Author: Kate

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Speaker: Amy Eshleman, Assistant Commissioner, Strategic Planning and Partnerships, The Chicago Public Library

Host: The Harold Washington Library Center
YOUmedia space
400 South State Street
Chicago, IL 60605

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In the last few years, many have suggested that libraries are no longer relevant, as books and information are increasingly available digitally.  However, the Chicago Public Library is more relevant than ever and a beacon in our neighborhoods.  How has the Chicago Public Library transformed itself into not only a quiet place to check out books, but an innovative and essential space in the community – where early literacy research is put into practice during storytime, where teens not only consume information but create and produce short films, create and perform music, perform spoken word and redesign games and where adults in every neighborhood use the resources of CPL to explore job possibilities.

The main focus of the morning will be the space we will be meeting in, the innovative, digital media space YOUmedia space at the Harold Washington Library Center.  The YOUmedia space is a collaboration between the CPL and Digital Youth Network and has helped inspire 30 new youth learning labs in libraries and museums across the country.  Amy Eshleman, Assistant Commissioner, Strategic Planning and Partnerships, will discuss how the dynamic space, which is a physical place at the main library and now three branch libraries as well as an online space, extends learning beyond formal learning environments and inspires collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and fun.  CPL’s YOUmedia space is helping re-define the purpose of libraries and museums to expand and become hubs for youth engagement, creativity and learning.

Join Us on the Evening of Wednesday, July 13, 2011, for the Annual Meeting of the Corporate Responsibility Group of Chicago at The Cliff Dwellers Club for great food and spectacular views and help us celebrate the past year and welcome our new Officers and Directors for 2011-2012!

Time:
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres

Location:
The Cliff Dwellers Club
200 South Michigan Avenue
22nd Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60604

Please RSVP to Colleen Coughlin by Friday, July 8 at colleen@crgroup.org or by calling 1312.666.2776

Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Reception: 7:30 a.m.
Program: 8:00 a.m.
Adjourn: 9:00 a.m.

Speaker: Jason Saul| Author, Founder and CEO Mission Measurement LLC

Host: ArcelorMittal
13 Floor Floor
One South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603

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We live in a new era where consumers, businesses, investors, employees and service providers attach real economic value to social outcomes.  Social concerns such as education, the environment, human rights, health care, the arts and animal rights now have direct economic consequences and opportunities, and that fact gives nonprofits leverage.  But to use this leverage, nonprofits must learn how to “sell” their impact to a new set of stakeholders.  We first heard from Jason last October on the eve of the publishing of his book, Social Innovation, Inc.: Five Strategies to Drive Business Value through Social Change.  In his latest book, The End of Fundraising: Raise More Money by Selling Your Impact, Jason reveals the formula for how nonprofits can transcend the paradigm of charitable fundraising and reach a true financial sustainability.  Corporations will learn what to look for when evaluating where to invest their brand, money, time and energy to appeal to the widest expanse or depth of stakeholders and create a win-win climate for their business and society.

As the CEO/founder of Mission Measurement, a social impact consulting firm, Jason has spent the last 15 years advising the world’s leading nonprofits, foundations and corporations on how to measure their impact.  He also teaches corporate social responsibility and nonprofit management at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, serves on the faculty of Boston College’s Center for Corporate Citizenship, and in 2010, was named one of the Nation’s 25 Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs by Businessweek Magazine.