Foundation Center Fourth Annual Open House
New York
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
9:30 am-4:30 pm
Free Admission
Join us for our annual Open House for nonprofits at the New York library/learning center. We will offer classes, guest speakers, and networking time, with refreshments and prizes. Learn how the Center can be a resource for your nonprofit organization. Don't forget your business cards!
Program registration
Please click on the sessions you'd like to attend and register separately for each. This event is offered free of charge, but space is limited and advance registration is required. Please remember to arrive on time; we cannot hold seats once a session has begun.
9:30 – 9:55 am: Check-in, continental breakfast, and networking bingo
9:55 am: Welcoming remarks and review of day's activities
10:00 – 11:15 am: NYC, Nonprofits, and the Budget with New York City Council Member Gale A. Brewer
Learn about building relationships with government officials and get an inside look at the New York City budget and how it affects nonprofit funding.
Registration for this session is closed.
11:15 am: First prize drawing
11:15-11:30: Break and bingo
11:30 am– 1:00 pm: Foundation Giving and the Nonprofit Sector: The Outlook for 2009-2010
Hear Steven Lawrence, the Center's senior director for research, present findings from a new research advisory on the outlook for foundation giving in 2009 and 2010. Representatives of the New York Community Trust and United Neighborhood Houses will respond to the report.
Registration for this session is closed.
1:00 pm: Second prize drawing
1:30-2:30 pm: Lunch Break and choice of activities*
*Advance registration is not required for these sessions.
1:30 – 2:15 pm: Brown Bag Lunch (beverages and cookies will be served)
Making the Most of Foundation Directory Online: Power Search and Mapping
Even if you’ve taken the basic introduction to Foundation Directory Online, come to this demo to learn something new about effective searching.
1:30-2:15 pm: Library tours and Treasure Hunt
1:30-2:15 pm: Informal networking (beverages and cookies will be served)
2:30 – 4:00 pm: Fundraising in a Challenging Economy
Get an overview of what you can do to survive, thrive, and succeed in sustaining your nonprofit during the current economic crisis.
Registration for this session is closed.
4:00-4:30 pm: Reception (cake and coffee)
4:30 pm: Prize drawings
Treasure Hunt prize
Grand prize: business cards drawing
Closing remarks
The Foundation Center's Fourth Annual Open House
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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The Foundation Center
New York Library/Learning Center
79 Fifth Ave., 2nd floor
New York, NY 10003
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If you are unable to register online, or if you need further information, please call our reception desk at (212) 620-4230.
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