Hello, my name is [Daniel Bassill]!
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MY VITALS
- Occupation:President, Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
- Location:800 W. Huron, Chicago, Il. 60642
- Employer: Cabrini Connections, Tutor/Mentor Connection
- Website: http://tutormentor.blogspot.com ; http://www.cabriniconnections.net ; http://www.tutormentorconnection.org
- Email: tutormentor2@earthlink.net
- Twitter: @tutormentorteam
- Why are you interested in joining Leadership for a New Era? New leadership manpower, and thinking, are needed to support the growth of volunteer-based non-school tutor/mentor programs in high poverty areas. See articles on Leadership at http://www.tutormentorexchange.net
- What do you hope to contribute to this collaborative initiative? (i.e. share resources for a specific topic, add a new topic, raise questions and ideas, etc.) For more information on how you can contribute content please visit the FAQ's section. I have led a volunteer-based tutor/mentor program for more than 30 years, and have spent many years investigating ways to support high-quality tutor/mentor programs in many locations. I have a retail advertising background with a major corporation, and 3 years experience in US Army Intelligence. I share my ideas and experience on my own web sites and in a variety of other forums where I expand my network.
- I am interested in the following topics (Leadership and Race, Leadership and Networks, Collective Leadership, Leadership across Difference, Other): Visualization of complex ideas; documentation/accountability system; social network analysis; action-based leadership, networks of purpose, etc.
- The best word to describe me is: intense
- What else you should know about me: father of 2; met my wife when she was a volunteer in same program I was leading. I've used computers for communications and organizational efficiency since the early 1980s.
OTHERHow did you find out about Leadership for a New Era? one of the ning groups I'm part of had a link to this site.
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WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO COMPLETE YOUR PROFILE?
When you join the LNE website, you join as a "Registered User" and you automatically have access to the discussion threads – you can add new threads or comment on existing ones. We encourage you to also share resources and ideas to the content pages of the website. If you want to add, edit or delete content on a page, you need to request access by clicking on the “Request to be a Writer” button that appears at the top of every page and enter a quick blurb about how you want to contribute to the site. Once your request has been approved, your permissions settings will be set to "Writer" and you will be able to edit, delete, or add content to any page on the website. If you complete your profile when you join the LNE website, we can also change your user settings to "Writer" - and you will not need to go through the process of filling out the "Request to be a Contributor" form. Simply tell us in your profile why you are interested in this collaborative research initiative, and in general terms, what you hope to contribute to the project (i.e. add resources on the topic pages, new topics, etc.) If you have questions please contact
Natalia Castaneda. 
