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:20201014T164500Z DTEND:20201014T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:October Chamber Luncheon DESCRIPTION:Those who want to grow their businesses and organizations sometime seek creative ways to fund their company vision. Grants can be an attractive source for financing\, because they inject capital that doesn?t have to be paid back into the business. However\, writing and winning grants can be a challenge for a new business or organization\, especially if they are unfamiliar with the lifecycle of a grant. The grant lifecycle refers to the entire process a grant goes through?from creating the opportunity through implementation and ending with the closeout. While the grant lifecycle can be long and includes some complex elements\, it also has a lot of consistency and follows a relatively linear path.\n\n\n\nFor this luncheon we will hear from experienced grant writer\, Dallas Russell\, Programs Consultant at the Ben. D. Johnson Foundation. Russell will outline for us the lifecycle of a grant\, and give insight on how grant writing can be beneficial to an organization. We will also hear from the Ben. D. Johnson Foundation Executive Director\, JoAnna Cooper\, about how grant writing has benefited their organization and programs\, including the Legacy Café.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZoom Luncheons? How Will this Work?\nHow do I Zoom? - With ZOOM we will be able to have online meetings and events with video/audio from the comfort of your home or office. You can utilize ZOOM from your home computer\, iPad or smart phone. Those who have registered for the event will receive meeting log-in information by June 9th. If you are not familiar with ZOOM\, click here for a quick user guide. If you still have questions\, please email Maggie and she will guide you through.\n\n \n\nThe Format - The meeting will begin promptly at 11:45 with a guided networking icebreaker. At 12:00 noon\, the Chamber President will give a brief update and introduce our guest speaker. Then guest speaker will begin his/her presentation.\n\n \n\nWhat About Lunch? - Lunch will not be provided\, but we strongly encourage you to support our local member restaurants (find your fave here) and dine virtually together. \n\n\n\nWhat is the Cost? - $10 for members and $15 for non-members. As a reminder\, members at the Preferred level or higher have tickets included with their membership.\n\n \n\nWill there still be door prizes? - YES! There will be opportunities to win door prizes provided by our luncheon sponsor\, and our swag sponsor.\n\nNote - This is a paid online event. You must register for this event to receive the Zoom meeting invitation. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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\nThose who want to grow their businesses and organizations sometime seek creative ways to fund their company vision. Grants can be an attractive source for financing\, because they inject capital that doesn?t have to be paid back into the business. However\, writing and winning grants can be a challenge for a new business or organization\, especially if they are unfamiliar with the lifecycle of a grant. The grant lifecycle refers to the entire process a grant goes through?from creating the opportunity through implementation and ending with the closeout. While the grant lifecycle can be long and includes some complex elements\, it also has a lot of consistency and follows a relatively linear path.
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\nFor this luncheon we will hear from experienced grant writer\, Dallas Russell\, Programs Consultant at the Ben. D. Johnson Foundation. Russell will outline for us the lifecycle of a grant\, and give insight on how grant writing can be beneficial to an organization. We will also hear from the Ben. D. Johnson Foundation Executive Director\, JoAnna Cooper\, about how grant writing has benefited their organization and programs\, including the Legacy Café.
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\nZoom Luncheons? How Will this Work?\n
How do I Zoom? - With ZOOM we will be able to have online meetings and events with video/audio from the comfort of your home or office. You can utilize ZOOM from your home computer\, iPad or smart phone. Those who have registered for the event will receive meeting log-in information by June 9th. If you are not familiar with ZOOM\, click here for a quick user guide. If you still have questions\, please email Maggie and she will guide you through.
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\nThe Format - The meeting will begin promptly at 11:45 with a guided networking icebreaker. At 12:00 noon\, the Chamber President will give a brief update and introduce our guest speaker. Then guest speaker \;will begin his/her presentation.
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\nWhat About Lunch? - Lunch will not be provided\, but we strongly encourage you to support our local member restaurants (find your fave here) and dine virtually together. \;
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\nWhat is the Cost? - $10 for members and $15 for non-members. As a reminder\, members at the Preferred level or higher have tickets included with their membership.
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\nWill there still be door prizes? - YES! There will be opportunities to win door prizes provided by our luncheon sponsor\, and our swag sponsor.
\nNote - \; \;This is a paid online event. You must register for this event to receive the Zoom meeting invitation. \;
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