Join us for a journey on the different faces of bullying with Imam Hassan Amin.

Extra Resources:

The Bully Project - http://thebullyproject.com

Take a Survey and Enter for a Scholarship - http://www.dosomething.org/bully

Facts About Bullying - http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-school-bullying

]]> http://www.islamicleadership.org/just-kidding-bullying-hurts/feed/ 0 http://www.islamicleadership.org/fin001-introduction-to-personal-finance/ http://www.islamicleadership.org/fin001-introduction-to-personal-finance/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:41:50 +0000 Islamic Leadership Institute of America http://www.islamicleadership.org/?p=2470 This class is targeted at adults above the age of 16 who are employees, unemployed or business owners. The goal of the class is to empower participants to establish and implement sound and sustainable financial goals.

• Financial goals and plans
• Banking and financial services
• Savings, investments and retirement
• Budgeting and planning
• Credit and debt issues
• Financial set backs and recovery

Ganiyah Tope Dada, an international Chartered Accountant (ACA) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) based in Washington DC. Ganiyah has 15 years accounting and financial management experience from Big Four public accounting firms, fortune 500 corporations and nonprofit organizations within the USA and Africa. She also holds a Bachelors degree in Accounting from the University of Lagos, Nigeria (1993) and a Masters in Business Administration from the Goizueta Business School in Emory University in Atlanta, USA (2003).In addition to her professional accounting career, Ganiyah founded and serves as the Global Executive Director of United for Kids Foundation, a tax exempt nonprofit organization dedicated to providing educational and healthcare opportunities to less privileged children in Nigeria.Ganiyah developed a strong passion for personal finance at a young age of ten; one of her greatest life missions is teaching people, especially women, minorities and small business owners personal finance concepts in clear and easy to understand language. Her hobbies include traveling and writing. She writes a personal finance column in Azizah magazine and blogs about personal finance at www.ourfinancialcoach.com. She can be contacted for at tope@islamicleadership.org

What: Basics of personal finance
Who: Ages 15+
When: Sat April 28st, 2pm-4pm
Discussion, Activities and Handouts 

The new location provides four times the space of the former office and includes office space, classroom space and a student cafe area. We look forward to seeing you at our new location soon inshaa Allah.

If you never completed an internship application with ILIA then prior to registering please apply online here http://iliajobs.blogspot.com/ and then come back and complete this registration. Otherwise go ahead and complete the registration here for this internship instance

Register here: 

An online class for ages 16-22 covering dating problems, gender relations, engagement, marriage, intercourse. Brings the fiqh of marriage, ihsan, taqwa and leadership into the heart of the young believer. Separate dates for brothers and sisters. Four sessions, each full of real life scenarios from school, home, masjid and the society at large. Interactive, private and anonymous. Tons of time for questions from the comfort of your home, and the privacy of your keyboard. Jewels to lead a successful marriage inshaa Allah.

Full Details and Register here:

Jan 28, 2012 (Brothers Only) - http://tranquilhearts.eventbrite.com/

Are you spending hours of time submitting resumes, applying for jobs, and getting no response !!

Are you tired of all the work you are doing and custom cover letters and not getting anywhere !!

Are your savings dropping as you seek employment and unable to compensate for the lost income !!

Are you feeling disappointed, confused and frustrated !!

Are you feeling that you are hitting a road block !!

If you answered YES to any of these questions, don’t despair, there is a solution using sound practices ..

Are you aware that over 60% of projects fail?

Are you aware that your job hunting is a project, and should be handled as a project?

Join us for an Innovative 3-hr Job Search Planning Workshop, by an Expert in Project Management and Career Coaching

Instructor: Ayman Nassar, PMP, CSEP, CSSGB, CMQ/OE, M.Sc. Eng Mgmt

Material:

Each participant receives the following items when attending the workshop:

A. “Pragmatic Job Hunting” 122 pages book, $13.98 value

B. Custom advice on your career path

C. Resume critique

D. Custom plan for your job hunt

E. Copy of workshop handouts

F. Tools for leading your career

G. 30 days of free coaching (30 mins per week, online or phone)

*** Classes are limited to eight people to be able to deliver custom value ***

Format:

A mix of presentation, work sessions, group activities.

Bring own resume to help you with workshop exercises

Innovative learning concepts

Simple applications to yield true and tangible results

Topics Covered:

• Concepts and tools of project management that you can use right away to make your job search easier and more effective.
• You will develop a custom process tailored to your situation to make managing your job hunt a breeze

Why Attend this Workshop?

• The best of times to invest in one’s professional development are times like these. Grow your skills and capabilities to grow your career. Now is the time to act, to land that dream job.
• You will not only learn how to make your job hunting stress-free and effective, you will also learn basics of project management… that’s a skill to add to your resume
• Several steps closer to your future job
• Workshop is unique, innovative and practical
• Workshop is short, to the point and for serious people
• Your satisfaction is guaranteed inshaa Allah
• If you are unemployed you can attend for free..
• Workshop hours are in the evening to ensure no disruption with potential interviews or work assignments

What Will I Gain if I Attend the Workshop?

• Knowledge – Excellent opportunity to learn basics of a very demanded field, project management
• Application – Apply the knowledge to reaching a goal you have, finding a job
• Self-confidence – You will acquire self-confidence, leadership skills and motivation to keep you marching forward
• Tangible results – You will increase your chances for getting an interview

Who should Attend?

• Professionals switching jobs
• Unemployed
• Job seekers
• College students
• Recent graduates
• Anyone interested in improving their management and leadership skills
• Relocating individuals

DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND DON’T MISS THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY

For best experience bring laptop with wireless access card, electronic copy of resume and word processor.

Register here

Ellicott City, Maryland – Dec 2011:  http://lcmd1112.eventbrite.com/