[Minnesota Rising Dispatch] June 2014

[#mnrising Dispatch] June 2014 Early this month, we were delighted to host the Minnesota Rising Cascading Conversations Tour 2014 Advance Team Orientation! Welcoming aboard a stellar group of a dozen brilliant and curious conversationalists, we unveiled the revised Conversation Blueprint and stood aside as they began engaging with the questions and each other. We're excited to continue cascading this conversation far and wide and invite you to join in to help envision Minnesota's future! #mnrising Sounding Board Session: 2014 Un/Conference Monday, July 7 | 5:30 - 7:30pm | Grassroots Solutions Join us at our next Sounding Board session to ideate and strategize for Minnesota Rising's 5th Un/Conference! This highly interactive day is planned annually by and for emerging leaders. Agenda items include the 2014 theme, content and speakers, and a focus on creating connections. RSVPs appreciated to minnesotarising[at]gmail.com! Accepting Applications: 2014-2015 BCLI Nexus Community Partners   Nexus' Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI) is a 7-month leadership program that supports, trains and places people of color and other underrepresented community members on city and county publicly appointed boards and commissions that influence and impact equity in the Twin Cities Metro Area in economic development, health, housing, transit, and workforce development. The BCLI is a facilitated learning community of fellows who meet face-to-face (one full Saturday and one Thursday evening each month) from October through April. Fellows also complete online assignments together including readings, discussions, and webinars, for a total of approximately 80 hours. Fellows are given a small stipend for their commitment to and participation in the program. [Read more.] Wild Gift Fellowship Wild Gift   At Wild Gift, we are committed to supporting young leaders who are creating solutions to today's global challenges. We recognize that real change takes out-of-the-box thinkers capable of blazing new paths. The purpose of our Fellowship is to provide critical support for those choosing the challenging work of social change. Using wilderness as a springboard, our unique 16-month program provides inspiration, mentoring, seed funding, and a community of support that continues long after the Fellowship year to ignite and accelerate these visions into reality. While the Wild Gift program is designed to fuel solutions by young social enterpreneurs who are driven by their vision of a better world, our Fellowship is an investment in the individual's originality, insight, commitment and potential to become a leader of tomorrow. [Read more.] Inaugural RISE Program in Twin Cities New Sector Alliance New Sector Alliance is expanding to the Twin Cities! We are excited to join the social impact community in the Twin Cities with the launch of our Residency in Social Enterprise (RISE) program in September 2014. Our Twin Cities program will build on the impact we've made on communities in Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Chicago. The RISE Fellowship is an 11-month professional development program for early career professionals committed to careers in social impact. Fellows serve full-time to strengthen nonprofit organizations, while engaging in intensive training activities to strengthen their skills for immediate and future impact. Join an inaugural cohort of 15 early career professionals in the Twin Cities, and build your career in the social sector! [Read more.] Volunteer Spotlight: Lauren Satterlee Cross-posted from the MINN website   MINN is pleased to feature Lauren Satterlee as our next volunteer in the spotlight. Lauren's leadership and ingenuity have resulted in an overhaul of the IDEA Summit registration system, an upgrade in online systems in general, as well as a sustainability plan to train new MINN volunteers. Lauren is consistently pushing her work a step beyond what is asked, or even dreamt. She is a true visionary who can see not only where a project is going, but which barriers may impede success and then identify a system to tackle each challenge. Lauren joined MINN as a volunteer in 2011 before going to graduate school to study international development in Boston. [Read more.]  Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend News from the Network Updates and events with our esteemed partners and collaborators! 2014 Summer Social Social Enterprise Alliance Thursday, July 10, 2014 5pm - 7pm Aloft Hotel, Minneapolis Crowdfunding - Innovation in Funding MINN Thursday, July 10, 2014 5:30pm - 7:30pm Carlson School of Management, UMN Mission Statement Mixer YNPN Twin Cities Wednesday, July 16, 2014 5:30pm - 8:30pm Fulton Brewery Can You Solve World Hunger with Duct-Tape and a Shoestring? T2P2 + MINN Thursday, July 17, 2014 7:00pm HUGE Theater Northside Tour with Way to Grow's IGNITE Young Professionals Group YEP-TC Thursday, July 24, 2014 6pm - 8:30pm North Minneapolis The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible featuring Charles Eisenstein Friday, July 25, 2014 4:30pm - 9:30pm The Wellstone Center Night at the Guthrie! YNPN-TC + YEP-TC Tuesday, July 29, 2014 7:30pm Guthrie Theater Generation Now Leadership Visit Citizens League September 10-12, 2014 Fargo, ND $1250 pp   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!

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Accepting Applications: The Knight Green Line Challenge!

The Green Line is up and running, and now, so is the Knight Green Line Challenge! Knight Foundation is looking for great projects that will make the diverse neighborhoods along the Green Line in St. Paul even more vibrant places to live, work, play, and visit. Got a great idea to benefit at least one St. Paul neighborhood along the corridor? Learn more and submit your idea by July 24, 2014!

At the Minnesota Idea Open, we know there's nothing our friends like better than a good challenge; so when we heard that the Knight Green Line Challenge was on, we knew we had to share it with you.

From now through July 24, the Knight Foundation is looking for great projects that will make Central Corridor neighborhoods in Saint Paul even more vibrant places to live, work, play and visit.

Over the next three years, the Green Line Challenge will fund $1.5 million in winning projects. Any individual, business or nonprofit can apply. It's easy!

Got questions? Go online or attend one of four community Q&A sessions with Knight Foundation staff over the next two weeks. They'll be held at the Dubliner Pub, Hamline Midway Library, Rondo Community Outreach Library and Bedlam Lowertown.

Learn more about Q&A sessions here: http://bit.ly/1iHblMB. RSVP is encouraged, but not required.

The challenge is sponsored by the Knight Foundation and managed by The Saint Paul Foundation.

You're Invited: AAPI Women's Leadership Summit on June 28th!

The National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF) Twin Cities Chapter is hosting an Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) Women's Leadership Summit this weekend. The Summit is free and open to the public, and will feature guest speakers, professional development workshops, and networking sessions. See below for more information to share with your friends and network!

If you would like to meet these amazing AAPI women leaders, make sure you are registered for the summit! Click HERE to register. AAPI Women's Leadership Summit Place: Philippine Center of Minnesota, 1380 Frost Ave., Maplewood, MN 55109 Date: Saturday, June 28, 2014 Time: 9:30AM - 5:00PM Visit the Facebook event page here.

Copyright © 2014 NAPAWF TWIN CITIES, All rights reserved.

You're Invited: LGBTQ and Allies Reception

Minnesota Rising is proud to be cosponsoring the LGBTQ and Allies Reception this Friday during Twin Cities Pride weekend! Come on out to the Courtyard Marriott to mix and mingle with LGBTQ and allied young professionals for a casual and fun happy hour during the YNPN National Conference. Come to relax after a long day, meet a new friend, or to kick off your Pride weekend with us!

Did you know that the national Young Nonprofit Professionals Network conference is happening during Twin Cities Pride weekend? More than 100 nonprofit YPs will be in town as the Twin Cities celebrate LGBTQ Pride!

Come on out to the Courtyard Marriott to mix and mingle on Friday, June 27 with LGBTQ and allied young professionals for a casual and fun happy hour as Friday of the YNPN National conference comes to a close.

This will be a great chance for conference attendees to meet local young professionals and for locals to hear about the great work of YNPN locally and nationally.

 The Twin Cities and Minnesota boast some pretty amazing LGBTQ rights accomplishments. From being the first state to add both gender identity/sexual orientation at the same time to its human rights statute to being home to the worlds only Hmong LGBTQ organization, the land of 10,000 lakes has quite a bit to be proud about when it comes to LGBTQ equality.

Kick off your Pride weekend with us! Come to relax after a long day, meet a new friend, or just to hear about the top 20 most exciting LGBTQ Minnesota accomplishments. 

Registration is free! RSVP appreciated. Appetizers and Cash bar will be available. 

Parking is available in a lot behind Corner Bar or in the 7 Corners Parking Ramp by the Hotel for $5. Some metered street parking also available. Busing and Biking encouraged! 

                

You're Invited | The Girl Effect: an Unlea(she)d event for teens & parents

What does girl power look like? Join this month's Unlea(she)d: The Girl Effect to find out! The program features an inspiring panel of young women who have stepped into leadership roles by thinking innovatively and acting entrepreneurially. Register to attend, and bring a great girl along with you!

The Girl Effect: an Unlea(she)d event for teens & parents

June 26  |  6 - 9 pm | CoCo Uptown

Find out how to use your ideas and questions to create, lead, and take risks that not only change the world but make you more powerful, confident, and authentic.

In this fun, inspirational and interactive workshop you will be inspired to take action by a panel of young women (Solome Tibebu, Madi Lommen and others) who have created social change by asking BIG questions, thinking innovatively and becoming entrepreneurs.

Unlea(she)d is a monthly speaker series in which women entrepreneurs and business leaders reflect on their experience in building their companies.

Combined effort

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“Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.” 

-Chuck Palahniuk

You're Invited: YNPN Networking Recess - National Edition

Want to get together with your friends and play? YNPN Twin Cities invites you to their second annual Networking Recess event, with an expanded geographic footprint thanks to out-of-state visitors during this year's National YNPN Conference. Register today to join in the excitement of making friends and fun!

Register now

YNPN Twin Cities' popular 2013 Networking Recess event is back by popular demand! 

Back and better than ever as YNPN Twin Cities teams up with YNPN National and the Humphrey School of Public Affairs to throw the largest national-local mingler for emerging nonprofit leaders that has ever happened in the Twin Cities!

Using elements from Give and Take we'll play show and tell – giving you the time, space, and structure to share your passions and network in a more meaningful way. Our interactions will center around two questions:

What do you know?
What do you want to know?

Our recess will be hosted at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, which in June will be celebrating its 20th anniversary through WAM@20: PAPER, an exhibit featuring works of paper (including prints, drawings, photographs and other works) every year since its opening.

We'll leave Networking Recess having seen some incredible art, and knowing much more about our fellow attendees than their job title and place of employment.

This event is being held as part of the National Young Nonprofit Professionals Network Conference, being hosted in the Twin Cities this year! It will happen immediately following the Nonprofit Leadership Conference, which is Day 1 of the National YNPN Conference.

All individuals in their 20s and 30s interested in/working in the nonprofit sector are welcome! All YNPs participating in the Leadership Conference are invited to walk over together to the Weisman from the McNamara Alumni Center at the University of Minnesota!

Registration will open at 5:30, and the event will start at 6:00

Register now

  

Parking is available in the Weisman Art Museum or East River Road Garages. Campus is also accessible via bike (including nearby NiceRide stations!) and Metro Transit. See here for directions from WAM.

Copyright © 2013 Young Nonprofit Professionals Network - Twin Cities, All rights reserved.

You're Invited: AchieveMpls Graduation Coaches Launch Event!

AchieveMpls is expanding their Graduation Coaches mentoring program to serve 500 students in Minneapolis public high schools next year. Join them at their 2014-15 Launch Event to learn more about how you can be a part of helping make this happen! Details on the event, and the difference that a Graduation Coach can make, below!

We're expanding our AchieveMpls Graduation Coaches mentoring program next year to serve 500 students in Minneapolis public high schools - and we need your help to make this happen!

Join us as we launch our 2014-15 recruitment campaign at the beautiful downtown Cowles Center, where you'll enjoy light hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar and great networking with current Graduation Coaches and sponsors.

Tuesday, June 24, 2014
5:30 - 7 pm
The Cowles Center, 528 Hennepin Avenue

RSVP TODAY!

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Graduation Coaches provide one-on-one mentoring to MPS students in navigating the path to college and careers. This is an ideal volunteer opportunity for adults who want to make a tangible difference in a student's life. Students benefit from a positive relationship with an adult outside of the family and gain confidence and skill in making a plan for life after graduation. Learn more at www.achievempls.org.

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This event is hosted by AchieveMpls in partnership with PwC and General Mills

 To learn more:  Contact Emma at ebuechs@achievempls.org or 612.455.1533.

As the nonprofit partner of the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS), AchieveMpls mobilizes a wide variety of community resources to ensure that every student is career and college ready. We manage Career & College Centers in MPS high schools, direct the STEP-UP Achieve youth employment program with the City of Minneapolis, raise funds for MPS strategic priorities and engage our community as volunteers, employers, funders and advocates for student success.
Learn more at www.achievempls.org. 

Questions? Contact us at: AchieveMpls 111 3rd Ave South #5 | Minneapolis, MN 55401-2510

Phone: 612.455.1530  |  Fax: 612.455.1531  |  Email: info@achievempls.org

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Accepting Applications: Inaugural RISE Program in Twin Cities

New Sector Alliance is expanding to the Twin Cities with the launch of their Residency in Social Enterprise (RISE) program in September 2014! They're in search of members for an inaugural cohort of 15 early career Fellows, who will take part in an 11-month professional development program. See below for additional details to support their efforts by becoming an organizational partner, volunteering as a Mentor or Trainer, and/or applying to serve as a RISE Fellow!

Inaugural RISE Program in Twin Cities

Click here to apply for the inaugural RISE Fellowship program in the Twin Cities!

To learn more about becoming an organizational partner and hosting a Fellow, click here.

To learn more about volunteering as a Mentor or Trainer, click here.

New Sector Alliance is expanding to the Twin Cities! We are excited to join the social impact community in the Twin Cities with the launch of our Residency in Social Enterprise (RISE) program in September 2014. Our Twin Cities program will build on the impact we've made on communities in Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Chicago.

Would YOU like to join our INAUGURAL Twin Cities Cohort? Learn more below!:

The RISE Fellowship is an 11-month professional development program for early career professionals committed to careers in social impact. Fellows serve full-time to strengthen nonprofit organizations, while engaging in intensive training activities to strengthen their skills for immediate and future impact. Join an inaugural cohort of 15 early career professionals in the Twin Cities, and build your career in the social sector!

Program Activities:

By joining the inaugural RISE cohort in Twin Cities, Fellows build the necessary tools to succeed in long-term social sector careers and benefit from the following:

• Host Site projects provide Fellows with experiential learning and the opportunity to realize the impact of their work as they complete high-impact projects that help a community organization create, improve or services. Learn more about the types of capacity building projects Fellows complete, and see what projects were completed in Chicago, Boston, and San Francisco RISE 2013-2014 by clicking here.
• 1:1 Mentorship from experienced professionals who bring industry knowledge and expertise from management consulting, business, and nonprofit fields and come from organizations like Accenture, IndieGoGo, and The Bridgespan Group. Click here to learn more about our Mentors.
• Training through our Social Impact Leadership Curriculum as facilitated by industry leaders allow Fellows to build high-demand sector skills around topics such as Structured Problem Solving, Workplanning, Social Entrepreneurship, Organizational Strategy, Personal Branding, and more!
• Peer-learning and staff coaching are a crucial component as Fellows join an inaugural cohort of 15 early career professionals, and are grouped into Learning Teams to gain regular support and coaching throughout the program.

​Compensation and Benefits:

• Living stipend of $19,000
• Health-care coverage with no financial contribution from the Fellow
• A $5,550 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award, upon successful completion of the program.*

​* Pending AmeriCorps approval.

Application

Who can Apply?

• Early career professionals who are committed to pursuing a career in the social sector.
• Recent college graduates with up to 5 years of professional work experience.

Timeline:

Applications Open- June-July 2014

June 30, 2014 is the recommended application submission date. Rolling applications accepted afterwards.

Selection Process - July-August 2014

Successful candidates will progress through four rounds during the selection process:

1. Application Screening
2. 30-45 minute Phone Interview with a New Sector program alumna/us
3. 45-60 minute Phone or In-person Interview with New Sector staff
4. Reference checks with at least two professional references

​*New Sector is not able to refund travel expenses for interviews and does not penalize candidates who interview by phone.

When candidates accept an offer to join the cohort, they must accept enrollment in the program as a whole, not with any one particular host site or project.  We begin the matching process (see below) after individuals accept a spot in the cohort.

Matching Process - August, 2014

After accepting our offer, New Sector will offer incoming Fellows interviews with potential host sites. After each ‘matching interview’ we will seek feedback from both the Fellow and the host site in order to identify the best possible match.  It is likely that each accepted Fellow will end up at one of his or her preferred host sites, but it is in no way guaranteed that even the most qualified applicant will end up at his or her first choice site.

Click here to apply to become a RISE Fellow in New Sector's inaugural Twin Cities program.

Program Dates:

The RISE program in the Twin Cities will run from September 2, 2014 - July 31, 2015.

Two-week kickoff orientation begins September 2, 2014.

Contact

To learn more about becoming a Fellow or getting involved in the Twin Cities, contact Brian Garshelis, our Twin Cities Program Manager, at bgarshelis@newsector.org, or call 612-437-1985.