| Fun Places to Gay
|
|  | | Northlight Theatre
|
| |  | | The Actors Gymnasium at Noyes Cultural Arts Center
|
| |  | | Shattered Globe Theatre at Stage 773
|
| |  | | Estelle's
|
| |  | | Baton Show Lounge
|
| |  | | Club Krave
|
| |  | | The Joffrey Ballet at Auditorium Theatre
|
| |  | | Lucky Horseshoe Lounge
|
| |  | | The Arc Theatre at Chemically Imbalanced Theatre
|
| |  | | Griffin Theatre Company at Theater Wit
|
| |  | | Dance Chicago at the Athenaeum Theatre
|
| |  | | Writers Theatre
|
| |  | | Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
|
| |  | | Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club
|
| |  | | Nobody's Darling
|
| |  | | Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
|
| |  | | Berlin
|
| |  | | Someplace Else II (Oh Zone)
|
| |  | | Farraguts on Clark
|
| |  | | Sound Bar
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wednesday May 1st
LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois Spring LGBTBE Workshop
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Join us at Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (200 E. Randolph) for this day of education and for the chance to create a 30-second video pitch about your business. All videos will be voted on by the community, with the finalists getting a chance to showcase their Capability Presentation at our B2B Networking event on May 14, two winners will be announced.
Each business interested in competing must be a certified LGBT Business Enterprise, or should have created their profile on the NGLCC website by May 1. All information will be verified by NGLCC. The certification fee of $400 is waived for Chamber members.
Leveraging LGBT Business Enterprise Certification
Learn about the process to get certified, and ways to leverage the certification locally and nationally.
Pitches & Capability Presentations
Participants will craft their thirty-second pitch, and will learn how to present their capability presentation. The program ends at 6:00, guests will have the opportunity to record their presentations between 6-7.
NGLCC Conference Tips 101
You will walk away from this session with the tips and strategies to prepare for any supplier diversity conference, as well as how to network and work the conference floor. In addition, you will develop a game plan for all the business cards you collect during the conference.
The Member Information Center is the key to accessing your benefits as a member of the LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois. By accessing this portal you can update your directory profile, pay your bills and even add jobs, deals, and events. For a full user guide contact Alli Eck.
As part of Chicago's LGBTQ+ Pride Week activities since 1982, Proud to Run celebrates pride in a healthy way while raising funds to support the LGBTQ+ community of the greater Chicago area. As of 2018, Proud to Run has donated nearly $600,000 to organizations that work to keep our community stronger, healthier, and safer. We are excited to announce that our LGBT Business Foundation of Illinois has been selected as a beneficiary for this year's run.
You can also support this event in three ways:
1) Volunteer or become a sponsor
2) Run with us - Join the LGBT Chamber team
3) Showcase your business (up to 6 opportunities available).
We hope that you will support Proud to Run by sponsoring, joining our team, or volunteering. We will see you at the finish line!
Support the LGBT Business Foundation to work towards business parity for the LGBT business community in Illinois. Learn more here.
Event Website
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, 200 E. Randolph
|  |
|
|
|
|
|
