Did you hear? Nominations are NOW OPEN for the Chicago Innovation Awards! For the 23rd annual year, the Chicago Innovation Awards will celebrate the most innovative new products and services in the Chicago region. Nominees can cut across all industries, from large corporations to new start-ups, for-profit and non-profit, high tech and low tech. The key is innovation. Reasons to nominate: • Reward Employees: Celebrate your team for their hard work and commitment to innovation • Recognition Among Leaders: Be honored at the Chicago Innovation Awards, attended by 750 people • Unique Visibility: Ring the Nasdaq Bell in NYC to celebrate the winners • Brand Exposure: Receive coverage in local and national media • New Connections: Get invited to year-round Chicago Innovation events We encourage all of you who have developed a new product or service in the last 4 years to self-nominate for this year's awards. Nominating is free, and can be submitted via an online form at https://lnkd.in/e3cczAQE The deadline is July 31st.
i.c.stars |* Chicago
Non-profit Organizations
Chicago, IL 5,425 followers
We Find Talent, Train Talent And Help Put Talent To Work. Celebrating 20 years of impact.
About us
i.c.stars was established to create economic opportunity for underserved communities by bridging disconnected young adults with the high growth tech sector. Participants learn by doing; they build web based applications to solve client challenges - with coding, business, and leadership instruction provided along the way. They also gain the professional network needed to jumpstart their careers. i.c.stars graduates become technologists who earn living wages (300% more than before) working as application developers or business analysts. They create nonprofits and advocate for change, putting into action i.c.stars’ definition of leadership: making opportunities for others. i.c.stars also works to change employer perceptions and practices around nontraditional talent by engaging each year hundreds of employers through industry conferences and convenings. Currently in Chicago, Milwaukee and Kansas City. Contact [email protected] for more information.
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http://www.icstars.org
External link for i.c.stars |* Chicago
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- Non-profit Organizations
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- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1998
- Specialties
- technology, leadership, empowerment, community, STEM, Diversity, Job skills training, Javascript, HTML, Python, SQL, Cyber, Software, Employer-facing, Agile, Apps, workforce, and career development
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415 N. Dearborn
Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60654, US
Employees at i.c.stars |* Chicago
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Tom Tresser
Civic Educator and Public Defender
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Jeff Siok
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Jerome Snell
Global Tech Exec | Nonprofit board member | Transformational Change | Startup to Enterprise | EdTech, FinTech, RegTech, E-commerce | CTO at Modern…
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Patrick Moroney
Technology Strategy Advisor, 27 Year CIO, President TLA, i.c.stars Chicago Board Chair, Telecom Advising for Broker/full life cycle MSP
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Our iOpener Conference date is out - We are looking for CTOs and CIOs who would like to join us as table hosts (which is a complimentary ticket). Interested? Message Sarah Cook or post below!
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Join us on the links! Check out this event and the many ways you could plug in - raffle items, mulligans and CIO lunches :)
💲DONATE NOW to i.c.stars |* Chicago: https://lnkd.in/gZN3USYD SIM Chicago's 18th Annual Charity Golf Outing, which supports i.c.stars |* Chicago, is taking place at the White Eagle Golf Club in #Naperville, IL on Monday, August 5. Consider making a tax-deductible donation to i.c.stars|* to support the critical work it does in developing #ITLeaders for the future here: https://lnkd.in/gZN3USYD
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Wow. Darrell Blue, Marini Harris, Cyann Williams, Giovanny Castillo. This is incredible!
🚀 Exciting News! 🚀 I’m thrilled to share my latest article about Marini Harris G Santiago, Cyann Williams and my experience at the Business Roundtable’s CEO Workforce Forum in Washington, D.C. Representing United Airlines with CEO Scott Kirby and VP Jason Birnbaum, we engaged in pivotal discussions on workforce development. A highlight was meeting First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, whose inspiring keynote on education and workforce development left a lasting impression. 💬✨ Read the full article to learn more about our journey and the impactful conversations: P.S. A big thank you to everyone who made this event possible. Let's continue to innovate and collaborate for a brighter future! 🚀🌟 #WorkforceDevelopment #Education #Innovation #Leadership #UnitedAirlines #BusinessRoundtable
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Proud to share this exciting recognition for i.c.stars |* Milwaukee.
Once again we are overwhelmed with gratitude by the support from our tech community. Today was a complete surprise when our amazing supporter Sheldon Cuffie announced during his keynote at WTA-Wisconsin Technology Association that i.c.stars |* Milwaukee will be the 2024 Philanthropic Partner. Our non-profit is celebrating its 5th year in Milwaukee this year, and the amount of support and deep relationships we have developed are truly humbling. What a week!! Thank you to Christina Ruth, ChaChi Gallo, Celeste Cuffie, Katie Lawlor and Heather Walker for aiding Sheldon Cuffie in the surprise!! Blanca Gonzales, Tammie Brings, Elizabeth Anderson Ferruelo, Brian Anderson, Mark Collins, Melissa Reina,Mimi Perez, Nikki Moseby
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Last week i.c.stars |* Chicago was invited to meet Lenovo leaders and tour their 312 Labs. Libby Long Richards, Monica Wolff, and Khalid W. Pagan, thank you for this invitation and for your partnership. We experienced innovation: testing the next generation of phones (and much more), and seeing the first cell phone - invited in 1973 by Motorola. And I was also able to spend time with dinosaurs :) It was a treat to be with Jeremy Washington and Miguel Villarreal, who, along with me, represented i.c.stars |* Chicago Alumni, Board, and Staff. I can't wait to do more together, Lenovo! MAGs - Mohammed Abdul-Gaffoor Leslie Harlien Shama Patari #mentorship #volunteerism #Chitech #diversityintech Brian Anderson Sandee Kastrul Arely Dorsey Amanda Hogan Larry Cowans Brandies Meva'a Josh Miller Cristhian Romero Sherronda Booker Jessica Moton Dr. Cheryl Camacho Andy Duddleston Ryan Magley Jennifer Nicole Pierce Sarah Cook Sarah Joy Shockey
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We're so thrilled to be part of the Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance Employment Social Enterprise cohort. We have benefited from peer learning, working with REDF, and developing relationships with new partners like the Center For Poverty Solutions at Illinois Policy Read our article here: https://lnkd.in/gXUpzAVX Elizabeth Anderson Ferruelo Arely Dorsey Sandee Kastrul Matthew Bruce Cyndi Bergstein Ed Kornegay, Ph.D.
Turning Passion to Action and Results: CWFA’s Employment Social Enterprise Cohort Experience - Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance
https://chicagoworkforcefunders.org
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Thank you, United Airlines, for hosting the welcoming event for Cycle 54. We appreciate everyone who put this event together. We enjoyed the speed networking with managers and listening to the panel of experienced managers and apprentices! Hanna Val Adriana Kemper Chelsea Sarikas
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...and that's a wrap on Capitalize on Illinois! What a jam-packed morning of content, conversations and connections. We want to thank each of our speakers: Yemi Akisanya, for opening and facilitating the event (and getting us on our feet at times!), Joe Viola and Lily Xu, for giving Morningstar's perspective on hybrid work, Amanda Hogan for kicking off a great icebreaker (Who do YOU trust?!), Kara Alfonso for sharing the Pfizer experience with our interns, and Monteè Ellis, Mykola Mazurak and Kiana Fisher for wowing us with their presentation!!! Even more: Lena DeLaet for sharing Summerfest Tech and kicking off our fireside chat, Cylk Jackson, for being the moderator of the fireside chat between ChaChi Gallo and Jonah Turner, and Sandee Kastrul for continuing to inspire in her vision of work speech. More photos to come, but while we wait, here is a great group shot as a teaser 😎 Lauren Zachok Dr. Cheryl Camacho Quentin Thomas, LGSW Andy Duddleston Elizabeth Anderson Ferruelo Brian Anderson Sarah Joy Shockey Larry Cowans MICHAEL EYIETA Cecilia Orozco Finley Winters Cristhian Romero Sherronda Booker Jennifer Nicole Pierce Arely Dorsey Blanca Gonzales Tammie Brings Melissa Reina Jessica Moton Ryan Magley Gamelle Davis Kevin M. Gates Brandies Meva'a Sarai Usry Josh Miller Juliana Sacardo Sarah Cook
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i.c.stars |* Milwaukee rocks the house at Hack the Dream honoring Cesar Chavez and all our communities! https://lnkd.in/gXPMTZTt
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