|
|
Help Create Incentives for Responsibly Paying for Long Term Care
The Citizens League is convening a broad group of stakeholders to answer the question: What policy changes are needed to create incentives for personal responsibility in long term care?
Help us develop ideas for promoting incentives in three areas in a series of workshops next month:
Informal Care: Monday, August 3, noon to 4:00 p.m. and Tuesday, August 4, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Health and Medical Care: Monday, August 17, noon to 4:00 p.m. and Tuesday, August 18, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Financial Behaviors: Monday, August 24, noon to 4:00 p.m. and Tuesday, August 25, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Sign up for one or more of the workshops now.
Our work on long term care builds on the 2008 Policy Open House, a two-day policy design workshop last summer, and a policy review by members. Click here to find out more.
This project is generously sponsored by a collaborative of more than twenty funders.
|
Policy and a Pint: Threats to American Security
 Tuesday, July 14
Doors 5:30 p.m. | Program 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Varsity Theater, Dinkytown
Admission: $10, $5 for students
Appetizers from the Loring Pasta Bar included
Feeling caught up in the economic crisis? You're not alone. But while we're focused on a few important concerns, what major issues are slipping under our radar?
Dr. Mike Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the U of M and a very entertaining speaker, joins moderator Steve Seel, DJ at 89.3 The Current, to talk about it over good food and drinks.
Register now
The 2009 Policy and a Pint series is presented by the Citizens League and 89.3 The Current and is generously sponsored by Best Buy.
|
Inter-Generational Roundtable: Kathy Tunheim & Jean King
A Dialogue on Political Communications: From the Stump Speech to Social Media
Wednesday, July 22
5:30 p.m. Reception | 6-7 p.m. Discussion
Loring Pasta Bar, Dinkytown
Admission is free and appetizers provided
The Emerging Leaders committee presents the next in our Inter-Generational series with Kathy Tunheim, CEO of Tunheim Partners, and Jean King, Minnesota's political communications veteran.
This great opportunity is limited to 20 current Citizens League members.
To sign up, contact Catherine Beltmann at 651-293-0575 ext. 10 or cbeltmann [at] citizensleague.org.
The Inter-Generational Series is generously sponsored by Target. |
Poverty Project Update
The Poverty Project began last fall with a series of discussions to start
thinking about how to reframe discussions about poverty in Minnesota in ways that
will lead to policy changes.
This spring and summer, we are continuing
conversations with Citizens League members, the Public Policy Project, and other partners. We have met with individuals in poverty
as well as outreach workers providing health care, housing, childcare, and other
family services. Their voices bring very important insights into the experiences
of poverty in Minnesota, and they will be key participants
in developing recommendations to address it.
This summer we will put forth a reframing document based on these testimonials and further research.
This fall, the Citizens League will organize a committee to test conclusions and make recommendations guided by the reframing document.
This project is generously sponsored by the Bigelow Foundation, the Northwest Area Foundation, and UCare.
|
Attend the National Civic Summit
July 15-17
Minneapolis Hilton and Mill City Museum
Join us at the National Civic Summit -- a forum to help invidivuals and organizations grow non-patisan civic imagination, skills and impact.
National Tweetup: Translating civic organizations and conversations into the Web 2.0 world through a "live" event stream broadcast across America. Complete with live entertainment from Dan Wilson, libations, and a Twitter training.
Never tweeted before? It only takes a minute to set up your Twitter account. Visit the Civic Training site for an intro to social media, and sign up for ongoing complimentary social media training and event updates.
The Connection: A showcase of workshops and exhibits to help civic-minded organizations grow access and impact. The Citizens League will be there, sharing our message and work, along with leaders from around the country. Free and open to the public. Agenda and updates available now.
The National Civic Summit is presented by the Citizens League and Target and supported by General Mills, the League of Women Voters Minnesota, Blue Earth Interactive, and the Citizens League's own CitiZing. |
|
