You're Invited: Celebration of Women in the Arts!

Props to Lindsay Bacher for helping to host as well as spread the word about this upcoming fundraising event to celebrate women in the arts! A 2011 LOTT Fellow, Lindsay is working with other emerging women leaders to showcase women artists and fundraise for the Arizona Bridge Project for young girls, an after-school program that focuses on arts activities, mentoring, and girls-only programming. The day will include performances, a silent art auction, and a kids corner with art activities. See details below and plan to come out for a day of creativity and celebration!

[Minnesota Rising Dispatch] March 2011

Network Announcements Twin Cities Rotaract Happy Hour to benefit the Youth Farm and Market Project Wednesday, April 6 5:00pm - 7:00pm Red Stag Supper Club Kids 'n Kinship Fashionista Favorites Charity Fashion Show Thursday, April 14 5:00pm-9:00pm GrandStay's La Grand Conference Center WOW! POW! SOCK! Creative Communication With Impact Thursday, April 28 Networking 5:30-6:00pm; Workshop starts at 6:00pm Blog Bytes What kind of leader does your organization need now? Guest Post: Kelly Rowan and YNPN-Twin Cities [March 9] Give it some gusto: Nuance in word and action [March 15] Report Roll: What Does the Next Generation of American Leaders Think? [March 29] Making Our #MNRising Mark! Don't forget to tag your upcoming emerging leader events, thoughts, musings, and more, #mnrising, on Twitter and Facebook. Let's aggregate and organize ourselves for increased interaction and potential for collaboration! [Minnesota Rising] March 2011 Update Thanks to everyone who attended the January 15 Strategy Session and March 5 Planning Meeting for Minnesota Rising. The ideas and insights shared during those two conversations have generated some powerful areas of work for Minnesota Rising in 2011! 5 Areas of Work for Minnesota Rising in 2011 1. Minnesota Rising Un/Conference 2.0: October 2011 2. Convene process and conversations to develop generational theme or principles for emerging leaders and organizations in Minnesota 3. Minnesota Rising Council Conversations (quarterly gatherings to encourage knowledge-sharing and collaboration) 4. Mentorship 5. Minnesota Rising Blog and Communications Workgroups to advance these topic areas are currently forming, so to indicate your interest in involvement, please email minnesotarising@gmail.com by Monday, April 4! Save the Dates: Un/Conference 2.0 Brainstorm + Blog Focus Group! Minnesota Rising Un/Conference 2.0 Brainstorm Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Grassroots Solutions 2828 University Avenue, Suite 150, Minneapolis 55414 Everyone's invited to give input and brainstorm ideas for how to make the Minnesota Rising 2011 Un/Conference a game-changer! There, we'll get a sense of what people want to see happen, identify who is interested in helping make it a reality, and get everyone riled up about what is sure to be an historic event! RSVP to minnesotarising@gmail.com. Minnesota Rising Blog + Communications Focus Group Monday, April 25, 2011 6:00PM - 7:30PM Engine 91 10th Street South, Minneapolis 55403 Are you a reader or a writer of the Minnesota Rising Blog? Or someone with opinions on how to make things more visually appealing or convene better discussions? Our conversation will focus on how to improve the communications and interactions between emerging leader groups and the Minnesota Rising network, with a central focus on how to leverage the blog and social media tools. We welcome your big ideas and RSVPs at minnesotarising@gmail.com!

You're Invited: STLF Glory Days Tour!

Kudos to Josh Reimnitz for sharing the good word (below) about the inaugural and upcoming Students Today Leaders Forever (STLF) Glory Days Tour and for generally being a fun guy! Don't miss your chance to take part in a weekend Tour from Minneapolis, MN, to Chicago, IL, filled with opportunities for making friends and having fun. The Tour is open to STLF Alumni who are at least a year out of college and other interested do-gooders!

STLF is doing this stellar thing (among many other stellar things) called the Glory Days Tour. It's basically a Pay It Forward Tour for young professionals, adults, alumni, etc. It's a three-day excursion from Minneapolis to Madison to Chicago doing service, hanging out, and having a couple facilitated activities throughout the trip.

It should be ridiculously fun and a good chance to meet some amazing new peeps. The cost $450 which includes all but one meal a day and a tax-deductible donation to STLF.

We've got a great group already, 23 peeps, and we're starting our push to past alumni but I wanted to make sure to extend the invitation to others around the Twin Cities!

Where you're planted

Photo Credit: Flowerinasidewalk Blog

"Bloom where you are planted."

-Nancy Reader Campion

Accepting Applications: 2011-2012 Humphrey Policy Fellows

Hat tip to Leah Lundquist for passing on word that applications are now being accepted for the 2011-2012 Policy Fellows program at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs. A 2006-2007 Humphrey Policy Fellow, I highly recommend the program as an opportunity to further develop your leadership skills, engage on critical political and societal issues with policymakers and community leaders, and create friendships across sectors and the state that can expand your horizons and that may be your some of your best relationships yet!

Now in its 21st year, the Policy Fellows program brings together emerging leaders from business, government, and nonprofit sectors to hone their leadership skills, build their professional networks, and learn how to tackle the "common good" challenges facing our state and nation. As part of a 35-person cohort, Fellows meet monthly between September and June for full-day workshops and seminars; design and implement group projects on topics of their choosing; and participate in a three-day study trip to Washington, D.C.

Emerging and mid-career leaders throughout the state of Minnesota are welcome to apply. The application and two recommendation letters are due June 1, 2011 for the nine-month program beginning in September.

More information about program costs and content can be found on our website:
http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/cspg/policy_fellows.html