Voters Minnesota along with their "Your Vote Your Voice" campaign. Connect with others the night before at #GoVoteMN's Election Eve Partyat Mill City Nights featuring DILATED PEOPLES and ALLAN KINGDOM and hosted by GO 95.3 DJ Mr. Peter Parker. Once you've cast your vote (and helped others to do so), check out the events and opportunities in this Dispatch for more ways to make your voice heard in your community!

Apply to be a 2017 NLC Fellow!

New Leaders Council
 
The New Leaders Council Institute is an intensive, five-month progressive entrepreneurship training program. It is the premier leadership and professional development, training, mentoring, networking, and career and political advancement program for young professionals. We’re looking for entrepreneurial young professionals, typically 25-35, from diverse backgrounds and industries, with strong progressive values and leadership aptitude, who will apply NLC’s trainings in their careers and lives. From strategic communications to fundraising, and entrepreneurship to coalition management, NLC Fellows master all the skills needed to lead the next generation. The 2017 NLC Institute begins in January 2017. Fellows have to commit to one weekend per month for five months in which each Fellow, along with 15-20 of their peers, participates in trainings on topics from messaging to finance to political management. Applications are due at 3:00pm EST on November 14, 2016. [Read more.]

Fall Family Dinners

LOCUS
 
LOCUS invites you to Family Dinner this fall! Looking for an opportunity to connect and dialogue with other emerging leaders of color and Native emerging leaders around issues of code-switching, microaggressions, and intersectionality? Want to share your personal experiences and hear others' stories and perspectives about race, culture, and identity? Join LOCUS for a series of informal, intimate conversations over meals at ethnic- and minority-owned restaurants across the Twin Cities. Together we'll support local small businesses, engage in building relationships and trust across our diverse cultures, and participate in the self-reflection and collective exploration necessary for developing Identity-Driven Leadership. Save the date(s) from 5:30pm - 7:30pm on Mondays: November 14 and 28, and December 12! *LOCUS will provide light appetizers but participants are responsible for the costs of any additional meals and beverages. [More information.]

Apply for New Sector Impact Leadership Incubator

New Sector Alliance

New Sector is launching a new program, and we are looking for candidates that are highly-motivated, skilled, early career professionals who are passionate about social impact. If you are know anyone that meets that description, we hope you'll encourage them to apply by Friday, November 18th. New Sector is committed to developing and supporting the next generation of nonprofit leaders. Our programs are focused on providing our Fellows with the professional skills, networks and experiences needed for their long-term success in the social sector. The New Sector Impact Leadership Incubator is a 5-month professional development program designed for emerging leaders with up to 5 years of professional work experience. In addition to full-time employment at one of our partner host-sites, Fellows receive monthly professional development trainings, mentorship, and individual career coaching to support their long-term careers in the social sector. [Read more.]

Give to the Max Day is November 17

GiveMN
 
On Thursday, November 17, join your fellow Minnesotans in raising millions of dollars for the thousands of nonprofits and schools which make our communities stronger. Just by making a gift for Give to the Max Day 2016, your donation of as little as $10 could turn into $10,000 for your favorite nonprofit or school! Thanks in part to our generous partners at the Bush Foundation and others, we're bringing back Give to the Max Day Leaderboards, Golden Tickets and Super-Sized Golden Tickets. Beginning Tuesday, November 1, visit GiveMN.org to schedule your gifts to be processed on Give to the Max Day. It's just like scheduling your bills to pay automatically. Scheduled donations will be eligible for all prizes during Give to the Max Day. Better yet, we'll randomly select one scheduled gift for a special Super-Sized Golden Ticket just for scheduled donations, adding $10,000 to that lucky person's donation! [Read more.]

News from the Network

Updates and events with our esteemed partners and collaborators!

Mayor-to-Mayor: An interview with R.T. Rybak
Wednesday, November 2
7:00pm
Hamline University

Ignite Minneapolis 11
Thursday, November 3
5:00pm - 9:30pm
Ted Mann Concert Hall

Twin Cities Social Justice Art Festival
Saturday, November 5
10:00am - 4:00pm
610 W 28th St Minneapolis

Memory Mixer - A Party to End Alzheimer's
Saturday, November 5
7:30pm - 11:30pm
Muse Event Center

*WE Made It
MN Cup
Monday, November 7
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Clockwork Annex Building

Community Accelerator
Impact Hub Minneapolis - St. Paul
Tuesday, November 15
12:30pm - 1:30pm

GREATER MSP 2016 Annual Meeting
Tuesday, November 15
5:15pm - 8:00pm
U.S. Bank Stadium

5th Annual Women in Public Service Conference
Hamline School of Business
Friday, November 18
8:30am - 4:30pm
Hamline University

2016 Wealth & Leadership Summit
E Howard Co. Professional Innovations
Saturday, November 19
12:00pm - 4:00pm
E.M. Pearson Theatre

MSP Mingle
Make It. MSP.
Wednesday, November 30
5:30pm - 8:00pm
HealthPartners

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