Pollen volume 1 December 4, 2009 Lars Leafblad KeyStone Search Dear friends, Happy December!
I hope that you and yours had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Thanks for your input regarding the new name of our e-mail exchange. Pollen received the most positive response, so from here on out, hope you enjoy this and future editions of Pollen. Special thanks since last edition to Lee Anderson, Karla Ekdahl, Katie Nadeau, Margarette Minor, Mark Marshall, Matthew Oquist, Sarah Bjelland, Brian Peterson, Regina Barr, Teresa Morrow, Ryan Laber, Rohn Jay Miller, Sean Kershaw, Greg Tehven, Nils Snyder, Stacy Bee, Steve Pederson, Andrew Rosen, Tom Teigen, Tracey Hester, Uri Neren, Aaliyah Shafiq, Al Vredeveld, Albert Maruggi, Angela Garrett, Ben Marcy, Carolyn Egeberg, Cathy Paper, Joel Spoonheim, Dan Olson, Dave Walstad, Elizabeth Lake, Erin Sapp, Fred Marx, J. Forrest, James Elasky, Jason Mosakowski, and anyone else I'm inadvertently forgetting) for your emails and/or referring this to others in your network; thank you! Special welcome to new participants Craig Luedemann, Marshall Lichty, Kevin Hanstad, Jeannine Balfour, Jeff Meacham, Megan Powers, Melissa Rubel, Charlotte Preston, Sharon Gifford, Jennifer Thompson, Julie Cohen, Kari Ruth, and Tom Basquill, (my sincere apologies to anyone I've missed - if I have, let me know so I can welcome you next edition). If you ever wish to leave, simply reply "remove" in the subject header and I'll make it so asap.
And now a new feature
Questions (will include responses next issue with names attributed unless you indicate otherwise): 1) What is a MN-based non-profit you supporting financially this year and why should others join you?
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Who is one person that youd like to publicly thank for the impact they've had on your life in the past year and why?
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What is one goal you have for 2010 that youre willing to share publicly with this community?
And now on to this edition's brainfeed: Boards: 1) Young Nonprofit Professionals Network Twin Cities Chapter seeks board members
Apply for consideration here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YVYH3HP
Jobs (forwarded by you - not searches being conducted by KeyStone Search): 1) Director of Government Affairs, Twin West Chamber of Commerce http://www.twinwest.com (via Brian McClung) 20 hour a week paid internship beginning in January w/ Mill City Commons http://www.millcitycommons.org (via Karla Ekdahl) Co-executive director/Director of Development for Students Today, Leaders Forever http://stlf.net/get-involved/stlf-lifestyle (via Brian Peterson and Greg Tehven) Director of Media Relations, United Health Group - http://mnprjobs.blogspot.com/2009/12/unitedhealth-group-director-of-media.html (via Ryan May)
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Props to (please consider sharing good news about a friend/colleague/volunteer for next issue): - Alicia Phillips and Jason Blumenthal on the birth of their daughter Sophia - Christine Swanson on her 2010 MN Super Lawyers Rising Stars recognition (and to all Rising Stars mentioned last edition) - Dan Hoxworth on new role as Executive Director of Transit for Livable Communities - Lars Leafblad promoted to Principal of KeyStone Search: http://www.keystonesearch.com/news.php - Pam Wheelock appointed board chair for new Minnesota Wild Foundation: http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=508382 - Nils Snyder, Greg Moltumyr and Mike Doyle with NAI Welsh on their partnership with Hines to lease 100 and 110 Washington Square Office Towers - Robert Freeman elected to the Bloomington Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors - Randy Ross on his new role as SVP Human Resources with American Medical Systems (belated) - Joel Wessman on his role as Political Officer with the Canadian Consulate (belated) - Dean Phillips on role as chair of the Allina Hospitals and Clinics board of directors - Laura Bloomberg named new executive director of the Center for Integrative Leadership at the University of Minnesota - Philip Hotchkiss for conducting pro-bono consulting with CaringBridge.org - Joe Nathan and Center for School Change on their new home at Macalester College after moving from Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
- Joan Grathwol Olson joins Minneapolis College of Art and Design as new VP, Institutional Advancement (disclosure: placed in this role by KeyStone Search) http://www.mcad.edu/content/downloads/3434.pdf - Roger Sit of MN-based Sit Investment Associates quoted in current issue of Fortune magazine http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/06/pf/dividends.fortune/index.htm
Ideas: - In season of giving thanks, take some time to check out these innovative organizations creating new ways to give back: BeExtra: http://www.beextra.org Kinded: http://www.kinded.com AllforGood: http://www.allforgood.org DonorsChoose: http://www.donorschoose.org More from Time magazine: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1921428,00.html - An ultimate 40 under 40 business leaders list from Fortune http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/40under40/2009/ - MITs Technology Review lists 35 minds under 35 to be watching: http://www.technologyreview.com/TR35/ - The Atlantic lists its Brave Thinkers: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200911/brave-thinkers
- Engaging:
1) The LEAD Projects December 5th gala will support Childrens Dental Services (via Matt Hemsley and myself) http://www.theleadproject.org/ 2) Students Today, Leaders Forever hosting open house celebration December 8th http://www.stlf.net/get-connected/blog/small-staff-holiday-party 3) TORCH Social Responsibility Challenge on December 9th sponsored by Best Buy, Target, MN Timberwolves and Social Venture Partners MN (via Alex Lopes, Stephanie Payne, and myself) http://bit.ly/TorchMN 4) The Year in Politics breakfast panel with Jeff Blodgett, Tom Horner, and Larry Jacobs at the Minneapolis Club on December 10th (via Ron Lattin) More info via [email protected]
5) SURGE event on December 15 at the W Hotel (via Shilpa Alva) http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=208994207703&ref=ts 6) Nominations are being accepted for the 2010 40 under 40 program of the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal: http://twincities.bizjournals.com/twincities/nomination/2181
Thanks so much for your time and content suggestions. If youd like to be removed, hit reply with "remove" in the subject header. On the other end, please forward this to others in your network and invite them to join us. Thanks SO much for your time and as always, please let me know if there's ever anything I can do for you or yours.
Have a great weekend! All my best, Lars Lars Leafblad Principal KeyStone Search "Because Culture Matters" 612-375-8989 - Direct http://www.keystonesearch.com/team_leafblad.php http://www.linkedin.com/in/larsleafblad http://www.twitter.com/larsleafblad
