TEDxTacoma 2014: Theatre on the Square: Friday, February 28, 3:00-9:00 pm

TEDxTacoma speaker Korbett Mosesly of the Northwest Leadership Foundation has years of experience in youth advocacy work and is highly engaged in many grassroots efforts related to poverty, education, and the juvenile justice system.  He’ll speak on the topic of diversity and inclusion in community development.

 Tickets to TEDxTacoma are available here: http://bit.ly/TEDxTacoma2014

Korbett Mosesly is Director of Communication and Strategic Development at the Northwest Leadership Foundation in Tacoma, WA. He has over eight years of professional communication and outreach experience, and is an expert consultant specializing in website development, social media integration, and cloud-based project management. Korbett received his Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from Evergreen State College with an emphasis on public policy and is currently working on his Masters in Public Administration. 

He is a long-time member of the Pierce County Black Collective, Tacoma Urban League, and a Senior Fellow for the American Leadership Forum. Korbett is a Palmers Scholar and recipient of the 2012 Allen AME Unity Day Award.

He has served on the City of Tacoma’s Human Service Commission and Gang Assessment Community Taskforce; as well as a number of community efforts related to disproportionate minority contact. Korbett had the opportunity to spend two years working to help develop a collaborative resource center for young adults ages 16-24 aimed at connecting young adults with the resources needed to reach their educational and career goals.

Mr. Mosesly continues to be involved in youth advocacy work and is highly engaged in many grassroots efforts related to poverty, education, and the juvenile justice system. He believes that the best way to learn something new is to intentionally seek out people with very diverse perspectives and ask questions. Korbett is passionate about community involvement and bringing together diverse perspectives to find new approaches to solving old problems.

About TEDx

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.  TEDx has been 4 times hosted in Tacoma and it is called TEDxTacoma,  where x=independently organized TED event:

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 26 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. At TED, the world’s leading thinkers and doers are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Benoit Mandelbrot, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Two major TED events are held each year: The TED Conference takes place every spring in Long Beach, California (along with a parallel conference, TEDActive, in Palm Springs), and TEDGlobal is held each summer in Edinburgh, Scotland.

OLYMPIA…The Secretary of State’s Corporations and Charities Division is again sponsoring a “Nonprofit Board Service 101” workshop in Tumwater on Monday, Feb. 24.

“This is a repeat of the workshop held in Tumwater on December 6,” said Teresa Glidden, education coordinator for the Corporations and Charities Division. “The demand was so high that we had a waiting list with over 60 people on it.”

The event will be held at the Labor & Industries Building (7273 Linderson Way SW) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with lunch provided.

“Our nonprofit board service workshops are popular across the state,” Glidden said. “We’ve seen an overwhelmingly positive response for these events. They fill up fast, so I encourage people to not delay in registering for it.”

The workshop’s main presenter is Liz Heath of Sound Nonprofits in Tacoma. Heath has more than 35 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, and is a consultant, speaker and trainer, with special emphasis on nonprofit board governance. Heath’s presentation will be on nonprofit board service from a practical standpoint, including the life cycle of boards, planning, budgeting, policy-setting, oversight and more.

“This workshop presents board governance more from a practical viewpoint, with real-life scenarios and examples. Liz Heath is a highly qualified presenter who has served not only as a consultant to many nonprofit boards, but also as an executive director,” Glidden said.

Glidden will make a presentation on registration and renewal requirements for charities and nonprofits in Washington.

“We want to be sure that every person who serves on a nonprofit board, regardless of the size of the organization, has access to quality training so they can be successful in delivering the mission of their nonprofit,” Glidden added. “We also want board members and prospective board members to be aware of their fiduciary duties to the organizations they are serving.”

There is a $10 per-person lunch charge to help defray the costs of the facility and catering. Registrants can pay online when they register by credit or debit card. Registration is limited and available online at www.sos.wa.gov/charities/training.

For more information about the event, contact Glidden at (360) 725-0373 or teresa.glidden@sos.wa.gov.

The 2014 Career & Internship Fair, which is co-sponsored by The Evergreen State College Career Development Center and Saint Martin’s University Career Services Office is scheduled for Tuesday, April 8, from 11 AM – 3 PM, and will be held again in the Marcus Pavilion on the Saint Martin’s campus.

Attention applicants…GOOD NEWS!  You have an additional few weeks to get all your materials turned into admissions for the Fall 2014 MPA deadline.

Remember to call or e-mail if you need further assistance.

Happy applying and we hope to meet you next fall!

Do you plan to be an MPA student here next year, in 2014-15? Are you interested in financial aid? If so, check out the MPA Financial Aid page at: http://www.evergreen.edu/mpa/finaid.htm

Quick info:

• Applying for financial aid is a two-step process:

1)      Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) to qualify for federal student loans and MPA aid with a need component: — *recommended* completion by February 15th to allow for potential federal processing delays and to maximize the chances of having a fully processed, complete FAFSA delivered by the federal processor to the Evergreen Financial Aid Office by the Evergreen priority deadline of March 1^st: https://fafsa.ed.gov/

2)      Review MPA sponsored financial assistance opportunities (scholarships, tuition waivers, etc.) and complete the 2014-15 MPA Financial Aid Awards Application Form by April 7^th: http://www.evergreen.edu/mpa/finaid.htm.

Attention Current MPA Students: Are you interested in building your resume, increasing your professional network, and gaining leadership experience? Then please apply to serve as a student representative on the Board of Directors of our regional ASPA chapter. To learn more about ASPA (American Society for Public Administration) and our Evergreen Chapter, please go to our website at: http://www.evergreenaspaonline.org/

If you are interested in serving as a student representative, please e-mail me your current resume and a one page statement about why you want to serve on the Board of Directors.

Due: January 28th by 5:00pm

This is a volunteer, unpaid, position. One student representative will be selected from each of the MPA programs in Western WA.

Amy Gould, Ph.D. mail stop: Sem II A 2117: office: Sem II D2106: phone: 360-867-6135