Executive Service Corps Connectr are peer-led roundtable online discussions that will give you the opportunity to share your consulting experiences and learn from each other. Sessions will be conducted via webinar in order to enable volunteer consultants around the state to join in.

• Roads to Board Development: Sept. 20, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. – Boards are complex and have many development needs. Come learn about the various symptoms of board dysfunction and their subsequent anecdotes.

Learn to Serve are workshops that engage experts in delivering training on topics that are pertinent to Service Corps members. Build your expertise in relevant areas that will empower you to better serve your nonprofit clients. After all, learning is a continuous process!

The majority of the workshops will convene at Pacific Tower, located in Seattle's north Beacon Hill neighborhood.

• Fund Development Trends and Models: Nov. 6, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. – Stay tuned for more information and registration details.

501 Connects brings together new and seasoned Executive Service Corps members with 501 Commons staff and board members, as well as invited guests to celebrate our collective impact on the nonprofit community.

Enjoy food and drinks, great company, and get briefed on 501 Commons activities and matters pertaining to the nonprofit sector. Thank you for your service to the people, families, and communities of Washington through the Executive Service Corps.

We look forward to your company!

Tasting Party: Oct. 25, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Join us for complimentary food and drinks at Optimism Brewing Company - 1158 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122.

Public Transportation: The First Hill trolley runs from King Street Station to a stop on Broadway East, one block from Optimism Brewing Company. Also consult: http://tripplanner.kingcounty.gov.

If you'd like to utilize your professional skills to empower our community of local nonprofits to thrive, please view these ongoing volunteer opportunities:

• Fund Development: Help nonprofits fundraise by contributing your skills and experience.
• Coaching: We need volunteers with coaching certifications to provide leadership, executive, business, or performance coaching to the senior level leaders.
• General Consulting: Contribute your professional skills in finance, HR, business, and other disciplines.
• Emergency Planning: If you have emergency planning skills or experience as a first-responder, help vulnerable communities prepare for an emergency.

We hope you will join us at these upcoming learning/networking events:

501 Commons Client Adventure to Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project: September 27, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. See up-close the impact of our work by visiting Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project, the publisher of Real Change News. Meet with Real Change vendors, staff, and volunteers to gain insight into their mission and longtime partnership with 501 Commons.

Post-Life Readiness: Will & Estate Planning Workshop: October 9, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Many people resist estate planning because the activity makes real our finality. And, many of the wills, trusts, and directives that have been created are outdated, requiring revisions to accommodate new laws and life changes. This complimentary workshop presented by Lora Brown and Anna Cashman of Kutscher Hereford Bertram Burkart PLLC teaches you what you need to know about creating an estate plan or changing the one you already have.

501 Commons Annual Luncheon, honoring the Executive Service Corps: February 14, 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Our annual luncheon honors outstanding volunteer leaders who've done great work for local nonprofits in the past year. Registration details will be available later this year.