The YMCA Online Auction is provides a fun experience for bidders and great exposure for our donors. Items will be posted on our fantastic bidding site and will also be on display in the Y lobby for viewing! Packages and items donated have been nothing short of amazing and we are accepting donations now! Your purchase supports youth and families in our area. At the YMCA, no one is turned away due to the lack of financial resources. The YMCA Partner of Youth financial scholarship program provides assistance necessary for youth, individuals and families in our community to participate in vital programs and services such as child care, swim lessons, day camps, adult and youth fitness programs, and a healthy and safe place to spend time and be active. When we come together to support our neighbors in their time of need, we help make our community stronger. more info...
Come watch our Runway business founders present their new startups and network with industry professionals at the UND Memorial Union Stairs! Food and beverages will be provided.
Runway, funded by the CFI Start-up Fund and the Nistler College, is a two-phase program combining startup training, mentorship, networking and grant support for UND student business ventures.
Learn more about Runway: https://und.edu/innovation/runway.html more info...
Empowering Nonprofits
The North Dakota chapters of SCORE will present a workshop: "Empowering Nonprofits: From Attracting Donors to Navigating 501c3 to Leadership Mastery". This free workshop will be broadcast on May 7,2024 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Topics and Speakers will include:
Tiffany Allen – How to Attract the Right Donors and Funders to your Nonprofit.
Tiffany Allen is the CEO of Boss on a Budget, based in the Washington, DC area. She manages an online network of over 15,000 people from across the world who are seeking grant writing assistance and support and teaches on nonprofit startup to a combined audience of over 35,000 followers on Youtube and Instagram.
Blue Weber - Navigating the 501c3 Application Process.
Blue Weber is a SCORE mentor in Grand Forks, ND and former the Executive Director of the Downtown Development Association, an economic development and community betterment non-profit organization. Along with Blues organizational leadership, he has started and created several non-profits serving community development through art, events, and fundraising. Currently, Blue is a Community Outreach Liaison with Bolton & Menk, a Transportation and Engineering Firm
Libby Vaillavicencio - Are You a New Nonprofit Leader? What You Need to Know
Libby is a SCORE volunteer in Columbus, Ohio, and CEO of Libby V & Associates. Libby V understands how you’re feeling because she has walked in your shoes. As a fellow nonprofit leader, she has years of experience growing thriving nonprofit organizations.
Libby holds a post-graduate certificate from the Institute of Nonprofit Management at Columbia University Business School of Executive Education, an MS in Human Services Management from Franklin University, and a BS in Education from Ohio University.
We hope you can make it to celebrate the newest primary care clinic in town. We’ll be serving light hors d’oeuvres while we discuss all of the convenient services you can expect right in your neighborhood! Join us May 9 | 4-6pm at our primary care clinic at 2100 S Columbia Rd, Suite 114 in Grand Forks. more info...
Grand Cities Celebrate Jesus
The Grand Cities Organizers for Celebrate Jesus (CJ) invite YOU to be a part of a “special celebration” on Saturday, May 18, 2024.
The Walk and Worship Rally are open to ALL churches, families, community leaders, and businesses, who want to “Celebrate Jesus” in unity, love, and joyfully--outside the walls of buildings and churches.
Join Us!
Join us at the Center for Innovation for our free Start a Business in 3 hours workshop. We provide structure and guidance on how to brainstorm a business idea. Work with our staff to identify problems and brainstorm possible business solutions together. We’ll go through thought-provoking questions and brainstorming methods that can provide structure to help you identify unmet needs, market gaps, and potential business models. This event is open to the public and free to attend. Saturday May 18 1-4pm @ Center for Innovation
Altru Health System, Safe Kids, the city of Grand Forks and the Grand Forks Sheriff's Office are hosting a drive-up, drop off Medication Take Back Day in the parking lot by Perkins, located at 1375 S. Columbia Rd.
Bring any unused or expired medications (including pills, creams, inhalers, patches, liquids and even pet meds) in their original container to the drop-off event to have them properly disposed of. Medications can be OTC, or prescription. Labels can be left on the medications as they will simply be incinerated. For more information, call Safe Kids Grand Forks at 701.780.1489.
Discussion of the legal issues which effect AI; focusing on copyright laws and the use public or private databases to train Large Language model programs.
Presented by: Thomas French with Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP