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Entering
the workforce? Changing
carrers? Looking for a new position?
manpowerjobs.com
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YP Day at the Capitol
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here to view more photos
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YPIowa To Host
Speed Networking Event
Wednesday, May 7th
Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, Sioux City
5:30pm - 7:00pm You
are invited to attend a regional YPIowa event to be held on
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in Sioux City. A speed networking
event will be held including members of the 2007-08 Leadership
Iowa class, members of the Sioux
City Growth Organization and any other interested individuals. Space is limited to the
first 60 registrants. Come
with the goal of helping at least one person.
You will meet several people so don’t feel compelled to
help everyone you connect with.
Challenge yourself to help at least one person that you meet.
If everyone does this… the impact of this event and
following events in Iowa
could be huge. Please send an email to info@ypiowa.com
to reserve your seat today.
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YPIowa
Annual Conference October
10, 2008 Muscatine,
IA The
5th Annual YPIowa Conference will be held in Muscatine on October
10, 2008. Save the date!
The YPIowa Conference planning is in full swing. If you would like
to represent your community or YP group by volunteering with the
conference planning, please contact Annie
Thomas of YPN
Muscatine. The planning committee would also appreciate personal
recommendations on speakers from around the state of Iowa.
More to come next month regarding your hotel reservations and
speakers announcements! Continue to check ypiowa.com beginning in
May for more conference information.
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Cedar
Valley Launches YP Group
Cedar
Valley HYP (Happenin’ Young Professionals) will be launching a
young professionals group in the Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Waverly and surrounding area.
More than just a regional resource for identifying dynamic young
professionals through an organizational and collaborative approach
with other businesses and civic organizations, Cedar Valley HYP
focuses on engaging, coaching, mentoring and motivating young
professionals through unique partnerships for the overall benefit of
attracting and retaining young professional to the
Cedar Valley region. Professional
Mentorship, Philanthropic/Effective Volunteer Training, Community
Outreach with diversity, cultural and religious outlets, Educational
and Leadership Development and Advocacy are some examples of
organized programming that Cedar Valley HYP will offer to its
membership within a 40 mile radius of Cedar Falls.
“We also want young professionals in the Cedar
Valley region to make true connections with the community, with business,
and with each other. Our
goal is to provide them with a convenient way to learn about all of
what the Cedar Valley area offers to the young professional and also provide resources and
information of partnering organizations and businesses that allow
them to do that,” said Brett Tjaden, president and co-founder of
Cedar Valley HYP.
Cedar Valley
HYP membership is available to anyone over the age of 21.
The word young does not specifically mean your age, as you
could be young in a profession or even just young at heart!
Cedar Valley HYP welcomes anyone who wishes to be a member
that believes in fostering and developing the
Cedar
Valley’s leadership of tomorrow.
“It is overwhelming to see so many businesses, organizations and
young professionals wanting to partner and collaborate with this
regional initiative. I
have heard so many people and businesses identify the need for an
opportunity to involve young professional workforce, and it is
exciting to see this go from concept to reality,” said Lisa K.
Smith, vice-president and co-founder of Cedar Valley HYP.
“Having the opportunity to communicate to the region all
the services and offerings, along with Cedar Valley HYP events, is
an exceptional service and will have a significant impact on the
Cedar Valley’s economic condition as well as attracting and
retaining our young professionals.
This YP Movement for the
Cedar Valley
region truly benefits everyone who lives, works and plays here.
The support and encouragement has only continued to make me
even more proud to be from
Iowa and live in the Cedar
Valley!”
Cedar Valley HYP (Happenin’
Young Professionals) is dedicated to promoting an environment that
attracts and retains young professionals to the Cedar Valley region
and provide opportunities to those young professionals that will
foster and engage their involvement through a variety of networking
activities, leadership development, professional mentorship programs
and volunteer training. This
will be provided through the organization and through collaborative
partnership with other businesses and organizations throughout the Cedar
Valley
area. For more information, contact: Lisa
K. Smith or Brett Tjaden.
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YP
Ames Professional Development Day
April 24
Have you ever
noticed how some team members appear to handle every challenge,
crisis or setback with a sense of calm purpose? They don't seem to
get rattled or rush into bad decisions. As if they could predict the
future, they calmly leverage the right resources and rally the team
to their cause.
Suddenly,
they've helped chart a new course that resolves the issue, and the
project or situation steers back on track. Look closely and you'll
see these people leading quietly from within. This is what we call
the "Flight of the Navigators"; the path of highly
effective project leaders who combine a mastery of collaboration,
management of uncertainty, and customer value to improve project
performance.
Attendees will
come away with an understanding of these concepts as well as
practical strategies for growing skills and tangible ways to apply
them in every-day work settings. The program is highly interactive
and incorporates advanced learning strategies such as embedded and
accelerated learning. "Flight of the Navigators" has been
developed specifically for professionals who are eager to improve
their leadership skills and better position themselves for the next
step in their career.
This
program will include lunch, a keynote session, a general session,
and two break-out sessions. Click
here for more information.
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Coalition
Building
As
a Jaycee, coalition building is so much more than networking.
The people I meet and work with become my network.
These people become my coalition of support and my coalition
of expertise. Effective
networking requires coalition building and that is a skill you need
to learn and to practice.
To become a coalition builder, you need not only good networking
skills, you need good communication skills and good leadership
skills, too. These are
skills that the Junior Chamber can provide.
These are skills that the Junior Chamber will give you an
opportunity to practice and develop.
As a member of the Iowa Junior Chamber, you are a Jaycee.
You are a leader in training, an impact member of your
chapter and your community. With
a history that spans over 80 years and more than 40 communities
throughout the state, you
will have an opportunity to develop your coalition through the
Junior Chamber.
Local, state, national, and international organizational levels
allow for continuous opportunities as you grow as a leader.
Personal and professional skills are developed as you serve
your community through business and service projects.
In the act of serving, you will receive hands-on experience,
which translates to the enhancement of personal growth and the
development of valuable leadership skills. This is the total Junior
Chamber Concept.
Membership
is open across Iowa to persons 21-40 years of age that strive to
gain the tools they need to build the coalition of support to be
successful. Often young
people sit back and let others determine how the world is run.
As a Jaycee, you have the opportunity to actively impact your
community, your society, and your future.
To
find out more information about the Iowa Junior Chamber or a chapter
near you, please visit www.IowaJaycees.org.
To become a Jaycee contact Becky at
VPBecky@IowaJaycees.org
or (515) 291-1450.
Save
the Date:
April 12, 2008 -
Iowa
Junior Chamber Sponsors the Impact Forum and Training Event at
Stoney Creek Inn in Johnston, Iowa. To RSVP contact Becky
at VPBecky@IowaJaycees.org
 Becky Perkovich currently serves as Vice President of Marketing and
Communications for the Iowa Junior Chamber.
As a Jaycee, she has held many local offices taking
leadership roles in her community.
Becky is employed by Mainstream Living, in Ames
and enjoys working in healthcare.
She is also active within other organizations including:
Community and Family Resources,
Iowa for Health Care, Make-A-Wish and Rock the Vote.
In her free time, Becky loves to travel, attend concerts and
capture memories through scrap-booking.
As an Iowa
native, she believes that there are fabulous opportunities for
socially responsible leadership.
“Iowa
is a place where young professionals come together to make an
impact.”
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YP
Leader Academy - Looking Forward to the Future
Tuesday, June 10th
Calling
all groups that focus on recruiting young professionals to make up
their membership! YPIowa
would like to invite your YP group to send two leaders to the YP
Leader Academy on June 10th in Coralville/Iowa City.
The event will be held from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm and the cost is
just $20 a person. At this event, you will learn from past YP
leaders on topics involving Membership, Connecting with your
community and Strategic Planning. This will be a great
opportunity to help take your YP group to a new level. If you
are interested in receiving more information about this event,
please send an e-mail to info@ypiowa.com.
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Name three or more people in your community, your profession, your
social circle who
are passionate about professional, community and volunteer
leadership
and want to engage in providing a better future for
Iowa.
Nominations
are in full swing for the 2008-2009
Leadership
Iowa
class!
Take a few minutes and nominate individuals today
at www.leadershipiowa.com.
The Leadership Iowa Curriculum Committee has put together
another exciting agenda for next year’s participants and a select
class of up to 40 individuals will have the opportunity to
experience this unique state-wide program.
Help us put together another great class by submitting your
nominations today!!
Nominations
are due May 1st.
Applications
will be available on-line between May 1st and June 6th.
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Please
pass this information on to a high school student or parent(s) in
Iowa
.
Nominate
a student for Business Horizons 2008
Download the 2008
Business Horizons brochure and the NEW!
2008
Business Horizons poster
Two
hours of college credit available
Business
Horizons (BH) is a week-long experience, sponsored by the Iowa
Association of Business and Industry Foundation.
BH will be held at
Simpson
College
in Indianola,
Iowa
(12 miles south of
Des Moines
), July 20-25, 2008.
This unique program gives students an opportunity to gain an
understanding of economics, the free enterprise system,
entrepreneurship, and a wide variety of careers while working
in a team environment, developing a product from junk and duct tape
(creative types love this part), running a mock business, developing
a marketing plan (including a TV infomercial) and presenting
that plan to potential investors.
It is also about improving leadership skills, personal
development, living on a college campus, meeting new friends
from across the state and having a BLAST!
Students will discover their talents and find out why those talents
are essential in today’s workplace.
They will learn how to work in a team with a lot of diverse
personalities. They will
discover career options they never knew existed.
They may even find, or change, their future direction.
Many Business
Horizons alumni call it the best week of their summer.
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Iowa
Business Plan Competition
Would
you like to win $25,000 to
turn your Business Plan into
a Business? The
John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition is designed to
stimulate business development and provide support for business
ideas and plans and encourage entrepreneurs with start-up seed
money. It will also showcase the many entrepreneurial ideas and
highlight the entrepreneurial activity within Iowa. Click
here for complete information regarding the rules, eligibility
and application.
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Money
Smart Week
Money
Smart Week (MSW) Iowa 2008 will be held April 5-12 in Des
Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Iowa City.
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