Independent Scholars Evenings: November 8th. 2012 @ 7.00 p.m.

"MARKETING FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS"

Presented by Hanford Integrated Marketing, Geneseo, IL

This presentation is an overview of marketing for nonprofit organizations, including the following topics:

· What is the ideal definition of marketing for a nonprofit organization?
· How are nonprofit organizations different than for profit organizations?
· What are relationship, integrated, and constituency marketing?
· The Du Page Symphony, Naperville, IL
· St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Naperville, IL
· District 203 Gifted Education Advisory Board, Naperville, IL
· Cub Scout Pack 567, Naperville, IL
· The Quad City Wind Ensemble, Davenport, IA.

Susan encourages others to bring in experiences or questions from other nonprofit organizations to add to the discussion.

Susan has a BA from Augustana College in math/computer science and education, a secondary teaching certificate in mathematics, and an MBA from Northwestern University (Kellogg) as an Austin Scholar (top 5%) in marketing and policy & environment with a focus on the nonprofit sector. Her background includes working for Fortune 100 companies in systems programming, applications programming, marketing, and strategic planning. She has also taught and/or tutored in math, physics, chemistry, Microsoft Office, Internet skills, and the French horn.

She has served as a volunteer, consultant, employee, board member, marketing director, and chairperson for many nonprofit organizations in education, social services, the church, and the arts. Since 1993, Susan has worked in marketing consulting for nonprofit organizations in Naperville, IL and the IL/IA Quad City Area.

Independent Scholars' Evenings are held at The Moline Commercial Club. 1530 Fifth. Avenue. At 7.00 p.m every week. Doors open at 6.30 p.m. The evenings are free and open to the public. Business Dress Code is required. Beverages and snacks are served.

These Evenings are sponsored by the Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, ltd. a 501(c)3 organization at Federal level under the laws of the United States. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permissiable by law.

Oct. 11th. 2012

Independent Scholars Evenings:

" The New Leaders: Artists, Nature and the Government"

By Glorie Iaccarino

Ms. Iaccarino will be be defining what Eco Arts entails, the purpose and benefits of this creative approach, various types of Eco Art terminology, and the impact it has on the environment and our communities. The role of Eco Arts and it's impact in advocacy  along with approaches in education will be discussed along with the idea that community building, sustainability and tourism can all benefit from the presence of Eco Art.

About the presenter :

Glorie Iaccarino is a Quad Cities area artist and educator who has spent over twenty years advocating, creating, and promoting art as way to educate, enlighten and entertain the community. She currently works as a facilitator with the Eco Arts Council of the Quad Cities and formerly was the Director of The Quad City Girl Power! Club. She has provided programs and events such as "Celebration of Woman", "The Mobile Art Clinic", and served as a contributing editor with an Eco page with Families First Magazine and as co-host educator with the "Art with Mr. I" art lesson series on WQPT. From public school classrooms, local libraries and area non-profit youth serving organizations, Ms. Iaccarino shares her love, passion, and respect for art as a way of living promoting the philosophy that there is "Art from Life and Life from Art".

Independent Scholars Evenings.7.00 p.m.

1530 Fifth Avenue. Moline. Illinois

309-762-9202

Doors open at 6.30 p.m.

Free and open to the public.

Dress code: business casual.

Elevators are located through the 16th. Street entrance.

The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.

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