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Community Powerhouse Corry Joe Biddle of FUEL Milwaukee will serve as our Keynote Speaker for the 2019 Professional Development Conference on September 21, 2019!

Corry Joe serves as the Vice President of Community Affairs for the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC), promoting the association’s interest in making Milwaukee a distinct place to live, work and do business. She is the Executive Director of FUEL Milwaukee, the MMAC’s community engagement organization targeting New Milwaukeeans and young professionals.

She is responsible for the oversight and development of programs, services, and events benefiting FUEL’s 7,000 members and 60 corporate sponsors. Formerly the executive director of America’s Black Holocaust Museum, Corry Joe offers a unique perspective on the relationship between diversity, economic development, and professional networking.

Corry Joe graduated from Mount Mary College with degrees in business administration and professional writing and has earned a certificate of leadership from the Cardinal Stritch African American Leadership Program (AALP). She is the recipient of the US Postal Service’s Growing Leadership Award, has been honored as one of the Milwaukee Business Journal’s Forty Under 40, and was also named a “Rad Woman” of 2016 by the Greater Milwaukee Women’s Fund.

The Milwaukee Urban League Young Professionals (MULYP) is introducing an exciting Personal & Professional Development Conference.  We are taking action to develop and help YP's answer the questions on, What does legacy mean to you? What does it mean to create impact in your community? Does the legacy you want to leave behind align with the impact you are creating? No matter where you are on your journey, you can always create impact in the world around you and leave a strong legacy along the way.  This year's conference theme is Legacy of Leadership: Impact Driven Philanthropy. 

The MULYP Personal & Professional Development Conference will be held on Saturday, September 21 from 8:30AM-2:30PM at the historic Harley Davidson Garage, located at 400 W. Canal Street. 

SPECIAL GUESTS:
- Corry Joe Biddle, Executive Director, FUEL Milwaukee; VP Community Affairs, MMAC
- Carlos Clanton, Immediate Past President, National Urban League Young Professionals
- Ray Shackelford, President, National Urban League Young Professionals

The price will be $35 for members and $50 for non-members, and a special $80 price for entry to the conference AND  Toast to Twenty Years Anniversary Celebration. Membership with MULYP will be verified.  Register below to secure your spot today as you do not want to miss this event!!!

For questions and sponsorship opportunities, contact ppd@tmulyp.org.  To register, please click on the following link: Legacy of Leadership

Come raise a glass as we Toast to 20 Years of empowering communities, changing lives, and service in Milwaukee, through the movement of the National Urban League Young Professionals and the National Urban League!  

Started in 1998, the Milwaukee Urban League Young Professionals serves as the oldest Young Professional organization in the City of Milwaukee. We're calling on alumni, current and friends of the Urban League to celebrate our 20 years while also looking ahead to 20 more!

The celebration includes live music from DJ Lolo, heavy hors d’oeuvres and a glass of champagne for the official toast of the evening.

TICKETS DETAILS:
$40 for General Entry
$400 for VIP (see Eventbrite for additional details)
Register TODAY on Eventbrite @ Bit.ly/mulyp20years 

Questions email funddevelopment@tmulyp.org

#MULYP20 #MULYPCONF19 #UrbanLeague #Milwaukee #YP #LegacyofLeadership #EmpoweringCommunities #ChangingLives

Congratulations to our MULYP President Tiffany Henry on successfully completing the Spring 2019 Cohort!  

The application for the National Urban League's Certificate in Advocacy Fall 2019 Cohort is now available! You still have time! This is a great program that will help you grow in the area of advocacy. If you have a serious interest in expanding your knowledge of congressional advocacy and its application within the Urban League Movement, you should apply! ⁣The Fall Cohort will start October 2019 until April 2020.

Deadline: Sunday, September 8, 2019 @ 11:59pm EST

President Henry highly recommends your participation!

Click on the link below for more details and to apply: 

Certificate in Advocacy

NULYP is excited to announce the launch of Express Feedback for Good, a feedback program where sharing your opinion on well known companies & brands can help generate $50K of funding for NULYP, with $10K of prizes for the 16 local chapters with the highest participation! 

Each week (4 weeks) the TOP performing chapters in each region will receive $500. Chapters must provide a minimum of 250 pieces of feedback and can only win once during the four weeks. 

At the conclusion of the program the overall TOP performing chapter from each region will receive an additional $500. 

Milwaukee MEMBERS & FRIENDS WE NEED YOUR PARTICIPATION!

Sign up is fast, easy, and secure!

SIGN UP PERIOD
From now through September 2nd we need as many people as possible to sign up for the campaign! Feedback can be contributed by BOTH members and non-members.

HOW TO SIGN UP

1)  Click the following link https://expressfeedback.net/enterprise/businesses/efg-sign-up/ex0vep6?chap=CEN04

2) OR TEXT 100x to 31996 

ENTER THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION DURING SIGN UP
Relationship to NULYP, enter: NULYP member or non/member
My Region, enter: Central Region
My Local Chapter, enter: Milwaukee

FEEDBACK PERIOD
September 3rd thru October 2nd
During this time you will receive links to share feedback on different companies.

Please share this with your friends & networks! 

Come raise a glass and Toast to 20 Years of empowering communities, changing lives, and service in Milwaukee, through the movement of the National Urban League Young Professionals and the National Urban League!  

Started in 1998, the Milwaukee Urban League Young Professionals serves as the oldest Young Professional organization in the City of Milwaukee. We're calling on alumni, current and friends of the Urban League to celebrate our 20 years while also looking ahead to 20 more!

YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS! Get your tickets ASAP! This event is guaranteed to sell out.

The celebration includes live music from DJ Lolo, heavy hors d’oeuvres and a glass of champagne for the official toast of the evening.

TICKETS DETAILS:
$40 for General Entry
$400 for VIP (see Eventbrite for additional details)
Register TODAY on Eventbrite @ Bit.ly/mulyp20years 

Questions email funddevelopment@tmulyp.org

#MULYP20 #UrbanLeague #Milwaukee #YP #Legacy

Congratulations to our newly elected officers for the 2019-2021 term!

We look forward to their leadership and service to MULYP!  

Installation of our new officers will take place:

Thursday, August 15, 2019, 6:00pm

MSOE Alumni Partnership Center, 1120 N. Broadway.  

Hear updates on the direction of the organization, along with highlights from our National Urban League Conference held in Indianapolis last month!  We ask for your support of our new slate of officers by joining and or recommitting to YP and express our gratitude and appreciation for the work of our outgoing leaders. 

Be sure to join us on August 15!

The Milwaukee Urban League Young Professionals (MULYP) is introducing an exciting Personal & Professional Development Conference.  We are taking action to develop and help YP's answer the questions on, What does legacy mean to you? What does it mean to create impact in your community? Does the legacy you want to leave behind align with the impact you are creating? No matter where you are on your journey, you can always create impact in the world around you and leave a strong legacy along the way.  This year's conference theme is Legacy of Leadership: Impact Driven Philanthropy. 

The MULYP Personal & Professional Development Conference will be held on Saturday, September 21 from 8:30AM-2:30PM at the historic Harley Davidson Garage, located at 400 W. Canal Street. 

SPECIAL GUESTS:
- Corry Joe Biddle, Executive Director, FUEL Milwaukee; VP Community Affairs, MMAC
- Carlos Clanton, Immediate Past President, National Urban League Young Professionals
- Ray Shackelford, President, National Urban League Young Professionals

Our goal with this conference is to engage our target community in topics appealing to the ambitious millennial. Training sessions will be centered on learning what it means to impact your community through your actions, time and talent with our amazing workshops and a motivating address from our keynote speaker that will captivate the imagination of YPs and promote the opportunities that Milwaukee offers.

The price will be $35 for members and $50 for non-members, and a special $80 price for entry to the conference AND  Toast to Twenty Years Anniversary Celebration. Membership with MULYP will be verified.  Click register to secure your spot today as you do not want to miss this event!!!

For questions and sponsorship opportunities, contact ppd@tmulyp.org.  To register, please click on the following link: Legacy of Leadership

The Milwaukee Urban League Young Professionals are excited to participate in the HaRUNbee 5K Walk/Run on August 3.  Register with our YP team today!  Cost to register is $15.  Click the below event link, select the "INDIVIDUAL" (TEAM REGISTRATION) registration type.  Search for Milwaukee Urban League Young Professionals to join our YP team!

Join our team by registering HERE

The HaRUNbee 5K Walk/Run for Healthy Birth Outcomes was designed to raise awareness and to prevent unhealthy birth outcomes across the nation. Organized by the National Coalition for Healthy Black Families (NCHBF), in partnership with the City of Milwaukee, the mission of the HaRUNbee Walk/Run is to promote wellness by encouraging families to stay healthy and fit, both mentally and physically.

HaRUNbee 5K serves as the kickoff event for the 2019 Bronzeville Week. Bronzeville Week, hosted by Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs, is the City of Milwaukee's annual celebration of African-American culture, history, art, commerce and entertainment. The week-long event takes place August 3-10, 2019.

If you have questions, please email healthandwellness@tmulyp.org.

The 2019 National Urban League Conference takes place July 24-27 in Indianapolis, Indiana is just around the corner. Don't miss the action, with some of the conferences confirmed speakers and entertainment!

This will be summer's hottest conference for young black professionals as the National Urban League Young Professionals Celebrates 20 Years! This conference is a premier experience for all ages, drawing thousands of attendees from across the country for critical dialogue, networking and entertainment.

#NULCONF19 #Getting2Equal

Born in Milwaukee WI, Charles is the second oldest of seven and a two time U.S. Army combat veteran currently still serving in the Army Reserve as a HVAC specialist; yet his passion is with young children and education. Charles is currently a student studying early childhood education at Milwaukee Area Technical College where which he currently holds a position on the Liberal Arts Dean's list. Charles's hobbies include volunteering traveling and freelance modeling. He chose to join the ranks of MULYP to network & learn with like minded individuals and hopefully become a service to the league and the community we serve as well. 

Charles created Tu'lage reality LLC in 2018, named after his younger brother who passed in 2008. Tu'lage reality focuses on the 53206 zip code with efforts to obtain and renovate the inner city homes in the communities he grew up in. Charles is honored to be Member of the Month with such a organization.  Thanks a lot MULYP for this opportunity & platform!