Congratulations to the 2018 conNEXTions graduates!
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Thank you to the Alliant Energy Foundation for your contribution at the Silver Sponsorship level! Your donation will help young adults in our community achieve their financial, educational and career goals!
#GivingTuesday
Hello Friends and Family! We hope you select conNEXTions to be the lucky nonprofit organization to receive your contribution for Giving Tuesday. Every little bit helps. This Nov 27th is #GivingTuesday. Facebook and PayPal are matching donations on Facebook a total of up to $7 million dollars. Mark your calendar to make your donation early on Nov. 27th or start your own fundraiser. Please click on the link below to make a difference in our community! Thank you for your support.
https://fb.com/fund/connextionsmadison/
Interviewing Skills Workshop
Need to brush up on your interviewing skills? Join us to learn how to prepare for interviews, get tips from experts on how to answer tough interview questions and get resources to help you build your confidence! We’ll also do mock interviews for those that want to get more practice! This is a free event and lunch is provided! Space is limited so please RSVP.
https://connextionsinterviewingskillsworkshop.eventbrite.com
Zendesk Career Tour
Thank you Zendesk for providing a career tour for the mentees in our conNEXTions program. What an awesome culture and environment to work in! It was so cool to learn that you don’t have to have a tech background to work for this fun software development company! If your company is interested in providing a tour for participants in our program, please contact Saran Ouk at saranouk@connextions.org.
conNEXTions graduation celebration!
Please join us for our 2nd conNEXTions graduation celebration honoring the mentees in our program. Come and enjoy delicious food from Lemongrass and awesome music by DJ Andrew McKinney! The event is free, however space is limited so please RSVP @ https://connextionsgraduationcelebration.eventbrite.com for you and your guests. Thank you!
Schedule:
11:00am-11:30am: Mingling
11:30am-12:00pm: Program
*12:00pm-2:00pm: Lunch
*Free headshots for conNEXTions participants from 12-2pm.
We are so excited to partner with the City of Madison’s RaISE Program through the Department of Civil Rights! The Referrals and Interviews for Sustainable Employment (RaISE) Program is designed to match qualified individuals to employment!
We had a very informative workshop on resume writing! Thank you to April McHugh, Nikki Ryberg and Sara Flory for giving the mentees tips and meeting with them one-on-one to write their resumes!
conNEXTions fundraiser at El Pastor
Mention conNEXTions when you dine in or take out food at El Pastor and this awesome local restaurant will donate 15% of the sales to our organization.
Please help us support young adults in our community to achieve their dreams.
Check out the menu at https://elpastorcatering.com/
Thank to UW Health, Unity Point Health-Meriter & Quartz for their corporate sponsorship and supporting conNEXTions at the Gold Level!
