Cabrini-Green and Cabrini Connections

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• 1994-05-16 Chicagoland wrote an article 'Mentors join forces to reach city's youth' on Monday, May 16,1994, which talked of the conference organized by Cabrini Connections to set a network of independent program organizers to pool knowledge ans share resources to identify areas where more help is required and help establish mentoring programs in those areas with volunteers, donors and corporate sponsors.
• 1994-07-21 The North Loop News featured a picture and write up on Thursday, July 21,1994, titled 'Cabrini Connections gets grant'. A check for $15,000 was presented by members of American Express to Arthur Stephans, director of program development.
• 1994-08-21 Article in the Chicago Tribune, Sunday, August 21, 1994 titled "The Real World: Volunteers Show Cabrini Teens the path to Success". This story profiles volunteers in the Kids' Connection program of Cabrini Connections who were visiting Ogilvy & Mather on a field trip.
• 1994-11-04 Mayor Richard M. Daley issued proclamation making November 6-12, 1994 Tutor/Mentor Week in Chicago. in this he said, Whereas, the Lend A Hand Program sponsored by the Chicago Bar Foundation, seeks to recruit volunteers to provide tutoring and mentoring to children throughout the city and to coordinate a fund-raising program which will generate critical funds needed to support these efforts citywide; and whereas, Tutor/Mentor Connection was formed by Cabrini Connections in 1993 to serve as a catalyst for expanding and improving tutor/mentor opportunities in Chicago; and whereas, the Chicago Bar Foundation and Cabrini Connections have joined together to promote Tutor/Mentor Week, November 6th through November 12, 1994, in order to raise awareness and support programs providing tutoring and mentoring throughout the city of Chicago; Now therefore, I Richard M. Daley, Mayor, City of Chicago, do hereby proclaim November 6th to 12th, 1994 to be Tutor/Mentor Week in Chicago.
• 1994-11-28 An article in Chicago SunTimes, Monday, 11/28/1994, talked of Daniel Bassill's first involvement in Cabrini Connections in 1972 and eventually becoming the President and CEO and founding Tutor/Mentor Connection.
• 1995-06-08 The Tempo section of the Chicago Tribune, on June 8,1995, carried an article titled 'Life in the big city'. The story talked about the Urban Studies Program of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest, where students spent an off-campus semester in Chicago learning from real life experiences. One student chose an internship at Cabrini Connections.
• 1995-09-06 The Daily Southtown carried an article titled, ' Role models', on Sep 06, 1995. It spoke of the growth in the number of tutor mentor programs in the chicago area from 41 to 120 from 1990 to 1994. It also covered a feature and picture of Dan Bassil and his efforts in starting Cabrini Connections and the Tutor/Mentor Exchange and their fund raising activities.
• 1995-10-01 The St. Peter's Episcopal Church invited Dan Bassill to speak on Oct.01, at the 10.00 a.m. Service to talk about the tutor/mentor program he founded. Cabrini Connections was to also receive a major outreach grant through the Outreach Committee's Margaret Connection Project named after Dan's mother.
• 1995-12-08 The Argus, a Student Newspaper of Illinois Wesleyan University, featured an article on Dec 08, 1995, titled 'Cabrini Connections puts students in touch',and talked about students and faculty from IWU visiting Cabrini Connections to learn how the program works and meet with some of the volunteers and kids. Some students also intern at Cabrini Connections as part of the Urban Studies Semester.
• 2000-09-10 Acura of Libertyville donated a 1996 Ford Aerostar Van, valued at around $11,600 to Cabrini Connections. Ray Dowdle solicited this.
• 2000-09-14 Was cc'd on an email from Don Samuelson, whom I've been networking with for more than a year. Don was writing to the following people: alicia-clifford@uchicago.edu; dwalters13@mailcity.com (Danielle Walters), vdorsey@thecha.org; Darkwa@uic.edu, bakerd@iit.edu; Kalven@aol.com; DBarnes@thecha.org (Barnes,Diana); LHutchin@thecha.org (Hutchinson,Linda); PSM97@aol.com; dshannon@midway.uchicago.edu;Paula1077@aol.com; eadsd@student.northpark.edu Don wrote: We should really be developing some "tutoring" relationship in Stateway between Martin Luther King Drive and the kids at Stateway. Similar to the various tutoring programs that have been in operation at Cabrini. And between students at IIT and the kids at Stateway. Will very much be helped if it can be assisted by the Internet. Nelda? Elliott Donnelley? Crispus Attucks? Raymond? DeLaSalle? Phillips? Lots of resources to be connected. What is the most effective way of raising awareness, and aggregating and informing demand? Perhaps there could be a delegation from the Stateway community that could attend the Tutor Mentor conference. Might be a very good idea. Perhaps Phillip Jackson could be helpful in this area. Sounds like something in which he would have a real interest.
• 2000-09-15 Contacted by Frances Roehm <roehf@nslsilus.org> who wrote: I saw your posting on Digital Divide. I'm a librarian at Skokie Public Library, and have concerns about all of our folks having access to the tools and information they need. My particular focus is the development of our online neighbor-hood (http://www.skokienet.org) and job site (http://www.chicagojobs.org). Please tell me more about the Cabrini Connections. Are you developing a mentoring project for the kids? Are you creating online content for folks in the community?
• 2000-09-22 An Associated Press story titled "Not all Prefer to go Online" was picked up by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. I was called by a reader who lives in a senior citizen home. I was quote in the article as saying: Dan Bassill, who promotes access to low-income families through Cabrini Connections in Chicago, said he is more concerned about Americans who want access but cannot get it for financial and other reasons. ``We're far premature to be talking about those who don't want to be connected,'' he said. ``Let's find ways to help the ones who want to use technology get it and put it to work.''
• 2000-10-03 Article in Daily Southtown, written by John Dobberstein. Talks about Marlon Millhouse's involvement with Cabrini Connection's IYP program. Also on the Daily Southtown web site.
• 2000-10-07 Leo Quigley of Community Builders, Inc. confirmed a meeting with Dan Bassill on Oct 13th. He initiated the meeting following earlier email contact from Dan.
• 2000-10-07 iS3C CEO contacted Dan to set up follow up meeting
• 2000-10-09 Video produced by Jimmy Biggs, titled "The Real Cabrini" is live on http://hometowncinema.z.com/homepage.html
• 2000-10-17 Bob Erlenbaugh agreed to put up a Cabrini Connections Golf Benefit web site, hosted from his company's web site: http://www.edynamicweb.com
• 2000-11-03 Bill Lederer called. He's a retired fund raiser who contacted me last week after his friend John Blades (our volunteer) had talked to Dan about facility needs. Turns out Bill is "well connected" and is going to be a guest of Jim Dowdle (Ray's uncle) next week. Jim's leading an $8mm fund raising drive for the Archdiocese. Bill will talk to him about taking a role in helping Cabrini Connections get a building donated from the church.
• 2000-11-13 Bob Erlenbach launched the Cabrini Connections Golf Benefit web site at www.edynamicweb.com/CabriniConnectionsGolf
• 2000-12-06 Hospital Youth Mentoring Partnership invited Dan Bassill to do a workshop at the March 2001 Conference in Baltimore.
• 2000-12-07 Dan B participated in Technology Networking event at Union League Club. Networked with people like Melissa Giovagnoli of Networlding (whom I'd already had previous contact) and met people like Larry Mohl, Director, Center for Learning and Knowledge Managment at Motorola. Another speaker was Eric Lannert, of www.nminds.com. He's a tutor at Cabrini-Green Tutoring Program, a leader of icStars and his company hosts executive level communities. Ended meeting with suggestion that the participants become an on-going "community".
• 2000-12-20 Met with Tom Holub,from Edgewood College in MAdison, WI, to review collaborative strategies for next six months. Cabrini Connections has been working with Edgewood for three years.
• 2000-12-29 Interviewed by Chicago Tribune and Daily Southtown regarding the impact on Cabrini Connections from the announcement that Wards would be going out of business.
• 2000-12-30 Front page story in the Chicago Tribune and on their Web site about Cabrini Connections and Wards
• 2000-12-30 Cabrini Connections mentioned in Article about Wards, written by Barney Simpson, Business Writer, in 12/30
• 2000-12-31 Receive this email from Mason Scholl: I saw the front page article in today's Trib about Cabrini Connections. I don't know whether words of congratulations or consolation or both are appropriate. What is the short-term and long-term implications of Wards exit on your work? I also want to let you know that the one of the priorities of the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church as it relates to children is after-school programs. A significant proposal has been sent to the denominations Board of Global Ministries requesting funds for this purpose. This has been pushed by the Aurora District Superintendent, Rev. Deborah Fisher. Right after New Years, I plan to call her and find out what she knows about your work and suggest that she contact you. This may be another way some networking can begin.
• 2001-01-02 Tea Akbar, Executive Director of Partners in Education, sponsored by 4th Presbyterian Church in Chicago, called to offer following news. 1) she's moving to board of education and her spot will not be filled; 2) she is recommending that 4th Church consider becoming a major sponsor of Cabrini Connections since they are considering adopting an off-site program
• 2001-01-03 Tim Pareti joined Cabrini Connections today. Tim will do marketing and fund raising, working with the newsletter, and with the various programs we have which enlist businesses and their people as partners of T/MC.
• 2001-01-04 Bob Spatz of a Chicago area mentor network called and said he's developing a directory and wanted to list Cabrini Connections
• 2001-01-04 James Brown, a former Cabrini Connections volunteer, called from Houston asking for help starting a mentor program. He works with Compaq. I told of our need for a server and our request to Compaq and emailed him the proposal. Maybe this will be an intro to Compaq.
• 2001-01-05 Whole Foods Market Gold Coast (30 W. Huron) announced that "throughout the month of January it offers a chance for customers to support Cabrini Connections " in it's January calendar/newsletter. They will do cash register coupons all month, giving customers a chance to make $1, $5, or $10 donations while buying groceries. On two weekends, three tutor/mentor programs will recruit volunteers at the store.
• 2001-01-16 Sara Caldwell launched a message in the Art Festival eCircle, starting planning for a 2001 art festival.
• 2001-01-22 Met with Dr. Carl A. Aylen and his wife. He reviewed a sophisticated facilitation software his company is developing called "Brainstorm Mentor". As opposed to TRIZ, which facilitates innovation in engineering type areas, the Brainstorm Mentor aids facilitation in soft areas, using knowledge libraries similar to T/MC as information resources.
• 2001-01-27 Received email from Mason Scholl introducing me to people from the faith network, such as Eccumenical Child Care Network. He had sent an email to a person who works with NIC local church after-school programs. He wrote, "I am sending you is one from Dan Bassill, Ex. Director, Cabrini Connection, a wonderful, creative after-school tutoring and mentoring program in Chicago's Cabrini neighborhood near St. Matthews UMC. I urge you to look at his web site. He would like to connect with our NIC effort at after-school programs and has much information to exchange with us. I would like at the appropriate time to introduce him to the leadership of the NIC after-school movement. One way to know more about his organization is to check out his website listed in his message."
• 2001-01-27 Cabrini Connections provided space in the Cornerstone building for New Concepts to hold a volunteer training session. About 10 New Concepts' volunteers attended the session.
• 2001-01-30 Contacted by Dedric Richardson, from Oprah's Angel Network. Asked me to send him information on Cabrini Connections, which I did.
• 2001-02-04 Father Bill Gubbins at Old St. Patrick's Church in Chicago gave a sermon on the duty of service. He mentioned Cabrini Connections as an example, along with St. Agatha's Tutoring Program which is sponsored by Old St. Pat's.
• 2001-02-07 We were contacted by Saul A. from the Chicago Youth Centers Lower North Center for help/information on starting a mentoring program. I sent her the "How To Start a Program" handout from the conference and the National Mentoring Partnership checklist. I also told her about the website and said she should call us back for more specific help.
• 2001-02-09 Spoke with Philip J. from the Blackstar Project as part of our outreach efforts. Learned about the program, which according to Philip J., is the "largest classroom mentoring program" operating. Blackstar focuses on youth in grades 6-8 who attend either a public school, private school or Catholic school. The program "mentors" nine thousand youth in 70 school. Philip J. said that Blackstar uses a curriculum, but did not want to share the specifics. He did say that the curriculum reinforces academics and career counseling. The program also has 120 mentors.
• 2001-02-16 Mason Scholl, a T/MC friend, forwarded email he sent to Rick George of ChildServ in Chicago. His email said, "I suggest that Ed Vega and you contact Dan Bassill at Cabrini Connection to look at ways you could be helpful to each other. . Before your contact Dan, look at his web site: . You will find announcements and descriptions of great training events for staff and volunteers. There are also suggestions on ways After School programs can develop collaborative relationships with each other in recruiting volunteer tutors and mentors for all the After School programs in the city.
• 2001-02-21 Met with BJ Murray, Kim Davis (wife of owner of Marché), and three other volunteers to start planning for the 2001 Oscars Party. The Silent Auction proceeds fund Cabrini Connections.
• 2001-02-27 Met with Kim Fox, Service Learning Coordinator, Loyola University of Chicago. She's interested in developing slots for interns to work with Cabrini Connections.
• 2001-02-27 Val Parker, of Power 4 Youth in California sent email which read: I am interested in finding out again about your May conference schedule. Could you email or send me dates and materials? I will try to work it into my schedule, as I enjoyed it much last year. Thank you. Also, if I come to Chicago, may I visit Cabrini Connections? Thank you again for your Board information. I think we are moving along, with a goal job descriptions and new board members by May 3. If I see you in May, perhaps we can talk more.
• 2001-03-12 Article in Sun Times, titled, Give more and stop whining. Included paragraph on Cabrini Connections
• 2001-03-15 Marché Restaurant, which has hosted the annual Oscar's Party in Chicago, included a front page story,listing Cabrini Connections as its charity, on its March 2001 newsletter. Also included on its web site. BJ Murray initiated this event five years ago after seeing a story in the Chicago SunTimes about the CC Video Festival.
• 2001-03-19 The i-Street section in the 3/19/2001 Chicago Sun Times, written by Darcy Evon, included a story about the Cabrini Connections Innervision Youth Productions Video Festival. This included web sites for www.tutormentorconnection.org and www.cabriniconnections.net
• 2001-04-18 Phone conversation with Blake Levenson, board member for Cabrini-Green Youth and Family Services. Exchanged goal info and mutual opportunities. Blake runs a small advertising company. We first met at the March 2001 IYP Video Festival.
• 2001-04-23 Mason Scholl, United Voices for Children, posted an email message into a variety of faith networks. The lead paragraph reads, "With more and more NIC congregations involved in afterschool/mentoring programs, I want to alert you to an excellent 2-day training workshop for staff and volunteers scheduled for May 17/18 in Chicago. This workshop is sponsored by one of the best nationally recognized afterschool/mentoring programs in the country, Cabrini Connection, located on the near north side of Chicago. Its President/CEO, Dan Bassill, is recognized as one of the national experts in this kind of program." He encouraged everyone to attend the May conference.
• 2001-05-21 Interviewed by two Northwestern U. Journalism students for class assignment. Provided information on T/MC and other Cabrini Green contacts.
• 2001-05-31 Met with Michael Herman (www.openspace.michaelherman.com) to talk of ways he might support T/MC. Open Space is a form of facilitation that he leads and very much describes the way Cabrini Connections works. See www.globalchicago.net/evolution/18evolution.html for an explanation. I met Michael at a MFN meeting.
• 2001-06-09 Sara Caldwell, www.amphionpro.com/gallery, wrote to give updates on the 2nd Annual Art Festival, which will be August 9th and 10th. She already has a number of international artists lined up to display art. She wrote, "Teh art festival website is up at: www.angelfire.com/art/cabrini The Information page will include the address, reception times, and general news and info. The "Art for Sale" page will include about 10-15 pieces of art for sale and will link to my gallery order form for purchases."
• 2001-06-18 The Chicago Defender ran a 1/2 page story about Cabrini Connections and its struggle to keep the program going
• 2001-07-06 Cabrini Connections relocated the T/MC and the Kids' Connection to a single building after being separated into two locations for the past two years (July 1999 - July 2001)
• 2001-07-27 The Farney R. Wurlitzer Foundation approved a $15,000 grant to Cabrini Connections
• 2001-07-28 Susan Parma called from Dallas to provide contact information for two people transferring from Dallas to Chicago. One will be with Sprint Broadband. During this discussion I outlined a goal of building "fund raising forms" on the internet which would help agencies apply for government grants. Since Susan started a company called Forms on a Disk about 8 years ago, she intuitively understands the "value" potential of this idea.
• 2001-08-01 Received call from Minor Myers, Jr. who is President of Illinois Wesleyan University. Notified that Dan Bassill, President of Cabrini Connections and an IWU alumni, was to receive an Honorary Doctorate in recognition of his work during a September 5th, 2001 convocation.
• 2001-08-07 Marisue Kaplan, a former Loaned Executive of the United Way/Crusade of Mercy whom Dan Bassill met in the early 90's, called to tell that she was getting married and that she was having contributions sent to Cabrini Connections in lieu of wedding gifts.
• 2001-08-07 I completed my first map of Mentoring programs in the Chicago area and posted it on the Web. The map was very similar to maps that Julie Hamilton has done for Cabrini Connections.
• 2001-08-10 Developed a email advertisement and request for workshop presenters and display tables for this fall's Tutor/Mentor Leadership Conference. This ad was posted in the ABCD and thr ARNOVA discussion lists. Dan posted this advertisement. Requests for the workshops are forwared to Aimee, the conference organizer.
• 2001-08-13 Made a contact with Ian Scarlett the head of the Chicago Association of Direct Marketing referred to us by Karen Johnson from Worldwide Draft.
• 2001-08-21 Received following message from Jill Davis of Microsoft: Hello Daniel and Mary, CONGRATULATIONS on the launch of your new lab! Yes, on behalf of Microsoft Midwest I would be happy to donate one copy of Windows 2000 Advanced Server w/25 CAL. It sounds like you need it before next week, correct? Let me see what I can do to rush this. I'll get back to you tomorrow. Also I will forward the recruitment campaign letter to our local employees. Many people in our district are quite active with the commmunity and are always looking for ways to volunteer!
• 2001-08-29 Cabrini Connections finished mailing 8,677 T/MC Reports and 3,526 Newslink Newsletters to tutor/mentor stakeholders in Chicago, Illinois and throughout the country. We've already received four calls from those receiving the T/MC Report, asking for help starting a program and for information about recruiting at the volunteer fairs.
• 2001-09-05 Received following email from Mahesh N. Alur, PhD Candidate, Northwestern University Medical School. He contacted T/MC on 9/1 and offered to raise money for Cabrini Connections through his running in the Chicago Marathon. The email was sent to his friends: Dear Family, Friends, and Colleagues, As some of you know, I am running in my first marathon on October 7, 2001, in Chicago! I thought that this race would be a great opportunity to raise some money for a cause that has become increasingly important to me. During the past year, I tutored an eighth grade student who attended St. Joseph's and lives in the Cabrini Green Housing Project. I found it to be a very rewarding experience, and I believe that a small fundraising campaign would help tremendously a program, the community, and most significantly, the students who deserve the educational opportunities that most of us were fortunate to receive. Cabrini Connections is very similar to the program in which I participated. Not only does it provide tutoring by bringing together working professionals and students from educationally disadvantaged environments, it also attempts to coordinate tutoring across Chicago and the country. It does this by using the internet coupled with marketing and advertising approaches in order to expand outreach and knowledge on issues of poverty and education. The idea is that each tutoring program can learn from each others' experiences in how to reach students and how to attract volunteers. In fact, Cabrini Connections was the organization that helped me to find the tutoring opportunity at St. Joseph's at this time last year. I know that most of you on this e-mail list are of meager means (financially-speaking), but even small donations will be extremely helpful. For those of you who would like to donate a larger amount, all donations to Cabrini Connections are tax deductible. Please do not feel obligated to donate, but if you would like to support me -- and more importantly, these students -- your donation would be met by my undying gratitude. Additionally, please pass this message along to people who I may have missed or to others who would be interested in donating. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact me.
• 2001-09-07 The ARGUS, student newspaper of Illinois Wesleyan University, reported that Dan Bassill, CEO of Cabrini Connections, was one of 5 alumni to receive honorary Doctorates during the Sept. 5th President's Convocation
• 2001-09-12 Chris Hutchinson came to learn of marketing opportunities with Cabrini Connections. He agreed to build participation within groups he is familiar with (Western Illinois U. Alumni, Delta Sigma Pi Fraternity, IT (he works for CDW). He'll do this by focusing on the two annual T/MC conferences, starting in Nov. 2001.
• 2001-09-15 Thirty volunteers attended the Sept. 15 orientation for new Cabrini Connections tutors/mentors. This was the first orientation at our new location, and the first in 2 years where volunteers were exposed to the T/MC as well as the Kids' Connection.
• 2001-09-20 This is a status report on Internet Groups. We have five active teams working on-line to support various objectives. They are a) Kids' Connection tech team - setting up computers at 800 W. Huron; b) GIS team - getting maps and database on line; c) volunteer recruitment team - planning and coordinating annual and year round volunteer recruitment; d) conference team - planning November and May conference; e) marketing team - building email marketing materials
• 2001-10-10 Sara Calwell posted "news" on her www.amphionpro.com web site about "Touched by a Tutor", a 10-part series that profiles the inspiring and engaging relationships that take place between tutors and students at the Cabrini Connections tutoring program in Chicago. She sent this notice via email to her friends.
• 2001-10-17 The Chronicle of Philanthropy included a report in their Technology section about the "Bridging the Organizational Divide" study released by PolicyLink. Cabrini Connections is included as an example of an "innovator" in this report. I shared this news in the Digital Divide list (over 1000 people) and got an email from PolicyLink saying "thanks" since they had not yet heard that they were mentioned!
• 2001-10-18 Story in Park Ridge Herald Advocate reported on Dan Bassill receiving degree from Illinois Wesleyan and told some hjistory of Cabrini Connections.
• 2001-10-25 Mahesh Alur gave Cabrini Connections donations totalling $1,196 which were collected from 38 people who had pledged funds to Cabrini Connections when Mahesh ran in the 2001 Chicago Marathon. Mahesh chose Cabrini Connections because in 2000 he was connected as a mentor to another tutor/mentor program and has found it very rewarding. The T/MC referred him to that program.
• 2001-11-21 Kids' Connection volunteers were invited to join an on-line e-group that is designed to be a meeting place for Cabrini Connections tutors,mentors, staff and students to share information, ideas and event notices with each other. Anyone can enter issues related to the Kids' Connection. As a result of this invitation, 25 of our 71 volunteers have enlisted as Kids' Connection e-group "members."
• 2001-11-29 Tom Klaus, of the Legacy Group, distributed the following message to his email newsletter network: ARE YOU DOING TUTORING & MENTORING? CHECK THIS OUT! Recently I had the opportunity to speak at a conference in Chicago for a group that, frankly, I knew very little about. I had agreed to speak at the conference because the person who recommended it to me was someone whose judgment I trust and advice I value. As it turns out it was one of those really serendipitous experiences. The conference was the semi-annual Tutor/Mentor Leadership Conference. The driving force behind the conference is Dr. Daniel Bassill, who is President of Cabrini Connections and the Tutor/Mentor Connection. Dr. Bassil is a passionate leader who firmly believes in the power of one human life to affect another for good. While much of Dan's work is focused on Chicago, he has also helped facilitate the creation of a nationwide network of organizations and individuals who are involved in tutoring and mentoring. If you or your organization are involved in tutoring and mentoring, Dan Bassill is someone you need to know and the May Tutor/Mentor Leadership Conference is an event you need to get on your calendar. Even now Dan and Aimee Sherman, the Conference Coordinator, are working on that event. In fact, you can submit to present. For more information, contact Aimee at aimeeconfplan@hotmail.com. Also, take a few minutes and visit the website of the Tutor/Mentor Connection at www.tutormentorexchange.net. You'll be glad you did!
• 2001-12-11 The first meeting of the Illinois After-School Initiative Task Force was held today at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. The group was formed as a result of Illinois General Assembly HR 63. The goal is a long-term Illinois strategy that makes quality afterschool programs accessable for all youth, particularly those at greatest risk. Dan Bassill of Cabrini Connections was a charter member and one of two individuals representing volunteerism.
• 2002-01-04 Renee Tucker of ACI sent this letter to 20 ACI colleges in Illinois and Wisconsin: ACI has been involved with the Tutor/Mentor Conference (T/MC) for several years now, and I have been involved individually since the 2nd conference as a presenter and planning committee member. For the upcoming conference, a call for presenters has been issued, which you will find in this mailing. Please look it over and consider who on your campus may be interested in being a presenter in May. T/MC started as a program of Cabrini Connections tutoring/mentoring program 8 years ago as a grassroots effort to pool knowledge and resources among Chicago’s non-profit, child-serving organizations. The conference occurs twice per year and now has a typical attendance of 300. While the majority of the participants come from the Chicago area, we have also drawn folks from Australia, Washington D.C., New Jersey, Oregon, California, and many other far-off places. T/MC charges minimal fees because the intent is still to help those non-profit organizations who operate on a shoe-string budget. For this reason, T/MC cannot offer honorariums to presenters, and the planning team consists of volunteers interested in keeping this conference going and growing. The information I have enclosed was printed from the conference web site, www.tutormentorconference.bigstep.com, if you or someone on your campus would like to read more about the conference. Please also feel free to pass on my name, number, 312-263-2391 x25, and email address, renee.tucker@acifund.org, as I am happy to talk about the event and the opportunity to present a workshop.
• 2002-02-06 T/MC conference committee met today. Ken King of New Concepts, Renee Tucker of Associated Colleges of Illinois, Allison Wenton of Uhlich Children's Home and Janet Takahara of Big Brothers/Bigs Sisters joined with Cabrini Connections staff for this meeting. The group reviewed workshops for the May 20/21 conference and talked of fund raising strategies.
• 2002-03-07 A T/MC letter to the editor mailed to www.directionsmag.com, titled Mapping Solutions to Poverty, can be found in the on-line version of this magazine.
• 2002-03-07 The West Coast Alumni Newsletter of Columbia College Chicago has the following article in the Vol. 1, #9 issue (2002): MAKE A DIFFERENCE Not many people will make an impact on a child's life the way a tutor/mentor can. Thanks to thousands of volunteers, a growing number of underprivileged students are getting help to succeed in school and go on to find rewarding careers. Chicago's Cabrini Connections is a leader in this movement. For many years Columbia College students and faculty have helped this organization mobilize volunteers, business partners, and philanthropists to support tutor/mentor programs in every poverty area of Chicago. Through the Internet it shares this strategy with the world.
• 2002-03-13 David Owens, a Health Profession Advisor at the University of Chicago, called. He was referred by Dual Richardson, who has been on T/MC mail list for several years. David was looking for help in developing a program to build student awareness, over the 4-year college career, of ways the student might get involved in a community and career paths in health and/or education this might offer. I explained T/MC goals and our search for a Health Care partner. He suggested an number of opportunities and seemed enthused to pursue the opportunity, even suggesting ways students could take the lead.
• 2002-03-14 More than 2,000 email ads featuring the Innervisions Youth Production Video Festival were sent out on Friday, March 14.
• 2002-03-22 I sent 20 email letters to people who had opened the IYP email more than a few times since 3/15/02. I selected people who had the potential to help grow Cabrini Connections. Included were Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Bears, IT companies, Hotel Companies. etc. This is a form of prospecting and follow up made possible by this system.
• 2002-04-01 Met with Dan Bassiel. Talked about the a possible collaboration. Use the Cabrini Connection office to meet with one of our TeamMentoring program volunteers.
• 2002-04-06 Service Learning group from Kalamazoo Community College (MI) visited Cabrini Connections on Saturday, April 6 to do a workshoip with Kids' Connection teens. During that meeting I was able to outline a vision of a service-learning program working from the college and supporting the Tutor/Mentor Connection's goals.
• 2002-07-29 Met with Anayah R. Barney, a Vassar University student who is doing a summer research project with Northwestern. During the meeting we learned that she went to high school with two Cabrini Connections alumni. Following the meeting she sent this email: "Thank you for meeting with me yesterday to thoroughly explain the your work with youth and its extreme importance. The information is surely appreciated and has already altered our approach to the research project. "
• 2002-08-01 Added 15 Cabrini Connections IT volunteers to the Marketing/Database eGroup, which will serve as a temporary meeting place for a workgroup focused on building an Internet IT platform for Cabrini Connections. These volunteers represent a variety of IT backgrounds and companies. Together they have the talent to meet our goals, as well as the connections in industry to get the dollars/software and hardware needed to do the work.
• 2002-09-11 The Beaumont Foundation of America awarded a technology grant, valued at $13,000 to Cabrini Connections. We'll received 5 new laptop computers, a Digital Camera and a digital projector which we'll use in our Kids' Connection and the T/MC. The Foundation first learned about Cabrini Connections by visiting the TME web site in the spring of 2002. This grant was helped by the intermediary role played by an organization called One Economy, which is working with the ChicagoHousing Authority to help CHA families gain access to information and resources.
• 2002-09-16 Board of Directors met and committed to sending 2 letters each per month to potential members/donors and to bringing one person per quarter to a breakfast, lunch, dinner or event to learn about the organization.
• 2002-09-24 WomenTech Educators Newsletter (email) included a paragraph showing Cabrini Connections as a Best Practice Site. A link to the T/ME web site was included.
• 2002-09-25 The T/MC REPORT email newsletter was mailed to more than 3,000 stakeholders in Chicago and around the country.
• 2002-09-27 We were notified today that The Chicago Community Trust approved a $25,000 one-year grant to fund Cabrini Connections.
• 2002-09-30 Ira Bey sent an email broadcast to his network telling of the Cabrini Connections benefit to be held at Glasscotts on Nov. 22.
• 2002-10-31 Virginia Peoples of the Beaumont Foundation and Dan B. of the Tutor/Mentor Connection brainstormed via phone of the many ways that the two organizations could work together. Cabrini Connections has received a grant for $13,000 worth of hardware and will work with Beaumont and other organizations to maximize the impact of this donation.
• 2002-11-04 Attended Board Leader recruitment fair hosted by the University of Chicago's Women's Business Group. Cabrini Connections was invited by Sandy Blau, CEO of the Pullman Foundation. More than a dozen prospective board members and volunteers expressed interest in Cabrini Connections, while the organization met many others who could provide leadership.
• 2002-11-06 Presented information on Chicago Rush Arena Football partnership with T/MC to three programs. Announced it via new page on web site. Any tutor/mentor program in Chicago can sell tickets to 2003 Rush home games and get 1/2 the face price of the ticket as a donation. In addition, the Feb. 2 game will be designated "Tutor/Mentor Game" and will feature the Tutor/Mentor Connection and all programs that sell tickets. This game will be regionally telacast on NBC
• 2002-11-06 The Cabrini Connections Kids' Connection was recognized as a Promising Practice at the First Youth Council Forum for the Chicago Metropolitan Region precented by the YOuth Councils of the Workforce Boards of Metropolitan Chicago. Kourtney Cockrell represented CC at the event. Dan followed up on Wednesday and emailed to the 8 Workforce Boards an introduction to the T/MC and and invitation to work together.
• 2002-11-15 One of the films from last year's Cabrini Connections IYP Video Festival, "Dead Dreams," was selected to be screened at the African Diaspora Film Festival in New York City this December. Kourtney Cockrell (staff) and Mark Sumrall, student star actor in the film, will travel to New York on Saturday November 30th-Monday, December 2nd. They will attend the film screening and Q&A session on Monday, December 2nd at 12 pm. “Dead Dreams” is a short film about AIDS and youth in America that presents a poignant portrayal of the repercussions of the AIDS epidemic on their lives and community
• 2002-11-19 I contacted Stephen Pugh, a prospective Cabrini board member.
• 2002-11-19 The Illinois Department of Human Services and the Illinois State Board of Education released a report titled "The Illinois After-school Initiative 2002 Task Force Report". Dan Bassill, president of Cabrini Connections, was a member of this task force.
• 2002-12-04 Talked via phone with Ken King, ED of New Concepts Tutor/Mentor Connection, about collaborating to build a Tutor/Mentor Learning Network, funded like traditional "Think Tanks". This is part of an on-going conversation intended to avoid competition while maximizing the impact of both organizations.
• 2002-12-09 Ed Gordon, a Cabrini Connections Advisory Council member, has collaborted on a brochure titled "Tips on..Tutoring Services" that will be distributed via Better Business Bureaus around the country in 2003. He has a reference to www.tutormentorconnection.org in the resource section.
• 2003-02-13 While we do not have a major event to document, we are making progress in a major area of public awareness. Following are some examples: Sara Caldwell, a founder of Cabrini Connections, has submitted a proposal for a one-hour documentary, titled Touched by a Mentor. This will feature a Mentor Theme song written by Sammie Lee, of California. Dr. Edward Gordon, a CC advisory council member, is researching the feasability of writing a book that profiles tutoring/mentoring Alison Neumer, of the ChicagoTribune RedEye section is considering doing a series of profiles. In addition, Community Media Workshop profiles the T/MC in its NEWSTIPS section.
• 2003-03-20 Phil Shapiro of Arlington, VA, interviewed Dan Bassill, President of Cabrini Connections, and posted the audio interview on the Internet at http://storymakers.net/danielbassillinterview.ram
• 2003-04-08 Dan met with three representatives from The Institute for Cultural Affairs (www.lca-usa.org). We discussed concepts of Cabrini Connections and the Tutor/Mentor Connection and way we might collaborate.
• 2003-04-09 Ellen Dick presented a 'fund raising" workshop to 10 people at the Cabrini Connections headquarters.
• 2003-05-29 Emailed information regarding participation in golf event and silent auction to co-worker (attorney) who expressed personal and family interest in event. Included information about Cabrini Connections and Tutor/Mentor Connection. Asked her to pass on information to any and all who may be interested.
• 2003-06-02 Sara Calwell submitted Touched By a Mentor proposal to Carol Dean for the Roy Dean grant. This grant requests funding for the production of this one-hour documentary that tells the story of mentoring at Cabrini Connections.
• 2003-06-06 Received June 2003 copy of AARP Connections, the voice of AARP Volunteers Nationwide. Daniel F. Bassill, CEO of Cabrini Connections, is the featured commentator in this four-page newsletter.
• 2003-06-10 Emailed various contacts regarding participation in/sponsorship of golf benefit and volunteer opportunities. Asked contacts to
• 2003-06-10 Friend active in improvisational comedy community posts information regarding golf benefit and volunteer opportunities on Chicago Improv Network Forum.
• 2003-06-27 Attended Yale Club/Princeton Club Young Alumni event and distributed brochures regarding golf benefit and explained what Cabrini Connections is and what we do.
• 2003-08-23 The Business Technology Sectin of the 8/23 Chicago Tribune had a feature story titled "Programs target tech gap." Cabrini Connections had two paragraphs in the story. Our message of "lack of funding" came through clearly.
• 2003-09-04 Chicago Sun Times witer Mark Brown wrote a column about tutoring/mentoring for the Sept. 4th edition. It was the top half of page 2 in the paper. This story was the result of work done by Public Communications, Inc., the PR partner of the T/MC.
• 2003-10-20 Doris Salomon, Community Affairs Director of BP wrote to thank Cabrini Connections for submitting a proposal for the BP 2003 Leader Awards. Although we were not a winner, she wrote, "You should feel proud of the fact that of 135 proposals, your program was one of 10 to be reviewed by the Green/Environment Blue Ribbon Panel." She went on, "Although your program was not selected as a winner, it is BP's belief that your organization should be commended for your efforets in addressing key community issues in the Chicagoland area."
• 2003-10-27 Emailed Oprah Winfrey regarding Cabrini Connections' work and need for funding.
• 2003-11-04 WVON Radio called to say their foundation had adopted Cabrini Connections and the Tutor/Mentor Connection to be their focus charity in 2004. This means they will work closely with CC and the T/MC throughout the year to draw visibility to our mission, actions and events.
• 2003-12-02 T/MC and Fox Valley area tutor/mentor leaders met at the Barnes & Noble Store in Geneva, Il. on Tues. Dec. 2, 2003. We were joined by Malcolm Jones andFiliberto Alegandro Luna of Hip Haqq Productions (HHP). HHP has volunteered to help build visibility for the Tutor/Mentor Connection through arts performances that they organize. The first monthly spotlight on charities for the month of January, will be the Cabrini Connections Tutor and Mentor Program, the launch will be taking place on Jan 7th 2004 at Anthony’s Restaurant and Jazz Club in Elgin. In addition, Jennifer Johnson reports that a local mentor will be featured in a story in the Daily Herald in Dec, Kathy Moore of Mentors at Work volunteered to take on a media contact role, to generate follow up when media do a story related to tutor/mentor issues. The next meeting was scheduled for January 13, 2004.
• 2004-01-29 Pat Williams, a freelance writer, called to interview Cabrini Connections for a story in the Chicago Defender. We talked about the T/MC and ways that writers could help collect and write stories about tutor/mentor programs for local papers.
• 2004-01-31 On January 31, 2004, the Chicago Defender ran a full page article about Cabrini Connections and Tutor/Mentor Connection, written by Pat Williams,
• 2004-05-11 Live radio interview at 6:16 am on 5/11 with Cliff Kelly of WVON radio in Chicago. The station has adopted Cabrini Connections and the Tutor/Mentor Connection as a focus charity for 2004. This interview focused on the May 17 and 18 Conference.
• 2004-06-22 Met with Margie Gonwa of LEED Council and agreet to host a July 2004 LEED Council training event at the offices of the T/MC (using T/MC computers) in exchange for LEED Council membership and support of T/MC volunteer and business mobilization strategies. Since the LEED Council is a Local Economic and Employment Development Council, this can be a great partnership, leading to more business involvement in tutor/mentor programs.
• 2004-06-23 Met with Michael Trulis, founder of a new Chicago non-profit called Artist for Harmony, to help him develop a strategy that draws support from artists and the arts community for youth serving organizations such as Cabrini Connections and the Tutor/Mentor Connection. As of 6/23 these ideas are now visible on Mike's web site: http://www.artistsforharmony.com/index.html
• 2004-08-23 Lindsey Dotson, a member of the Cushman & Wakfield Community Committee, forwared this email which she sent today to all Chicago area employees. "Going forward, C&W will showcase local charities and organizations, and encourage our branch employees to get involved. A different charitable organization will be highlighted each month; some requesting short-term commitments, some with long-term commitments and some in need of a financial donation or simply a donation of time. Our goal is to provide multiple opportunities to give back to the community in a way that is truly meaningful. We will highlight a variety of organizations to pique diverse interests, such as shelters for battered women and children, groups that assist with the winterization of homes for the elderly, animal shelters, and tutoring/mentoring local students, which happens to be the first community opportunity: Cabrini Connections "Back to School" Tutor/Mentor Program Over the next four weeks, Cabrini Connections and other tutor/mentor programs around the city will be recruiting volunteers for our various programs. We strongly urge you to click on the link below to view the numerous programs throughout the city. You can make a difference. http://www.tutormentorexchange.net/Partner/CC/ChiPrograms/ChicagoPrograms.asp. Should you choose to volunteer as a tutor or mentor, send me an e-mail stating your commitment so we can recognize your efforts in our Chicago Briefing. Community service will not only make you feel good about yourself and expand your contact network, it will make a lasting difference in someone's life. If this opportunity is not right for you, just wait and see what next month holds....
• 2004-08-28 First Annual Rock for Reading Music Festival held in Chicago. Organized by music artist Alice Peacock, and sponsored by The Chicago Sun Times, this event was designed to raise visibility for reading programs and raise money for four charities: The Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Public Library, New City YMCA and Tutor/Mentor Connection. The T/MC used the event to raise visibility and help recruit volunteers for tutor/mentor programs. Five organizations participated in recruiting volunteers: East Village Youth Program, Cabrini-Green Tutoring Program, CYCLE, Project Education Plus and Cabrini Connections. Unfortunately, it rained all day and was cold. Few people attended and the event was ended at 7pm instead of 11pm. While this means that few dollars were raised, the event led to many networking connections that the T/MC and others can use in the future.
• 2004-10-11 Received following email from Ian Jipp, who I first met in 1994 or 1995 when he was with Loyola University in Chicago. He has been on the T/MC newsletter and email list since then. " I have relocated to Los Angeles and am working the Director of Annual Giving at Harvard-Westlake School. I participated in an all-day college counseling program sponsored by the Mentoring Partnership, a collaborative effort working with tutoring programs here in LA. My boss, Ed Hu, was a key organizerof the event. Megan Chernin was another organizer, she is a volunteer committed to raising money for the Mentoring Partnership. I have passed along information about the Chicago Tutor/Mentor Leadership conference. I do not know if they will attend the conference or simply contact you to network and gain more information about the TMC and Cabrinin Connections, but the seed has been planted. " Megan, and her husband Peter, are a couple who could provide a great deal of support to mentoring efforts. And she has made this a personal prioity. Please let me know if she contacts you
• 2004-11-08 Dan Bassill of T/MC was guest of Sherrard Jones of Sinai Mentoring on a Channel 21 Public Access TV show. The focus was the workshop Sherrod was leading to engage hospitals strategically in leadership of neighborhood tutor/mentor strategies. During the call in segment, Henry Warfield, a young man who had been part of the Montgomery Ward/Cabrini Green Tutoring Program, led by Dan from 1975-1992, called in to testify as to how important the program had been to him and how much Dan Bassill had helped him and many other kids. Henry was in 2nd grade when he joined the program in the early 80's and he stayed active through 10th or 11th grade. He now is an engineer working at O'Hare Airport.
• 2004-12-15 Cabrini Connections received the 2004 Thomas A. Demetrio Award, recognizing an outstanding Chicago area mentoring program, during a reception hosted by the Chicago Bar Association, Chicago Bar Foundation, Corboy and Demetrio Law Firm, and Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Lend A Hand Program. 2004 grants totaling $20,000 were awarded during the event to: Cambodian Association, Centro Communitario, Chicago Youth Programs, Christ Evangelical Church Brain Boosters Program, Hermosa Community Organization, Maywood Youth Mentoring Program, Marilyn G. Rabb Foundation, and Sunlight African Community Center. The grants were presented by members of the LAH Executive Board, lawyers who are donors to the LAH, and Thomas A. Demetrio.
• 2005-01-04 Met with Cynthia Hunt of PriceWaterhouseCoopers to provide information about the Tutor/Mentor Connection.
• 2005-01-07 The Children & Family Justice Center of the Northwestern University School of Law will host the May 2005 Tutor/Mentor Leadership and Networking Conference on May 12 and 13. This is a result of the participation of Besty Clarke, Illinois Juvenile Justice Initiative, in the Nov. 04 conference, as well as networking between IJJI and the T/MC for several previous years. Betsty was a volunteer tutor with the Montgomery Ward/Cabrini Green Tutoring Program in the late 1970's.
• 2005-01-10 The front page of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, distributed by the Chicago Bar Association to all 22,000 members, featured this headline: CBA/CBF Lend A Hand Program Awards $28,000 to Various Agencies. The article talked about how the Lend A Hand promotes voluneer based tutor/mentor programs and also featured a sub article showing that Cabrini Connections received the 2004 Thomas A. Demetrio Award.
• 2005-03-03 Jurandir and his wife Herika have been visiting from Sao Paulo,Brazil for the past two weeks, learning about Cabrini Connections and the Tutor/Mentor Connection. They are leaving Chicago on Saturday, but Jurandir reports that he intends to translate much of the information on the T/MC web sites into Portuguese and teach the concepts as he build support for tutor/mentor programs in Brazil
• 2005-03-08 Following an email introduction, I met at T/MC office in Chicago with Sarah Pearson, American Youth Policy Forum,1836 Jefferson Place, NW, Washington, DC 20036. Shared info about T/MC and AYP and discussed a new AYPF study titled: Restoring the Balance between Academics and Civic Engagement in Public Schools, a guide to producing students who are both academically proficient and civically engaged. This report highlights core values of the T/MC and while it focuses on schools as the place where kids learn these values, it shares a T/MC goal of engaging parents, CBOs and the business community as responsible partners. Sarah will send copies for the May Confernece and is considering ways to participate in T/MC forums, such as the eConference.
• 2005-03-28 Sara Caldwell, a founder of Cabrini Connections and the Tutor/Mentor Connection, sent a copy of her new book, "Jumpstart Your Awesome Film Production Company". In the forward she wrote, "I also want to acknowledge Daniel Bassill, President and CEO of the Cabrini Connections tutor/mentor program in Chicago, who opened my eyes in so many important ways. Thanks to Dan, I have enjoyed one of the most important friendships of my life with my former tutee, the talented and remarkable Isaiah Brooms. As a veteran of mentoring programs and a man who knows no bounds when it comes to selfless giving, Dan is a true role model and hero, no matter what your profession." Sara is donating 15% of royalties from this book to Cabrini Connections.
• 2005-03-30 Met with Crystal R. Brown-Black, Volunteer/Program Coordinator for the Windows of Opportunity Program, which is the Chicago Housing Authority Non Profit. She has been receiving T/MC email and wants to collaborate with T/MC to help Cabrini Connections type tutor/mentor programs be available in all CHA housing neighborhoods of Chicago. T/MC agreed to provide training to help CHA create a Tutor/Mentor Connection strategy. We will meet again on April 5.
• 2005-07-27 Interviewed today for Bill Campbell TV show which will appear on Channel 7 at 5:30 am on August 13. The interview included myself, plus a Cabrini Connections student, volunteer and mentor coordinator. The volunteer, Michael Hayes, will receive the MY HERO Award from the Lend A Hand on July 28, and we were able to give recognition to this award in the interview. This interview was scheduled by one of our volunteers.
• 2005-07-27 Dan Bassill was interviewed by AP reporter Martha Irvine for a story following the release of a Pew Internet & American Life Project that described use of the internet by young people ages 12 through 17. Bassill was quoted in the story and the Cabrini Connections web site was given. This store appeared on the Internet at http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050727/D8BK01800.html
• 2005-08-04 Article about tutor/mentor connection appeared in an education supplement of EXTRA NEWS, a Chicago paper aimed at the Hispanic community. The article encourages people to be volunteers and points to the T/MC and Cabrini Connections web sites.
• 2005-08-13 Cabrini Connections was featured in the 30 minute Bill Campbell TV Show (http://abclocal.go.com/wls/ontv/chicagoing/index.html), at 5:30 am on Saturday, Aug. 13. For those who saw it, the show was a great endorsement for tutoring/mentoring. One person who saw the show and contacted the T/MC was a former Army buddy of Dan Bassill, CEO of Cabrini Connections. We'd not seen each other for 30 yearws.
• 2005-08-24 ChicagoVolunteer.net, Chicago's Community Resource Network, has put a feature article titled "Become a Tutor" on their Volunteer Opportunities Page. This lists Cabrini Connections, the Tutor/Mentor Connection and the volunteer recruitment campaign as paths of involvement.
• 2005-12-01 The Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Lend-A-Hand Program (LAH) has annouced the 2005 LAH Grant Recipients: Organizations receiving grants of $1,000 to $3,000 are BUILD, Inc., The Bridges Program, Cabrini Connections, Centro Comunitario Juan Diego, Chicago Youth Programs, Inc., Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, Christopher House, East Village Youth Program, Family Matters, Hermosa Community Organization, Horizons for Youth, Inspired Youth, Inc., Life Directions, Maywood Youth Mentoring Program, McGaw YMCA Project SOAR, Midtown Education Foundation, Sunlight African Community Center LAH will award $45, 000 to outstanding one-on-one mentoring programs and will reach 1295 at risk youth who will benefit from being matched with a caring mentor. Several of the above agencies were nominated for special awards. The nominees for the Inaugural Much Shelist Founders Award ($7,000 to support an emerging program) are Inspired Youth; Hermosa Community; and Sunlight African Community Center. The nominees for the Thomas A. Demetrio Awards of Excellence ($8,000) are Midtown Educational Foundation, East Village Youth Program, and Chicago Youth Programs, Inc.. The winners will be announced at the grant reception which will be held at City Hall. Mayor Richard Daley will present the awards.
• 2006-09-29 Met with two DePaul University Students who are doing a writing project as part of a class at DePaul. The project will help people better understand the T/MC and Cabrini Connections.
• Undated Article by John Franklin, titled Tutoring's Trials and Triumphs, in the March 2003 issue of Education Updates. Ed Gordon, Cabrini Connections Tutor/Mentor Connection (T/MC) Advisory Council member and Dan Bassill, CEO, were quoted. The article is at www.ascd.org/publications/ed_update/200303/franklin.html.
• Undated Dan Bassill, President of Cabrini Connections and the Tutor/Mentor Connection is one of 50 media spokespeople included in a new YOUTH TRANSITIONS LOOK BOOK published on the Connect For Kids web site at http://www.connectforkids.org. The aim of Connect For Kids is to provide a national list of spokespeople that media can contact for stories related to disadvantaged youth, youth in juvenile justice, youth in foster care, etc.
• Undated Don Samuelson, of DSSA, sent the following email to Beth Anderson, Gary Goldman, Think Detroit, and a few others. He wrote, " Beth: Suggest you and others interested in this contact Dan Bassill at tutormentor2@earthlink.net. Has been doing good work in the Cabrini Green neighborhood and other parts of Chicago for a long time. Has some very well developed programs and ideas. His is a wheel that doesn't have to be discovered."
• Undated Recruited volunteers at the Annual Bonneville Radio Group's Volunteer Recruitment Fairs at Woodfield Shopping Center, located in the Northwest Suburbs. More than 150 people picked up handouts. 17 signed the volunteer interest sheet and/or provided busienss cards for follow up. Several radio station people stopped by for conversations that focused on goals/opportunities.
• Undated Dan Bassill of the T/MC was quoted in a YOUTH TODAY article titled "After-School Programs Learn to Tutor" which was part of the July/August 2006 issue. A 1/2 page profile of the Tutor/Mentor Connection and Cabrini Connections was included.

Ordered by how often the subject comes up. “Read from page” opens the document at the first page that mentions it.

• 1993 Montgomery Ward Newslink: pages about the tutoring program and T/MC, 1993–2000 · 23 of 25 pages Read from page 1
• 2003 Annual Report 2002–2003 · 25 of 33 slides Read from page 1
• 1995 Agency analysis of Cabrini Connections and T/MC (MaryAnn Manfredini) · 20 of 27 pages Read from page 1
• 1994 T/MC case statement, January 1994 (updated to 1996) · 22 of 32 pages Read from page 1
• 1999 T/MC case statement, February 1999 update · 11 of 13 pages Read from page 1
• 2002 Annual Report 2001/2002 · 14 of 22 slides Read from page 1
• Articles from the T/MC Site · 17 of 107 pages Read from page 9
• 2002 Cabrini Connections & T/MC Annual Report 2001–2002 (overview) · 11 of 13 slides Read from page 1
• Kids' Connection: Tutor/Mentor Program · 27 of 27 slides Read from page 1
• 2004 T/MC Newsletter, Issue 30 (Spring 2004) · 12 of 13 pages Read from page 1
• Cabrini Connections: History and Structure · 15 of 16 slides Read from page 1
• 1997 Proposal to Chicago Public Schools to support T/MC · 8 of 8 pages Read from page 1
• News Articles from tutormentorconnection.org · 17 of 45 pages Read from page 5
• 2004 T/MC Newsletter, Issue 26 (draft B) · 8 of 13 pages Read from page 1
• 2002 Technology vision of the Tutor/Mentor Connection · 17 of 17 pages Read from page 1
• 2004 T/MC Newsletter, Issue 26 (draft A) · 6 of 10 pages Read from page 4
• Internet Database Platform · 16 of 16 slides Read from page 1
• 1996 Mercedes Mentor Award · 4 of 4 pages Read from page 1
• 1995 Cabrini Connections & T/MC annual reports, 1995–1997 · 6 of 7 pages Read from page 1
• 2005 Chicago Council on Urban Affairs Neighborhood Awards · 4 of 5 pages Read from page 1
• Tutor/Mentor News, Recognition & Awards (web page) · 8 of 10 pages Read from page 1
• 2004 T/MC Newsletter, Issue 25 · 11 of 13 pages Read from page 1
• Annual Planning Calendar · 17 of 17 slides Read from page 1
• 1994 The case for Cabrini Connections and T/MC: slide-show script · 6 of 8 pages Read from page 1
• 1996 Total Quality Mentoring · 11 of 13 pages Read from page 1
• About T/MC (from the website) · 6 of 15 pages Read from page 2
• 1996 Actions 1993–1995 and goals for 1996 · 6 of 8 pages Read from page 1
• Steps to Start a Program · 13 of 28 slides Read from page 1
• 2009 Starting a Tutor/Mentor Program: What You Don't See · 5 of 5 pages Read from page 1
• 1996 Cabrini Connections presentation · 9 of 10 pages Read from page 1
• 1999 CHAMPS Award · 6 of 8 pages Read from page 1
• 2008 Prevention conference presentation · 7 of 18 pages Read from page 1
• 1993 The T/MC Report: newsletter pages, 1993–2002 · 11 of 28 pages Read from page 2
• 2002 2002 Jimmy Biggs Memorial Golf Benefit · 8 of 8 slides Read from page 1
• 2004 Grant Application: Humana Chicago Benefits 2004 · 5 of 5 pages Read from page 1
• Operating Principles for a Tutor/Mentor Program · 10 of 24 slides Read from page 1
• 2011 T/MC History Links: 1965 to June 2011 · 5 of 7 pages Read from page 1
• 1995 Formal agreement: Lend-A-Hand, T/MC and the Chicago Bar Foundation · 3 of 3 pages Read from page 1
• 1996 Profile of Dan Bassill (M. Contos) · 5 of 7 pages Read from page 2
• 1996 The Business Brief (1996, updated to 2000) · 9 of 23 pages Read from page 7
• 1990 Proposal to establish the Cabrini-Green Tutoring Program as a nonprofit · 5 of 12 pages Read from page 1
• 2007 T/MC: who are we working with? · 1 of 1 pages Read from page 1
• Cabrini Connections Golf Benefit · 8 of 8 slides Read from page 1
• Logic Model for T/MC · 7 of 10 slides Read from page 1
• 2003 2003 Recruitment Campaign: Final Report · 9 of 24 slides Read from page 1
• 1995 The founding slide show: Cabrini Connections and T/MC (35mm slides) · 11 of 99 slides Read from page 10
• 1995 Goals and progress, November 1994 to August 1995 · 3 of 4 pages Read from page 1
• 2000 T/MC growth, 1994–2000 · 7 of 9 pages Read from page 1
• 1994 Tutor/Mentor Week proclamations, 1994 (Lend-A-Hand and Mayor Daley) · 5 of 8 pages Read from page 1
• 2005 Skoll Foundation application · 7 of 10 pages Read from page 2
• 1997 Touched by a Mentor: documentary synopsis (S. Caldwell) · 2 of 2 pages Read from page 1
• 1999 The case for investment in T/MC · 1 of 4 pages Read from page 4
• Connecting Those Who Need Help: The Role of Intermediary · 6 of 21 slides Read from page 1
• 2003 2003 Jimmy Biggs Memorial Golf Benefit · 6 of 10 slides Read from page 1
• 2001 Kids Connection (Cabrini Connections) · 3 of 12 pages Read from page 1
• Volunteer Recruitment Workshop · 6 of 35 slides Read from page 2
• 2004 Recruiting Volunteers Workshop (2004) · 6 of 35 slides Read from page 2
• University Connection · 8 of 57 slides Read from page 1
• 2001 Cabrini Connections strategy 2001–2005 · 3 of 4 pages Read from page 1
• 2000 ERICA Award · 4 of 4 pages Read from page 1
• Hospitals: A Tutor/Mentor Connection in a Profession · 7 of 53 slides Read from page 1
• Universities and T/MC · 7 of 60 slides Read from page 1
• 2000 Where will we be in 3–5 years? · 3 of 3 pages Read from page 1
• The Role of Intermediary (Wired.org) · 2 of 25 slides Read from page 1
• 2009 Alumnus Spotlight: Dan Bassill (Acacia News) · 2 of 2 pages Read from page 1
• 1994 Cabrini Connections career-prep steps · 3 of 3 pages Read from page 1
• 2002 Editorial, 30 December 2002 · 2 of 2 pages Read from page 1
• 2014 Jefferson Award interview with Dan Bassill · 2 of 4 pages Read from page 1
• 1982 Dan Bassill’s talk to the National Conference on Volunteerism (draft) · 4 of 9 pages Read from page 2
• Mapping a Path to a Career · 4 of 24 slides Read from page 10
• 2000 Cultural Impact Award · 1 of 1 pages Read from page 1
• 1993 Junior Achievement – T/MC partnership · 3 of 6 pages Read from page 2
• Role of the Tutor/Mentor Connection · 4 of 11 slides Read from page 1
• 1993 Cabrini Connections / T/MC structure · 1 of 1 pages Read from page 1
• 2002 Introduction to Total Quality Mentoring · 3 of 25 slides Read from page 22
• 1996 La Rabida Big Hearts Award · 1 of 3 pages Read from page 3
• No General Would Go to War Without a Map · 3 of 28 slides Read from page 9
• 2001 The T/MC pyramid · 1 of 1 pages Read from page 1
• T/MC Theory of Change (Leadership Pyramid) · 2 of 34 slides Read from page 33
• 1996 Target Group award · 1 of 1 pages Read from page 1
• Theory of Change · 2 of 34 slides Read from page 33
• 2005 Tutor/Mentor Learning Network: vision of T/MC · 3 of 9 pages Read from page 6
• 2005 Testimony to Rep. Jim Watson’s task force hearings · 3 of 6 pages Read from page 1
• 1995 Chart of T/MC activity, 1994–1995 · 1 of 1 pages Read from page 1
• 1994 T/MC public awareness goals · 3 of 14 pages Read from page 5
• Building a Network Focused on a Common Goal · 2 of 35 slides Read from page 2
• 2008 eChicago conference presentation · 1 of 9 pages Read from page 1
• 2000 The role of faith communities · 3 of 11 pages Read from page 8
• 1997 Giraffe Award letter · 2 of 3 pages Read from page 1
• 1998 Goal of T/MC: a city of good programs · 2 of 2 pages Read from page 1
• 2001 HUD Best Practice Award · 2 of 11 pages Read from page 7
• 1996 MENTOR’s visit to T/MC in Chicago · 1 of 1 pages Read from page 1
• A Service Learning Model · 2 of 17 slides Read from page 9
• The T/MC Model · 2 of 20 slides Read from page 4
• 1992 Montgomery Ward/Cabrini-Green Tutoring Program growth, 1965–1992 · 1 of 1 pages Read from page 1
• 1993 Cabrini Connections / T/MC network-building goal · 1 of 1 pages Read from page 1

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• 15 May 1994 Chicago Tribune: conf View
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• 2 Aug 1994 Chicago Tribune: Story View
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• 21 Aug 1994 Chicago Tribune: cc vol View
• 27 Nov 1994 Chicago Sun-Times: Story View
• 28 Nov 1994 Chicago Sun-Times: Story View
• 1994 Chicago Bar Association: Record LAH Program View
• 1994 Chicago Sun-Times: CC volunteer profile View
• 1994 Chicago Sun-Times: Bassill View
• 1995 MW Forward CC story Winter View
• 1995 St. Peters Church news View
• 1995 Lawyers Mentor Youth View
• 1995 Chicago Tribune: letter1995 View
• 15 Feb 1995 Illinois Wesleyan University: IWU intern Watseka, IL news View
• 8 Jun 1995 Chicago Tribune: Story View
• 7 Dec 1995 Chicago Tribune: Letter View
• 8 Dec 1995 Illinois Wesleyan University: IWU Argus cc View
• 1996 Chicago Bar Association: Record LAH and TMC View
• 1996 Chicago Bar Association: Report Fall TM Week View
• 1996 Crain's Chicago Business: CC story View
• 1996 Illinois Wesleyan University: IWU Magazine Making of Volunteers View
• 17 Mar 1996 Daily Chronicle: Daily Chronicle View
• 10 Apr 1996 Illinois Wesleyan University: Bloomington Pantagraph cc visit IWU View
• 14 Nov 1996 Chicago Sun-Times: Story View
• 24 Nov 1996 Chicago Tribune: Story View
• 4 Dec 1996 Educator View
• 4 Dec 1996 Chicago Parent: Parent View
• 1997 Giraffe Project: Giraffe1997 View
• 1997 Kiwanis International Project Ideas View
• 1997 Continental Air Express June View
• 1997 Giraffe Project: Giraffe Foundation Honor1997 View
• Jan 1997 CC Vol David Jang Old Kent Bank View
• 29 Apr 1997 Chicago Sun-Times: Story View
• Jun 1997 Continental Air Transport TMC Vol Recruitment June View
• 3 Sep 1997 Chicago Tribune: letter View
• 17 Feb 1998 Chicago Tribune: CC Video Fest View
• 9 Sep 1998 Chicago Tribune: cc vol View
• 15 Oct 1998 Edgewood College cc visit View
• 1998 Black United Fund Winter TMC View
• 1998 Chicago Bar Association: tutor programs View
• 1998 Giraffe Project: New Horizons for Learning Giraffe View
• 1998 Adolescent Literacy What Works and Why1998 View
• 12 Jan 1998 Crain's Chicago Business: Story View
• 17 Feb 1998 Chicago Sun-Times: CC Video Fest View
• 1999 Illinois Kids Count CC article View
• 1999 Performink IYP story View
• 1999 URISANews View
• 25 Jan 1999 Chicago Sun-Times: Zaslow View
• Mar 1999 Target Marketing News View
• 30 Mar 1999 Chicago Tribune: Evanston conf View
• 9 Apr 1999 Digital City Evanston TMC Conf View
• 4 Jun 1999 DM News: DM News.com View
• 7 Jun 1999 DM News: DMNews View
• 9 Jun 1999 DM News: DMNews View
• 11 Jun 1999 Interactive PR Marketing News View
• 23 Jun 1999 Connect for Kids.org View
• 1 Jul 1999 Daily Herald: Story View
• 5 Jul 1999 Economic Opportunity Report View
• 10 Jul 1999 Chicago Defender: CC home View
• 21 Jul 1999 Noth LOOP News cc grant View
• 3 Aug 1999 Streetwise: Cabrini Connections View
• Dec 1999 Helping The Kids URISA News Dec View
• 2000 Cabrini Green DW Book View
• 2000 Illinois Wesleyan University: IWU Magazine Spring DB award View
• 20 Jan 2000 American News Service TMC Mapping View
• 3 Apr 2000 Concious Choice.com cc View
• 22 Apr 2000 Chicago Tribune: Story View
• May 2000 CC Art Festival May View
• 30 May 2000 Chicago Defender: Art Festival View
• 1 Jun 2000 Chicago Tribune: Art Fest View
• 26 Aug 2000 Daily Herald: Recruitment View
• 1 Sep 2000 Chicago Tribune: Jimmy View
• 3 Sep 2000 Chicago Tribune: DW Book View
• 30 Dec 2000 Chicago Tribune: Story View
• 2001 Ecumenical Child Care Network2001 View
• 4 Mar 2001 Chicago Sun-Times: Story View
• 5 Sep 2001 Illinois Wesleyan University: IWU Presidents Convocation DB Ph D honor View
• 18 Oct 2001 Park Ridge Herald: Park Ridge Herald DB Ph D View
• 4 Sep 2002 Hyde Park Herald recruitment View
• 12 Sep 2002 Chicago Sun-Times: Story View
• 24 Sep 2002 Women Tech Educators News View
• 4 Sep 2003 Chicago Sun-Times: Story View
• 6 Nov 2003 Skyline: donation View
• 2004 Illinois Wesleyan University: IWU Magazine Summer ACI Award View
• 2004 ACI Award IWU Magazine View
• 31 Jan 2004 Chicago Defender: Story View
• 5 Aug 2004 Skyline: Rock For Reading View
• 2005 Academic Development Institute: ADIFamilies&Schools Fall2005 View
• 2005 Streetwise: Fall2005 View
• 10 Jan 2005 Chicago Bar Association: Report View
• 16 Jan 2005 Chicago Bar Association: Report View
• 27 Jul 2005 APNews.myway.com View
• 4 Aug 2005 EXTRA recruitment View
• 25 Aug 2005 EXTRA recruitment View
• 25 Aug 2005 Skyline: Story View
• 2006 Academic Development Institute: Academic Development Institute Fall TMC article View
• 2006 YOUTH Today July2006 View
• 2006 Youth Today2006 View
• 31 Aug 2006 Streetwise: Story View
• 2007 Chicago Bar Association: Report grants View
• 2007 Serve Illinois Winter View
• 23 Mar 2007 Third Sector News New Ways to Collaborate View
• 2009 Illinois Wesleyan University: IWU Alumni udate Spring View
• 2009 Youth Today: YOUTH Today View
• 2009 YOUTHToday View
• 7 Mar 2009 Chicago Sun-Times: Story View

Open them in the map gallery.

• T/MC Cabrini Connections map · Programs
• Cabrini Connections Rent Radius · Neighborhoods
• Cabrini Connections Poverty Map · Poverty & need
• Cabrinischools · Schools
• Cabrini Churches · Faith
• Cabrini Connections Student Map · Ideas & networks
• 2010 Cabrini Green · Maps by other organizations
• Cabrini North · Maps by other organizations
• Cabrini Row Houses · Maps by other organizations
• Cabrini South · Maps by other organizations

Links T/MC collected for program leaders; many outside sites have since moved or closed.

• CABRINI CONNECTIONS BLOG - 2006-JULY 2011 · 2021 library · Tutor, Mentor Org blogs
• EDGEWOOD COLLEGE - CABRINI CONNECTIONS 2011 ARTICLE · 2021 library · Community - College Partnerships

Files in T/MC’s planning folders whose titles mention this subject.

• 1994 Cabrini PSA - BIRD - 3-21-1994 · TMC-Planning / PublicRelations-PCI-1993-2003
• 1995 IWU-Argus-Cabrini Connections 12-8-1995 · TMC-Planning / ILWesleyan-1990-2004
• 1995 Chicago Public Schools contract w Cabrini Connections - 12-21-1995 · TMC-Planning / Correspondence-misc/1990s misc correspondence
• 1995 Joe Cappo, Crain s Chicago Business - Go beyond Cabrini Green 11-15-1995 from DB · TMC-Planning / PublicRelations-PCI-1993-2003/Media contacts
• 1996 OrganicTheater-CabriniConnectionsTMC-ArtsPartnership-2-21-1996 · TMC-Planning / ArtsPartners w TMC
• 1998 Cabrini Connections TMC on Chicago Tribune web site 1998-9 · TMC-Planning / Technology - CC-TMC
• 1998 Cabrini · TMC-Planning / OHATS-TMC-SteveRoussos 1998-2002/OHATS-files
• 2009 Cabrinishooting7 30 09 · maps
• 2010 CabriniGreen2010 · maps
• CabriniChurches · maps
• CabriniConnectionsPovertyMap · maps
• CabriniConnectionsStudentMap · maps
• CabriniNorth · maps
• CabriniRowHouses · maps
• Cabrinischools · maps
• CabriniSouth · maps

Pages of T/MC’s website, tutormentorexchange.net, 2008–2026.

• 2008 Awards and interviews
• 2008 Daniel F. Bassill
• 2008 Error 404
• 2009 Dan Bassill Interview
• 2009 History
• 2010 History. Who has helped?
• 2011 Increasing Attention for Tutor/Mentor Programs
• 2011 NOTICE OF CHANGE TO T/MC
• 2014 Tutor/Mentor Connection 2014 Events
• 2021 Community-College Partnerships
• 2021 Tutor/Mentor Org Blogs
• 2022 Library: Learn about T/MC & T/MI
• 2022 Suggested books
• 2022 TMI Video Library
• 2025 Visual Essays - pg 5

• 1990 “Thank You Dan” card from the students and volunteers of the Montgomery Ward/Cabrini-Green Tutoring Program, 1989–90
• 1995 Cabrini Connections service award
• 1996 Mercedes Mentor Award to a Cabrini Connections volunteer
• 2007 Learning Point Associates includes Cabrini Connections in its calendar of complementary learning activities, 2007–08
• 2009 Cabrini Connections featured on Oprah’s Angel Network website