BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260108T183000Z DTEND:20260108T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Nonprofit Affinity Group / Making the Most of your NPO's Chamber Membership DESCRIPTION:The Chamber's Nonprofit Affinity Group gathers the first Thursday of most months (this month\, second Tuesday!) to connect with each other and benefit from some professional development. We start at 12:30 with time to network\, then have our presenter begin at 1 pm. We welcome you to join us at Art Studio 928! \n\n \n\nThis month: Making the Most of Your NPO's Chamber Membership\n\n\nJoining the Chamber is a great first step in using it to benefit your organization\; showing up at events to tell people about what you do is a great second step. But how else can you use the Chamber to help your NPO? \n\n\nChamber Program Manager Mark Walden will share the strategies that other organizations are using through the Chamber\, whether online\, in print\, in person\, or through collaborations. It'll be an interactive conversation\, so bring your own experiences\, ideas and questions! \n\n\n\nPlease join us to learn about using the Chamber to strengthen your nonprofit!\n\n\n\nWHO IS OUR PRESENTER?\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nMark Walden has been Program Manager at the OPRF Chamber of Commerce since 2016. He was previously Development Director at the Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education (SCUPE) and Executive Director at Local First Chicago\, the South Chicago Chamber of Commerce\, and the West Lawn Chamber of Commerce. \n\n\n\nHe is a social entrepreneur through his business Jubilee Affordable Housing\, and has earned degrees at Macalester College\, North Park University\, and Eastern University. \n\n\n\nBut he mostly just likes to be the greeter at the door welcoming dear Chamber members to our events! \n\n\n\n\nLocation and Parking:\n\nLocation: \n\nArt Studio 928\, 451 South Boulevard\, Oak Park\n\n\nParking: Street parking is available on South Blvd. and adjoining side streets. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Chamber'\;s Nonprofit Affinity Group gathers the first Thursday of most months (this month\, second Tuesday!) to connect with each other and benefit from some professional development. \; We \;start at 12:30 with \;time to network\, then have our presenter begin at 1 pm. \; We welcome you to join us at Art Studio 928! \; \;
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This month: Making the Most of Your NPO'\;s Chamber Membership

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Joining the Chamber is a great first step in using it to benefit your organization\; showing up at events to tell people about what you do is a great second step. \; But how else can you use the Chamber to help your NPO? \; \;

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Chamber Program Manager Mark Walden will share the strategies that other organizations are using through the Chamber\, whether online\, in print\, in person\, or through collaborations. \; It'\;ll be an interactive conversation\, so bring your own experiences\, ideas and questions! \; \;
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\nPlease join us to learn about using the Chamber \;to strengthen your nonprofit!

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\nWHO IS \;OUR PRESENTER?
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Mark Walden has been Program Manager at the OPRF Chamber of Commerce since 2016. \; He was previously Development Director at the Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education (SCUPE) and Executive Director at Local First Chicago\, the South Chicago Chamber of Commerce\, and the West Lawn Chamber of Commerce. \;
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\nHe is a social entrepreneur through his business Jubilee Affordable Housing\, and has earned degrees at Macalester College\, North Park University\, and Eastern University. \;
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\nBut he mostly just likes to be the greeter at the door welcoming dear Chamber members to our events! \; \;
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\nLocation and Parking:

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Art Studio 928\, 451 South Boulevard\, Oak Park
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\nParking: \;Street parking is available on South Blvd. and adjoining side streets. \; \;
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\n LOCATION:Art Studio 928 451 South Boulevard Oak Park\, IL Street parking is available on South Blvd. and adjoining side streets. UID:e.1821.43575 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260525T033336Z URL:https://www.oprfchamber.org/events/details/nonprofit-affinity-group-making-the-most-of-your-npo-s-chamber-membership-43575 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR