Community Volunteer Awards Nominations Requested!

Think of the many people who give their time and talent to improve the lives of other people.

Have you ever wanted to say “Thank You” but weren’t quite sure how?

The United Way Community Volunteer Awards give you a chance to recognize the individuals (youth and adults), families, groups and businesses that strengthen our community through volunteering!  These volunteers give their time to help children achieve in school, seniors remain independent in their homes, ensure people have their basic needs met and much more. 

Volunteers at all Dane County not-for-profit agencies are eligible to be nominated.
Nominate Someone Today! Nominations may be submitted until February 21, 2011.

All nominees will be recognized and winners will be announced at the Community Volunteer Awards luncheon on April 14, 2011 at the Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club.

Download Community Volunteer Award Form or use the online form at www.unitedwaydanecounty.org/cvaform.  

Please contact Kayla Bechtel at kbechtel@uwdc.org or 608-246-4384 with any questions, and mark your calendar for the Community Volunteer Awards luncheon on April 14th at The Madison Concourse Hotel & Governor’s Club where we will celebrate volunteerism in Dane County, recognize the Community Volunteer Award nominees and announce the award recipients!

 

Get Involved with LGMAA!

 

Interested in getting involved with LGMAA but not sure where to start?  How about joining a committee?
Here are descriptions of committee activities to help you find a good fit, with helpful contact information.

·         LGM Engagement Committee.  The LGM Engagement Committee guides the organization in welcoming new alumni and facilitating contact with current alumni.  Interested in joining the LGM Engagement Committee?  Contact Sara DeTienne (SDeTienne@morgridgeinstitute.org) or Kim Herlitzka  (kim.herlitzka@bakertilly.com).
 
·         Communications Committee.  The Communications Committee prepares and distributes news releases, arranges  media interviews and coverage, produces and distributes a newsletter, and maintains the organization’s website. Interested in joining the Communications Committee?  Contact Keith Vanlanduyt (keith.vanlanduyt@oakwoodvillage.net) and Jill Dohnal (jilld@qstaff.com).
 
·         Community Action Teams (“CAT”) Committee.  The CAT Committee solicits, selects and coordinates the Community Action Team— teams of alumni that assist a selected nonprofit or small business with a particular project.  Interested in joining the CAT Committee?  Contact Connie Shomberg (connie.shomberg@yahoo.com) and Jennifer Hannon (jhannon@gklaw.com).
 

·         Special Events Committee.  The Special Events Committee plans and coordinates LGMAA’s special events such as Lunch with a Leader and the LGMAA Mini-Golf Classic. Interested in joining the Special Events Committee?  Contact Kim Burlage (kim.burlage@wpsic.com) and Nicole Hoffmann (nhoffmann@arcbadger.org).
 
·         Leadership Greater Madison (“LGM”) Liaison Committee.  The LGM Liaison Committee serves as the LGMAA’s primary contact with the LGM program.  Interested in joining the LGM Liaison Committee?  Contact Todd Fortune (todd_fortune@ml.com) and Eric Kallies (eric_kallies@adp.com).

 

Walbridge School Board Member Openings

 

Walbridge School, a successful, private school in Madison serving grades 1-8, is seeking nominees for board membership.  Walbridge specializes in developing individualized curriculum that meets the unique needs of students who for a variety of reasons have not thrived in the conventional school setting. Walbridge has a staff of creative and committed teachers and administrators. The student-teacher ratio is less than 8:1 in core classes.

The board meets on the 3rd Monday of each month and terms are generally for three years. Membership on Executive Committee is encouraged, but not required. The Executive Committee meets on the first Monday of each month.  All board members are expected to attend meetings, support the school financially as they are able, and be committed advocates for the school within the community. Walbridge is seeking individuals from a broad range of professional backgrounds.  Specific needs include human resources, accounting, and medical or educational experience with learning differences, but all interest is welcome. Prospects may contact the Board Chairperson, Lisa Sorge, at 608-347-0505. They may also wish to visit our Website: www.walbridgeschool.com.

 

Public Service Commission needs a business representative for the Universal Service Fund Council

The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce was approached by the PSC about the search for a business representative for the Universal Service Fund.

Below is information about what that representative would do and how to contact Anita Sprenger if you are interested. If you do decide to apply, please also let Delora Newton know, she’s the executive vice president of the GMCC, and she can reinforce the application with the PSC. Her direct line is 608-443-1947.

The USF Council advises the Public Service Commission on a number of program/policy areas related to the USF. The Commission likes to have a wide variety of members on the Council with representation from the telecommunications industry and representatives from the major USF program areas. The USF Council representative slot that we are currently seeking to fill is a representative from the business community.

The Council membership consists generally of 11-13 members. Appointments are for three years. The criteria for Council appointments is mainly willingness to attend 2-3 meetings/year in Madison and some interest in telecommunications issues, and in this case, particularly issues that affect the business community. Meetings are usually 2-4 hours. Topics discussed by the Council include the PSC USF budget, state USF program issues and changes (for Lifeline, LinkUp, telemedicine and nonprofit grant programs, specialized telecommunication equipment),  revision of the administrative rules,  data speed requirements, etc.)

Here is the link to the PSC website for Telecommunications. USF information is on the menu on the left.
http://psc.wi.gov/utilityInfo/tele/index-tele.htm
                                                                                                                                                             
Anita Sprenger, USF Manager
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
610 N. Whitney Way
P.O. Box 7854
Madison, WI 53707-7854
608-266-3843
FAX 608-266-3957
TTY 1-800-251-8345

 

YWCA benefiting from Community Action Team

This week we are highlighting the LGM AA Community Action Team (CAT) working with the YMCA. They are helping develop and implement a mentoring program for YWCA employees. The CAT met with YWCA and is in the process of drafting the following documents:

1. A narrative of program structure, including roles/responsibilities of mentors/mentees, tips for mentors, and confidentiality guidelines 2. Sample forms to monitor mentee and mentor satisfaction of program at 2-week, 30-day, 60-day and 6-month intervals 4. Sample Mentor Log.

These documents will be delivered to YWCA in March for their review and consideration.

The following people are the teammates working on this program. To continue community outreach for LGM AA, we partnered with The Business Forum, a local business organization, to work on this project. All the members of the team are members of The Business Forum; Angela Brzowski of Mortenson Construction, Julie Haberkorn of Summit Credit Union, Jennifer Hannon of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., Erin Kastberg of Davis & Kuelthau, S.C., Erin Ogden of Murphy Desmond, S.C., and Keely Zurfluh of CFS Baker Tilly.

If you are interested in getting involved in the next round of CAT’s, please contact Diane Morgenthaler (Morgenthaler@mail.visitmadison.net) or Scott Dahlhauser (dahlhauser@cpm.com). 

 

Community Action Teams – 2009

The LGM Alumni Association (LGM-AA) helps LGM alumni take the skills learned in LGM into the community, matching talented leaders with projects and associations in the area through programs like the Community Action Teams.  The Leadership Greater Madison Alumni Association (LGM-AA) is pleased to announce the next round of its successful Community Action Teams (CAT) projects, 2009.

 This year’s CAT program assists non-profits in the greater Madison area, building teams of leadership and expertise from LGM alumni that match the specific project needs of area non profits.  Four projects were selected from a pool of over 30 possible projects.

 The four selected projects are:

YWCA: LGM-AA and the Business Forum have teamed up to address the goals and objectives of this project. The project team will be asked to design a mentoring and leadership development program for the YWCA staff that supports the professional development interest of the YWCA staff, increase longevity for all staff with an emphasis on staff of color. This project will work in collaboration with the YWCA Staff Diversity Task Force. The action team is led by Jennifer Hannon, Godfrey and Kahn SC and LGM 15. The timeline for this action team is approximately 6 months.   

 Financial Education Center (FEC): FEC annually provides free tax assistance approximately 4,000 low income residents and generates over $4,000,000 in refunds to their families. Over 3,000 individuals have been served through workshops and their families. LGM Alumni has been asked to develop a strategic marketing plan that will promote the FEC “best kept secret in town”.  The project will begin with a fresh, objective, “first impression” evaluation of the materials and methods currently used by those not presently involved with the FEC. The second phase will lead to the development of effective promotional materials and electronic media to inform potential participants, funders and decision makers about our programs and services. The goal is with increased visibility to double the clients served annually through the classes and one-on-one coaching from 1300 to 2600 in 2010.  The project timeline is expected to be completed by spring of 2010. Jenny Krueger, Murphy Desmond S.C., LGM 11 will lead this initiative.

 The Urban League of Greater Madison and Schools of Hope would like to design and conduct a marketing campaign to recruit more professionals and community members increasing the number of tutors in the middle and high school.  During the 2008-2009 academic year 542 tutors served 1407 middle school students. The Urban League would like to expand into the Middleton and Verona School Districts and Madison Area high schools thus increasing the need to serve over 2000 students in the 2009-2010 academic year.  The LGM-AA project team will first provide an analysis of current outreach initiatives and recruiting process. The team will then design and develop an outreach campaign; the long-term goal is to close the achievement gap in reading and math. This project team will be co-lead by Scott Dahlhauser, CPM Marketing Group, LGM 10 and Marcia Philipps Hyzer, LGM 7.

 The Middleton Outreach Ministry (MOM) has been serving community needs in west Madison, Middleton and Cross Plains for almost 30 years.  MOM’s programs include a food and clothing pantry, stable housing support, senior citizen independence and programs designed to help relieve specific financial “pressure points”.  There is no charge for any of these programs; all financial support comes from the community and its’ collaborators. The goals and objectives of this project include evaluating the impact of current programming, refine the quality of program delivery, develop measurable goals for the program and address any unmet needs in the MOM service area. This project team will be co-lead by Marcia Philipps Hyzer, LGM 7 and Jeff VerVoort, WISC-TV, LGM 8.

 The formal kick-off to commence these initiatives is scheduled for Friday, November 6^th with Chris Hinrichs facilitating. Murphy, Desmond S.C. will host the kick-off.

 There are still openings on project teams. If you are interested, please email Marcia Phillips Hyzer,    milesperhour@tds.net  or Bryon Thompson, bryon_thompson@adp.com.

 

Community Action Teams

As an update, we solicited non-profits and small businesses to send us information about a project that could benefit from the expertise of our alumni.

From 32 applicants we narrowed down the list to eight finalists who gave us more details on their prospective projects. We are now reducing that list to the projects that we’ll take on. We’ll announce them and launch their Community Action Teams in a matter of weeks for each. The teams of alumni will assist each group with a vital project, in hopes of making a positive difference in these organizations. Help us help the community in which we live, work and play by considering participating in a team! These teams will work with real world issues and continue the engagement we had during our LGM program.

If you are interested in learning more and/or offering your talents, please contact Diane Morgenthaler with your name and contact information at LGM_AA@charter.net.  She’ll contact you about how we could match your talents appropriately.

 

Be a part of the communications team for LGM AA!

You are witty, people tell you that you should write for a living. So give us a try! We have a chance for you to test drive that new career. Contact Kathy Bailey (LGM 11) if interested: at bailey@isthmus.com

 

Community Action Team Progress

The Community Action Team project is gathering our alumni for project teams, not dissimilar to project teams from class, that can assist non-profits or small businesses with real world problems.

This is the opportunity to participate in the community that many of you have wanted since graduation. Here’s how it will work.

The Community Action Team committee created a three-part process for getting applicants. They solicited a letter of intent from area non-profits and small businesses who felt that they could be helped with a project. From the 32 (!!!) letters of intent we received, the committee will determine who and how many we may be able to assist. Those will be asked to submit a full application from which they’ll make a final choice. The list will be narrowed by August 15th and those groups who were selected have until September 15th to complete the full application.

The next step, you guessed it, is recruiting alumni to sit on project teams. Think of the opportunities: maybe you want to reconnect with your old project team from class or other classmates, maybe you want to make new relationships in the market, maybe you want to extend your skill set to help an organization with real world issues. There will be a wide variety of opportunities when we have selected our projects.

We invite you to connect with us if you are interested in being on a team. Please contact Diane Morgenthaler at dm.mailbox@charter.net or Marcia Philipps Hyzer at milesperhour@charter.net.

We are also asking people who are interested to fill out a skills survey, since we’ll want to pair the project with skill sets that will accomplish the project mission.

You can find that survey at the LGMAA website at http://lgmalumni.wordpress.com/ in a day or so. Please consider the opportunity to use the leadership experience you honed in class to help out, or consider taking our call if we tap you for participation. Thank you!

 

LGM Alumni Association announces Community Action Teams

** NEWS RELEASE **

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date:                July 8, 2009

From:               Leadership Greater Madison Alumni Association

Contact:           Jenny Krueger, LGMAA Board Member

(608) 268-5577; jkrueger@murphydesmond.com

Leadership Greater Madison Alumni Association Launches New Program to

Help Non-Profits and Small Businesses in Dane County

Madison, WI – The Leadership Greater Madison Alumni Association (“LGMAA”) is pleased to announce the launch of a new program, Community Action Teams, to assist non-profit organizations and small businesses in Dane County.  In these tough economic times, the LGMAA wants to provide non-profits and small businesses with a means to accomplish that one project that may make a difference for that organization.

Bryon Thompson, LGMAA President, states, “We have over 700 graduates of the Leadership Greater Madison Program.  The LGMAA Board’s mission is to give the alumni opportunities to get involved and apply what they have learned from the LGM Program.  Here, we have an educated, committed, influential group of Madison-area leaders ready to help local non-profits and small businesses.  It is a great way for us to address stewardship and leadership in the community, the core value of our LGM training.”

Non-profit organizations and small businesses are invited to email Letters of Inquiry to the LGMAA (lgm_aa@charter.net) detailing a specific project that would benefit from LGMAA expertise. Projects may vary in length from one-time workshop/meeting up to a one-year commitment. Selected inquiries will be invited to submit a full application for the LGMAA’s consideration.  If chosen, the applicant will be paired with a team of LGM Alumni, energetic professionals in the community, who will assist the applicant with the proposed project.

To qualify, small businesses must earn under $1,000,000 in gross revenues during the last two years.  Non-profits must be a 501(c)(3) organization.

Applications are available at the LGMAA’s website (http://lgmalumni.wordpress.com/), by email (lgm_aa@charter.net) or by calling Marcia Philipps Hyzer at (608) 836-4523.   The deadline for submitting a Letter of Inquiry is Friday, July 31, 2009.

LGMAA is a group of over 700 professionals who have graduated from the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Greater Madison Program and want to stay informed, connected and engaged in the community.