<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Madera Group</title> <atom:link href="http://www.maderagroup.net/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.maderagroup.net</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 06:50:36 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>Berkeley Unified School District Communications Study</title><link>http://www.maderagroup.net/2011/06/berkeley-unified-school-district-communications-study.html</link> <comments>http://www.maderagroup.net/2011/06/berkeley-unified-school-district-communications-study.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:02:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andrew Kung</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.maderagroup.net/2011/06/berkeley-unified-school-district-communications-study.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[Madera Group has been working in collaboration with the Berkeley Unified School District over the last few months to review current district wide communications and begin to suggest the most relevant, best practices for the district’s communications.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.maderagroup.net/2011/06/berkeley-unified-school-district-communications-study.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>International Youth March this Summer to Address Climate Change</title><link>http://www.maderagroup.net/2011/06/international-youth-march-this-summer-to-address-climate-change.html</link> <comments>http://www.maderagroup.net/2011/06/international-youth-march-this-summer-to-address-climate-change.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:03:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andrew Kung</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.maderagroup.net/?p=1533</guid> <description><![CDATA[Madera Group is working closely with Alec Loorz and the organization he founded, <a href="www.imattermarch.org">iMatter March</a>,   to raise awareness about the growing climate crisis. When he was 13,  he  watched Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, and has been passionately  and  actively tackling the issue of global warming ever since.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.maderagroup.net/2011/06/international-youth-march-this-summer-to-address-climate-change.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), Weili Dai, and Rob Atkinson at the Commonwealth Club in Silicon Valley on January 19, 2011</title><link>http://www.maderagroup.net/2011/01/1495.html</link> <comments>http://www.maderagroup.net/2011/01/1495.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 01:04:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tarek Saleh</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.maderagroup.net/?p=1495</guid> <description><![CDATA[Please join Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Honorary  Co-Chair Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and ITIF President Robert D.  Atkinson, Ph.D at their Commonwealth Club panel discussion at 6:30 pm on  January 19th, 2011.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.maderagroup.net/2011/01/1495.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Madera Group Congratulates the San Francisco Make Mine a Million $ Winners</title><link>http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/12/madera-group-congratulates-the-san-francisco-make-mine-a-million-winners.html</link> <comments>http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/12/madera-group-congratulates-the-san-francisco-make-mine-a-million-winners.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:17:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Kath Delaney, Founder and Chief Executive Officer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Professional Development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Women Entrepreneurs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.maderagroup.net/?p=1483</guid> <description><![CDATA[The San Francisco <a href="http://www.makemineamillion.org/">Make Mine a Million $ Business</a> event recently announced this year’s contest winners. The ten chosen  were selected from a wide pool of businesswomen with hopes of growing  their business’ revenue to 1 million dollars and beyond. The winners  will receive business coaching and a cash award, as well as the  opportunity to network with the thousands of women who have participated  in the <a href="http://www.makemineamillion.org/">Count Me in for Women’s Economic Independence program.</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/12/madera-group-congratulates-the-san-francisco-make-mine-a-million-winners.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Learn Thrive Grow, Calling all women entrepreneurs!</title><link>http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/10/1477.html</link> <comments>http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/10/1477.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:01:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Kath Delaney, Founder and Chief Executive Officer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Women Entrepreneurs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/10/1477.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/10/1477.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ITIF Energy Innovation 2010 Event</title><link>http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/10/itif-energy-innovation-2010-event.html</link> <comments>http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/10/itif-energy-innovation-2010-event.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:37:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sophia Vu</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Client Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/10/itif-energy-innovation-2010-event.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[Since its inception in 2006, <ins datetime="2010-10-28T14:10" cite="mailto:Anooshka%20Kumar">Information </ins>Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has worked towards formulating public policies to boost <ins datetime="2010-10-28T14:11" cite="mailto:Anooshka%20Kumar">modernization </ins>and  promote the widespread “digitalization” of the economy. The topic of  energy technology is becoming increasingly important to the public eye  as a result of the recent coal and oil safety disasters<ins datetime="2010-10-28T14:12" cite="mailto:Anooshka%20Kumar">,</ins> and the U.S. military’s excessive energy expenditures.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/10/itif-energy-innovation-2010-event.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>San Francisco Make Mine a Million $ Business Event</title><link>http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/10/san-francisco-make-mine-a-million-business-event.html</link> <comments>http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/10/san-francisco-make-mine-a-million-business-event.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:40:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sophia Vu</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Client Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Innovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Women Entrepreneurs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.maderagroup.net/?p=1462</guid> <description><![CDATA[Whether you’re well on your way to becoming a million $ business, or  just starting to grow, Madera Group invites you to join us at the San  Francisco <a href="http://www.m3sf.eventbrite.com/">Make Mine a Million $ Business Event</a> on November 8-9<sup>th</sup>.  Get the tools and knowledge to help you improve and expand your  business, and increase your visibility within the entrepreneurial  community.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/10/san-francisco-make-mine-a-million-business-event.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Looking For a Few Good Women</title><link>http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/10/looking-for-a-few-good-women.html</link> <comments>http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/10/looking-for-a-few-good-women.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:18:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Kath Delaney, Founder and Chief Executive Officer</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Client Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fundraising]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Professional Development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Innovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Women Entrepreneurs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bay Area]]></category> <category><![CDATA[non profits]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Small Business Loans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[women]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Women Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Women Leaders]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.maderagroup.net/?p=1427</guid> <description><![CDATA[Women own over 10 million businesses in the United States, yet less than 3% of women’s businesses reach $1 million or more in revenue.That’s why my longtime colleague, Nell Merlino, started <a href="http://makemineamillion.org/">Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence</a> in 1999. Count Me In is now the leading non-profit provider of business education and support for women, providing practical, hands-on solutions for women entrepreneurs seeking to grow their businesses into million-dollar operations.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/10/looking-for-a-few-good-women.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Make Mine A Million $ Business Kick-Off Party</title><link>http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/09/make-mine-a-million-business-kick-off-party.html</link> <comments>http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/09/make-mine-a-million-business-kick-off-party.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:41:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sophia Vu</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Client Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Professional Development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Women Entrepreneurs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.maderagroup.net/?p=1413</guid> <description><![CDATA[Are you a female entrepreneur struggling to find innovative ideas to  market your business? Or perhaps you are in search of some extra  finances to take your business to the next level. Then look no further  than Make Mine A Million $ Business Award! This competition, a program  of Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence, is geared towards  woman business owners who dream of expanding their revenues to $1  million.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/09/make-mine-a-million-business-kick-off-party.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Running the Numbers</title><link>http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/09/running-the-numbers.html</link> <comments>http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/09/running-the-numbers.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:45:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sophia Vu</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.maderagroup.net/?p=1408</guid> <description><![CDATA[<img title="CHris Jordan_2" src="../wp-content/uploads/2010/09/CHris-Jordan_2.jpg" alt="CHris Jordan_2" width="400" height="200" />Madera Group is proud to support Chris Jordan’s powerful new exhibition,  “Running the Numbers: An American Self-Portrait.” Chris Jordan is a  Washington based artist renowned for his commentary on American mass  consumption and waste through breathtaking images. Since 2005, the  series has portrayed quantities of waste through different mediums to  represent the considerable impact of we humans are recklessly inflicting  on the earth, particularly its natural resources.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.maderagroup.net/2010/09/running-the-numbers.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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