Calendar of Events - The Chamber of Commerce GF/EGF

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April Brown Bag: Lessons in Leadership
4/17/2024
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Team Grand Forks Luncheon Invite
4/24/2024
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2024 East Grand Forks State of the City Luncheon
4/25/2024

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Events in the next 30 days...
4/18/2024
Business After Hours
Thursday, April 18, 2024, 4:45-7:00pm
North Dakota Museum  of Art
261 Centennial Dr., Grand Forks ND
4/20/2024

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 April 20 and Saturday May 18
1-4pm
@ Center for Innovation

Can't attend on April 20 or May 18? sign up for an Innovation Coaching session to talk through your new Business idea.
https://calendly.com/tamara-bertram/find-your-idea

4/23/2024 - 4/30/2024
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. 
5/1/2024
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.

When? May 1st 5:30-7:30PM
In-Person or on Zoom!
Zoom link: https://events.zoom.us/.../Ar2WtuMuEmuHtsL-M...

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
5/4/2024
Join us at the Grand Cities Mall Craft & Vendor Show for a fun day of shopping and supporting local businesses!
5/7/2024
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.
 
5/9/2024
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. 

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