September 2013 --Opportunities for STL NPO Pros

• 9/10 -- CSPRC lunch meeting: Content Management with Ed Mayuga, 11:30 - 1:15, $40 for nonmembers, Sheraton Clayton Plaza, www.csprc.org
• 9/10 -- GPA Regional Chapter lunch meeting: Program Evaluation with Julie Kapp, 11:30 - 1:30, Central Reform Congregation, e-mail kenthornberger@gmail.com for details
• 9/24 -- CSPRC Speed Networking with YNPNSTL -- 5:30 - 7:30 pm, SqWires Restaurant,$5 for members, $10 for guests, rsvp at www.csprc.org.

NSC Is Back! Learn More 4/2 at GPA

Diane Drollinger, CEO of the Nonprofit Services Center, a statewide nonprofit intermediary and longtime G&FC program partner, will talk about "The Past, Present and Future of NSC" at the April 2 lunch meeting of the St. Louis Regional Chapter of the Grant Professionals Association.  Central Reform Congregation, St. Louis, 11:30 - 1:30. Registration: $15 for nonmembers (plus an optional sandwich order or bring your own). Contact Nancy at 314-740-5284 for more information/to register by March 29. You can pick up descriptions of NSC's spring trainings here at the G&FC.

Some Winter Grants Deadlines - Events in St. Louis

Just the briefest reminder of some deadlines and meetings coming up:

•  Jan. 28 - Missouri Arts Council online draft deadline for 2014 annual arts project grant applications. find out more at www.missouriartscouncil.org
• Feb. 1 - ARCH Grants Global Startup Competition deadline.  -  a rare  direct grant ($50,000), plus prizes, to start-up entrepreneurs willing to locate in downtown St. Louis. www.archgrants.org/2013.
• Feb. 5 - "What Do Grant/Bid Reviewers Really Want to See?" Grant Professionals Association St. Louis  luncheon meeting, 11:30 - 1:30 pm,  call 314-740-5284 for more information.
• Feb. 25-26 - St. Louis County and Municipal Police Academy 2-day Grantwriting Workshop, $395 for nonprofits, contact Becky Murphy, 314-889-8608 for more information.