More Than Gala Tickets: Cultivating Relationships with Corporate Sponsors

Wednesday, October  8, 2014, 9 a.m. - Noon

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Hosted by North Park University, Chicago, IL

Half-Day Workshop: $90

3 CEUs

About this Session:  Have you ever wondered what else you can offer to entice a corporate sponsor to align with your organization that is meaningful and tangible for them? This session will detail the i.c.stars co-founder’s journey in creating a non-profit technology and leadership organization with 75% of its funding coming from the corporate sector (and not necessarily from corporate foundations). Questions we will cover include: What is ROI and how can an organization translate ROI in the corporate sector? How do you position your organization and core program activities as good for a corporate partner’s business? What is the difference between charity and opportunity? We will brainstorm opportunities for our organizations to engage with the corporate sector and learn how to capitalize on the business value and opportunities in the marketplace to grow our impact and services.

Who Should Participate: Anyone desiring to cultivate or reimagine their relationships with corporate partners

About the Presenter: Sandee Kastrul is President and Co-Founder of i.c. stars. Founded in 1999, i.c.stars provides opportunities to break the cycle of poverty that limits inner-city youth. Through training in technology, in leadership and in business skills i.c.stars prepares change-driven, inner city future leaders to develop skills in business and technology for high-level careers in information technology (IT) and community leadership. As a speaker, Sandee is an engaging and inspiring storyteller drawing the connections between creativity, innovation, technology and entrepreneurship. As the founder of a non-profit and social enterprise Sandee discusses the powerful result of optimism and raising the standards for our communities with a unique perspective on Capitalism and Civil Rights.

Sandee has been working in education and transformation for over two decades. Her career in education has included focused work on cross-curricular integration strategies, diversity training and curriculum development. She worked as a teacher and consultant from early childhood classrooms through adult education affording her a wide perspective in effective project based learning techniques, leadership development, reverse mentoring and asset based pedagogy. Some career highlights include implementing a professional development program with Harold Washington College Career Center, designing a comprehensive science and civics interactive program for Jobs for Youth, developing and facilitating diversity trainings and cross cultural curriculum strategies for the Illinois Resource Center, the Merrillville School Corporation and creating artist in residency programs and training artists to work in classrooms for several performing arts organizations in Chicago.

Ms. Kastrul proudly serves on the board of Directors for PAVE, (Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment) and the LEED Council, (Local Economic and Employment Development), and Las Caras Lindas. Sandee received the NFBDPA(National Forum Black Public Administrators) Community Service Award in 2012 BDPA (Black Data Processors Association) leadership award in 2009, and the BDPA Spirit award in 2004.