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26 | forwardHR • Fa ll 2022 2022 WISHRM STATE COUNCIL UPDATES WI SHRM Council Partnership Program e Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world's largest human resource management association. e Wisconsin SHRM State Council represents 19 chapters along with national SHRM at-large membership totaling more than 6,000 HR professionals across the state. e council is involved in a variety of leadership and support roles within the human resource management profession. A partnership or sponsorship opportunity with the council creates visibility for your organization and financially supports our efforts to provide up-to-date industry information and education to our members and to serve as a unified voice for human resource professionals. e Wisconsin SHRM State Council offers partnership opportunities on an annual basis in a variety of human resources educational verticals. Your annual partnership fees include: • Half-page black and white ad in the Wisconsin State Conference program • Logo displayed on home page of the council website for one year. Logo will be linked to company website. • Logo will rotate with other partners • Partner will provide an educational article for forwardHR, the official publication of the Wisconsin SHRM State Council, mailed biannually to 6,000 SHRM members and other influencers throughout the state • Partner will provide the WI SHRM State Council with monthly educational updates to be posted on the council website and in council communications to its 3,800-member database Many sponsorship opportunities are also available with the Wisconsin SHRM State Council. Investing as a sponsor will expose your brand to HR professionals at our individual events. Consider being a sponsor of one of these events and/or offer an in-kind donation! To learn more about our partnership and sponsorship programs, please visit our website at www.wishrm.org/ Partners-Sponsors or contact the Wisconsin SHRM Partnership/Sponsorship Director Amy Doepke at partnershipdirector@wishrm.org or call (608) 204-9827. Enterprising Leadership Grant applications now open e WI SHRM Enterprising Leadership Grant was established in 2008. is grant awards a chapter or chapters a grant to support a "partnership" with another Wisconsin-based organization that promotes communication and collaboration between HR and other business professionals/organizations across the state. e grant funds innovative initiatives that strive to bring business professionals together toward a common cause, led by the HR community. Up to $6,000 is available for WI SHRM Chapters to implement an activity or initiative in the area of Enterprising HR Leadership. Criteria include having: 1. A partnership with an organization outside SHRM that has goals/objectives that help advance the HR profession and 2. a joint planned activity or initiative with that organization that demonstrates Enterprising HR Leadership communication, collaboration and/or education of/between business professionals. e Enterprising Leadership Grant Application can be found on www.wishrm.org under News & Updates. Completed applications and supporting documents must be returned to Jackie Peterson, WI SHRM State Director, at statedirector@wishrm.org by Nov. 12. Join us for WI SHRM's Workplace Policy Conference Save the date and join your SHRM colleagues from around the state at our newly rebranded conference. e WI State Council SHRM has decided to rebrand the "Day on the Hill" conference which historically has involved going to the State Capital for advocacy efforts. is year, we are moving to a new format to better serve the needs of our Chapter Members, SHRM Members and those in the HR Profession. e event will be held on February 16, 2023 at the Premier Park Hotel in Madison. Please join us for networking, hors d'ouevres and some fun the evening before. e event will again include an employment law update presented by employment relations attorney Bob Gregg. We are excited to be able to offer a simulation training exercise led by Jackson Lewis attorney Evan Rosen as part of the conference. e committee is working hard to finalize the agenda we encourage you to watch the WI SHRM website for updates on the agenda and speakers. If you have any questions or would like to assist in the planning, please contact Erinn Stromberg at legislativedirector@wishrm.org