On Friday, July 17, we’re joining Andrew Hoffman, Executive Director of Neighborlink Fort Wayne at the Rialto Theater, home of the Reclamation Project at 2614 South Calhoun Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46807.
Andrew will lead us through a conversation on 2.0 technology for nonprofits, so bring your questions and own experience.
We’re also hoping to offer an update on YNPN chapter status and web presence. Feel free to bring your own lunch and visitors are welcome.
NeXtGen Digest, NINA and the PCNRC proudly announce the launch of their collaborative Mentoring Project!
Next Tuesday, June 23 proteges who responded to our survey about their needs for a program will meet with area nonprofit executive directors for lunch at the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne!
We have RSVPs from two dozen proteges and mentors alike and expect the event to give each attendee a chance to meet and network. We have some dynamic folks involved and would like to thank everyone for participating! Read the rest of this entry »
As advertised previously, we met at Alberto’s for dinner last night, Thursday, May 28 and discussed filing for YNPN chapter status.
Our meal was remarkable and the conversation awesome. Okay, the food was awesome and the conversation a little more work-related.
We started with addressing any concerns about filing for YNPN chapter status and the first concern was in longevity. Given the nature of our organic, natural beginnings, and the strength of the relationships we’ve forged over the last year, are we going to be able to cultivate the same relationships in a new round of young nonprofit professionals? Read the rest of this entry »
Join us on Friday, June 19 at the YWCA, 1610 Spy Run Avenue, Fort Wayne, where our hostess, Hilary Andersen will lead us through a discussion on:
Working with Difficult People or People in Crisis
Sound like a conversation you’d like to sit in on? We’d love to have you.
Join us in June~
Are you an active NeXtgener? Are you interested in taking a leadership role? Have you attended more than a few meetings and want to guide our direction?
We’re creating an Executive Committee to handle ongoing housekeeping outside our networking meetings. The call to join is officially open.
The Executive Committee’s first meeting will happen next Thursday, May 28th, just after 5pm at Alberto’s on Calhoun.
If you can answer yes to all the questions above, you belong on the Executive Committee. We’re discussing our application to become a YNPN chapter.
Please RSVP to nrc@acpl.info so we can plan ahead. Thank you!
Friday, May 15th we met at the Fort Wayne Dance Collective, hosted by Andy Welfle.
Andy’s topic of choice was our brand, particularly our web presence and the need for a domain of our own.
Paul Spoelhof, YLNI’s Get on Board Committee Chair spoke about the importance of participating in the Get on Board initiative. He encouraged our group to sign up for the event Wed, May 20th to learn more about Board fit and deciding if Board leadership is right for you. Learn more here.
After introductions, Andy opened the floor to our brand, noting that our web presence would be better under our own domain.
Along the same lines, Hilary Andersen would like to be able to handout NeXtGen business cards to refer people to our site.
Andrew Hoffman questioned the term “Digest” in our name.
Lettie Haver would like to see how the group would grow under other leadership or guidance. Read the rest of this entry »
Thanks to newest NeXtGener, Lauren Caggiano for the Press Release! Here’s another exciting opportunity for NeXtGeners to act locally:
A new service club comprised of young professionals is taking shape in Fort Wayne! Rotaract, a service club affiliated with Rotary International, invites young people ages 18 to 30 to join the cause locally.
Mayor Tom Henry, a former Rotarian himself, recently spoke at the Inaugural Rotaract Club Meeting, on May 6. The mayor formally called to order the first official meeting including newly inducted President Jeremy Redding. Mayor Henry went on to discuss the importance of Rotaract and its implications to the local community and why Rotary is important to him and how it has impacted his life.
Rotaract, one of the fastest growing affiliates of Rotary International, boasts over 7300 Rotaract clubs in over 150 Countries, with an active membership of over 170,000 young professionals. The club is designed for young professionals who want to make their community a better place, expand friendships, build leadership skills, and ultimately make a difference in the world.
For more information about joining Rotaract, submit your information through the website’s Contact Page.
We’re headed back to the Fort Wayne Dance Collective for our anniversary meeting: Congrats- it’s been a year!
Andy Welfle, FWDC managing director, will host and we’ll be taking up the issue of branding our group. If you have any interest in the process, input into the group’s identity, or just like hanging at the FWDC, we’ll see you there.
Anxiously awaiting the Mentorship Program kick-off information? We got your update.
Join us to discuss the next step for NeXtGen.
See you Friday, May 15th at 12:30.
Downtown Public Library
Cost: FREE!
When: May 20, 2009
Consider joining YLNI’s annual Get on Board initiative. They’re pulling together their annual mixer for area nonprofits seeking board members and potential board members interested in service.
Not sure board service is for you? Come to the May 20th event, conducted by the Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center to see how you’d fit on a board.
Space is limited. RSVP quickly to rsvp@ylni.org. Please put “5/20 Get on Board event” in the subject line.
Please share this with friends and colleagues who might be interested in getting more involved in our community.
Wonder how best practices in the Grant Seeking process can aid your Proposal? Join us for our Grant Seeking Basics classes. We’d be happy to show you the Foundation Directory Online.
FDO is a paid subscription database that allows you to enter your organization’s parameters and spits out a list of your potential funders. We’ll teach you how to narrow that list to the best match.
Tell FDO what you do, where you are and the type of support you need and it tells you what private foundations are giving for those goals.
Here’s some of the feedback we get nearly every class:
“I’m just so relieved to know there is a process and that now I can apply it.”
“It’s like taking a drink from a fire hydrant! There is a lot to consider.”
“This is it! This is the information I was needing! And I didn’t even know I was missing it!”
Interested? Sign up here: PCNRC Program Calendar
Grant Seeking Basics, a monthly program of The Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center.
FDO is available for free in the PCNRC. Take our class and then use in the PCNRC any time the library is open.
