Fundraising: Leadership Version

 Prepare your board members and staff leaders for the roles they can play in the fundraising success of your nonprofit by inviting them to attend our free Basics for Nonprofit Leaders: Fundraising Concerns workshop Monday, June 23 from 4-5:30 pm here at Central Library. Jacinta L. Witherspoon, Director of Resource Development for Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis, will lead the group. Some 20  have signed up so far, so contact me soon to save a place or to inquire about parking. Thanks to AFP-STLOUIS for cosponsoring this event.

+ If you're a person who likes do do some background reading, here are 4 choices that can be checked out from the G&FC collection [GRANTS 558.15224] through the  SLPL Catalog:

1. Prerequisites for Fundraising Success 18 Things Every Fundraising Professional, Board Member or Volunteer Needs to Know  by Melvin & Pearl Shaw
1. Fundraising Habits of Supremely Successful Boards by Jerold Panas
2. Transforming Ordinary People into Fundraising Superheroes!... even those who hate to ask by Carol Weisman
3. Fired-Up Fundraising Turn Board Passion into Action by Gail Perry
4. Boards That Love Fundraising, a how-to-guide for your board, by Robert M. Zimmerman.

8-13 St. Louis NPO Opportunities

• Aug. 13, 11:30 - 1:15- Community Service Public Relations Council lunch meeting: Media panel will discuss Nonprofits and the STL Public Radio/Beacon merger. Sheraton Clayton, $40 for nonmembers, www.csprc.org
• Aug. 14, 8:30 - 11:30am, Association of Fundraising Professionals St. Louis Capital Campaigns seminar, Norwood Hill Country Club, $75 nonmembers,www.afpstl.org
• Aug. 15, 10-noon, RHCDA,  Regional Housing Community Development Alliance, HOME funds training session for home repair and affordable housing development nonprofits, Marla Center, 314 -631-9905. 
• Aug. 15, 11:30 - 1, YNPN Earn What You're Worth A Quick Guide to Salary & Benefit Negotiation brownbag lunch panel, Maryville University. $10 nonmembers, www.ynpnstl.org
• Aug. 16 -- application deadline for YNPN's 3rd annual Blog Out Loud presentation of passionate ideas for the nonprofit community, www.ynpnstl.org
• Aug. 29, 3-5 pm, NPML's Dan Sise leads Gambling & Fundraising: What Nonprofits Need to Know, UMSL, $25.314-516-5655
• Aug. 30 -- Registration deadline for 10-session Fall Neighborhood Leadership Academy community leadership training, $400 - scholarships available, 314-516-5994