tom tresser introduction - october 2017
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312-804-3230
www.tresser.com
www.tifreports.com
www.wearenotbroke.us
www.powerinstitute.us
“Nonprofit Management” 2
Tom’s background…
ACTOR
INTERNET MARKETER
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPER
PRODUCER
EDUCATOR
“The Artist As Activist” –
DePaul Art Department
EXEC ED
DESIGNER/
FACILITATOR
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The Basics
• Born in New York City
• Came to IL in 1980 to be member of the
Illinois Shakespeare Festival
• Self-styled “Public Defender”
• Started or led 14 nonprofit enterprises
• Hobbies: history, politics, photography,
travel, volleyball, science fiction
• Married 26 years, Merle Green
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Other Classes I teach…“Nonprofit Organizations” & “
“Nonprofit Advocacy”
Adler University
“Community Organizing” Roosevelt University
“Nonprofit Management” Loyola Graduate School of Social Work
“Nonprofits & Civic Engagement”
“Public Policy Advocacy for Nonprofits”
University of Illinois at Chicago, School of
Continuing Studies
“Got Creativity – Strategies & Tools for
the Next Economy”
“How To Be A Social Change Agent”
IIT Stuart School of Business
“The Artist as Activist” Loyola Theater Department
DePaul Art Department
“Acting Up – Using Theater &
Technology for Social Change”
DePaul School for New Learning – Distance
Learning Program
“Tools & Techniques for Creative
Leaders”
Illinois Institute of Technology
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Nonprofit efforts I’ve started or led• New York Science Fiction Film Society
• The Free Shakespeare Company
• Pegasus Players
• Peoples Housing Community Arts Program
• 42nd Ward Citizens for a Better Future
• Greater Chicago Citizens for the Arts
• Douglas Park Community Cultural Center
• The Creative America Project
• Protect Our Parks
• No Games Chicago
• Protect Our Public Assets
• The CivicLab
• The TIF Illumination Project
• “Chicago Is Not Broke” Book Project
• The POWER Institute
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Recent Civic Projects
www.wearenotbroke.org
www.nogameschicago.com
www.civiclab.us
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Global Cardboard Challenge
Building hydroponic growing kits!Working @
The Lab…
Low Wage Experience
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Newspaper route in high school, Smithtown NY 1967
Hungry Charley’s, Harvard yard, 1972
Nude model for painting classes, Chicago, 1980, $5/hour
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Strange but true…
• I used to be a hippie! (1970)