Who Attended

Edward Arias, Blue Cross Blue Shield MN
Mandy Iverson, Neighbors, Inc.
Rhonda Lloyd, Versique
Zeeda Magnuson, HandsOn Twin Cities
Susan Schuster, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of MN

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We will be discussing our October book, The Inclusion Dividend - Why Diversity & Inclusion Pays Off, by
Mark Kaplan and Mason Donovan, and sharing best practices about employee resource groups (ERGs) and
volunteering. Invite your diversity and ERGs colleagues to join you.

Note: To access any members-only materials for this event, you must be logged in and a current member of CVC-TC.

Event Details

4:00pm on Monday, January 30, 2017
End
5:30pm on Monday, January 30, 2017
Location
Café Latte
850 Grand Ave
55105 St. Paul , MN
See map: Google Maps
Cash bar and dining available.

Prices
Free for members and nonmembers.

Register by
11:59pm on Friday, January 27, 2017
Registration
Registration for this event has closed.
Cancellation/ Refund/ No-Show Policy

If you must cancel, please notify the CVC-TC office by January 23, if at all possible.

Background

Starting September 6, you were invited to join the second annual edition of the Corporate Volunteerism Council
- Twin Cities (CVC-TC) Twitter Book Club to share thoughts on monthly readings in the field of corporate
social responsibility (CSR) and volunteerism. This initiative was developed in response to member interest in
making stronger and deeper connections within the CVC-TC network and to promote sharing ideas outside
formal channels. You were encouraged to look at our work from the viewpoint of all sectors: public, private and
nonprofit.

Our 2016 #CVCTCbookclub topic is aligned with our CVC-TC theme for the year: Diversity and Inclusion.

Here’s how the #CVCTCbookclub works: Follow @CVCTC on Twitter and tag @CVCTC
and #CVCTCbookclub to join the conversation.

• ONLINE: Each month (September through November), the #CVCTCbookclub will feature a chapter-length
reading from a recent thought-provoking book or magazine. The book club moderator will kick off the
discussion, engage the author(s) via Twitter, and generally help keep the conversation going throughout the
month. Book club members are encouraged to share their thoughts, pros, cons, and ah-ha moments via Twitter—
similar to an in-person book club.
• IRL (in real life): Once a year, in January, the book club will have the chance to meet IRL to share thoughts
and map their learning on both a collaborative and individual mind map. The goal is to spur imagination and
inspire action while deepening connectedness.

September: 10 Ways Employees can Support Diversity and Inclusion guest blog by Robin Pedrelli in Profiles in
Diversity Journal.

October: The Inclusion Dividend - Why Diversity & Inclusion Pays Off, by Mark Kaplan and Mason Donovan

November: Crowdsourcing online via Twitter - share your best examples of and resources for corporate
volunteerism organically and/or intentionally supporting diversity, equity and inclusion in our community and within your organization. #IRL join us at our November CVC-TC meeting Community Connections: How ERGs + Volunteerism = Business Value

From our CVC-TC July 2016 member meeting Social Enterprises: Social Innovation through Market-Driven
Solutions at Cookie Cart to our August 2016 CVC-TC workshop Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Corporate
Volunteerism as a Strategy at the HandsOn Twin Cities' 2016 Skills Based Summit to our November program
Community Connections: How ERGs + Volunteerism = Business Value to programming and networking
throughout the year, CVC-TC connects, convenes and educates our members to build stronger communities.
Join us!