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Cheers to 2012! - Get Your Calendar Today

May your days be quirky and bright.

Dabble - June 5th

It's an easy way to meet new people & find a different kind of night out.

projectMUSIC - June 16th

Take one night. Make some music. Send 40 kids to camp.

Highlights from the"Human Capital Risk Management" Lecture

We were pleased to host Northwestern's MSLOC Lecture series featuring Orlando Ashford, Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer of Marsh & McLennan Companies on November 6th 2009. Check out the link here for more information on the Center for Learning & Organizational Change & the Master's Program in learning & Organizational Change at Northwestern Univserity.
Click here to link to a video of the lecture.

 


Cheers to 2012

Here's your holiday gift from the Ranch uniquely designed by Gala Girl Lauren Smith to help you leap into a quirky New Year!  Simply print off this 2012 Calendar on card stock, cut pages where indicated, clip pages together with a cute and colorful binder clip, and hang on your wall!

Click here for your 2012 calendar

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Dabble at Catalyst Ranch

dabble

It's an easy way to meet new people & find a different kind of night out.

 

Intermediate Blogging: Refining Your Style & Skills

Tuesday, June 5th 6:30pm- 8:00pm
Register Here
Cultivating a unique writing style is as critical to the success of a blog as having user-friendly formatting and great content. Ideally, your readers will subscribe to you as a person and learn to trust what you have to say. This Dabble class is all about how to define your online persona and create your blogging style, tone and voice.

Students will learn exercises for discovering their blogging style, and will receive instruction on how to develop consistency and clarity throughout their blog.

Resume Writing Workshop

Tuesday, June 5th 6:30pm- 8:00pm
Register Here
This Dabble class is all about the art of resume writing. We call it an art form, because it is-- the perfect resume is a balance of punchy and pithy, humble and hotheaded, interpretive and direct. We'll walk you through, firstly, what a resume is, and then share tips and tricks on various subjects, including:
-proper formatting
-crafting an effective bullet point
-highlighting relevant experience and
-standing out from the pack.

 

 


music

June 16th, 2012

Take one night. Make some music. Send 40 kids to camp.

 

Experience an eclectic and energizing evening, featuring a special private, acoustic performance by American Idol finalist Crystal Bowersox to benefit the LYDIA home for abused and neglected children.

THE IDEA BEHIND projectMUSIC:

  • Make it Important: Our focus is doing something amazing for the 40 abused and neglected children who live at the LYDIA group home in Chicago.

  • Make it Tangible: 100% of your contribution will help a child from LYDIA attend overnight camp(perspective: most of these kids have never been on a family vacation or left the city).

  • Make it Cool: As a thank you for helping, you will experience an intimate, acoustic performance by American Idol finalist Crystal Bowersox in an incredible eclectic setting.

  • Make it Happen: At the end of the night, with your help, we will raise enough money to send every kid to overnight camp - every kid. 

Welcome to projectMUSIC. Join us. Purchase a ticket or, if you can't attend, please make a donation. While the event is incredible, it's the cause that is amazing.

Date: Saturday, June 16th, 2012 7:00pm-10:00pm

Location:Catalyst Ranch, 656 W Randolph St, Chicago

Donation: $200/ticket (every $400 enables us to send one child to overnight camp for one week!)

To join us for this event or make a contribution to help, please click here.


 

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Denver Fabrics

Great source for oilcloths for those of you interested in adding a little vintage flair to your next garden party.

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Looking for some crafting projects and resources? This is the spot to go.

Trunkt

Expose yourself to exceptional artisans with from around the globe.

Mad Cat Toys

Hard-to-find toys for hard-to-please.

re:modern

Sustainable modern design.

The Pepin Press

Publishers of books and book and CD-ROM sets on graphic and textile design, ornament, pattern, web design, fashion, costume, jewelry and architecture.

Aid to Artisans

Nonprofit organization dedicated to creating economic opportunities for crafts people in developing countries around the world.

Linking artisans to new markets and buyers to culturally meaningful and innovative products, providing economic opportunities to artisans while preserving the beauty of global handmade crafts.

Contemporary Cloth

Amazing retro fabric

Coudal

Just plain cool people, facts and products to look at or think about

Live 365

Amazing music from around the world.

Chicago Fencing Club

Sport of kings - and queens
Chicago Foundation for Women

Image 3d

It's the Viewmaster!

Novica

Beautiful things to buy from artisans around the world

Oxfam

International organization dedicated to fighting poverty and injustice, as part of a global movement for change.


Pearls of Wisdom

Getting the Best Out of Life

by Jan Wencel of Life Contained

How jazz can teach us about problem solving

by Michael Gold, founder of Jazz Impact

Have you heard of Arts-Based Learning?

by Jan Southern, founder and Principal Consultant at Wheatland Consulting Group

How can you become that influential communicator?

by David Lewis, Co-Founder of Pinnacle Performance Company

"Champagne Style" customer service

Catalyst Ranch's influence on "Customer Loyalty Guaranteed: Leading and Sustaining Remarkable Customer Service," by Chip Bell and John Patterson.

Use Visual Tools to Bring Concepts and Conversations to Life.

by Brandy Agerbeck of Loosetooth.com

Creative Evolution

by Kathy Nelson, a founding partner of MotorBrains

The Moderator’s job

by Laura Stoll, Owner of The Riot Act

Creativity Snacks

by Laura Thoma, creativity coach

Got goals? If so, they just might be holding you back

by Stephen Shapiro, author of Goal-Free Living: How To Have The Life That You Want Now!

Do you react to the new with an alligator brain?

by Jonathan Vehar, Senior Partner of New And Improved

Creativity within Limitations

by our zany friends at Thoughtly Crew

Experiential Learning

by Linda Whitlock, President of Corporate Event Enterprises, Inc.

What makes some people charismatic?

by Anne E. Beall, Ph.D, a Researcher & Nonverbal Trainer.

Are you really there?

by Brendan Sullivan, Corporate Creativity Coach

Time Management Quickie

by M.Runge & Associates

 
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