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2025 Chamber Auction Donations
12/3/2024 - 1/13/2025
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2025 Chamber Annual Dinner
1/23/2025
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Events in the month of May 2024
5/1/2024
Come watch our Runway business founders present their new startups and network with industry professionals at the UND Memorial Union Stairs! Food and beverages will be provided.

When? May 1st 5:30-7:30PM
In-Person or on Zoom!
Zoom link: https://events.zoom.us/.../Ar2WtuMuEmuHtsL-M...

Runway, funded by the CFI Start-up Fund and the Nistler College, is a two-phase program combining startup training, mentorship, networking and grant support for UND student business ventures.
Learn more about Runway: https://und.edu/innovation/runway.html
5/4/2024
Join us at the Grand Cities Mall Craft & Vendor Show for a fun day of shopping and supporting local businesses!
5/7/2024
Empowering Nonprofits
The North Dakota chapters of SCORE will present a workshop: "Empowering Nonprofits: From Attracting Donors to Navigating 501c3 to Leadership Mastery". This free workshop will be broadcast on May 7,2024 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

Topics and Speakers will include:

Tiffany Allen – How to Attract the Right Donors and Funders to your Nonprofit.
Tiffany Allen is the CEO of Boss on a Budget, based in the Washington, DC area. She manages an online network of over 15,000 people from across the world who are seeking grant writing assistance and support and teaches on nonprofit startup to a combined audience of over 35,000 followers on Youtube and Instagram.

Blue Weber - Navigating the 501c3 Application Process.
Blue Weber is a SCORE mentor in Grand Forks, ND and former the Executive Director of the Downtown Development Association, an economic development and community betterment non-profit organization. Along with Blues organizational leadership, he has started and created several non-profits serving community development through art, events, and fundraising.  Currently, Blue is a Community Outreach Liaison with Bolton & Menk, a Transportation and Engineering Firm

Libby Vaillavicencio - Are You a New Nonprofit Leader? What You Need to Know
Libby is a SCORE volunteer in Columbus, Ohio, and CEO of Libby V & Associates. Libby V understands how you’re feeling because she has walked in your shoes.  As a fellow nonprofit leader, she has years of experience growing thriving nonprofit organizations.
Libby holds a post-graduate certificate from the Institute of Nonprofit Management at Columbia University Business School of Executive Education, an MS in Human Services Management from Franklin University, and a BS in Education from Ohio University.
 
5/9/2024
We hope you can make it to celebrate the newest primary care clinic in town. We’ll be serving light hors d’oeuvres while we discuss all of the convenient services you can expect right in your neighborhood! Join us May 9 | 4-6pm at our primary care clinic at 2100 S Columbia Rd, Suite 114 in Grand Forks. 
5/15/2024
 

Microsoft Copilot Lunch and Learn May 15, 2024

Connecting Point’s Copilot certified staff will walk you through a variety of examples on how you and your company can benefit from the features of Copilot.

- Create a real time typed transcript of your Teams meeting.
- Assist your marketing team to create a newsletter.
- Assist with PowerPoint presentations.

Copilot - can save you time and make you more productive at work.

https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/qnvgmuh

Schedule for the Day:

9:45am Registration
10- 11:30am General Copilot Overview and Demo
11:30 - 1:00pm Lunch/Break
1:00 - 2:30pm Microsoft Licensing and Security

Alerus Center
1200 S 42nd St, Grand Forks, ND 58201

5/18/2024
Grand Cities Celebrate Jesus
The Grand Cities Organizers for Celebrate Jesus (CJ) invite YOU to be a part of a “special celebration” on Saturday, May 18, 2024.
The Walk and Worship Rally are open to ALL churches, families, community leaders, and businesses, who want to “Celebrate Jesus” in unity, love, and joyfully--outside the walls of buildings and churches.





 
5/18/2024

Join Us!
Join us at the Center for Innovation for our free Start a Business in 3 hours workshop. We provide structure and guidance on how to brainstorm a business idea. Work with our staff to identify problems and brainstorm possible business solutions together. We’ll go through thought-provoking questions and brainstorming methods that can provide structure to help you identify unmet needs, market gaps, and potential business models. This event is open to the public and free to attend.
Saturday May 18
1-4pm
@ Center for Innovation

Can't attend on April 20 or May 18? sign up for an Innovation Coaching session to talk through your new Business idea.
https://calendly.com/tamara-bertram/find-your-idea

5/22/2024
SSE Computer Services (that's us) is having an Open House on Wednesday, May 22nd, from 12:00pm to 3:00pm, with an EGF/GF Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting to take place at 2:00pm! Come share in the Photo Op! Computer repair shops aren't exactly known to be fun places to hang out, but there will be classic video games on retro rigs, and a first-generation home video game console to challenge a friend. The Atari Asteroids arcade machine has been repaired and is ready to go! Plan to stop by and check out what I've built here! I heard there will be food trucks at Town Square this day, so come downtown for lunch, and swing by SSE to hi! Have a chat with Nate, watch some Star Trek, tour the wall of PC History, grab a book from the Little Free Star Trek Library, and register to win door prizes! You could win all sorts of awesome stuff! Gift Certificates, Computer Parts, Lego Sets, and Star Trek Swag! 

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