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SUMMARY:Nonprofit Affinity Group / Fundraising
LOCATION:Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation 1049 Lake Street\, Suit
 e 204 Oak Park\, IL Parking: Metered street parking is available on Lake S
 treet\, or garage parking in the Village garages on Forest Avenue or at Ho
 lley Court.
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: Nonprofit 
 Hunger Games: How to Survive Fundraising in 2026 Join us for a candid\, in
 teractive conversation where our presenter will be sharing eight hard-won 
 truths\, earned through a career in public service and nonprofit\, and som
 e new lessons learned from his time so far at OPRF Community Foundation. P
 articipants will explore topics like navigating donor advised funds\, unde
 rstanding financial realities\, competing in a crowded attention market\, 
 and creating experiences people remember....like this one! Expect a candid
 \, engaging conversation with useful takeaways for nonprofit leaders at an
 y stage in their journey. WHO IS OUR PRESENTER? Brian Biederman is the Dev
 elopment Director for the OPRF Community Foundation\, where he works along
  executive leadership to devise revenue & outreach strategy\, donor engage
 ment\, programs & events\, and corporate partnerships. He brings 16 years 
 of nonprofit leadership experience having served as a nonprofit founder\, 
 executive director\, program director\, & capital projects advisor in the 
 arts\, education\, and health/human services sectors. Through his experien
 ces\, Brian has become an expert problem solver\, relying on his creativit
 y & positive energy to turn challenges into opportunities\, and problems i
 nto solutions. Brian has built programs & experiences from the ground up\,
  helped take small & mid-size organizations to new heights\, and is honore
 d to be a committed member of our incredible West Cook nonprofit community
 . He is also a lifelong musician / former public school music educator\, s
 elf-styled Pizza Aficionado\, husband to an OPRF HS alum\, and father of a
  current 5-year old White Sox player (T-Ball\, not MLB). Parking: Parking:
  Metered street parking is available on Lake Street\, or garage parking in
  the Village garages on Forest Avenue or at Holley Court. Fees & registrat
 ion details Free for Chamber members / $25 nonmembers\n\nhttps://www.oprfc
 hamber.org/events/94335
URL:https://www.oprfchamber.org/events/94335
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