Latke Fest at the Horwich JCC!
Networking Tip Of The Week – Move Around
Don’t forget how important it is for you to physically move around and about when you’re at a networking event. You can’t work a room when you are stationary!
Jobs from JewishB2B.org for 12/01/2015
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Elisheva and I said "goodbye Pratt" to Ida Crown Jewish Academy as they move to Skokie
Networking Tip: Host Your Own Events!
Networking Tip: Host Your Own Events! After you’ve been networking successfully for a while, it may be time to take your game to the next level. Hosting your own events is one way to do just that. If you have found yourself naturally connecting others together who may have mutual interests and you don’t mind handling the logistical details of organizing and promoting an event, then consider the benefits. You will naturally be in a position to help even more people get connected and you will be “the” person that everyone attending the events makes sure they get to know. I always recommend volunteering to help someone else host their events before becoming a host yourself, but hosting events really can take your networking results to the next level.
Jewish B2B Networking Holiday Party
SAVE THE DATE!
Jewish B2B Networking Holiday Party, sponsored by Journey Care (formerly Midwest Care Center) and Chicago Jewish Funerals
Jewish B2B Networking cordially invites you to save the date for an evening of food, drinks, music, and networking with other local businesses.
Monday, December 14 from 6 to 8pm
Register at: http://www.jewishb2bnetworking.com/business-event/jewish-b2b-networking-holiday-party
Our advocacy efforts for a new library in the Chicago Tribune!
When Albany Park met West Rogers Park
Summers’ summit brought together a second serendipitous pairing: Rodney Walker, executive director of the Albany Park Community Center, and Shalom Klein, executive director of the Jewish Community Council of West Rogers Park. Albany Park had successfully lobbied for a new library; West Rogers Park seeks to persuade the city to replace a 1960s-era library at 6435 N. California Ave.
“We are following the playbook of communities like Albany Park,” Klein tells us. “They said, if you want to talk to someone who can make this happen, we can help.”
Albany Park officials connected Klein with Chinatown officials and others who have learned the ways of clout to get a library built.
“What it boils down to is we are engaged in conversations and in learning that without Sister Neighborhoods, we would have never known,” Klein tells us. “If we want a library, we should be talking to people who have advocated successfully for a library.”
So far, a West Rogers Park petition drive has gathered more than 1,300 signatures in two months. A newly organized committee is bringing together a diverse group of business and civic organizations to push for the library.
Chicago Public Library Commissioner Brian Bannon has noticed. “The ingredient of a strong community desire (for a new library) is always important when making a decision about neighborhood improvement. Not only do we love it, but we think it is important that a community is engaged and actively interested in seeking improved services.”
And what benefits flow back to Albany Park? Walker says he is confident those will come. “We are just beginning to learn what other organizations do — which services they provide in their communities and how we could leverage those resources moving forward,” Walker tells us. Also as a result of Sister Neighborhoods, these two are planning a networking event between the business owners of their communities.
Please join me in celebrating Chanukah with Donna More
Many thanks to everyone who submitted ads for the ATT 86th annual gala
The full ad book is available here: http://www.att.org/filebin/att_dinner/2015_ATT_Virtual_AD_Book_-_order.pdf