Peer group · Begins early 2027
Community Solutions Forum
Where the people who know this community best turn that knowledge into impact.
Leaders from business, nonprofits, schools and local government who live in or serve Bloomingdale Township, meeting inside the local agencies that serve their neighbors.
Hosted at local agencies · Funded by the Bloomingdale Township Mental Health Board · Convened by Daniel Riemenschneider, Good Works Results
I'm interested
This form lets me know you'd like to hear more. I'll follow up with you personally before anything is decided.
Why It Matters
Built on what's already happening
When business and community leaders spend real time inside local agencies, the whole community gains.
Business and community leaders spend real time inside local agencies
Agencies gain strategy input, new connections and a wider network
Neighbors get stronger mental health, substance use and developmental disability services
First three: leaders surveyed after our spring 2026 Community Leaders Series gatherings.
One director found a hard-to-find hire at a Community Leaders Series gathering: a local business owner with a heart for young people he would not otherwise have met.
How It Works
Real challenges, real relationships
At each session
A weekday afternoon at a local agency the Mental Health Board funds
- See inside. Hear from the people doing the work.
- Solve. Take on a real challenge the agency brings, together.
- Grow. Build a skill you can use in your own work.
- Connect. Get to know the other members.
- 1:1 Consultation to turn what comes up into your own next step.
What you leave with
By the end of the spring, the aim is that you have:
- 3+local agencies you know, doing work that matters to you
- New contactsacross business, schools, government and nonprofits, people you trust because you've worked on real challenges together
- Timeset aside to work on your own business and leadership, not just in it
Preview gathering
Three weekday afternoon sessions. You commit to the spring first.
A second round for those who want to keep going
Who It's For
Ready to give as much as you get
Leaders who live in or serve Bloomingdale Township and have the authority to act on ideas:
- Business owners and business development leaders
- School and park district administrators
- Leaders from agencies the Mental Health Board funds
- Local government, law enforcement and community outreach