Take Your Seat at the Table: Energizing Young Professionals for Community Impact
Venue: German Club Manor, Virginia Tech Campus, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Blacksburg Partnership, Blacksburg Young Professionals, Community Foundation of the New River Valley
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements, Charity
Cost: Free
Blacksburg Young Professionals, The Blacksburg Partnership, and the Community Foundation of the New River Valley present "Take Your Seat at the Table: Energizing Young Professionals for Community Impact" on Tuesday February 25, 2025 at the German Club on the campus of Virginia Tech.
"Take Your Seat at the Table" is designed to connect young professionals with local nonprofits to share information about the nonprofits' work and how young professionals can get involved with their work.
Nonprofits in the New River Valley are in great need of volunteers, including diversified boards and planning committees that include younger demographics. Take Your Seat at the Table will educate young professionals (those early in their careers in their 20s and 30s) on how to utilize their passions and backgrounds to help address and understand community needs as volunteers.
Additionally, since the pandemic, there has been an increased need for board members and other volunteers for nonprofits. This need for volunteers, paired with the interest from young professionals, is how the idea for the event started.
The event will include networking tables based around specific focus areas within our community for young professionals to rotate and learn about the need and provide input on how nonprofits can welcome more young professionals as volunteers.
Nonprofit attendees will include representatives from:
• Community Housing Partners
• Floyd Center for the Arts
• Giles Animal Rescue
• Habitat for Humanity of the New River Valley
• Live Work Eat Grow
• Lyric Theatre
• Montgomery County Friends of Animal Care & Control
• Montgomery Museum of Art & History
• Mountain View Humane
• New River Conservancy
• Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center
• Spikenard Farm and Sanctuary
Admission is free.
All attendees are welcomed to network over drinks and hors d’oeuvres. Up to 100 attendees are expected to attend.
The mission of the Community Foundation of the New River Valley is to enrich our community by providing professional management services to donors for their charitable causes, awarding visionary grants and scholarships, and nurturing collaborations in our community.
We match our donors' unique interests, ideas and passions with charitable organizations making a positive impact in our region every day.
Links:
• https://www.cfnrv.org/
• https://www.facebook.com/CFNRV
• https://www.twitter.com/CFNRV
Blacksburg Young Professionals are typically anyone in their 20’s and 30’s working, living and playing in and around Blacksburg, VA. The YP scene in this area is unique.
Maybe you're a recent college grad starting your career at one of our up-and-coming technology companies and are adjusting to the non-student life. Maybe you've been here a while and are looking to connect with other young families and advance your career. Whatever your situation, we strive to create a unified community of young professionals and become an advocate of this area's future leaders.
We round out the YP experience by focusing on the Social, Professional, and Economic Impact of ensuring that YPs have the tools to make and enjoy Blacksburg being their home.
All local YPs are encouraged and welcome to attend all Blacksburg Young Professionals events.
Links:
• http://stepintoblacksburg.org/home/work/yp.html
• https://www.facebook.com/BlacksburgYoungProfessionals
The Blacksburg Partnership is a non-profit, independent economic development organization focused on projects that attract visitors and retail prospects. Partnership projects include the development of property, revitalization of retail districts, special events, and community arts endeavors such as Gobble de Art and the Collaborative for the Arts.
The Partnership is also known for three signature events that take place every year: Blacksburg Fork and Cork, a food, wine, and art extravaganza, Blacksburg Brew Do, a craft beer festival and the Virginia Cheese Festival, a homage to fromage.
Links:
• http://stepintoblacksburg.org/
• https://www.facebook.com/StepIntoBlacksburg
• https://www.twitter.com/BlacksburgPship
The German Club Manor is located at 711 Southgate Drive in Blacksburg, VA on the Virginia Tech campus.
For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/1300745504388087.
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