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SUMMARY:Nonprofit Affinity Group / "Building a Center of Excellence for Gra
 nts"
LOCATION:Sarah's Inn 1547 Circle Ave Forest Park\, IL Parking: Sarah's Inn 
 has a parking lot or there is street parking available on Circle.
DESCRIPTION:The Chamber's Nonprofit Affinity Group gathers the first Thursd
 ay of most months to connect with each other and benefit from some profess
 ional development. We start at 12:30 with time to network\, then have our 
 presenter begin at 1 pm. We welcome you to join us! This month: "Building 
 a Center of Excellence for Grants" Focus points for this month's presentat
 ion will include research and strategies for sourcing grants. We'll also c
 over best practices for grant writing and ensuring you have the organizati
 onal capacity to successfully steward the grants process and relationships
 \, as well as other current trends in the sector. WHO IS OUR PRESENTER? Ca
 thy Yen has over two decades of nonprofit management experience and six ye
 ars of successful grant writing experience\, having secured well over $2.5
 MM in grants in the youth development space. Her process includes weaving 
 together mission\, stories\, data\, and need to offer a compelling reason 
 to fund your cause. She is a member of the Grant Professionals Organizatio
 n\, the Association of Consultants to Nonprofits\, the Chicago Sport for G
 ood Coalition Leadership Council\, and the Association of Leadership Progr
 ams\, where she is a candidate for certification in Community Leadership D
 evelopment. As Founder and CEO of The Nonprofit Planner Company\, Cathy ba
 lances her two primary clients\, Beat the Streets Chicago and the Communit
 y Connections Leadership Program\, with writing\, speaking\, and consultin
 g in the nonprofit sector. Her focus areas are strategy\, board developmen
 t\, grant funding\, leadership\, and management. A former Executive Direct
 or of the Oak Park - River Forest Chamber of Commerce (2012 - 2018)\, Cath
 y is excited to share her expertise with a community she knows and loves. 
 Location and Parking: Sarah's Inn in Forest Park! Sarah's Inn has a parkin
 g lot or there is street parking available on Circle.\n\nhttps://www.oprfc
 hamber.org/events/93876
URL:https://www.oprfchamber.org/events/93876
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