Canright Calendar

Thursday, October 1, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CDT - WEBINAR

Workers have continued to face drastic changes in their work and personal lives due to the ongoing pandemic and quarantine orders. The good news is that employees and contractors have legal rights to benefits and accommodations. These include Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) medical and family leave and other leave entitlements, unemployment benefits, and wage/hour and health safety protections. Individuals are also covered by anti-discrimination, harassment and retaliation laws based on age, disability and other legally-mandated reasons, and they enjoy accommodations relating to disability. Lori A. Goldstein, Law Office of Lori A. Goldstein, LLC, will discuss these timely topics. 

https://www.law-arts.org/event/carefully-transitioning-back-covid-and-workplace

Thursday, October 1, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT - WEBINAR

Too often we think about leadership simply as a role that we have in an organization, or as a position that we earn our way into. But if we look at leadership through the lens of leadership as “our ability to influence the thoughts, feelings, and actions of others”, then we are all leading all the time. Once we embrace this understanding of leadership, we must ask, how are we leading? In this workshop, Barbara Burgess, COO and Chief Vision Realization Officer at the Wright Foundation, will share her journey of moving from being a positional leader to an emotionally intelligent leader.

https://seievent.com/

Wednesday, October 7, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT - WEBINAR
This year we celebrated the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment, allowing some women the right to vote. As most of you know, it took nearly half a century more for Black women and other women of color to be granted this right. As we look forward to the upcoming election, it’s imperative that we all recognize the power and importance of our vote. Join the Chicago Foundation for Women as they address common questions regarding who, when, where, and how you can vote. They will also discuss what is at stake for women and girls nationally as well as locally.
https://www.cfw.org/events/2020-grab-em-by-the-ballot/ 

Thursday, October 8, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm CDT - WEBINAR

Market with resilience and creativity in the face of extraordinary change. How we market, sell and deliver products and services have changed in a short time – and it isn’t over yet. Find inspiration from three powerful CMOs who will talk through their visions and programs looking to the future. Then, through a panel discussion, we’ll learn how they are prepping teams for the future.

https://amachicago.org/cmo-smart/

We live in a culture of criticism that pushes us to optimize every aspect of ourselves and our lives. We are told that we should reach our peak performance, we should optimize our teams, we should maintain top physical fitness. And we should also maintain the calm mindfulness of the Dalai Lama. We should lean in, but not too far. Professional life is a ShouldStorm. And the final endpoint of that life in the ShouldStorm is a lack of satisfaction at best, and burnout at worst. 

The good news is that I've developed a method that can help you hack your brain to perform your best without breaking yourself. Rooted in recent findings from neuroscience, the method is only three steps. It's deceptively simple, but it works. 

Dr. Alison Escalante is on a mission to eradicate the epidemic anxiety that is impacting professionals and she's designed a method to address it.

She presented her method in a TEDX talk where she coined the term "ShouldStorm" to describe our culture of criticism that’s always shaming us with what we should do. She writes about the science of human performance for Forbes and the psychology of living in the ShouldStorm for Psychology Today. She is a full time practicing pediatrician in Naperville and an Adjunct Professor at Rush University's Medical College.

We will breakout into groups after Dr. Escalante's presentation for PWCC-style networking.  

https://www.pwcc.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1422072

Hear from this year’s Nonprofit-Fintech Exchange grantees, a cohort of nonprofits and fintechs who have formed innovative partnerships to better serve workers and students. These selected partnerships will share how they plan to leverage the unique strengths of nonprofits and fintechs to improve financial health.

https://finhealthnetwork.typeform.com/to/BVQFsqCn

Friday, October 16, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CDT - WEBINAR

Networking can be one of the most intimidating aspects of being an entrepreneur. Yet, no one can debate its value. This webinar will help take the anxiety out of networking and enhance your networking effectiveness. We will begin with an exploration of identity to understand how our own experiences, beliefs, biases, and challenges with identity impact how we show up in our networking efforts.

https://womenbelong.com/events-calendar-il/#!event/2020/10/16/exploring-your-identity-to-improve-your-networking

Wednesday, October 21, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT - WEBINAR

The Association of Consultants to Nonprofits hosts a discussion on engaging your donors and community. A series of expert panelists will share their experiences, and offer guidance and strategies to help navigate the difficulties we are all facing in this current climate.
https://www.acnconsult.org/event-4015530 

Wednesday, October 21, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm CDT - WEBINAR

The Covid-19 pandemic challenged the world to quickly pivot and adjust to new ways of working, networking, and doing business. We navigated turbulent waters to achieve the success that spurred innovation and transformation, and now we find ourselves wondering what the future brings. Join a conversation between Moderator, Naomi Kent, and a panel of four thought leaders sharing their vision. The discussion will focus on "What Does the World Look Like in 2021?" How has your particular business and industry been impacted? How will 2021 continue to move your company and industry?

https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ehcsvsmf86a874dd&oseq=&c=&ch= 

ULCC Black Entrepreneurship in Chicago Series: Dr. Robert E. Weems, Jr. in Conversation with Christopher Robert Reed on“The Merchant Prince of Black Chicago” 

Please join us for this second in our series of programs -- "Black Entrepreneurship in Chicago: Past, Present & Future" featuring Dr. Robert E. Weems, Jr. in conversation with Christopher Robert Reed (“Black Chicago’s First Century”) on "The Merchant Prince of Black Chicago". A Zoom link will be sent to reservation holders the morning of October 22.

Born to enslaved parents, Anthony Overton became one of the leading African American entrepreneurs of the twentieth century. Overton's Chicago-based empire ranged from personal care products and media properties to insurance and finance. Yet, despite success and acclaim as the first business figure to win the NAACP’s Spingarn Medal, Overton remains an enigma.

Robert E. Weems Jr. is the Willard W. Garvey Distinguished Professor of Business History at Wichita State University. His books include Business in Black and White: American Presidents and Black Entrepreneurs in the Twentieth Century and Building the Black Metropolis: African American Entrepreneurship in Chicago.

Christopher R. Reed is a professor emeritus of history at Roosevelt University and the author of "All the World is Here": The Black Presence at White City and The Chicago NAACP and the Rise of Black Professional Leadership, 1910–1966.

Please purchase books from Semicolon Bookstore https://www.semicolonchi.com/: an independent Black woman owned bookstore and gallery space.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-robert-e-weems-jr-in-conversation-with-christopher-robert-reed-tickets-121774247051