Contacts with Cities and Communities
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Dialogues/Presentations/Tours
Visits to Urban Ventures Leadership Campus from other Cities and Countries
- Washington DC: Bill Milliken: Communities in Schools: 7 people
- Philadelphia, PA: Mayor Michael Nutter: 10 staff, agencies, corps. & nonprofits, 6/12/08
- Cape Town and Pretoria, South Africa: Stephan deBeer: 3 people
- Bangalore, India: Sam Rajshekhar
- Manila: Agnes Lorenzana, Corrie De Boer, Chona Domingo
- South Central Los Angeles, CA: (Watts): 8 people
- Atlanta, GA: Alan Bell, 4 people
- Chicago, IL: Mike Ivers: 4 people
- Cincinnati, OH: Mark Stecher: 2 people
- Dallas, TX: Wil McCall: 2 people
- Denver, CO: 6 people
- Fresno, CA: Doug Davidian: 2 people
- Immokalee, Naples, FL: Reid Carpenter: 6 people
- Kansas City, KS: Stan Archie: 2 people
- Kerrville, TX: Bill Blackburn: 3 people
- Knoxville, TN: Chris Martin: 2 people
- Lexington, KY: Eric Geary: 3 people
- Memphis, TN: Howard Eddings: 3 people + several visits
- Milwaukee, MI: Arn Quakkelaar: 6 people
- Phoenix, AZ: Steve Capobres, Jerry Colangelo: 8 people
- Portland/Tacoma, WA: Dave Hillis, Ex.Dir. Leadership Foundations &10 people
- Salem, OR: Sam Skillern
- Seattle, WA: Don Nielsen: 4 people
- Sioux Falls, IA: Tim Olsen: 7 people
- Stockton, CA: Wayne Bibelheimer
- Waterloo/Cedar Falls, IA: Walt Rodgers, 5 University of Northern Iowa (UNI) faculty and administration, 7 people
- UV Sent by Best Buy to 2008 Democratic Convention (Denver) & Republican Convention (St. Paul) as their ‘best practice’ nonprofit with their Best Buy @15 Program presentation.
- Thirty-seven (37) countries and 14 major cities tour, at Gen. Colin Powell’s, request while attending The Lions International Conference in 2009 – Representatives from 8 Asian countries: Bangladesh, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tajikistan, 7/9/10
- Monskland, Ireland: Ciaran Mannion: brownfields and KIX Field project duplication.
- Mekong Minority Foundation: Chang Rai, Thailand: Apisit Seksantisakul, 10/25/11
- Jackson, MS: Dr. John Perkins: 6 people
- Tulare, California: Steve Duyst, Bud Mouw: 1/10-11/12
- Northwestern College, St Paul, Robin Bell (12 Students)
- CCDA: Noel Castellanos, CCDA Executive Director: 4/13/12
- New Orleans, Louisiana: Kevin Brown
- Wilmington, NC: Kenny House: 3 people
- Gallery Covenant Church, Frogtown Church, Crossroads Church: 30 people/ 4 times
- Leadership Foundations: Dave Hillis, LF Executive Director 4/17/12
- Eaglebrook Church: Lisa Welter, Local Partner Manager &12 Ministry Partners, 4/24/12
- Neighborhood Achievement Zone (NAZ): Sondra & Don Samuels, 4/25/12 & 6/13/12
- Lexington, Kentucky: Lexington Leadership Foundation: Eric Geary & team, 5/21-23/12
- Urban Adventures: Peter Heegaard: 25 Twin City Bankers, 5/23/12
- Leadership Foundations: 4 New Presidents for Orientation: H Speas, 6/24-25/12
- CCDA National Convention: Multiple Tours, 72 People: 9/24-28/12
- Staff, Executive Director, Founders, Training Coordinator, Board of Directors, CCDA
- National Convention Tour (60), Neighborhood Ministries: Phoenix, AZ, Ian Danley (14)
- CityKid Java CCDA Social Entrepreneur Workshop: 140 people 9/24-28/12
- Ray Bakke: Founder, Bakke Graduate University, Seattle, WA, 9/27/12,
- Lutheran Church of Hope: Des Moines, Iowa (13 staff people), 10/23/12
- Tony Jones: Best Buy, Strategic Planner, UV board potential, 11/9/12
- The Leadership Foundations Mentoring Initiative Retreat (LFMI): Dave Hillis, 1/7/13
- Bethel Seminary, D.Min. Students: Dr. Jason Carthen, 1/30/13
- Workshop at the National Prayer Breakfast: The City/Your City, Washington DC, 2/7/13
- Real Resources: Urban Partners across the US for Conference: Mark Wilkening, 2/13/13
- International Cultural Bureau: Moscow, Spain, London, Armenia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Bosnia- Herzegovina, 2/24/13
- Mary Pawlenty: Director, Minnesota Prayer Breakfast, 2/28/13
- CNL Financial Group: CEO and 9 Board, Staff, and Leaders, Orlando Florida, 3/7/13
- Cristo Rey Jesuit High Schools, Board Of Directors, 4/16-18/13
- Urban Adventures: Peter Heegaard: 25 Twin City Bankers, 1:30 PM-3:30 PM, 5/22/13
- Eaglebrook Blaine Campus: 9 Senior Staff 5/28/13 (40,000 people)
- S.Truett Cathy Foundation, Rodney Bullard, Melonie Flavin, Gloria Cox, 8/16/13
- Gary Cunningham: Executive Director, Northwest Area Foundation, 8/16/13
- Minnesota Prayer Breakfast Committee: 15 Board Members, 8/22/13
- Waterloo, Iowa: 3 Leaders, 8/28/13
- Innove Entrepreneurial Cadre Group: Colonial Church of Edina, 9/20/14
- Bangalore, India: YuvaLok Foundation, 4 people for 3 days, 10/30-11/2
- Hong Kong, China: Hope of the City Foundation Ltd., Brian Kusunoki & 5 leaders
- Hope Lutheran Church: Des Moines, Iowa: 14 senior staff (18,000 members)
- Rochester, Minnesota: 14 business/church/corporate/government leaders
- The Franklin Center, Board of Directors, Susan Hewitt Executive Director 5/17/14
- Urban Adventures: 27 Twin City Bankers, 1:30 PM-3:30 PM 5/21/14
- Minnesota Prayer Breakfast: monthly meetings with 6 Minnesota cities visiting.
- Leadership Foundations Cities (50), and 9 Worldwide Training Hubs, 10/29-11/4//14
- Bethel Seminary: 10 D.Min Students 6/30/16
- Urban Ventures Leadership Team and Interns: 30 employees and interns, summer 2016
- Rochester, Minnesota, Next Chapter Ministries: 15 Board Members, 8/8/16
- Leadership Group, Des Moines, Iowa: 30 corporate/government/education/church 8/1/16
- Pretoria, South Africa: 300 African Leaders: 8/14-20/16
- Leadership Foundations Board of Directors Initiative: 10/12-13/16
- Pillars Of Promise: Des Moines, Iowa: 65 corp./gov./education/church leaders 10/12-14/16
- Cities United: 27 US City Mayors & 50 Administrators for 1 week for exposure & training
- Urban Adventures: 24 MN/Twin City Bankers, 1:30 PM-3:30 PM 5/16/17
- Bethel, Northwestern St. Paul. Northcentral University students (73)
- Thrivent Financial: 9 National Executive Leaders and Managing Partners: 9/13/17