Free Training for "Citizen Journalists"
As you may know, Radio Boise is now on the air. As part of its commitment to providing public affairs programming, our community radio station will be holding classes for "citizen journalists" at locations around Boise in the coming months. The intent is to give people enough information about newsgathering and radio production in a few hours that they can go out into their neighborhoods, campuses, classrooms, offices, etc., and create news stories to be broadcast on Radio Boise 89.9FM.
The first citizen journalist training will be held on Saturday, March 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the building at 1520 N. 12th, Hyde Park. Please let your community members, co-workers, students, friends, clients, constituents, group, business associates and/or neighbors know. It's free, and everyone is encouraged to bring ideas for stories they'd like to cover. News teams will be formed that very day!
More information is available at http://radioboise.org/newsexperience and on Facebook at KRBX News Experience 1. There's a survey to complete before coming that would help us know what people are interested in, too. Please spread the word!
Invitation to a Screening of "The Color of Conscience"
Women of Go Lead Idaho are invited to a private screening of The Color of Conscience,
This is a unique opportunity available to women involved with Go Lead Idaho! This will be a fun evening of networking and discussion of human rights issues.
RSVP by 2/10 to: Information@IdahoWomensCharitableFoundation.org
A new Idaho Public Television documentary by writer/producer Marcia Franklin exploring human rights in Idaho.
Save the Date: Ready to Lead Conference
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Join us for our 2nd annual leadership development conference - Ready to Lead - featuring tracks for women interested in running for office and for those interested in private and non-profit sector leadership. We are excited to bring national keynote speakers to Boise for the event: Debbie Walsh, Executive Director of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers and Chris Jahnke, author of The Well Spoken Woman. If you or your organization is interested in supporting Go Lead Idaho efforts and the Ready to Lead conference, visit our site for sponsorship details or email the Executive Committee. Please mark your calendar to join us March 3, 2012 from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the new Concordia University School of Law in Downtown Boise. Look for registration information in the next month. |
Go Lead Opportunity: Historic Preservation Council
Beat the Self-Promotion Paradox & IBR's Women of the Year
- Don’t Say a Thing
Use emails, websites, and networks like LinkedIn to get the word out. The next time a colleague—be it a client, a coworker or a superior—sends you an appreciative email, don’t discard it. Keep records of your rave reviews, and use them to your benefit.
- Recognize Opportunities
Sometimes, effective self-promotion is all about context. So when the opportunity to show off presents itself, seize it! If you’re self-evaluating, asking for a raise, or going for a promotion, modesty won’t get you anywhere. “These are totally appropriate places to say, ‘Here’s my contribution, and here’s why it’s really important,’” said Rikleen.
- Accept the Accolades
When someone offers you a compliment, resist the urge to brush it off. Simply say, ‘Thank you; I was delighted with the opportunity.’
- Watch Your Language
“Think about how you choose to let people know about an accomplishment. You can say, ‘I’m really excited to share this information with you,’ and then talk about something you’ve achieved.”
- Ask for Assistance Ask for help in promoting your achievements, and create a culture of mutual support.
Go Lead Idaho Event Sponsorship Opportunities Available
Announcement: Go Lead Idaho will be hosting an all-day leadership development event on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Concordia College of Law in downtown Boise. The keynote speaker will be Christine Jahnke, nationally-recognized speech coach and author of The Well Spoken Woman. To learn more about the keynote speaker, visit www.TheWellSpokenWoman.com.
Contributions to Go Lead Idaho for event sponsorships are tax-deductible. The contributions can be made in 2011 or 2012. To learn more about the sponsorship opportunities below, please contact Brenda Maynard Walters at bmaynardwalters@gmail.com or 859-9331.
Happy Holidays!
The Go Lead Idaho Executive Steering Committee
Sponsorship Levels
Ready to Lead – March 2nd/3rd, 2012
| Level of Sponsor | Description | Contribution Value |
| Bronze Sponsor | ► Name to appear as Bronze Sponsor on all event materials.
► Receive one (1) free registration for the Ready to Lead event on March 3rd.
► Recognition on www.GoLeadIdaho.org website.
| $250 |
| Silver Sponsor | ► Name to appear as Silver Sponsor on all event materials.
► Name and logo to appear on program materials.
► Receive one (1) invitation to the Friday night reception at the home of George & Bev Harrod on March 2nd.
► Recognition on www.GoLeadIdaho.org website.
► Receive two (2) free registrations for the Ready to Lead event on March 3rd.
| $500 |
| Gold Sponsor
| ► Name to appear as Gold Sponsor on all event materials.
► Name and logo to appear on program materials.
► Verbal recognition as a Gold Sponsor at least three times during March 3rd event.
► Receive two (2) free registrations for the Ready to Lead event on March 3rd.
► Recognition on www.GoLeadIdaho.org website.
► Prominent banner recognition at event.
► Receive one (1) invitation to the Friday night reception at the home of George & Bev Harrod on March 2nd.
► Opportunity to distribute marketing materials and/or give-aways in “goodie bags” provided to participants.
► Opportunity to introduce workshop presenter or panel. | $1,000 |
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Platinum Sponsor
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► Name to appear as Platinum Sponsor on all event materials.
► Name and logo to appear on program materials.
► Recognition on www.GoLeadIdaho.org website.
► Opportunity to have banner space at event.
► Special acknowledgement at all event functions (kick-off receptions, plenary sessions & workshops).
► Opportunity to distribute marketing materials and/or give-aways in “goodie bags” provided to participants.
► Receive three (3) free registrations for March 3rd Ready to Lead Event.
► Opportunity to introduce your business/organization and make remarks at plenary session, if interested.
► Opportunity to make 15 minute personal presentation to Go Lead Idaho Executive Steering Committee, if interested.
► Recognition for sponsor in social media channels through Red Sky Public Relations.
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$2,500 |
Go Lead Idaho Holiday Happy Hour
Join us for our
Holiday Happy Hour!
Monday, December 19 from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
The Modern Hotel Bar
1314 W. Grove St.
Come share the holiday spirit, while networking with a fun group of dynamic women!
Feel free to invite other women interested in leadership and public policy.
Everyone can purchase their own drinks and snacks.
The more the merrier - and t’is the Season!
Wisdom about Planning Your Next 10 Years

Great advice from Carolyn Buck Luce, Global Life Science Sector Leader at Ernst & Young, and Co-Founder of the Hidden Brain Drain Task Force. Carolyn is the daughter-in-law of Bethine Church and spoke to City Club of Boise a year ago. Some highlights of the article:
She recommends ten-year planning as a way to manage that life. “Every ten years, I go over what I want to learn in the next ten, and the critical experiences I want to have. I ask, ‘how do I live the next chapter as fully as I can?’” In the next ten years, she said, she hopes to become known as an “organizational shaman.” She explained, “I would like to learn more about what happens in people’s heads, soul, spirit, and energy, and how I can help leaders be more courageous by calling on all their gifts.”
“My advice for young women is to build your network before you need it,” Buck Luce said. “Women do not have the internal or external networks they need to be successful. You have to be able to mobilize information, relationships, people, attitudes, emotions, inspiration – and you can’t command that. You have to have broad networks before you need them.”
As women become more senior in their organizations, she advised, it’s important not to shy away from politics. “It’s not a meritocracy, and the more senior you are, the less it is. You need to be clear about what you want and why you want it, let other people know, and elicit their support and build a campaign.” The full article is at:





