You're Invited: Innové Immersion Day

Innove, an initiative of Colonial Church, is hosting Innove Immersion Day on Saturday, September 28th. Open to all young social entrepreneurs, this free one-day event offers coaching, learning, mentoring, networking, encouragement, and more. An additional hour of in-depth consultation from an Innove coach will be made available to the 25 registrants requesting the service - register for bonus time today!

We Want to Help

Join us for a day to gain practical skills, build networks and foster relationships to help develop your idea that serves the common good. Receive guidance at any stage in the process, whether you are just developing your idea or at the point of launch, we have a day planned that will help you take your plan to the next level.

SUE STANEK

With 30+ years of corporate experience and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in Training and Development, Sue Stanek has made it her personal mission to drive business results through leadership development of people. Through her many speaking engagements, Sue is described by others as positive, practical, inspiring, humorous, and relevant. She is at her best with leaders who want breakthrough inspiration and practical steps to develop their personal leadership.

RYAN SKOOG

Ryan, Venture Expedition’s co­founder, oversees finances, development, staff, and board. Ryan earned his MBA from University of Saint Thomas’s Schultz School of Entrepreneurship before founding two companies, Fly for Good and International Volunteer Card, which serve customers such as Harvard University, Invisible Children, and Youth With A Mission. He has presented and shared at colleges and churches internationally and has visited many places Venture works (such as Tibet, Burma, Kenya, and Zimbabwe) to spread the tangible love of Jesus.

You're Invited: What "Soft Skills" Do You Need to Accelerate Your Career?

The National Association of Asian American Professionals - Minnesota chapter (NAAAP-MN) is hosting "What "Soft Skills" Do You Need to Accelerate Your Career?" Join in to hear from incoming national NAAAP president, Fabian J. De Rozario, about the personal and professional skills that help to accelerate career advancement. Seating is limited to 25 seats, so register today!

Join NAAAP at Zen Box Next Week! What "Soft Skills" Do You Need to Accelerate Your Career? Presented by NAAAP's National President-Elect, Fabian De Rozario Tuesday, September 24, 2013 @ Zen Box Izakaya "Talent is Not Enough" is a common phrase uttered by leaders and authors of business books. The essence of this claim is that technical skills are insufficient to propel one's career. In this seminar, you will be introduced to a comprehensive inventory of personal and professional skills that have proven to distinguish people as star performers. Often called the "soft skills," these learned abilities translate to "hard" results - more credibility, influence, better assignments, promotions,...and more. During this session, you will complete this inventory of skills, which you will then use to establish a personal action plan to expand your capabilities. Fabian J. De Rozario Schedule: 5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Registration 6:00 - 7:15 p.m. Session  7:15 - 9:00 p.m. Networking  Location: Zen Box Izakaya 602 South Washington Ave Minneapolis, MN 55415 (651) 332-3936  Cost: Free for NAAAP Minnesota Members  $10 for Nonmembers Light appetizers will be provided. Dinner and beverages are on your own. Seating is limited to 25 attendees!  Register now at https://naaapmnsoftskillssessions.eventbrite.com!   Questions: Contact Mary Thao at mm.thao@hotmail.com or (651) 276-0589 About our Speaker:                      Fabian De Rozario is a consultant and facilitator of talent engagement seminars/programs, delivering more than 100 workshops and seminars each year at Fortune 100 companies in the U.S. and abroad. Program topics include diversity & inclusion, cross-cultural proficiency, workforce engagement, and leadership. Fabian is a Senior Consultant and Lead Facilitator at Korn/Ferry International and also has his private consulting & training practice, GlobalConnect LP. He is also President/CEO-Elect for NAAAP (the National Association of Asian American Professionals). Fabian was born and raised in Malaysia and completed his secondary education in Edinburgh, Scotland. He graduated from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale with two B.S. degrees (Management and Marketing) and a M.S. degree in Parks & Recreation Administration. Fabian is a leader and frequent volunteer in the Atlanta metro area, serving as the 2009 & 2010 President of NAAAP Atlanta (National Association of Asian American Professionals) and co-founding MAG (Malaysian Association of Georgia). Currently, he serves at NAAAP's National Chief Business Development Officer and is a board member of CPACS (Center for Pan Asian Community Services). About NAAAP – MN The National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) is dedicated to advancing your career through professional development, building leadership skills and connecting you with people from companies around the Twin Cities and across the country. NAAAP – MN members currently represent companies such as Medtronic, Target, General Mills, Accenture, State Farm, 3M, ACA International, Ameriprise, Shaw Lundquist and more. Join NAAAP and gain access to professional development and networking opportunities at the local and national levels.  Copyright © 2013 naaap-mn, All rights reserved.

Accepting Applications: YNPN Twin Cities Board

The YNPN Twin Cities board is looking for a few good folks to help them connect through purpose, challenge to change, and lead together. With the national YNPN conference coming here next year, there's no more exciting time to get on board and put your own stamp on the Twin Cities' nonprofit community! The application deadline is September 30th, so read on and apply soon!

Connect through purpose. "There's energy, energy, and more energy around issues that matter. It's amazing how willing people are to make this a part of their lives." -YNPN-TC Board Member We have the busiest and most exciting year on record coming up for our YNPN chapter. You'll connect with a group of smart, passionate, engaged fellow board members around shared work you all believe in. Expect new friends. Challenge to change. "I have been pleasantly surprised by the personal support on the board and the tendency to push board members to expand their boundaries." -YNPN-TC Board Member Serving on a board is an incredible professional development opportunity, and YNPN-TC's board is no exception. We continually ask how we can make our members and ourselves fitter, happier, and more productive. Expect to be challenged. Lead together. "We have shared authority to try what we want and have a true culture of learning and shared leadership. Failure, when it happens, is an opportunity to learn at YNPN-TC." -YNPN-TC Board Member YNPN-TC blows up the box. Whether it's innovative programming, snazzy communications, radical membership engagement, or unconventional governance models, we lead every day. But never alone. We know we're better together, and value collaboration and diverse perspectives in our membership and on our board. Expect to play well with others. Join the YNPN-TC board. If this sounds up your alley consider applying for the YNPN-TC board. New board members will serve a renewable two-year term beginning in January 2014 and contribute 12-18 hours a month to the organization's work. Applications are live on our website now and due September 30, 2013. Not sure? Check out a recent blog on what your board service could look like, another on what our 2013 board has been up to this year, or grab a current board member at the next event you attend. We would love to talk to you about our experiences on the board, and answer any questions you may have. You can also always email Lauren at info@ynpntwincities.org and she'll fill you in on everything you need to know!

Requests for Proposals: Minnesota Rising 2013 Un/Conference Breakout Sessions

The Minnesota Rising 2013 Un/Conference: Cultivating Capacity for Collective Leadership will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2013 from 10:00AM – 4:30PM at DLR Group 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!

We are looking for 50-minute presentation topics that are relevant to the millennial generation and to our event theme. In case you need some inspiration, we asked fellow millennials what they think about in terms of generational topics. Here are some of the responses: quarter-life crisis, philanthropy, futurism, long-term planning, finding a community/tribe, "fake it until you make it" (TEDTalk). For examples, see last year's sessions here. Please complete the proposal submission form by no later than October 1 at 5pm!

Limitless

“Because we don’t know when we will die, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well. Yet everything happens a certain number of times, and a very small number, really. How many more times will you remember a certain afternoon of your childhood, some afternoon that’s so deeply a part of your being that you can’t even conceive of your life without it? Perhaps four or five times more. Perhaps not even that. How many times will you watch the full moon rise? Perhaps twenty. And yet it all seems limitless.” 

-Paul Bowles