December Dates to Consider....

• Dec. 1  - AFP St. Louis Fellows Program application deadline, go to Fellows Program to find out about and apply for this complimentary 2-year membership.
• Dec. 3, 2-4 pm - Missouri Arts Council 2015 Grants Workshop for arts nonprofits,  find out what one-year grants are open for arts education, dance, folk arts, minority arts, theater, touring artists and video artists and what's new in the application process. Call 866-407-4752 for more information.
• Dec. 3, 11:30 - 1:30 - GPA Seminar, St. Louis  Grant Professionals  will report on sessions held at the GPA national conference in Baltimore, Call Nancy at 314-740-5284 with ???s or to register.
• Dec. 6, 1-4 pm - Brown School lecture "Knowledge Management: Performance Measurement & Organizational Impact," with Allison Williams and Kelcie Tacchi of Wyman Center, $50 for non-students, Go to Brown School Professional Development to register.
• Dec. 6, 8:30 - 10 am - Will to Give Orientation for nonprofits who want to get hands-on training in charitable bequest giving and how to implement a program at their organizations. Go to Gateway Center for Giving to find out more.
• Dec. 10, 11:30 - 1:15 -  CSPRC lunch meeting "Personal Pitches and Networking" with Aimee Dunne Zander of the Skandalaris Center and speed networking practice. Register here, $40 for nonmembers.
• Dec. 13, 11:30 -1:15, free Missouri Citizens for the Arts free advocacy training workshop lunch.  Go to Arts Advocacy Workshop to find out more.

Late Spring Round-Up: STL Events for NPOs

2/25 - NONPROFIT MISSOURI: Regional Resources 2013 -- 3-5 pm St. Louis Public Library, Central, Nonprofit Missouri member organizations and interested individuals are invited to come, network and learn about new regional resources available through the group  or the Grants & Foundation Center. Free. Register at www.nonprofitmissouri.org
2/28 - AFP St. Louis lunch meeting  "Getting to Yes...Major Gifts" 11:30 - 1, Norwood Hills Country Club, $45 nonmembers, www.afpstlouis.org
3/12 - CSPRC lunch meeting "Personal Use of Social Media to Promote Organizational Goals?" 11:30-1:15, Sheraton Clayton Plaza, $40 nonmembers, www.csprc.org
3/14 - GPA free webinar:"Increasing Grant Revenue...Improving Funder Relationships," 1-2 pm Central Library or UMSL campus, call Grant Professionals Assn.,618-581-6356. 
3/15 - Will to Give Orientation, GATEWAY CENTER FOR GIVING office, 8-9:30 am, learn to effectively engage your donors in a planned giving program, www.centerforgiving.org
3/18 - Census Demographics for Nonprofit Grantwriters, 1-2, G&FC (sign up here.)
3/18--3/22 -Grantsmanship Training Program, International Institute, $895, www.iistl.org 
3/21 - NPML continuing ed class "Facility Planning & Financing for NPOs," 2-5, UMSL campus, $25, www.umsl.edu/npml
3/22 -MVMA & NPML class "Understanding New Trends to Improve Volunteer Recruiting," 9-4, UMSL campus, 1st of 3 2013 Chancellor's Certificate in Volunteer Management classes, $75 for non MVMA members, www.mvma-stl.org- click on banner for the chancellors certificate.

Learn to Strenthen Proposals with Good Research

FC Cooperating Collection colleague and Nonprofit Resources Manager Brad Smith from the Spencer Road Branch of the St. Charles City County Library will share information resources for needs assessment and other data to build your case for support at the April 3 meeting of St. Louis GPA at Central Reform Congregation in the CWE, 11:30 - 1:30. Registration for non GPA members is $15. To find out more, call 314-308-7823.