Tom Tresser "Civics 101" Introduction

Tom Tresser has been teaching "Civics 101" for i c stars for 12 years! Subscribe to his Substack email newsletter "CivicNotes" at http://tresser.substack.com.

1. 1 312-804-3230 [email protected] www.tresser.com http://tresser.substack.com

2. “Nonprofit Management” 2 Tom’s background… ACTOR INTERNET MARKETER COMMUNITY DEVELOPER PRODUCER EDUCATOR “The Artist As Activist” – DePaul Art Department EXEC ED DESIGNER/ FACILITATOR

3. 3 The Basics Born in New York City Came to IL in 1980 to be member of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival Self-styled “Public Defender” Started or led 14 nonprofit enterprises Hobbies: history, politics, photography, travel, science fiction, our garden Married 33 years, Merle Green

4. 4 Other Classes I teach… “Public Policy Analysis” National Louis University “Nonprofit Organizations” & “Nonprofit Advocacy” Adler University Nonprofit Management Program “Community Organizing” Roosevelt University “Nonprofit Management” Loyola Graduate School of Social Work “Nonprofits & Civic Engagement” “Public Policy Advocacy for Nonprofits” University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Continuing Studies “Got Creativity – Strategies & Tools for the Next Economy” “How To Be A Social Change Agent” IIT Stuart School of Business “The Artist as Activist” Loyola University, DePaul University “Acting Up – Using Theater & Technology for Social Change” DePaul School for New Learning – Distance Learning Program “Tools & Techniques for Creative Leaders” Illinois Institute of Technology

5. 5 Nonprofit efforts I’ve started or led New York Science Fiction Film Society The Free Shakespeare Company Pegasus Players Peoples Housing Community Arts Program 42 nd Ward Citizens for a Better Future Greater Chicago Citizens for the Arts Douglas Park Community Cultural Center The Creative America Project Protect Our Parks No Games Chicago Protect Our Public Assets The CivicLab The TIF Illumination Project “Chicago Is Not Broke” Book Project The POWER Institute

6. 6 Major Civic Projects www.wearenotbroke.org 2008 2009 2010 www.nogameschicago.com 2012 www.civiclab.us 2016 www.wesavedlincolnpark.org

7. 7 Global Cardboard Challenge Building hydroponic growing kits! Working @ The Lab…

8. 8 Launched in June 2017… www.powerinstitute.us Over 5,000 people trained!

9. 9 Coming September 2024!

10. 10 Economic injustice

11. 11 Strange but true… I used to be a hippie! (1970)

12. 12 Strange but true #2… I am a D.C. comics super-hero!