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The Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration offers a two-day certificate program in Volunteer Leadership. The cost is very reasonable, scholarships are available, and there are trainings coming up in New Ulm and the Twin Cities, as well as later in the year in Rochester. Register on the MAVA website!
This appeared in my inbox today, courtesy of Minnesota Rural Partners, and I thought it might be of interest to those of you who are focusing on sustainability issues and/or business development in your communities:
6th Annual Symposium on Small Towns - “The Power of Small: Building Solutions for Energy Self-Reliance” will be held June 3 – 4 in Morris. There are many self-reliant approaches to small-scale food, fuel, and power systems for schools and local governments. This years Symposium will focus on social, economic, environmental, and political factors that surround the building of these systems.
Representatives from P-12 schools, higher education, and local units of government are the primary audience for this Symposium. Sign up now for early registration at www.centerforsmalltowns.org or call (320) 589-6451.
Citizen media projects are springing up across the country and the world. Between now and the end of June 2008, E-Democracy.org is hosting Citizen Media Outreach Events across rural Minnesota to showcase some of these exciting projects, and encourage the launch of similar projects in rural Minnesota.
http://pages.e-democracy.org/Minnesota_citizen_media#Community_News_.2F_Blogs
The Northwest Area Foundation (NWAF) commissioned Lake Research Partners (LRP) to conduct a national tracking survey to explore the public’s perception of poverty in one’s own community, attitudes toward the roles of local elected officials, and ways in which to address the issue. The survey was conducted among 4,000 Americans age 18 and older, from February 8-29, 2008. Eight hundred interviews were conducted nationally, and oversamples of 400 were conducted in each of the following eight states: Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The oversamples were weighted down to reflect their true proportion in the country. The margin of error is +/-3.5 percentage points for national and +/-5.0 points for state results. This is the third survey of its kind, replicating studies NWAF and LRP released in March 2006[1] and April 2007.
There are three documents that cover Minnesota responses:
Results from a National Survey
Approximately 10 percent of young adults (aged
18-24) today are idle, that is, they are not in postsecondary
school, the workforce, or the armed Forces.1
among high school dropouts the shares are even higher, at
30 percent. idle youth are not following the typical pathways
from adolescence to adulthood. They are not gaining
adequate educations, are not gaining work experience, and
they have no obvious sources of earned income.2
View the full article from the Carsey Institute at:
We’re having a grand old time here at the Holiday Inn in Fairmont today — we have several Horizons participants attending from St. James, Mt. Lake, and Elmore.
I learned a lot in Monica’s session this morning on Nonprofits 101, including a little about the history of nonprofit organizations in the US. I had no idea the first American nonprofit was the Humane Society! Only after people started fighting for animal rights did they expand to work for children’s rights.
Other sessions were on Committees that Work, a great program from U of MN Extension, presented by Katie Rasmussen,
a session from the Youth Work Institute, and our very own Sara Radjenovic on Fundrasing.
- posted by Jessica from Monica’s account
Katie Rasmussen and Monica Herrera
I was at a meeting this morning and the mayor shared that there is a FREE one day seminar coming up in May about bringing broadband to your community. I know some of you have talked about the possibility of making this happen, perhaps this is the networking you need.
Symposium Details:
Leveraging Success - Making Muni-Broadband a Reality
May 14, 2008 - Minneapolis Embassy Suites - Airport Bloomington
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Covers:
Register and get more info at: http://www1.alcatel-lucent.com/us/ftps/?_requestid=11121
Please click on the link below to read the press release.
Click on the link below to access the Extension catalog. The catalog doesn’t list everything that Extension provides but rather the resources we thought Horizons communities would find valuable. Remember that if any Future Squad would like to access these resources, you can tap into your community funds to cover the expenses. Talk to your communty coach if you have any questions.
Are you looking for ways to get youth involved? Are you working on poverty awareness issues? Are you looking for an inspirational and educational group to speak and perform at your next community event?
Sheltered Reality is a group of young people who have overcome hardships and struggles in their lives. Together they perform as a drum line and share their stories about homelessness, living in poverty, and more. Check out their website for more information and booking guidelines. If you have a Jaycees chapter in your (or an area) community, contact them for support as Sheltered Reality is a priority project of the MN Jaycees this year. There are also several videos of Sheltered Reality onYouTube:
