Emerging leaders networking lunch
Friday, May 17, 12-1 p.m.
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, St. Paul
YNPN-TC's night at the Guthrie
Tuesday, June 4, 7:30 pm
Discounted viewing of the evocative, award-winning play Clybourne Park. Happy hour discussion with cast following the show. Admission includes drink ticket.
Breakfast of champions series
Fridays June 7, and August 2
Featuring Sondra Samuels, Ekta Prakash, and Timothy Clark
(Please register for only one breakfast per quarter)
* Notes from Creating Leader-full Spaces presentation at 2012 Nonprofit Leadership Conference.
* Facilitation resources on topics such as Open Space Technology and World Cafe, and groups such as the Public Conversations Project and the international Art of Hosting network.
We provide and promote opportunities for the development of young nonprofit professionals.
We envision a world where young nonprofit professionals:
• connect through purpose
• challenge to change
• lead together
Our values:
● We strive for respect and inclusiveness
● We seek opportunities to collaborate
● We respond to the evolving needs of our community
The Twin Cities chapter of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network is a community of nonprofit staff, volunteers, supporters, and allies: current and future leaders who want to connect with others in the social sector.
Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 2:45PM 
by Regan Smith
follow me on Twitter: @RegglandsBest
Growing up playing hockey, calling someone the Q-Word was akin to insulting their mother, stealing their Gatorade, and throwing in a breezer wedgie to boot. In my hyper-competitive and melodramatic adolescent mind there was nothing lower than giving up, literally the last step before death. Needless to say, I never imagined I would become exactly that.
Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 8:00AM 
by Regan Smith
follow me on Twitter: @RegglandsBest
A good friend shared this blog by Eklund Consulting with me recently, and it was seriously one of the raddest, most feel-good things I’ve read in a long time. That may sound a little weird since the thesis is essentially “change blows,” but don’t let the downer message fool you. If you look at it the right way, the main point of the blog is actually a much more powerful upper than ten cups of coffee or [insert illicit substance here] could ever be: change is hard.
Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 5:57PM When: Monday August 1, 2011 Registration begins at 5pm, Competition from 6-8pm Where: Minnehaha Falls Park Pavilion What: Teams of nonprofit employees/volunteers/supporters will compete in various events to see which team is the "Do-Goodest!" Register now! For questions about the event, please visit our FAQs or email info@ynpntwincities.org Drawings courtesy of Regan Smith
Regan Smith Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 12:00PM Recently I wrote an essay for mnartists.org about the rising popularity of collaborative arts projects and a “Do It Together” vs. Do It Yourself ethos in the Twin Cities (Do It Together? Patience, cricket, I’ll explain). Although the article was focused on the Minneapolis arts scene, rereading it got me thinking about how the Do-It-Together concept could be applied to almost any creative or professional culture, including nonprofits. And lo and behold, just like that I had organically stumbled upon the perfect topic for this blog All. By. My. Self.
