Nonprofit Calendar

*Friday, Oct. 26, the BloodCenter of Wisconsin will hold a Halloween Blood Drive from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Harley-Davidson Museum, 400 W. Canal Street in Milwaukee. Donors will be able to park for free and will receive a t-shirt for their support. To make an appointment, visit http://www.bcw.edu/ or call 1-877-232-4376. Walk-ins will also be accepted.
*Friday, Oct. 26, and Saturday, Oct. 27, Present Music, Milwaukee Ballet Company and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Peck School will come together to perform new dance works to live music. The show is titled “FALL(ing).” The performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. both Friday and Saturday night at the Helen Bader Concert Hall on UWM’s campus, 2419 E. Kenwood Boulevard in Milwaukee. Adult tickets range from $20 to $30, prices for attendees under age 18 range from $10 to $15, and student prices also range from $10 to $15. To purchase tickets, visit arts.uwm.edu/tickets or call the box office at 414-229-4308. 
*Tuesday, Oct. 30, Alverno College is hosting a discussion titled “The Vital Role of Women Entrepreneurs” as part of its Alverno Forum series. The event, free and open to the public, will take place from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Sister Joel Read Center, 3400 S. 43rd Street in Milwaukee. The forum will feature speakers Wendy Baumann, of the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation, and Mary Beth Berkes, Alverno Trustee and Private Equity Investor, with others. Discussion topics will address the importance of entrepreneurship, challenges entrepreneurs commonly face and best practices used by successful women entrepreneurs. For more information or to RSVP, visit www.alverno.edu/forum.    
*Thursday, Nov. 1, BizTimes Media will present its 10th annual BizTimes Commercial Real Estate & Development Conference from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino, 1721 W. Canal Street in Milwaukee. With the theme “Developers Fantasy Camp,” the conference will feature the dream development projects of three of the region’s top real estate developers. Judges will evaluate each project, and audience members will be able to live-tweet their feedback during the event as well as vote for the one they believe greater Milwaukee would benefit from most. Cost to attend is $65 per person and $520 for a corporate table with eight seats. For more information or to register, visit www.biztimes.com/creconference.
*Tuesday, Nov. 6, BoardStar will host a board orientation manual clinic at Pathfinders, 4200 N. Holton Street in Milwaukee beginning at 9 a.m. The information session will teach participants how to examine their board orientation process and organize a custom orientation manual so that new board directors transition into their leadership role smoothly. Attendees will learn specifically the kinds of materials that should be included in a board manual, why a board manual is crucial to a board’s success and how to format their manual. Cost is $50 for BoardStar members and $75 for nonmembers. For more information, visit http://www.boardstar.org/.
*Thursday, Nov. 8, HeartLove Place will hold its second annual CHAIRity Auction & Breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at its center in the Harambee neighborhood, 3229 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee. The auction will feature works from local artists, and proceeds will benefit the nonprofit’s Christian ministry programs and services, which include a child development center, teen center and family resource center. Rev. Dr. Trinette V. McCray, national president of the American Baptist Historical Society and president of Housing Ministries of American Baptists in Wisconsin, will serve as the event’s guest speaker. Tickets cost $30 and $180 for a table of six. For more information, visit http://www.heartloveplace.org/.

 

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