At this MCP Support Center training attendees have a choice of topics: Expanding Your Organization’s Profile on a Limited Budget, or Generations at Work: What You Need to Know to Lead in Multigenerational Workplace.

Breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be provided the first day and breakfast and snacks will be provided the second day.


Expanding Your Organization's Profile on a Limited Budget
Myth: “We don’t have a budget to market or brand our organization.”
Reality: If you effectively leverage your current resources —namely your staff and the internet — you won’t need much of a budget to raise the visibility and value of your organization in the communities you serve.
This lively and interactive session will help you turn everyone affiliated with your organization into knowledgeable Brand Ambassadors and empower them to promote who you are, what you do, how you do it, andwhy anyone should care enough to support you. It also will familiarize you with the power of internet social networking technologies.
Presented by Larry Checco, President, Checco Communications

Generations at Work: What You Need to Know to Lead in a Multigenerational Workplace
Meet the newest generation coming into the workforce and explore what work will be like over the next 10 years as we face a labor shortage and the Matures stay at work on flexible schedules, the Boomers “rewire” and the Xers and Millennials make their imprint on work values, work/life, career preferences and management style.

Learn about the different values of four generations, and what you can do to (1) create a culture to attract a generation who “lease” their talents to the organization, and at the same time (2) retain a generation who grew up with loyalty and now seek a different contract.
Presented by Jan Ferri-Reed, Key Group

Overnight accommodations are available at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis for the rate of $109/night. Please call 800-233-1234 to make reservations. Make sure to reference Mentoring Children of Prisoners Meeting to receive our negotiated rate. Reservations must be made by August 18, 2010

Working with the Faith Community- Mentor Recruitment
Join us for this interactive session as we explore the basic steps for the successful partnering and recruitment of mentors in communities of faith. This TA Clinic will reveal the secrets of the partnering and recruitment process as well as helpful tips to enhance your mentor recruitment efforts for your MCP program. MCP participants are encouraged to bring their faith community partner/champion to the TA Clinic where participants will develop a detailed recruitment action plan specifically for implementation with the faith community in your local area. (Lunch is provided) Sponsoring MCP Grantee- BBBS of Central Illinois


Information on nearby hotels:
Courtyard Marriott
310 A Greenbriar Drive, Normal, IL 61761
Phone: 1-309-862-1166
3.15 miles from site

Best Western University Inn
6 TRADERS CIRCLE, Normal, IL 61761
.5 miles from site

Super 8 Normal Bloomington Area
TWO TRADERS CIRCLE NORMAL IL US 61761-4142
.5 miles from site