[Minnesota Rising Dispatch] October 2013

[#mnrising Dispatch] October 2013 Happy Halloween! We are 16 days away from the Minnesota Rising 2013 Un/Conference: Cultivating Capacity for Collective Leadership and despite today's costumed and masked affair, urge you not to disguise your enthusiasm for this momentous occasion! Instead, check out the session schedule to figure out what conversations you'll contribute to that day, tweet or post to social media to help spread the word and your excitement, and make sure to save your seat for an illuminating and energizing day with your change-making peers. We look forward to seeing you at our fourth annual Un/Conference at DLR Group! Accepting Applications: MCF Philanthropy Fellowship Bush Foundation   The Bush Foundation is excited to partner with the Minnesota Council on Foundations to launch a new fellowship program which aims to increase the number of people from under-represented communities holding leadership positions in philanthropy. The MCF Philanthropy Fellowship will prepare high-potential leaders for careers in philanthropy. Fellows will be employed by the Minnesota Council on Foundations and placed in three-year appointments at the Bush Foundation to work either with the Community Innovation or Education team. Fellows will gain valuable work experience while infusing new energy and viewpoints into the Foundation's work. They will also receive significant professional development and networking opportunities. Three Fellows will be selected through an application process that closes at noon on November 13, 2013. [Read more.]  Citizens League 2013 Civic Celebration Policy and a Pint   Please join us for our annual Civic Celebration where we will showcase our Policy and a Pint event series and kick off the 2013-2014 season. We'll celebrate the Citizens League's accomplishments in 2013, vote on the slate of board nominees, and learn about the State of our State through an interactive conversation moderated by Steve Seel, from 89.3 The Current, and featuring Susan Brower, the State Demographer, and Laura Kalambokidis, the State Economist. The event will feature: social hour with hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar beginning at 5:30pm, traditional Policy and a Pint Program hosted by 89.3 The Current DJ Steve Seel at 6:15pm, dessert reception and after-party immediately following the program! [Read more.]  The Give Together Get Together Celebrate Give to the Max Day at CoCo Uptown! Join us for this incredible party and celebrate The Great Minnesota GiveTogether with friends. We've got free food, cocktails, and entertainment on Thursday, November 14 from 5:30pm - 8:00pm. Stop by the Giving Bar, take selfies for social media with friends, write on the walls and compete in the "Giving Games" to win prizes for your favorite charities. The festivities will be held at the barely seen, stylishly intriguing, creatively designed CoCo Uptown, Minneapolis' brand new collaborative working space. Admission: make a gift online or via your Smartphone at GiveMN.org at the welcome area at CoCo Uptown. The Give Together Get Together is sponsored by Greater Twin Cities United Way and GiveMN. This event is designed in partnership with a collaborative group of Twin Cities young professional organizations. [Read more.] Emerging Leader Organizations on the Rise Twin Cities Business Magazine Minnesota and the Twin Cities are home to a growing number of emerging leader networking organizations - so many that a recent inventory, which is not exhaustive, lists 52 such groups. Some are free-standing, like Minnesota Rising, Torch Community, and the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, while others are sponsored by established organizations such as the Rotary Club, the Greater Twin Cities United Way, and the Minnesota Opera. Although these groups were formed for different purposes, today they are looking for common ground. A new effort is taking shape - a network of networks - aimed to bring together groups of next-generation leaders to identify shared goals and explore ways that collaboration can amplify and accelerate their work. [Read more.]   Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend News from the Network Updates and events with our esteemed network partners and collaborators! Fall Happy Hour The LEAD Project Thursday, November 7, 2013 5:00pm - 8:00pm Tangiers (116 1st Ave N in downtown Minneapolis) Cooperatives = Community Development How cooperative business models can contribute to sustainable economic development in Minnesota Friday, November 8, 2013 8:30am - 4:30pm (reception to follow) Thrivent Financial, Minneapolis MINGO Happy Hour Citizens League Thursday, November 14, 2013 (rescheduled from October 9) 5:15pm - 7:15pm Honey Lounge   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!  Copyright © 2013 Minnesota Rising, All rights reserved.

You're Invited: Citizens League 2013 Civic Celebration

Join the Citizens League for their 2013 Civic Celebration and get a download from Susan Brower, the Minnesota State Demographer, and Laura Kalambokidis, the State Economist, on the state of the state, Policy and a Pint-style! You'll also hear about the Citizens League's 2013 accomplishments, vote on the slate of board nominees, and mingle with the most active of Minnesota's citizenry. More details and registration link after the jump!

You're invited to the

2013 Civic Celebration

Please join us for our annual Civic Celebration where we will showcase our Policy and a Pint event series and kick-off the 2013-2014 season. We'll celebrate the Citizens League's accomplishments in 2013, vote on the slate of board nominees, and learn about the State of our State through an interactive conversation moderated by Steve Seel, from 89.3 The Current, and featuring Susan Brower, the State Demographer, and Laura Kalambokidis, the State Economist. The event will feature: Social hour with hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar beginning at 5:30 p.m. Traditional Policy and a Pint Program hosted by 89.3 The Current DJ Steve Seel at 6:15 p.m. Dessert reception and after-party immediately following the program

When

Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 From 5:30pm - 9:00pm

Where

The Varsity Theater 1308 4th Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55414

Register

The 2013-2014 Policy and a Pint series is generously sponsored by The 2013 Civic Celebration is sponsored by   Policy and a Pint ^® is co-presented by Citizens League and 89.3 The Current

     

If you are interested in sponsoring this year's event please contact Cat Beltmann at cbeltmann@citizensleague.org or by phone at 651-289-1075.

You're Invited | SMBMSP #59 - Beyond the Check-In: Location-based Social Media for Business

SMBMSP wants you to be where they'll be on Halloween morning - and in costume! Join Social Media Breakfast - Minneapolis/Saint Paul for "Beyond the Check-In: Location-based Social Media for Business" to gain insights into how location-based apps can help you locate and engage your customers. Come prepared - prizes will be awarded for best meme-based, geekiest, and bacon-related costumes!

Register now for SMBMSP #59 - Beyond the Check-In: Location-based Social Media for Business Thursday, October 31, 2013 from 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Wherever you are, there's an app that can find you. And if it can find you, it can find your customers, too. Foursquare, Facebook, Google+, Yelp, Instagram, Groupon, Twitter, and dozens of other popular apps all offer location-enabled features. Savvy businesses are getting creative and capitalizing on this information to improve customer experience AND their bottom line. Christopher Lower of Sterling Cross Communications, will share success stories from restaurant and hotel clients, best practices for making location-based/location-aware apps a part of your social media strategy, and take your questions. Please Note: This is event is on a Thursday. Costumes encouraged (prizes awarded for best meme-based, geekiest, & bacon-related costumes). Featured Speaker Christopher Lower Sterling Cross Communications Christopher Lower is the co-owner, with his wife Mary, of Sterling Cross Communications, an award winning public relations, marketing, web & mobile design, and social media firm celebrating their 10th year anniversary. He is an award winning Sales Manager & Marketer, with 25 years in the retail, hospitality and medical-technical device industries. He has been a corporate trainer, designer, and creator of business development programs and marketing campaigns for several firms. He is recognized as a Creative, an "out of the box" Social Media strategist, and a successful Public Relations and Business Writer. Chris is a speaks regularly on the strategic integration of the components of Digital Marketing. He has worked with over 47 Restaurant Brands, 12 Retail Brands, 20 Hotel Brands, 7 Shopping Mall Properties (Local, Regional, National, and Global) to promote and drive sales via traditional, social, and mobile channels and help them monitor their online reputation. Chris authored the forthcoming book: Checking into Foursquare - Strategies for Retail and Restaurant Marketing with Social Media, due out in 2014. Annual Sponsors                                                                              514 Studios 514 North 3rd Street Suite 101 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Register Now Events powered by EventBrite

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Network Partner Notes 2013: The LEAD Project

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 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 highlight our 2013 Un/Conference Network Partners and their events in their own words!

Save the date for LEAD's fall happy hour What's better than a Thursday night with friends at one of the city's newest hot spots? Join LEAD & GiveMN to socialize and build momentum for Give to the Max Day!  What?  The LEAD Project's fall happy hour  When?  5 - 8 PM on Thursday, November 7  Where?  Tangiers (116 1st Ave N in  downtown Minneapolis)  Cost?  FREE entry & cash bar  Why?  If you're new to our organization, join  us to learn more and to meet others who  share your interest in nonprofit leadership.  If you've known us for a while, stop by to say hello and to raise a glass with old friends! Want a free drink on us?  Click HERE to take a short Membership Survey, and you'll be entered to win a free drink.  It only takes a few minutes to complete! Seeking further opportunities to LEAD?  Apply for LEAD's esteemed new mentorship program and stay up-to-date with all the latest happenings by visiting our blog. Share Tweet Share Forward to Friend Copyright © The LEAD Project. All rights reserved.

2013 Un/Conference Sponsor Spotlight: Bush Foundation

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 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 thankful for our amazing sponsors, without whose support we could not offer sliding-scale admission fees and stellar Un/Conference programming. Below, find a recent announcement from one of our fantastic supporters, the Bush Foundation, about their new Fellowship program in partnership with the Minnesota Council on Foundations! 

Read the Bush Foundation Blog                                Join our community:        NEW FELLOWSHIP TO TRAIN NEXT GENERATION OF GRANTMAKERS, PREPARE PHILANTHROPY TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE AND EFFECTIVE IN SOLVING COMMUNITY PROBLEMS The Bush Foundation is excited to partner with the Minnesota Council on Foundations to launch a new fellowship program which aims to increase the number of people from under-represented communities holding leadership positions in philanthropy. The MCF Philanthropy Fellowship will prepare high-potential leaders for careers in philanthropy. Fellows will be employed by the Minnesota Council on Foundations and placed in three-year appointments at the Bush Foundation to work either with the Community Innovation or Education team. Fellows will gain valuable work experience while infusing new energy and viewpoints into the Foundation's work. They will also receive significant professional development and networking opportunities. Three Fellows will be selected through an application process that opens today and closes at noon on November 13, 2013. Fellows should have at least five years professional experience and come from a community that is currently under-represented in philanthropic leadership. The immediate focus will be on increasing racial diversity.  Visit BushFoundation.org/MCFFellows for more information and to learn how to apply. The Bush Foundation's mission is to be a catalyst for the courageous   leadership necessary to create sustainable solutions to tough public   problems and ensure community vitality.

Network Partner Notes 2013: Torch Community - The Trust Edge

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 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 highlight our 2013 Un/Conference Network Partners and their events in their own words! 

The Trust Edge Torch-Style  5:30pm - 8:30pm Grand Ballroom St. Paul Athletic Club As young professionals, we are the next generation of leaders at our organizations. Before we can lead others, we need to be able to develop meaning 0;margin-right: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-left: 0;text-align: left;"> Grand Ballroom St. Paul Athletic Club As young professionals, we are the next generation of leaders at our organizations. Before we can lead others, we need to be able to develop meaningful relationships. To achieve success in both personal and professional relationships, learning to develop trust is key. We'll explore how to build and leverage trust into leadership opportunity. This could be the conversation that makes all the difference for your career. Join us!        Full details @ torchcommunity.org/events/trustedge Event Details Location St. Paul Athletic Club Grand Ballroom 350 Cedar St. #5 St. Paul, MN MORE INFORMATION Agenda 5:30 Registration, Apps, and Cash Bar 6:15 The Trust Edge w/ Dave Horsager 7:30 Networking PROGRAM DETAILS Tickets $10  Earlybird   (by Oct. 11) $15 Regular $20  At The Door   (cash or credit) REGISTER NOW Get a taste of The Trust Edge - Torch Style View More Videos from  The Trust Edge View More Videos from  The Trust Edge The Trust Edge @ davidhorsager.com #trustedge @TorchMSP

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