CONTENTS

• CoF Community News
• Books That Matter
• Member Discount: Wingate Inns
• Subscribers: Access All Areas

CoF Community News

Social Capitalists, Unite! | by Heath Row
Following our report on the top 20 social capitalists, several groups in the Company of Friends connected with social entrepreneurs to gauge the state of social capitalism in their own communities.

Leadership As a Performing Art | by Heath Row
Great leaders understand the value of effective performance: It can communicate authenticity and spark excitement. Philadelphia Company of Friends members gathered to explore the craft.

Game On | by Heath Row
The Milwaukee Company of Friends group gathered with Jim Miller, author of "Game Theory at Work" to explore how people can analyze and predict interactions.

Books That Matter

Every month, Fast Company highlights a book about leadership and innovation, a business book that really matters -- the Fast Company Readers' Choice. But our team can' t select the winning title without your input!

Help Fast Company choose the next Readers' Choice Award winner by voting for your favorite option online. We' ll feature the winning title in a forthcoming issue of the magazine.

In addition, Fast Company regularly features authors of selected books as guest hosts of FC Now, Fast Company' s staff blog. Starting this upcoming Monday, May 31, Alan Robinson and Dean Schroeder, the authors of June' s featured title, Ideas are Free: How the Idea Revolution is Liberating People and Transforming Organizations, will share their outline for establishing an idea-generation program in virtually any workplace.

Member Discount: Wingate Inn

Fast Company and the Company of Friends are proud to announce a partnership with Wingate Inn, the award-winning hotel chain designed for the active business traveler. Each guest room features a dedicated work area complete with high-speed Internet access and additional tools. And with free telephone calls, faxing, printing, and a 24-hour self-service business center, Wingate is perfect for working while on the road.

As the preferred hotel of the Company of Friends, Wingate offers members the Best Available rate each time you stay at a Wingate Inn. Additionally, Wingate will make it facilities available to CoF groups around the world for discussions, events, and other activities.

Book your next stay today!

Wingate Inn: Built for Business

Subscribers: Access All Areas

The full content of the June 2004 issue is now immediately available online for subscribers and newsstand buyers, along with bonus material and other Web exclusives! To access the entire issue online immediately, enter the access code printed in the current issue of the magazine.

As special thanks for your involvement in the Company of Friends -- and for your ongoing support -- Fast Company offers a special subscription discount for CoF members.

If you' re a member of the CoF living or working in the United States, you can subscribe to Fast Company for $10.50 a year -- more than 80% off the cover price! (For Canadian subscribers, we need to add $17 to cover postage and GST.)

If you live outside of North America, the subscription price is $56 -- $30 less than our previous international rate.

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