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MinnPost Young Professionals Network

MinnPost's Young Professionals Network (YPN) is made up of Minnesota groups and organizations serving young professionals in their 20s, 30s and early 40s, as well as individuals in the same age group. Membership is free and open to all young professionals. If you lead a young professionals group and would like to become a member group at MinnPost YPN, please email Audra Otto at ypn@minnpost.com.

We invite YPN member groups and individuals to submit material about topics of interest including upcoming events. We also welcome photos taken at your events, along with caption info including the names of people in the photo. Email submissions to ypn@minnpost.com. Editing and publication of submitted material are at the sole discretion of the editors.

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Step Up to Diversity

Torch Community diversity event 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 1

By Audra Otto | 02/21/12

Join Torch Community for Step Up to Diversity: Being a Diversity-Competent Leader, featuring guest speaker Jermaine Davis.

Maurizio Cattelan, "Untitled," 2001
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Walker After Hours: Faux Real 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24

By Audra Otto | 02/20/12

Join Walker After Hours to celebrate “Lifelike,” the new exhibition where things are not quite what they seem.

"Precipice" by Drew Peterson
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Le Méridien Chambers tour and Ice Bar party 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16

By Audra Otto | 02/08/12

The Walker Art Center’s Contemporaries group will tour the Burnet Gallery at Le Méridien Chambers.

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Stand-up meetings are part of a fast-moving tech culture

By Corey Anderson | 02/06/12

Stand-up meetings are become popular by encouraging brevity and discouraging smart phone distractions.

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Facebook posts relating to the Super Bowl saw engagement 60 percent higher than unrelated posts

By Corey Anderson | 02/06/12

The topic of Sunday's Super Bowl saw engagement 60% higher than posts unrelated to the big game.

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Volunteer for an afternoon of world music education at Orchestra Hall 12 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28

By MinnPost staff | 01/24/12
Crescendo Project invites young professionals to volunteer with WAMSO (Minnesota Orchestra's volunteer association) running pre-concert children's activities during the Free Family concert day on Saturday, Jan.
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Volunteer for a Habitat build in Minneapolis this Saturday, Jan. 28

By MinnPost staff | 01/23/12
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity's Young Professionals Network (HYPN) has a build day scheduled this Saturday, Jan.
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'Setting the Mark for Me and Minnesota' interactive workshop 5:30 p.m. this Wednesday, Jan. 25

By MinnPost staff | 01/23/12
It's the time of year to be thinking about resolutions for the year ahead. Minnesota Rising invites young professionals in the Twin Cities area to an interactive workshop focused on personal leadership development and goal-setting in the context of
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Social Media Breakfast on public media 8 a.m. this Friday, Jan. 27

By MinnPost staff | 01/23/12
What are the unique social media opportunities and challenges for media organizations that are accountable to a mission statement, rather than a bottom line? At this Friday's Social Media Breakfast, SMBMSP 43: Public Media, an expert panel will exp
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Jews and Brews happy hour 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26

By MinnPost staff | 01/22/12
Join the Minneapolis Jewish Federation Young Leadership this Thursday, Jan.
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YPN5Q: Scott Cummings

By Audra Otto | 01/20/12
In this week's edition of YPN5Q, we hear from Scott Cummings, local market program director at Accenture and chair of the Greater Twin Cities United Way's Emerging Leaders program.
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Fuel after Five networking event 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26

By MinnPost staff | 01/19/12
Next Thursday, join Fuel Rochester for our January networking happy hour at Paradise Pete's in downtown Rochester. Enjoy drink specials, network with over 100 fellow young professionals and Fuel members and learn more about what Fuel Rochester has
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BATC YP Social Night 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24

By MinnPost staff | 01/18/12
Next Tuesday, Jan.
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Serve on a Young Champions committee in 2012

By MinnPost staff | 01/18/12
Start a prosperous 2012 by becoming a Young Champion and helping us in the fight against Alzheimer's. The Alzheimer's Association Young Champions is a diverse group of civic-minded emerging leaders who are dedicated to changing the face of Alzheime
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Emerging Nonprofit Leaders lunch 12 p.m. this Friday, Jan. 20

By MinnPost staff | 01/18/12
Don't forget that the first Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Network Lunch of the year is this Friday!
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'Sunshine and Showers: A Nonprofit Forecast for 2012' 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27

By MinnPost staff | 01/17/12
The Young Nonprofit Professionals Network-Twin Cities (YNPN-TC) is thrilled to partner with the Theater of Public Policy to help forecast what 2012 has in store for the nonprofit sector! Join us on Friday night, Jan.
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Civic Trivia happy hour 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25

By MinnPost staff | 01/17/12
How informed are you about civic life in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota — about current events, community affairs, government and policy? Find out! Join Citizens League's Emerging Leaders on Wedneseday, Jan.
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Shopping: Web vs. branded apps

By Corey Anderson | 01/17/12
Shopping? There's an app for that.
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YPN5Q: Sarah Bauer

By Audra Otto | 01/13/12
In this week's edition of YPN5Q, we hear from Sarah Bauer, program director for the Minnesota Newspaper Association.
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Learning from the 10 things all entrepreneurs fail at

By Corey Anderson | 01/11/12
Investor, programmer, author, and entrepreneur James Altucher hates to fail, but he understands the knowledge that comes from it.
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YPN5Q: Irene Fernando

By Audra Otto | 01/06/12
In this week's edition of YPN5Q, we hear from Irene Fernando, co-executive director of Students Today Leaders Forever, a nonprofit that engages college, high school and middle school students in service and leadership.