| October 11 "Social Entrepreneurship 101" featuring Chris Miller, Founder and CEO, The Mission Center L3C | It’s a high falutin’ topic, but social entrepreneurship/social enterprise fits strategically into mission and vision for non-profits. A great opportunity to learn from expert Chris Miller, Founder and CEO of The Mission Center L3C, who is increasingly on the national radar for this strategic intersection between social service vision and the business model. Learn how social entrepreneurship, or social enterprise, can fit into your strategy and help your nonprofit’s financial base. Join us October 11, 2011 at the Sheraton Clayton Plaza. Networking at 11:30am; lunch and program at noon. $25 for members; $35 for non-members; $20 for students.
If you have questions you would like Chris to address at the luncheon, please forward to Kate Howell at howellk@iistl.org or Leah Bernstein at Lbernstein@providentstl.org.
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| | November 8 “Function Junction of Social Media for Non-Profits” luncheon featuring Porismita Borah, PhD | | Social Media: It’s Complicated. Dr. Porismita Borah, Professor of Communication with Maryville University, will enlighten and lighten the layers of this complicated topic for communications, increasing participation and even the delicate political communication threads of awareness-building and advocacy so needed within non-profit work. Join us November 8, 2011 at the Sheraton Clayton Plaza. Networking at 11:30am; lunch and program at noon. $25 for members; $35 for non-members; $20 for students. If you have questions you would like Dr. Borah address at the luncheon, please forward to Kate Howell at howellk@iistl.org or Leah Bernstein at Lbernstein@providentstl.org. Registration coming soon!
| | Thanks for attending the CSPRC September Luncheon! | | CSPRC thanks the volunteer specialists who presented at our August Luncheon. Lisa Greening, executive director at Ready Readers; Kim Cella, executive director at Citizens for Modern Transit; and Harris Frank, co-founder of St. Louis Senior Olympics and U.S. National Senior Olympics led a discussion about transforming volunteers into ambassadors. Ideas exchanged included a volunteer support core that gives stellar volunteers some recognition and they in turn mentor new volunteers; media training for volunteers so they can become storytellers who speak for your organization; and inviting volunteers in for a focus group session over lunch or dinner. At each luncheon, CSPRC holds a drawing for a free luncheon. Please join us congratulating our September winner, Dennis “Denny” O’Brien, director of NonProfit Advancement and past CSPRC board president! Read more about recent & future CSPRC luncheons. |
Here are a few resources and tips that we have rounded up from our many communications channels:
- FREE webinar 10/27, Mobile Social Networking for Nonprofits: Featuring an introduction the mobile web; the importance of utilizing mobile social networking tools to empower your nonprofit’s social media practitioners to report live, on-location from anywhere at any time; 10 mobile apps that enable tweeting, facebooking, video and more; how to utilize this cutting edge technology on a small budget. Click here to register.
- Bridgestar online article, “Building a Nonprofit Career Path”: In today’s challenging nonprofit environment, it can be helpful to have a long-term strategy for your nonprofit career, including setting goals for the type of position you ultimately want to hold or the specific organization for which you want to work. Read more.
- IRS Workshop 11/1 for small and medium-sized 501c3’s: Don't miss this rare opportunity for an IRS conference in the Midwest. Seating capacity is limited, so register today! Hear directly from the IRS about the benefits and responsibilities of tax exemption under 501(c)(3) and actions that may jeopardize the exempt status of an organization. Click here to register.
- Will to Give orientation 11/1: Interested in starting a planned giving program at your organization and not sure how to get started? You still have an opportunity to participate in the region's only community-wide initiative designed to help you educate your donors about the importance of charitable bequest giving and potentially unlock several hundred thousands of dollars for your organization! Click here to register.
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| Member profile: Denise Kruse |  Denise Peñacerrada Kruse is the Marketing and Communications Director of FOCUS St. Louis, a non-profit organization that works to strengthen the St. Louis region by developing leadership, influencing policy, and promoting community connections. She joined the FOCUS team in January of 2011. Denise oversees for the development, administration, and direction of the communications, marketing, and public relations programs of the organization. She is responsible for developing content for the organization website, blog, and social networking pages. Denise also functions as the organization's key liaison to the media and press.Prior to joining FOCUS, Denise spent four years in Chicago, where she was the assistant dining editor and restaurant reviewer for Chicago magazine and a freelance public relations consultant. She also volunteered extensively with Literacy Chicago, the oldest adult literacy nonprofit in the city, as an Adult Basic Education tutor and the Chair of LC's External Relations Advisory Committee. Since moving to St. Louis, her writing has also been featured in St. Louis Magazine, Sauce Magazine, and HEC-TV Magazine. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Central Arkansas. A native of both Chicago and Little Rock, Arkansas, Denise lives in O'Fallon, Missouri with her husband Vince. |
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| UPCOMING EVENTS | Tuesday, October 11
Social Entrepreneurship 101
Register today!
Tuesday, November 8
Social Media for Non-Profits Tuesday, December 13
Topic TBA CSPRC Luncheons run from 11:30 am - 1:15 pm at the Sheraton Clayton Plaza.
$25 for members, $35 for non-members, $20 for students | | | Welcome new CSPRC members!
We would like to welcome our new members who joined CSPRC in August: Michelle Berhorst, Sisters of Divine Providence
Allison Gill, YMCA of the Ozarks
Ana Schulz, Sisters of Divine Providence
If you would like to join CSPRC, or recommend joining to a friend or colleague, visit the Join Us page of our website. |
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