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Pollen vol 30
May 16, 2011
Curated by Lars Leafblad
Principal, KeyStone Search
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Pollenites,
Two important community reminders before we begin our regularly scheduled programming….
1) Connect with other Pollen members on Facebook and LinkedIn
Join 800+ fellow Pollenites who are now engaging with one another via Pollen’s new page on Facebook.
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2) Pollen to begin regular publishing on the 1st and 15th every month!
We have instituted a regular publishing schedule with new issues being published and distributed on the 1st and 15th every month (or appropriate corresponding business day).
Due to an early summer vacation, Pollen will be taking a break on June 1st and will resume with the publication of volume 31 on Wednesday, June 15th. Content you would like to include will need to be shared by noon the day before with Lars Leafblad at larsl-at-keystonesearch.com.
Regularly Scheduled Programming:
For those of you just joining Pollen, you might be asking, so just what is Pollen?
“Pollen is a community comprised of civic-minded connectors who share ideas, career and civic engagement opportunities and peer-to-peer recognition to create positive impact and personal and professional growth for its members.”
Pollen volume 1 was shared with members on December 4, 2009. We’ve subsequently grown to 1,700+ subscribers to this twice monthly e-newsletter, 2,400+ members of our Pollen LinkedIn group, and 800+ participants with our Facebook page.
If someone has forwarded this to you and you’d like to become a full-fledged Pollenite, which provides you with the opportunity to contribute content for distribution to the entire Pollen network, become a member by emailing larsl-at-keystonesearch.com.
Volume 30 Contents:
1) Events
2) Ideas/Inspiration
3) Pollen Props
4) Pollen Profiles
5) Jobs/Internships
6) Boards
7) Fun/Etc.
Events:
May 16th — MinnPost Asks: Ted Mondale Is there a future for the Vikings in Minnesota? Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission Chair Ted Mondale will be interviewed by MinnPost journalist Jay Weiner to discuss the controversial stadium issue. Monday, May 16, 2011, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Hell’s Kitchen. Event includes hearty appetizer buffet, dessert and coffee. Cash bar available throughout. Ticket purchase deadline is Wednesday May 11, 2011. $15 for current MinnPost donors, $15 for young professionals, $25 for others. Details and tickets
May 17th — Lutheran Social Service of MN is hosting their annual Luncheon to End Youth Homelessness
Ramada Plaza Minneapolis. Registration; 11:30am. Lunch; Noon — 1:00 No Charge (via Jim Vos)
More information
May 17th — Youth Frontiers Annual Event: Beyond One Day Metropolitan Ballroom
For tickets, call 952-922-0222 or email Mindy at mswenson-at-youthfrontiers.org
May 18 — 2011 Minnesota Business Ethics Awards Luncheon. The Minnesota Business Ethics award recognizes Minnesota businesses that have exemplified and promoted ethical conduct for the benefit of the workplace, the marketplace, the environment and the community. 12:00 — 1:30 p.m. Nicollet Island Pavilion Registration and information
May 18 — Torch Community Arts Event: Connecting with Creativity. Tickets are available now
May 18th — 13th Annual Allies for Justice Celebration benefiting Headwaters Foundation for Justice
May 19th — Minnesota Zoo’s young professionals group AZUL hosting networking happy hour at Windows on Minnesota
May 19 — Bolder Options Annual Training for Life Dinner. Proceeds support the Bolder Options, an innovative, comprehensive, activity-based mentoring program focusing on healthy youth development.
More information
May 19th — YouthCARE MN 6th Annual Celebration of Youth
May 19th — Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Masters of Public Affairs Information Sessions (online)
The Master of Public Affairs is a mid-career masters program designed for working professionals looking to expand their leadership, management, and analytic skills. With flexible distance learning and evening course offerings, the Master of Public Affairs can deepen your capacity to bring effective solutions to public problems.
May 20 — Social Media Breakfast Minneapolis/St.Paul 36 — Education
We learn more about about social media everyday, but how is it being used by educators and educational institutions? Our panel will explore this issue and answer your questions. Includes several Pollenites -> Phil Wilson, Stephanie Weiss, Mike Walsh, & Jason DeBoer-Moran
May 22nd — Avenues for Homeless Youth — Open House event
May 25th — Carlson School of Management breakfast speaker series
Future of Consumer Driven Health Plans Discussed at Breakfast Speaker Series
May 26 — 2nd Annual Twin Cities Thursday Happy Hours Charity Event benefitting Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of MN NICU (via Jeff Nolan)
June 1st — Steve Helland co-presenting “Social Media — Legal Hot Topics in Health Care”
June 5 — Jewish Community Relations Council of MN and the Dakotas Annual Event featuring US Ambassador (Ret.) Daniel Kurtzer discussing “Now What? Prospects for Peace and Democracy in the Middle East”
June 7 — Save the date for the next program of TEDxTC, where we ask the question, “Tell us your thoughts on the future of food?”– more information will be shared in the near future online and on Twitter
June 7th — Carlson School of Management First Tuesday lunch event with Bruce Tait who was recognized as a top 40 global “marketing guru” by Britain’s AdMap magazine. He will discuss “Leadership Brands–How the Right Strategy Wins in any Economy” at the next “1st Tuesday Speaker Series” on June 7 at 11:30 a.m. in the University of Minnesota’s McNamara Alumni Center. (via Steve Rudolph)
June 11th — Run for Ralph is a 5K fun run and 1 mile walk to benefit adults and children with developmental disabilities who are supported by Hammer Residences, Inc.
For more details and to register
June 16th — The Engaged Philanthropy Conference (EPCON) — Social Ventures Partners Minnesota EPCON: The Engaged Philanthropy Conference has a simple, yet powerful formula — to accelerate the pace of social innovation in Minnesota by bringing together our most innovative social entrepreneurs with social investors to create solutions to our pressing social problems.
June 18 — UnSummit5 — “Come Together”
June 21st — The Charities Review Council will be having its Annual Forum with keynote speaker Robert Egger. Here’s the link for more information and to register
June 22 — Social Science event at the Science Museum of MN
Come join us for Social Science, a brand new event at the Science Museum presented with The Current! On select Wednesdays from 7-11 p.m., our doors will be open (21+ only). Enjoy cash bars, food samplings, a DJ, adult pictionary, presentations from local science groups, our very own Science Live theater, and much more! And of course, all of our galleries will be open for you to explore.
June 23 — Healthiest Employers of the Twin Cities awards luncheon
June 24th — The Tom Burnett Jr. Charity Golf Tournament
July 14 — Diversity in Business awards luncheon
July 28-29 — Next Generation of Government Summit — Washington, DC
GovLoop and Young Government Leaders (YGL) are joining forces to enrich the lives of emerging leaders in today’s government. The Next Generation of Government Summit will tackle issues the next generation is facing in their daily government lives. By educating, inspiring and transforming the current and future leaders of government through case studies and hands on training they seek to help make government cool! Over 500 emerging leaders from federal, state, and local governments are expected to attend. Pollenite Lars Leafblad is a presenter on July 29th. Full summit details and schedule available here
October 2-4 — 10th Anniversary InterCity Leadership Visit to Portland, Oregon
Ideas/Inspiration:
2011-12 HHH Policy Fellows program at the U of MN’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs seeks nominations
Minnesota entrepreneurs, inventors and anyone else with a great business idea are encouraged to enter the 2011 Minnesota Cup competition at www.minnesotacup.org. The entry deadline of 11:59pm on May 20 is fast approaching so begin your entry today! The competition’s total prize money just increased to $185,000 and along with many other valuable awards, mentors and entrepreneurial resources, the Minnesota Cup is once again looking to support and develop the next generation of breakthrough ideas. Entries may be submitted in the following divisions: Clean Tech & Renewable Energy, BioSciences, High Tech, General and Student. More information and entry instructions can be found here.
Pollenite Nate Garvis -> “From Strategic Inefficiency to Breakthrough Relationships: Why I don’t think we always need to be so linear”
Very interesting take on the standard “About Me/About Us” webpage via Hugh MacLeod
Gallup organizations shares thoughts on “The Secret to Higher Performance”
Interesting new tool from LinkedIn that allows you to construct a visual map of your LinkedIn network. Example via Pollenite Lars Leafblad LinkedIn network map
Twin Cities Metro magazine “The First Annual METRO Giving Guide”
20 Things Life is Too Short to Tolerate
Learn more about Project Skyway via Elizabeth Millard in Minnesota Business
A wonderful final “Editor’s Note” from Pollenite Drew Wood (former editor, Minnesota Business)
Nominations sought for 2011 “Best Places to Work” in MN from MSP Business Journal
Three Traits Every CEO Needs (via Harvard Business Review blog)
Fast Company visits with Joichi Ito, new head of MIT Media Lab
Pollenite Tim Morin blog post “The 7 Questions of All In” that Seth Godin read and commented on.
Chief Executive magazine “CEO Confidence Index” for April 2011
Get yourself counted in the Minnesota State Arts Board “MN Arts Count”
Pollen Props:
Lynn Casey recognized with a “Career Achievement” award from the Mpls St. Paul Business Journal
Several Pollenites received “Industry Leader” awards from “Women in Business” at MSP Business Journal:
Betsy Buckley
Margaret Murphy
Carleen Rhodes
Carolyn Roby
“Women to Watch” awardees from “Women in Business” event:
Andrea Kopfmann
Beth McMullen
Ginny Steele was recently elected to be a member of the Global Companion Table of the Minneapolis Area Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America for a two year term! She’ll be working to promote global mission work within the synod and to support all congregations who partner anywhere in the world.
Pat Griswold, Sr. Recruiter with UnitedHealth Group, named new head coach of the Minnehaha Academy boys hockey team
Greg Tehven featured in Australian media for Students Today, Leaders Forever
Scott Burns and GovDelivery highlighted in CNN.com as 38th fastest growing inner city business!
Pollen Profiles: (a new section designed to help spur new connections by sharing links to LinkedIn profiles of Pollen members)
People:
Thompson Aderinkomi, Board Chair, WATCH, President, Ader Group
Margie Andreason, Program Associate, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy
Blois Olson, EVP, Tunheim Partners, Founder & Publisher, Morning Take
Kila Englebrook, US Program, Associate Director, Ashoka
Nate Garvis, Founder, Naked Civics
Kathleen Harrington, Marketing and Government Relations Office, Carol Corp
Jeremy Lenz, COO, BioBusiness Alliance of MN
Paula Hopping, Director, Ethics & Integrity, UnitedHealth Group
Andrea Kopfmann, Director, Walser Foundation
Duchesne Drew, Managing Editor for Operations, Star Tribune
Lori Kratchmer, Executive Director, Emergency Foodshelf Network
Jeff Martin, CEO, Collective Genius
Tammy Mencel, Publisher, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Liz O’Neal, Vice Chair, MN Orchestra Crescendo Project, Section Violinist, Mankato Symphony Orchestra
Jeff Freeland Nelson, Managing Director, Public Strategy, American Public Media & MPR
Dr. Marcia Ballinger, Principal, KeyStone Search, Board Chair, Capella University
Chuck Swensson, President, Creatis
David Ulrich, Vice President, Twin Metals Minnesota LLC
Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Techology Editor, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Organizations/initiatives:
Citizens League & MPR: Policy and a Pint
Common Grounds — U of MN student leadership group at Carlson School, HHH School, and Law School
InCommons
The LEAD Project
MinneBar
Social Venture Partners — Engaged Philanthropy Conference
Solutions Twin Cities — Works Progress
4th Generation — Mpls Foundation
Young Nonprofit Professionals Network
Send your suggestions on people and organizations to include in volume 31!
Jobs:
Foundation/Non-profit:
Blandin Foundation
Program Associate — Public Policy
CaringBridge.org (via Sona Mehring)
Several open positions in marketing and technology
East Side Arts Council
Artmobile Intern
FairVote MN
Voter Education Coordinator
Hamline University
Assistant Dean for Administration — Hamline School of Law
Hazelden
Marketing Director
Hennepin County
Chief Enterprise Architect
Margaret A. Cargill Foundation
Program Officer — Environment
Medica Foundation
Foundation Program Manager
Medtronic
Executive Director, Medtronic Foundation and Community Affairs
MinnPost.com
Office Manager
Sundance Family Foundation
Family Philanthropy — Youth Social Entrepreneurship Intern
Women’s Foundation of Minnesota
Director of Programs
WomenVenture
Marketing Manager
Corporate:
Carmichael Lynch Spong
Senior Counselors, Senior Associates, & Account Management Professionals
Employee Strategies, Inc. (via J. Forrest)
Organizational Development Consultant
Fox Sports North (via Jean Edhlund)
Financial Analyst
GovDelivery (via Tasha Hock)
Support Engineer
Senior Systems Administration
Other openings
Haberman
Modern Storyteller, Sr Account Executive & Business Development Director
Land O’ Lakes, Inc.
Community Relations Specialist
Mediacom Communications
Senior Manager, Government Relations
Padilla Speer Beardsley
Account Executive, Health Care and Medical Device
Sr. Account Executive, Health Care and Medical Device
Account Supervisor, Agribusiness
Copywriter, Creative Services
Summer Intern
Additional MN Corporate Jobs Resources:
Minnesota Public Relations Jobs Blog (tons of great summer internship opportunities)
MN Headhunter
IT Jobs
Recruiting Jobs
Boards:
The Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG), a 501(c)(4), non-profit neighborhood organization, is currently seeking new Board members. Any person who lives, owns a business or owns property in CARAG is eligible to serve on the Board. CARAG is bounded by Lake St. and W. 36th St to the north and south, and Hennepin Ave and Lyndale Ave to the west and east. The nine-member volunteer Board is responsible for managing the organization and conducting the business of the neighborhood. Those interested in community building, neighborhood improvement projects, and economic development are encouraged to serve on the Board. If interested, please contact Julie Cohen, CARAG Vice President: juliecohenmpls-at-gmail.com.
Franconia Sculpture Park seeks new board members
Interested candidates should contact Amy Hertel -> ahertel-at-gmail.com
Fresh Energy seeks board members
Information for candidates
Girl Scouts of MN and WI River Valleys seeks board members
SOO Visual Arts Center seeks new board members
Twin Cities Media Alliance seeks board members
Information for candidates
25+ Additional MN non-profit board openings c/o MAP for Nonprofits
Fun/Etc:
A great video capturing Twin Cities residents sharing “Why We’re Here”
An incredible video of Yo-Yo Ma & Lil Buck = Cello + Breakdancing = amazing! Watch it (via Megan Leafblad)
A parody video of “The Social Network” about Twitter
Incredible 14 year-old “beatboxer” — must listen to believe…
A Reminder to Connect with other Pollen members on Facebook and LinkedIn
Join 800+ fellow Pollenites who are now engaging with one another via Pollen’s new page on Facebook.
You can participate by simply hitting the “like” button on our Facebook page
Connect w/ 2,400+ fellow Pollenites who are sharing their networks on Pollen’s group on LinkedIn.
You can join them by simply clicking the link
Thanks again for being part of Pollen and please share this with five friends/colleagues/clients who you think might benefit from joining us!
Gratefully yours,
Lars
Curator, Pollen
Principal, KeyStone Search
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