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The JJs List Blog

Welcome to JJ’s List – A Social Enterprise of Search, Inc.

07/19/13 - Uncategorized - 2 Comments

JJ Hanley is the new Associate Director of Ventures at Search, Inc. She spearheads jjslist.com and No Boundaries – Train for Work, Train for Life.

We are proud and happy to announce our merger with Search, Inc.

Six years ago, JJ’s List was started as a seedling…

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Employee Motivation Through Doing Good

01/07/13 - Uncategorized - 0 Comments

One morning last week, as Team JJ’s List was working another exciting day at the office, we noticed a donation come in from a local business we’d not had contact with before. Curiosity piqued, we decided to reach out to say hi, learn how they’d…

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Matt, Brett and Allissa, our Volunterns at their computers at JJ's List

Professionals donate time to coach our volunterns with disabilities

12/19/12 - Uncategorized - 0 Comments


JJ’s List just completed its first 8-week Voluntern Program, where five individuals with disabilities worked weekly to build their Internet and professional business skills at the JJ’s List office.

Each was paired with one of our Voluntern Coaches, who came from various professional backgrounds and had…

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Chicago Interactive Marketing Association awards JJ’s List CDSI Grant

12/13/12 - Uncategorized - 2 Comments

What a great opportunity for our team members with disabilities to build their communications skills for employment!  The Chicago Interactive Marketing Association just named JJ’s List the 2nd place winner for its Chicago Digital Start-up Initiative (CDSI). We join the ranks of fast-growing digital enterprises such…

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Make It Better partners JJ's List in a unique fundraiser

Donate to JJ’s List without spending a dime.

11/01/12 - Uncategorized - 1 Comment

JJ’s List has been presented with a unique fundraiser from our friends at Make It Better, the North Shore’s premier magazine and community website.

For the next 30 days, they will donate $5 to JJ’s List for every new subscriber to their FREE newsletter!

Please help support JJ’s List by signing up…

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NSSED Foundation Awards JJ’s List its 2012 Community Grant!

06/12/12 - Uncategorized - 0 Comments

Team JJ’s List is really happy to announce that it is the recipient of a 2012 Community Grant by NSSED Foundation!

Since a growing number of students are using iPads for learning, special education teachers have requested that we develop applications for the iPad that correspond…

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SPILLS Summer Workshops – Now Open for Registration

04/16/12 - Uncategorized - 0 Comments

“I feel grateful that my son had the opportunity to learn about Internet safety in a Program specifically targeted to individuals with intellectual disabilities. The SPILLS Workshop allowed the students to learn at a slower and more deliberate pace. I feel now my son can… Read More >

 

JJ’s List is now on Flickr!

03/22/12 - Uncategorized - 0 Comments

We’ve got our very own group on Flickr now! Just visit our group page at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/jjslist

From now on, when you attend any of our events and have pictures from them, just upload them to your own flickr account, add relevant tags (so they can be…

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D-blogger Jane

D-blogger of the Month: This is No Ordinary Kid

In This is No Ordinary Kid, writer Jane shares stories about her life BC – before Cameron – and AC – after Cameron.

Jane is a mother of an 8 year old daughter and a 15 year old son Cameron who developed Pneumococcal Meningitis, which left him…

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Congratulations to the winners of our SPILLS-Infinitec Grant Competition

02/20/12 - Uncategorized - 0 Comments

Word about SPILLS has been spreading. To meet early demand for our Internet curriculum for students with disabilities, JJ’s List offered a grant through Infinitec. 8 great schools were selected from a competitive field to receive the SPILLS Curriculum and training to implement it with students ranging…

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