How to Start a Not-For-Profit Business Part II

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Learn how to start or refine your business by attending classes taught by business professionals at the Chicago Urban League!

Tuesday, February 2
Marketing Research

To succeed in business, you must understand the marketing landscape, competitive environment, target audience, industry trends, and the feasibility of entering and succeeding in your business. This session will provide the tools and knowledge for conducting primary and secondary research; and how to use the information to build a sound business plan and business.


Thursday, February 4

How to Start a Not-For-Profit Business Part II

This class is to be taken after the "How to Start a Not-For-Profit Business Part I" (1/28/10)
Learn how to apply for Tax Exempt 501(c)(3) from the I.R.S
Review I.R.S Form 1023-Application for Tax Exempt Recognition
Review Exempt Organization Report Requirements - I.R.S. Form 889. Learn what Exempt Organizations can do and cannot do to keep from losing exempt status


Time: 6pm - 8pm (Both days)
Where: Chicago Urban League
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Chicago, IL 60653


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Princess and the Frog:By Lillian Frazier

There are few fictional characters that are as important as the Disney princesses. They’re a source of aspiration for little girls and exasperation for their mothers. When you examine the character of Sleeping Beauty, you would definitely determine that this shouldn’t be a role that you want your daughter to follow.
Princess Tiana, has now joined the pantheon with the nationwide release of “The Princess and the Frog’’. As the first African-American princess, she carries great expectations.
The African American community has come back with mixed reviews. On one hand we are happy that since the inception of the first Disney Princess “Snow White” in 1932 we finally have someone that looks like us on the big animated screen. On the other hand we have once again been depicted with so many stereo typical images. Why did Disney select New Orleans, given the plight of the black community in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina? Why not select New York, California, or even Florida. In addition to that fact the setting took place in New Orleans, why did voodoo become the backdrop of the “princess” experience and display a gross caricature of authentic Caribbean culture? Why were only the Caucasians in the movie, the only ones who had money? This movie is said to depict the here in now, but it seems that we have reached back to depict the “grand old south”.
So in the grand scheme of things did the African American community lose while Disney profited. Were we only an after thought on the brink of the inauguration of our first African American president? Or as Dan Cook, a professor of childhood studies at Rutgers University-Camden has stated that Disney understands the state of our culture, and that every Disney princess, after all, is a product of her time - a personification of what Disney thinks that parents think that little girls should think about themselves.
The question we should ask is what Disney thinks of our culture, and what types of “products” or children are we producing in this time? Are we frogs most of our lifetime only with a slight possibility of making something of ourselves. No other Disney “princess” has been portrayed as such so why now?
We need to ask the hard questions and not be so happy just to be part of the world but be a viable and respected part of that community.

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Because of recent abductions

In daylight hours, refresh yourself

of these things to do

in an emergency situation...

This is for you,

and for you to share

with your wife,

your children,

everyone you know.

After reading these 10 crucial tips,

forward them to someone you care about.

It never hurts to be careful

in this crazy world we live in.
1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do :

The elbow is the strongest point

on your body.

If you are close enough to use it, do!
2.. Learned this from a tourist guide.

If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse,

DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM.

Toss it away from you....

Chances are that he is more interested

in your wallet and/or purse than you,

and he will go for the wallet/purse.

RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car,

kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole

and start waving like crazy..

The driver won't see you, but everybody else will.

This has saved lives.

4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars

after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit

(doing their chequebook, or making a list, etc.

DON'T DO THIS!)

The predator will be watching you, and this

is the perfect opportunity for him to get in

on the passenger side, put a gun to your head,

and tell you where to go.

AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR ,

LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE..

If someone

is in the car

with a gun

to your head

DO NOT DRIVE OFF,

Repeat:

DO NOT DRIVE OFF!

Instead gun the engine

and speed into anything, wrecking the car.

Your Air Bag will save you.

If the person is in the back seat

they will get the worst of it .

As soon as the car crashes

bail out and run.

It is better than having them find your body

in a remote location.

5. A few notes about getting

into your car in a parking lot,

or parking garage:

A.) Be aware:

look around you,

look into your car,

at the passenger side floor ,

and in the back seat

B.) If you are parked next to a big van,

enter your car from the passenger door.

Most serial killers attack their victims

by pulling them into their vans while the women

are attempting to get into their cars.

C.) Look at the car

parked on the driver's side of your vehicle,

and the passenger side... If a male is sitting alone

in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back

into the mall, or work, and get a

guard/policeman to walk you back out.

IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator

instead of the stairs.

Stairwells are horrible places to be alone

and the perfect crime spot.

This is especially true at NIGHT!)

7. If the predator has a gun

and you are not under his control,

ALWAYS RUN!

The predator will only hit you (a running target)

4 in 100 times; and even then,

it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ.

RUN, Preferably in a zig -zag pattern!

8. As women, we are always trying

to be sympathetic:

STOP

It may get you raped, or killed.

Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking,

well educated man, who ALWAYS played

on the sympathies of unsuspecting women.

He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often

asked 'for help' into his vehicle or with his vehicle,

which is when he abducted
his next victim.

9. Another Safety Point:

Someone just told me that her friend heard

a crying baby on her porch the night before last,

and she called the police because it was late

and she thought it was weird.. The police told her

'Whatever you do, DO NOT

open the door..'

The lady then said that it sounded like the baby

had crawled near a window, and she was worried

that it would crawl to the street and get run over.

The policeman said, 'We already have a unit on the way,

whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.'

He told her that they think a serial killer

has a baby's cry recorded and uses it to coax

women out of their homes thinking that someone

dropped off a baby. He said they have not verified it,

but have had several calls by women saying that

they hear baby's cries outside their doors

when they're home alone at night.

10. Water scam!

If you wake up in the middle
of the night to hear all your taps outside running or what you think is a
burst pipe, DO NOT GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE! These people turn on all your
outside taps full ball so that you will go out to investigate and
then attack.

Stay alert, keep safe, and look out for your neighbours!

Please pass this on

This e-mail should probably be taken seriously because

the Crying Baby Theory was mentioned on

America 's Most Wanted when they profiled

the serial killer in Louisiana

I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know.

It may save a life. A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle..

I was going to send this to the ladies only,

but guys, if you love your mothers, wives, sisters,daughters, etc.,

you may want to pass it onto them, as well.


Send this to any woman you know that may need

to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it

and it's better to be safe than sorry..

Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or love one's life

“My job is to get this bill across the finish line,”

A Senate committee drafting health care legislation soundly rejected two versions of a proposed government-run program Tuesday. Supporters of the “public option” vowed to resurrect the provision later this fall. Moderate Democrats twice voted with a unanimous bloc of 10 Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee to beat back attempts by more liberal Democrats to insert the public option into the $900 billion, 10-year plan under consideration by the committee. Defeat of the public option underscored divisions among Democrats and bolstered predictions by Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., that the proposal doesn’t have the support it needs to pass in the full Senate. “My job is to get this bill across the finish line,” said Baucus, chairman of the Finance Committee and one of five Democrats who voted against the public option offered by Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.(Taken from USA Today)

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REMEMBER YOU WHERE STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY AND NEEDED HELP? GOD SENT SOMEBODY TO CHANGE THAT TIRE FOR FOR YOU! WELL GUESS WHAT YOU WILL GET HELP THIS TIME ALSO TOO.

We have to continue to show our support for President Obama and his administration in order to eliminate this nonsense by the Republicans and Conservative Democrats. Change will happen Only if Our Voices are heard!!!

All Things In Time
Tommie L. Williams





Tommie --

Last week, Republican Senator Jim DeMint made it pretty clear why the opponents of health care reform are fighting so hard. As he told a special interest attack group, "If we're able to stop Obama on this, it will be his Waterloo. It will break him." Here's how the President responded:
Think about that. This isn't about me. This isn't about politics. This is about a health care system that is breaking America's families, breaking America's businesses and breaking America's economy. And we can't afford the politics of delay and defeat when it comes to health care. Not this time, not now. There are too many lives and livelihoods at stake.
With Congress only days away from finalizing their plans for reform, it's time to stand up with the President and fight back against this disastrous brand of old-style politics. So we need as many people as possible to publicly support the President's principles for health care reform and call on Congress to act.

Before the first full votes in Congress, we'll publish the signatures in newspaper ads across the nation, to make sure your voice is heard.

Watch President Obama's full response, then add your name in support of reform. Or if you've already signed, please forward this message to every one of your friends and neighbors so they can join you.




The President is more dedicated than ever to passing health care reform that satisfies the three requirements he's been talking about for months: Health care reform must reduce costs, guarantee choice -- including the choice of a strong public insurance option -- and ensure all Americans have quality, affordable health care.

If we do not reform our broken health care system this year, we will only shackle future generations with spiraling costs and deteriorating care. The cost of inaction is simply more than this country can afford.

But the special interests who profit from the status quo won't go down without a fight. The ads, the smears, and the attacks -- targeting both President Obama and members of Congress who support reform -- will only get worse. So it's crucial that we show huge backing before Congress finalizes their plans this month.

Stand with President Obama on health care reform:

http://my.barackobama.com/hcdeclare

Thanks for standing up for change.

Thanks,

Mitch

Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America






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