John Maxwell’s Leadership Wired, January 2013

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Valerie F. Leonard

I received the following e-mail from John Maxwell.

To Expand Your Influence, Elevate Your Capacity to Think
by: John C. Maxwell

In 1978, unemployed sportscaster Bill Rasmussen hatched an idea to launch the world’s first around-the-clock television station and to devote its programming entirely to sports. Roughly a year later, the Entertainment and Sports Network (ESPN) made its initial broadcast, and in just a few years the station rapidly transformed the way Americans watch athletics. Whereas the major networks (ABC, NBC, CBS) of the time televised only a few main events on the weekends, ESPN offered nonstop, 24/7 sports coverage. Sports enthusiasts flocked to ESPN in droves, and the station steadily expanded into the global media empire it is today.

Growth always increases your capacity—that’s the Law of Expansion. The explosive growth of a business happens only because a leader has greatly expanded his or her capacity to think. Such was the case with Bill Rasmussen, founder of ESPN. How exactly did he broaden the scope of his thought?

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Expansion Requires Pruning Away the Good to Give Space to the Great

Roxanne Quimby had fallen on hard times. The single mother had been laid off from three part-time waitressing jobs, and she needed a steady source of income to provide for her twin girls. In an effort to make ends meet, she scoured local yard sales for bargains and then resold her purchases at flea markets. In a good week, she could make $150. However, not all weeks were good, and living in Maine, cold weather restricted yard within a narrow season.

Quimby’s friend, a beekeeper, offered his supply of beeswax to her in the hopes that she could use it to make and sell candles. She accepted the offer and after some experimentation, Quimby arrived at a final product she liked. She then loaded up the candles she had made and set up shop at a local craft fair. In the course of a day, she sold $200. Encouraged by her success, she decided to make another batch of candles. They quickly sold out as well. She kept making the candles, people kept buying them, and in short order she had a thriving business. In honor of the friend who had encouraged her to get into candle-making, she named the company Burt’s Bees

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EXPANSION

“The need of expansion is as genuine an instinct in man as the need in a plant for the light, or the need in man himself for going upright. The love of liberty is simply the instinct in man for expansion.”

~ Matthew Arnold

“You can do little about the length of your life, but you can do much about its width and depth.”

~ H.L. Mencken

“If you put yourself in a position where you have to stretch outside your comfort zone, then you are forced to expand your consciousness.”

~ Les Brown

“People who exercise their freedom day after day, little by little, expand that freedom. People who do not will find that it withers until they are literally ‘being lived.’ [That is, until] they are acting out scripts written by parents, associates and society.”

~ Stephen Covey

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ILAACP Newsletter-What are You Doing to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr.?

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Valerie F. Leonard

I got the following e-mail from ILAACP.

Dear Valerie ,

On Monday, January 21, 2013, as we celebrate the 27^th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and witness the inauguration of our nation’s first African-American President, Barack Obama, to a second term, it’s important to acknowledge both the symbolic and real victory this day will represent for the field of prevention and African-Americans.

While Dr. King is often heralded as a drum major for racial equality, many forget how his ever evolving theology began to address broader, systemic inequalities in health and wealth. Recognizing that ending racial inequality was just one facet of a broader civil/human rights movement, Dr. King began to focus his work on advancing “race-neutral” social and economic policies that would have a disproportionately positive impact on African-Americans and other disadvantaged groups. In 1966, while delivering the keynote address at the Second National Convention of the Medical Committee for Human Rights in Chicago, Dr. King, in an effort to bring national attention to an inadequate healthcare system, noted that, “of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.”

Forty-four years later, President Obama picked up Dr. King’s mantle and passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010, the most significant regulatory overhaul of our nation’s healthcare system since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid. The ACA will provide millions of uninsured and underinsured Americans with access to services and care that will not only improve individual health outcomes in the short-term but also save taxpayers billions in the longer-term. For African-Americans, however, the ACA represents a special victory. Unsurprisingly, African-Americans are disproportionately represented in the rolls of the uninsured and underinsured. As result, our communities tend to bear a disproportionate share of the health disparities caused by an inadequate healthcare system.

I’m confident if Dr. King were alive today he would herald the ACA as a shining example of how a seemingly “race-neutral” policy can have a disproportionately positive impact on improving the quality of life for African-Americans. Because of the ACA, an estimated 3.8 million African-Americans who would otherwise be uninsured will gain coverage by 2016. The 4.5 million elderly and disabled African Americans who receive coverage from Medicare now have access to an expanded list of preventive services with no cost-sharing. Four hundred and ten thousand (410,000) African-American young adults between the ages of 19 and 25 who would have been uninsured now have coverage under their parent’s health plan. An estimated 5.5 million African-Americans with private insurance now have access to preventive care services including well-child visits, blood pressure and cholesterol screenings, Pap smears and mammograms for women, and flu shots for children and adults. And more importantly, major federal investments to improve the quality of care will ultimately improve the management of chronic diseases that are more prevalent among African-Americans.

So as we tune into the Presidential Inauguration and celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Holiday, let us take a moment to reflect on the both symbolic and real significance of Monday, January 21, 2013.

Lastly, please remember that the ILAACP’s E-News Bulletin thrives off the content we receive from member organizations, individual members, and our E-News subscribers. To that end, we ask that you continue to provide us with information pertaining to key events, resources, legislation, developments, etc., impacting prevention systems, policies, and programs. With your help, ILAACP can continue to produce an electronic communiqué that works to ameliorate the health and social disparities adversely affecting underserved communities.

If you and/or your organization have News & Resources, Job Opportunities, or Events that you would like for us to include in the E-News Bulletin, please email this information to Dawn DeBoard, at ddeboard@ilaacp.org.

Make sure to connect and share with us on Facebook and check out our tweets and activity on Twitter!

In service,

Malik S. Nevels, J.D.
Executive Director

Overhauling Juvenile Justice in Tennessee

In 2009, Federal investigators began investigating the juvenile justice system in Shelby County, TN, which includes Memphis. They found that black teenagers were twice as likely as their white counterparts were to be detained and sent to adult criminal court for minor infractions far more often than white teenagers. This past December Shelby County and the Justice Department in Tennessee signed an extensive agreement to overhaul the Shelby County juvenile justice system. The department and juvenile advocates called the agreement the first of its kind in the nation and a signal that momentum is growing to find new ways to treat teenagers who break the law. Juvenile justice advocates are hopeful the agreement will serve as a template for other jurisdictions.

Community Based Dental Partnership Program

The goals of the Dental Community Partnership Program are to increase access to oral health care for patients with HIV in areas that remain underserved, especially in communities without dental education programs, and to increase the number of dental providers capable of managing the oral health needs of patients with HIV, through community-based service-learning experiences. Eligible applicants must work collaboratively with community-based dental providers (such as community-based organizations or agencies that currently provide or plan to provide oral health services, or private practice dental providers) to address unmet oral health needs of vulnerable populations with HIV. Application deadline is January 28, 2013.

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New General Assembly to Face Many Old Issues

A new Illinois General Assembly was inaugurated on January 9, 2013, with a host of unfinished business. The old Legislature adjourned the day before without fixing the state’s broken public pension system. Also left unresolved were the divisive issues of same-sex marriage, gun regulation and gambling expansion. It’ll be a while before such problems are tackled. In the House, Speaker Michael Madigan remains in charge, as he has for all but two of the past 30 years. In the Senate, President John Cullerton starts his fifth year running the show. Both Chicago Democrats now wield veto-proof majorities after many voters throughout the state opted against the Republican alternative in November legislative races. That new Democratic power brings added pressure to perform was not lost on Cullerton, who said his party’s 40-19 advantage over the GOP is the largest in the nation and in state history.

Family Community Involvement Coordinator

The Family Community Involvement Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that the goals and objectives of the content area aligned within the Performance Standards of Head Start are met. The Coordinator develops, writes, implements, and evaluates work plans and component outcomes and measurements. Train staff and parents, collaborate with outside agencies, and develop programs that guarantees access to services and requirements in relation to the work plan are instituted. Monitors on a monthly basis and on an as-needed-basis, assigned program content areas.

U of Chicago MLK Celebration 2013

U of Chicago MLK Celebration 2013
Thursday, January 17, 2013, 6PM
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
5850 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, IL 60637

2013 National Leadership Forum CADCA

2013 National Leadership Forum CADCA
February 4-7, 2013
Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center
National Harbor, MD

Imagine how families, businesses, and communities would be transformed if you had a voice in a powerful coalition of prevention practitioners and other stakeholders who advocate policy change, facilitate resource sharing, and offer professional development opportunities.

Envision joining forces with leaders around the state to build and implement viable prevention systems, policies, and programs for Illinois’ underserved communities.

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From Equip: Leadership by John Maxwell

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Valerie F. Leonard

I got the following e-mail from John Maxwell.

July 5

Be a Good Follower First

But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him; for who can stretch out his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless?” 1 Samuel 26:9

Leadership operates on the basis of trust. Before David became king, he showed respect for the king who preceded him. Saul failed to practice this law, and lost his kingdom. The Bible provides a vivid contrast between the leadership of Saul and David:

Saul David

Self-conscious from the beginning	Displayed God-confidence from the beginning
Presumed the priestly office	Didn’t assume any right or privilege
Disobeyed God in the little things	Obeyed God in the little things
Lost integrity by covering his sin	Maintained integrity by respecting Saul
Failed to submit to God-given authority	Consistently submitted to authority
Preoccupied with his own fame	Desired to increase God’s reputation

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John C. Maxwell Leadership Promises for Everyday -June 25, 2012

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Valerie F. Leonard

I got this e-mail from John Maxwell.

June 25

Give Yourself Away

“Speak up for the people who have no voice, for the rights of all the down-and-outers. Speak out for justice! Stand up for the poor and destitute!”
Proverbs 31:8-9 (The Message)

Nothing has such a positive impact on a person as giving to others. And people who have a giving spirit are some of the most positive people I know. That’s because giving is the highest level of living. They focus their time and energy on what they can give to others rather than what they can get from them. And the more a person gives, the better his attitude.

Most unsuccessful people don’t understand this concept. They believe that how much people give and their attitude about it are based on how much they have. But that’s not true. I know many people who have very little but are tremendous givers. And I know people who have been blessed with money, good families, and wonderful careers who are stingy and suspicious of others. In life, it’s not what you have that makes a difference. It’s what you do with what you have. And that is based completely on attitude.

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The Foundation Center Education Funding Watch

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Valerie F. Leonard

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November 9, 2011

In this issue of Education Funding Watch, the Foundation Center’s newsletter devoted to education-related topics, you’ll read about a major new initiative designed to support chemical engineering programs in the United States. You’ll also find links to other education-related news, resources, funding opportunities for individuals and organizations, and job listings. Education Funding Watch is available exclusively to visitors whoregister at the Foundation Center’s Web site.

Dow Chemical Awards $250 Million to Support Chemical Engineering Programs

Although the number of doctoral degrees awarded in chemical engineering rose 40 percent over the past decade, that figure lags the 50 percent increase in engineering doctorates overall and falls well short of the growth in doctorates awarded in hot fields like biomedical engineering. To help remedy the situation, Dow Chemical Company has pledged $250 million over ten years to expand chemical engineering programs at eleven American universities. The funds will be used to fund faculty positions and support doctoral research projects, potentially boosting the number of chemical engineering PhDs awarded each year by several dozen. Read the story»

Recent Education News from Philanthropy News Digest

Educational Endowments Returned 19.8 Percent in 2011, Survey Finds
The 2011 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments found that institutions with more than $1 billion in assets earned more than 20.2 percent on average in fiscal year 2011, while those with assets of less than $25 million reported an average return of 19.1 percent….
Posted: 11/08/11

Cleveland Institute of Art Receives $5 Million From Gund Foundation
The grant, which doubles the total amount committed by the foundation and the family of the late George Gund II to the college’s capital campaign, will help support the second phase of a $66 million campus modernization and unification project….
Posted: 11/08/11

Thiel College Receives $25 Million From William S. Dietrich II
The bequest, the largest individual gift in the college’s 145-year history, honors the late Pittsburgh businessman and philanthropist’s parents, who met at the Pennsylvania school in the 1920s….
Posted: 11/07/11

Foundation for Newark’s Future Hopes to Accelerate Disbursement of Zuckerberg Gift
Since joining the organization in June, foundation president Gregory Taylor has hired five new staff members, developed a strategic plan, and drafted a $1.5 million operating budget for the organization….
Posted: 11/03/11

Perimeter Institute Receives $2 Million From John Templeton Foundation
Awarded through the foundation’s Science and the Big Questions initiative, the grant to the Templeton Frontiers Program will support research in areas that the Perimeter Institute considers vital to expanding humanity’s understanding of the universe….
Posted: 11/03/11

Council of Independent Colleges Receives $6.9 Million From Lilly Endowment
The largest grant ever received by CIC will be used to launch three initiatives designed to foster the intellectual and theological exploration of vocation among undergraduates at independent colleges and universities….
Posted: 10/30/11

Case Western Reserve University Announces $80 Million in Gifts
The university has announced several major gifts as part of a $1 billion fundraising campaign, including $50 million from the Weatherhead Foundation….
Posted: 10/25/11

More education news…

Funding Opportunities

Sandra Day O’Connor and Verizon Foundation Announce National Civics Contest for Students
Middle and high school children in the U.S. are invited learn about civics by participating in the online iCivics project and helping their classroom become eligible to win a virtual visit from retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor….
Deadline: 11/30/11

Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries Accepting Book Grant Applications From School Libraries
Grants of up to $6,000 are available to update, extend, and diversify the book collections of pre-K-12 school libraries serving low-income children in the United States and its territories….
Deadline: 12/31/11

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Invites Applications for Dissertation Fellowships in Education
Four fellowships of up to $25,000 will be awarded to post-thesis doctoral students for work that furthers the understanding of the educational experiences of high-achieving, low-income students….
Deadline: 2/03/12

Siemens Foundation and Discovery Education Launch Fourth Annual Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge for K-12 Students
Teams of K-12 students and their teachers/mentors in the U.S. are invited to enter their innovative solution to an environmental problem and compete for more than $250,000 in total prizes….
Deadline: 3/15/12

ING Unsung Heroes Program Invites K-12 Educators to Apply for 2012 Class Project Awards
One hundred K-12 educators will be selected to receive awards of $2,000 each to be used in implementing an innovative and effective classroom project…
Deadline: 4/30/12

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Gateways to Principalship

Principals have a significant impact on student achievement, given their role in hiring, developing, and retaining talented teachers, yet few states take steps to ensure they have the necessary up-to-date instructional and leadership skills, a report from theCenter for American Progress argues. Funded by the Chicago-based Joyce Foundation, the report,Gateways to the Principalship: State Power to Improve the Quality of School Leaders (48 pages, PDF), recommends that states develop a best practice-based framework for both program approval and licensure and do more to hold principal preparation programs accountable; allow a wider range of providers to deliver training and development programs; and use performance- rather than input-based measures in evaluating skills and competencies. Click here toread or download.

Academic Leadership Award

The Carnegie Corporation of New Yorkhas announced Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Eduardo J. Padron, president of Miami Dade College, as the recipients of the 2011 Carnegie Corporation Academic Leadership Award. Established in 2005, the award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and commitment to excellence and equity in undergraduate education, curricular innovation, the liberal arts, reform of K-12 education, and the promotion of strong links between their institution and their local communities. Each will receive $500,000 each to use in support of academic initiatives at their respective institutions.

Job Opportunities

Leadership Gift Officer, Arts and Sciences
Columbia University
New York, New York
Posted: 11/09/11

Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee
Posted: 11/02/11

Vice President of Advancement
Humboldt State University
Arcata, California
Posted: 11/02/11

Executive Director
Education Foundation of Sarasota County
Sarasota, Florida
Posted: 11/02/11

Associate Director of Annual Giving
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Posted: 11/02/11

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Donors Forum Conference

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Valerie F. Leonard

I received the following e-mail from the Donors Forum of Chicago.

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Dear Colleague:

Donors Forum, in partnership with goodWORKSconnect.org and a Planning Committee of leaders from around the state, invites you to the Illinois Nonprofit Conference: Vital Signs, Keeping Nonprofits Healthy in Uncertain Times.

To be held at the Springfield Hilton on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, Vital Signs will provide a unique opportunity for nonprofit board members, staff, and community leaders from across the state to network and learn with colleagues, nationally known speakers, and Illinois luminaries.

The plenary speakers are well regarded in the sector. They are
• Steven D. Zimmerman, co-author of Nonprofit Sustainability, who will speak on Pursuing Sustainability—Integrating Impact, Finance, and Leadership for a Healthy Organization.
• Popular blogger and speaker Rosetta Thurman, who will speak on New Leadership for a New Nonprofit Sector. She is also co-author of How to Become a Nonprofit Rockstar: 50 Ways to Accelerate Your Career.

Breakout sessions will explore timely topics related to some of the most vital functions of a nonprofit—programs, governance, leadership, finance, outcome evaluation, and advocacy. Find more details through the links at the right.

Registration is $110 if you register by August 15 and $135 after that. Register now to save money! (There are also special savings when more than one registers from the same organization and for students.) We hope to see you there. If you have questions, please call Donors Forum at 888-578-0090 or email vitalsigns@donorsforum.org. And check the conference microsite for updates and follow the conference on Twitter using hashtag: #vitalsector

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Job Postings from Representative LaShawn Ford June 16 and 17, 2011

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Valerie F. Leonard

I thank Representative LaShawn Ford for providing information on jobs as follows.

June 16, 2010
http://www.lashawnfordjobs.com/6-16-2011%20Jobs.pdf

June 17, 2010
http://www.lashawnfordjobs.com/6-17-2011%20Jobs.pdf

State Representative Lashawn Ford Job Listings June 14, 2011

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Valerie F. Leonard

I thank Representative LaShawn Ford for providing the following information.

June 14, 2011

Click HERE for Today’s Job Leads

If you are unable to open the link above , click HERE view the jobs on Rep. Ford’s facebook page.

Welcome to State Representative
La Shawn K. Ford’s Workforce Development!

Greetings!

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Education Reform Bill SB 7, introduced and sponsored by Senator Kimberly Lightford, will be signed by the Governor today, Monday, June 13, 2011 at 10 a.m. at Lexington Elementary School, 415 S. Lexington Ave, Maywood, IL, with a reception immediately following. All are invited.

Please click above for today’s new job leads, just in! We send new and different job leads seven days a week. We hope this resource will be useful to you or someone you may know who is unemployed; please feel free to pass this information on to others. If you did not receive a personal email with these job leads and would like your own copy, please visit www.lashawnford.com to sign up. If you know of any job leads, please forward your job leads to workforce@lashawnford.com. If you do not wish to receive these e-mails, please unsubscribe below. Good luck to you, your family and your friends during these turbulent economic times. Sincerely,

La Shawn K. Ford

State Representative – Eighth District

Some links to help your job search:

Job Training & Economic Development

http://www.ildceo.net/dceo/Bureaus/Workforce_Development/Employers/JTED.htm

Workforce Investment Act Programs & Services

http://www.ildceo.net/dceo/Bureaus/Workforce_Development/Job+Seeker/2-program+overview.htm

Workforce Investment Act & Grant Opportunities

http://www.ildceo.net/dceo/Bureaus/Workforce_Development/

Illinois Dept of Financial & Professional Regulations License Renewalhttps://www.idfpr.com/dpr/renewal/defaultssl.asp

Illinois Skill Match Workforce Development System Job Seekerhttp://ides.cmcf.state.il.us/ISM/ISM0022? command=LOGON&userType=JobSeeker&daFlag=FALSE&jsFlag=Enabled&ssFlag=isEnabled

Illinois Worknet Center Resume Tool
http://www.illinoisworknet.com/vos_portal/residents/en/Prepare/Resume/ResumeRequirements.htm

Illinois Worknet Center Job Search Toolshttp://www.illinoisworknet.com/vos_portal/residents/en/Jobs/Find/

Illinois Dept of Employment Security Services for Veteranshttp://www.ides.state.il.us/veterans/default.asp

Illinois Worknet Center – Train Your Employeeshttp://www.illinoisworknet.com/vos_portal/business/en/Find_Talent/

Illinois Worknet Center / College & Universities Career Serviceshttp://www.illinoisworknet.com/vos_portal/business/en/Resources/Colleges_Universities/

Illinois Worknet Center / Re-Entry Candidateshttp://www.illinoisworknet.com/vos_portal/business/en/Resources/Illinois_Re-Entry_Program/

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