St. Louis Fundraiser Professional Organization News

• GPA Oct. 2 meeting  + Website under Construction

St. Louis Regional Chapter of the Grant Professionals Association's program on "Best Practices in Grant Management" Oct. 2, 11:30 - 1, will be in a new CWE location -1st Unitarian Church, 5007 Waterman. Contact stlgpapres@gmail.com for more information and keep checking www.gpastlouis.org --a website currently under construction-- to get the latest on this growing group.

• AFP Adds New Membership Categories

St. Louis Regional Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals has a new membership fee structure: Young Professionals (under 30 years old) pay $75 for an annual membership in this local and nationally active organization. There is also a new fee category for organizations with annual budgets of $1million or less. Find out more and catch up with fall plans at www.afpstlouis.org 

Temporary Contact Number 314-565-0992

Catch me if you can: If you want to reach the Grants & Foundation Center by phone to talk with staff or sign-up for a fall program, and can't get through at our old number -- try 314-565-0992 . E-mail is best:  kparks@slpl.org. The moving process back to the renewed and restored Central Library is exciting and complex; many thanks for your patience during these communication "growing pains."

Plan to Have Your Say with Peers (by 9-7)

YNPN St. Louis will host its 2nd annual Blog Out Loud event in October -- a chance for people with  ideas for improving the nonprofit community to share their projects or advocate their positions on important issues. If you've got something to say in this one-of-a-kind forum, submit a 1-2 paragraph description to www.ynpnstl.org/blogoutloud/speakers YNPN by Friday