President at Tutor/Mentor Connection
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Daniel Bassill’s Summary
I help inner city kids connect with adults who help them out of poverty by helping them stay in school. Can you help me as a volunteer, donor, business sponsor? Many of the people on my list of friends are former volunteers, from as far back as the 1970's. Others are leaders of similar programs in other cities. If you can help, introduce yourself, or visit our web sites. Our future depends on it.
About me. I combine 40 years of unique experiences into my leadership of Cabrini Connections and the Tutor/Mentor Connection. Few people in the US have a similar depth of involvement and experiences.
* 17 years advertising managment in national retail store corporation, creating advertising to draw people to 400 stores in 40 states
* 4 years as Loaned Executive in Chicago's United Way Crusade of Mercy. Served as consultant to Big 6 accounting firms and major corporations, helping each develop leadership giving and employee donation campaigns
* 3 years in USArmy Intelligence and 4 years history major in college, where I learned to use knowledge for innovation and decision support
* 34 years leading a volunteer-based tutor/mentor program, connecting workplace volunteers and inner city kids.
This has enabled me to create and innovate solutions to complex problems when others only see obstacles. I believe the Internet has changed the future because of its potential to connect a few people who care about the same cause, but come from different places, and different time zones, with ideas and with tools for collaboration and problem solving.
If your company or industry is looking to create a volunteer-based civic-engagment strategy that supports your diversity and workforce development goals, you need to visit my web sites, and contact me so I can help you form a leadership team and coach you in this on-going process.
Daniel Bassill’s Experience
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President
Tutor/Mentor Connection
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 1993 — Present (15 years 10 months)
The T/MC uses concepts used by business to support multiple stores in multiple locations in its efforts to help volunteer based tutor/mentor programs be available to youth living in high poverty areas. T/MC serves as a mentor to other tutor/mentor programs, as well as to businesses, colleges, hospitals and others looking to become more strategic in using their resources for workforce development and public benefit goals. Visit web sites on profile to learn more.
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Daniel Bassill’s Honors:
• 2004 Shining Example of Liberal Arts Leadership, Associated Colleges of Illinois
• Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, from Illinois Wesleyan University, 2001
• Appointed a Commissioner on the Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service beginning September 2001
• Publisher’s Clearing House 1999 Good as Gold Award received on Dec. 31, 1999 in a nationally televised segment of Montel Williams TV show
• Selected as a Giraffe in 1997, for consistently sticking neck out to help others, Giraffe Foundation (http://www.giraffe.org). Two Giraffes have won Nobel Prizes.
• 100 Big Hearts for Young Heroes, from LaRabida Hospital,June 27, 1996
• Acacia National Fraternity Award of Merit, October 1994
• Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Community Service Award, March 1989
• Chicago Volunteer Action Center Heart of Gold Award, April of 1987
• Chicago Sun Times Thomas Jefferson Award ,March of 1982
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