Spertus Institute Spring 2016 News & Events
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Community Mentoring<br />
A mentor is the best antianxiety<br />
treatment on earth.<br />
—Forbes<br />
Jewish Community<br />
Networking Night<br />
Thursday, April 14 at 5:30 pm<br />
Once a year, <strong>Spertus</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> hosts a<br />
gathering for the professionals and<br />
volunteers who serve Jewish Chicago.<br />
This special evening provides<br />
an opportunity to network with<br />
colleagues from other organizations,<br />
celebrate successes, and learn<br />
new ways to advance careers in<br />
the Jewish communal world.<br />
This year, enjoy an opportunity<br />
to hear from Caren Yanis,<br />
President, Crown Family<br />
Philanthropies, who will be joined<br />
by Gali Cooks Executive Director of Leading Edge, an alliance focused<br />
on building excellence in Jewish leadership. They will build a case for<br />
why every Jewish organization should be a great place to work. They<br />
will share real-world steps that came be taken in organizations of all<br />
shapes and sizes, by staff members anywhere on the org chart.<br />
Innovation and Collaboration Awards will be announced for<br />
projects with creative concepts that reach across institutions<br />
to serve the greater Chicago Jewish community.<br />
Advance reservations required by April 11.<br />
Register online at spertus.edu/Community<br />
The Community Mentoring Project<br />
connects current and future Jewish<br />
organizational leaders, fostering<br />
professional growth and sharing<br />
knowledge and expertise.<br />
Be paired with a seasoned professional from outside your<br />
organization for one-on-one mentoring sessions. Participation is<br />
free. Space is limited. Available to those in paid positions with<br />
Chicago-area institutions that serve the Jewish community.<br />
Application deadline is March 18, <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
Apply online at spertus.edu/CommunityMentoring<br />
Do you work in, for, or with<br />
a Jewish organization?<br />
This event is for you!<br />
This event is part of the Great Jewish Places to Work initiative.<br />
These free offerings are possible by a generous grant to the Center for Jewish<br />
Leadership from the Crown Family. We are grateful for their support.<br />
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