Okay, “Information Expo” may be a bit far-reaching, but 1.5 hours of your time spent at the Hopewell Library on Thursday morning will yield you:

• Fundraising tips and trends from one of the Commonwealth’s most in-demand consultants, Mary Ellen Stumpf
• Hot-off-the-press foundation updates from co-owner of The Directory of Virginia Foundations (Grants Connection), Maggi Strouse
• The most important things to know about Cameron Foundation’s Technical Assistance grants from Athan Lindsay, Cameron’s new Director of Capacity Building
• Insider  tips and tricks on navigating GiveRichmond and GiveSouthside by Give Richmond Coordinator, Michael Jones
• Hands-on help with making the most of your ConnectSouthside profile and use by Rebecca Eisenman
• Guided tour of the hottest new resources with Shari Henry
• Lots of take home lists, including funding research how-tos, must-read titles, don’t-miss nonprofit blogs and MORE!

All served up with complimentary breakfast.

Event is FREE (Can you believe it?) but registration is required. Click here to register.

As I mentioned here a couple of weeks ago, we have ordered over 100 new titles that we’ll be bringing to you as they are processed. Plans are also underway for a grand sneak peek at the enhanced Nonprofit Resource Center, so stay tuned.

A lot goes on behind the scenes to make these books available to you free of charge! Carol Farmer and Joan Fleshman work tirelessly “launching carts” (placing orders with vendors after librarians make our selections), double-checking arrivals and invoices, tracking budgets, cataloging, and tagging each and every book that appears on the library shelves, including all those in the NRC.  Tammy Meadows helps by constantly “shelf-reading” (making sure the titles are in order) and straightening the NRC. I couldn’t do my job without their support, and I know from your feedback that you enjoy having access to the great resources. So, if you ever see these ladies in the library, be sure to take a moment to say thanks. Then be sure to browse the new titles. Check it out.

If you missed hearing Peter Brinckerhoff talk on working across generations last year at the Nonprofit Learning Point conference, you can catch him at the VAFRE workshop on Tuesday, September 13. He’ll be discussing the principles outlined in his book, Mission Based Management: Leading Your Not-for-Profit in the 21^st Century. He is an intelligent and entertaining speaking, always full of information audience members can take away and put to use. The NonprofitResourceCenter carries several of Brinckerhoff’s titles. Check them out!